Category: Technology & Security
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A look at cybersecurity in Canada.
Cyber security has become a major concern for Canadians and Canadian businesses. Attacks on businesses and services are becoming more frequent, and recent cyberattacks (such as the hack of Newfoundland and Labrador’s healthcare system or the ransomware attack at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children) have alerted citizens and governments to vulnerabilities that exist in the…
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Let’s look at hydrogen in Canada.
Hydrogen is fast becoming a key source of clean energy across the globe – and Canada is actively participating in this change. While Canada has been producing oil and gas for decades, the country is now an emerging leader in the transition to industries like hydrogen and cleantech. It is one of the largest hydrogen…
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An update for payment service providers operating in Canada.
According to Payments Canada: Canadians engage in retail payment activities every day – ordering coffee, shopping online, and purchasing groceries. A retail payment activity is a payment function performed by a payment service provider that results in an electronic transfer of funds. There are more than 2,000 payment service providers in Canada, such as PayPal, Apple Pay,…
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Regulating AI in Canada.
Artificial intelligence (AI) regulation may be coming to Canada. Bill C-27 (otherwise known as The Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022) was introduced in Parliament for its first reading on June 16, and is Canada’s second attempt at reforming federal privacy law. (The first attempt, Bill C-11, died on paper when the 2021 federal election was…
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A look at Canada’s video game industry.
Video games are good business in Canada. Consider these statistics from the Entertainment Software Association of Canada: 23 million Canadians (roughly 61% of the population) are gamers, with an average age of 34 years, There are 692 active studios in Canada – a 16% increase since 2017, The industry has created 27,700 full-time jobs (up…