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Leveraging Investments in Green Technologies, Manufacturing and Innovation
April 8, 2022 The Honourable Siobhan Coady, Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance, and the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology, today highlighted Budget 2022 investments that encourage growth, development and diversification of our economy, including a new tax credit for investments in green technologies. Budget 2022 includes: A new 20 per […]
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Media Advisory: Minister Parsons to Participate in Genesis Event
April 5, 2022 The Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology will participate in Genesis’ 25th Pitch and Pick event tomorrow (Wednesday, April 6). The event takes place at Verafin, 18 Hebron Way, St. John’s, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Pitch and Pick is an event that invites start-ups from Genesis’ evolution program to […]
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Government of Canada and Government of Newfoundland and Labrador invest over $22 million to bring high-speed Internet to more than 1,000 households in Labrador
From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada News release Residents of rural communities to benefit from increased connectivity March 24, 2022 – Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador Through the Universal Broadband Fund (UBF), the Government of Canada is taking action to get people living in rural and remote communities connected to high-speed Internet. In […]
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Media Advisory: Minister Dempster to Make Funding Announcement in Labrador
March 23, 2022 The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation and Minister Responsible for Labrador Affairs, on behalf of the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology; will join Yvonne Jones, Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Resources and Northern Affairs, and MP for Labrador, on behalf of the Honourable Gudie […]
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VeroSource Solutions Partners with PLATO to Expand Capacity and Meet Growing Demand for Secure Digital Health Solutions
Fredericton, NB (February 3, 2022) – Digital health software company VeroSource Solutions Inc. is pleased to announce its partnership with the PLATO group of companies, Canada’s only Indigenous-led and staffed software testing organization that provides quality assurance solutions to clients throughout North America. The two companies, both headquartered in Fredericton, NB, are set to collaborate on application development projects […]
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CRTC Broadband Fund to help improve broadband Internet access services for five communities in Alberta and Nova Scotia
From: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission December 16, 2021 – Ottawa-Gatineau – Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) Today, the CRTC announced that four projects will receive up to $8.8 million in funding from the Broadband Fund. The projects will target approximately 680 households in five communities, including four Indigenous communities, in Alberta and Nova Scotia. The […]
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FMCC responds to CRTC consultation regarding potential barriers to the deployment of broadband-capable networks in underserved areas in Canada
December 7, 2021 CRTC 2019-406 CRTC invited interested parties to identify barriers that ISPs and communities face in building new facilities or accessing existing facilities, and how these barriers are preventing parties from extending networks and offering universal service objective services. The call for comments asked that responding parties propose potential regulatory measures to address […]
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PLATO Testing Partners With BMO, Amazon To Train Indigenous Students – Huddle.Today
FREDERICTON – An Indigenous-led and staffed IT services and training firm, PLATO Testing, has partnered with BMO Financial Group to offer the Amazon Web Services (AWS) re/Start program to Indigenous students across Canada. The training will see students embark on a 12-week cloud computing training course, followed by an internship with BMO to help prepare […]
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New orientation program focuses on IT training, careers
ST. JOHN’S, NL – A new program at College of the North Atlantic (CNA) is focused on underrepresented groups with the aim to eradicate barriers to post-secondary education and introduce students to career opportunities in Information Technology (IT). The Information Technology Career Focus program enrolled its first class at CNA’s Prince Philip Drive campus this […]
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Universal Broadband Fund-supported project will bring high-speed Internet to rural New Brunswick
From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada March 19, 2021 – Ottawa, Ontario The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how much we rely on our connections. Now more than ever, Canadians across the country need access to reliable high-speed Internet as many of us are working, learning, and staying in touch with friends and family from […]
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