Toronto stories

Grafana brings its AI observability roadshow to Toronto, targeting Canada's cloud boom with tools to tame complex, distributed systems.

Mastercard opens 2026 fund in Canada, offering CAD $10,000 grants and support to help women-owned small firms grow amid economic uncertainty.

Q4 adds AI-focused optimisation to investor relations sites, helping listed firms surface verified disclosures in answer engines like ChatGPT.

AXL and PUSH Media launch STRATIS, an agentic AI “OS” giving marketers a unified, human-governed hub for real-time decisions across channels.

Ride-hailing brand Hopp has launched its Hopp for Business corporate travel service across Toronto and the wider Greater Toronto Area.

General Magic secures USD $7.2m to grow SMS-based AI agents that cut insurance quote times to minutes and slash inbound calls by 30%.

As facial analytics quietly spread through public spaces, Canadians face urgent questions over privacy, consent and digital surveillance.

Royal Bank of Canada creates AI Group reporting to CEO, targeting up to CAD $1 billion in AI-driven enterprise value by 2027.

Collage teams with Nmbr to launch embedded Canadian payroll, integrating HR, benefits and pay into a single broker-focused platform.

Tanium unifies its Canadian sales under a single national structure and appoints Adam Ostopowich as Canada Country Manager to drive growth.

Google.org is investing over CAD $1.4 million in Kids Help Phone and Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada to bolster youth online safety programs.

Sharp will roll out an expanded consumer audio line-up across Canada from January 2026, adding new speakers, headphones and mini systems.

Mailchimp expands eCommerce tools and AI-driven automation, rolling out SMS to 34 new EMEA markets to boost small business marketing ROI.

Payroll software firm Wagepoint unveils a refreshed brand and plans to hire over 45 remote staff across Canada as it targets fresh growth.

Ricoh Canada acquires Toronto-based ET Group to expand workplace tech, adding audiovisual design, hybrid meeting and managed services.

Canadian quantum firm Xanadu says its first quantum data centre in Toronto could cut energy use dramatically for complex AI workloads.

Compugen has partnered with Toronto venture studio AXL to co-develop and scale applied AI solutions for large enterprise customers.

Coegi appoints Chris Kotyck EVP of Digital Operations to scale programmatic and social media services across North America from Canada.

The partnership opens the USD $100M Venture Scientist Fund to back over 55 AI-native startups spun out of Canada's leading research labs.

India and Canada have deepened AI collaboration in Toronto, mapping joint work on responsible tech ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026.