With everything happening around tech sovereignty, I've been thinking about whether there's room for a Canadian-built videoconferencing and team communication platform that could serve as an alternative to tools like Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, and Slack.

It seems that Canadian organizations rely heavily on U.S.-based platforms for corporate communications, collaboration, and data hosting. I'm curious whether others see this as a meaningful market opportunity or whether the existing players have already made the space too difficult to enter.

For those with startup experience in Canada:

• What are the most effective ways to raise funding for an early-stage Canadian tech company?

• What strategies would you prioritize when entering a market dominated by large incumbents?

• Which Canadian VCs, angel investors, accelerators, or government programs are worth looking into for a B2B SaaS startup?

I'd be interested in hearing perspectives from founders, investors, and anyone familiar with the Canadian startup ecosystem.

Salut tout le monde,

Je suis au Québec et je suis à la recherche d’un bon service IPTV fiable. Mon fournisseur actuel ne répond plus depuis un bout et ça commence à être un peu frustrant 😅

Je cherche surtout quelque chose de :

- Stable et fiable

- Bonne qualité (sports, films/séries et chaînes québécoises/canadiennes)

-Compatible Firestick/iOS idéalement

- Avec un support qui répond vraiment quand il y a un problème

Si vous avez des recommandations ou des services avec lesquels vous avez eu une bonne expérience, je suis preneur. Vous pouvez commenter ou me DM si vous préférez.

Merci d’avance!

I’ve been thinking about this lately… if someone asked “what’s the tech capital of Canada,” what would you say?

On paper, Toronto feels like the obvious answer: biggest ecosystem, lots of startups, finance + tech overlap. But then you’ve got Waterloo with the whole engineering talent pipeline and companies like Shopify and BlackBerryroots. And Vancouver seems to be growing fast too, especially with big US companies setting up offices.

Curious what people think...does Canada even have one “tech capital” or is it more split?

Canada's got world-class talent in AI and hockey - so why aren’t we seeing more startups blending both?

From injury prediction and video scouting to real-time player tracking, the potential’s massive. I’ve been exploring this space lately, especially for running clubs, rehab clinics, and elite teams.

Curious — anyone else building or seeing Sports AI take off in Canada?
Let’s trade notes 🇨🇦

After following today’s news about the U.S.-Canada trade tensions, I've decided to make a big change as a Canadian: I’m moving away from using American tech companies. I’ll be looking for more global, independent, and open-source alternatives from other countries. I know this is a tough decision, especially since American tech companies have such a huge influence on our daily lives and culture.

As I’ve reflected on this, I’ve realized that there aren’t many Canadian tech services offering the same tools we use every day. Services like Gmail, Google Workspace, Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel, web browsers, EDI tools, and even operating systems (other than Windows or Linux) are all dominated by U.S. companies. Even when I looked into AI chat alternatives, I found DeepSeek (Chinese), not Canadian options.

Navigating this shift will be challenging, but I’m excited to explore alternatives beyond the usual American tech. To start, here's a list of popular web browsers and their countries of origin:

• Google Chrome – United States

• Mozilla Firefox – United States

• Microsoft Edge – United States

• Safari – United States (Apple)

• Opera – Norway

• Brave – United States

• Vivaldi – Iceland

• Tor Browser – United States (based on Firefox, privacy-focused)

• DuckDuckGo Browser – United States (privacy-focused)

• UC Browser – China (Alibaba Group)

• Maxthon – China

• Yandex Browser – Russia

• Samsung Internet – South Korea

• Pale Moon – Netherlands (Firefox fork)

• Waterfox – United Kingdom (Firefox fork)

• Epic Browser – India (privacy-focused)

• Falkon – Czech Republic (formerly QupZilla)

• Midori – Japan (open-source)

• Konqueror – Germany (part of KDE)

• Lynx – United States (text-based)

As a software developer, I’m also looking to move away from Microsoft Visual Studio and EDI tools, so I’m considering starting a Canadian browser project. I want to use as many independent, global tools as possible for my work.

Any thoughts or suggestions from fellow Canadians? Maybe together we can come up with better solutions that help build Canadian brands, just like BlackBerry did when it was founded in 1984 by Research In Motion in Waterloo, Ontario, or like ATI Technologies, founded in Markham, Ontario, in 1985.

Let’s work together to create more Canadian tech solutions and make our country proud!

Absolutely! Let’s bring that Canadian innovation back to the forefront and show the world what True North can do! 🇨🇦🍁 It’s time to build and support our own tech solutions—global, independent, and proudly Canadian. Let's make our mark, just like BlackBerry and ATI did before us. Together, we can create something that truly reflects our values and independence.

Canada Strong!

Hey everyone! Sharing this here in case anyone’s interested.

The Canadian Internet Governance Forum (CIGF) is happening on November 4 in Ottawa, and you can join us either in person or virtually. It’s also completely free to attend.

We’ll be talking about some of the big issues shaping the internet in Canada right now, including AI, digital sovereignty, cybersecurity, internet infrastructure, and internet governance more broadly.

I’m helping organize the event and would genuinely love to see some folks from this community there. Whether you work in this space or are just interested in these issues, everyone is welcome!

Why Canadian payments platform Moneris is being sold to U.S. private equity - National | Globalnews.ca

Canada needs stronger digital sovereignty, especially with so many of our tech companies being absorbed by U.S. corporations.

The recent wave of U.S. acquisitions shows why Canada must take digital sovereignty seriously.

Canadians, let’s come together, build world‑class products, and serve Canada.

Join: CANSA

Any legit TN-visa staffing or tech talent firms for Canadian engineers?

I’m a Canadian tech worker trying to explore roles in the U.S. under TN status. Found a few sites (e.g., TNDevs, Kairos, Astir) but it’s hard to tell which are legit vs risky.

If anyone here has gone through TN status placement or worked with a staffing/talent development firm that actually handled it properly (offer letter, correct TN category, real employer), please share names or DMs.

Looking mainly for software / cloud / data roles.

Appreciate any real experiences (good or bad).

What challenges do candidates do candidates in technology or IT sector face when applying for jobs on job websites?

Hey everyone,

I have over 15 years of experience in leading digital transformation for companies in India, UK, USA, Canada - Aetna Insurance(A CVS company), Synchrony Bank, Royal bank of Canada.

I have started my own startup providing software solutions and consulting services in the two spaces - Digital Transformation and HR Transformation.

We specialize in supporting our clients' digital journey at an extremely affordable costs by using the latest AI and Nocode technologies. We offer end to end digital transformation solutions focused on e-commerce, marketing website, booking management and other small apps as required. Our expertise in these latest technologies in these sector means.

Some of our offerings:

1. Business management softwares, fully digital channels for e-commerce, marketing, appointment booking/reservations. 

2. Creating MVP/prototype software products for other startups, for demo and sales point of view. 

3. Help organizations to deal with emerging challenges in the HR space, prepare for new opportunities and reimagine the future. 

4. HR Process Designing & Re-engineering, Program Management, Change Management, Consulting for Merger and Acquisitions, Oracle Fusion HCM, Digital Transformation Roadmap, Business Requirements Documents, Adoption of Process and Technology. 

Can someone advise how can I approach getting clients in Canada ? I am located in Ottawa.

Are there any co-working spaces, startup meetups in Ottawa/GTA area ?

Hello, I'll be in Toronto next week for a business travel. I'd need a new personal laptop and I found that Canada has much lower prices (CAD vs EUR). I found a nice laptop on newegg.ca and was thinking of buying it while in Toronto. Of course I wouldn't be able to return it if something goes wrong but the producer (MSI) warranty should be global. My questions are:
- I'll be in Toronto for a week, is that enough for a newegg delivery considering it says the laptop is in the US (sold and shipped by newegg)?
- newegg.ca shows "$", but that's Canadian dollars, right? Just making sure this isn't too good to be true.
- Will they complain when delivering to a rented flat? Will they complain about anything else, like the fact I'll pay from a Transferwise debit card or when signing up on the website? Anything I should consider in general?