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ImmigrateAI Global Targets Those Seeking Permanent Residency
Halifax-based ImmigrateAI Global has launched PR Compass, a platform geared toward immigrants already in Canada – particularly those in healthcare, construction, and other high-demand sectors – who are attempting to gain permanent residency.
“If
2025 Atlantic Technology Summit in Two Provinces
This year’s Atlantic Technology Summit will be held in Dartmouth, N.S., and Dieppe, N.B. at the same time. The event will take the theme "The Atlantic Edge: Talent, Growth and Sustainability".
Writing on LinkedIn, organizers said the theme covers:
Invest NS Accelerate Opens Applications
Invest Nova Scotia is looking for early-stage tech companies to take part in Accelerate, its milestone-based program that helps Nova Scotia founders get investment-ready.
The program is delivered virtually over five months. Organizers are looking
Spark Nova Scotia Winners Named
Spark Nova Scotia has announced this year’s winners. The contest for rural and coastal high-potential, knowledge-based businesses is run in three regions — Cape Breton, North, and Southwest — and offers winners up to $50,000. Each geographical
Top 7 Over 70 Coming to Halifax
The Calgary-based non-profit Top 7 Over 70 will hold its fifth awards ceremony in Halifax in May next year. The group runs an awards program that celebrates the new successes of adults over 70 and it is the first time the awards will be held in
Cashew Wins Profitual’s No-Pitch Competition
Calgary-based Cashew Research, a startup offering AI-driven market research, has won Profitual’s first No-Pitch Competition, which was designed to assess companies based on their fundamentals, not their verbiage.
Profitual is a Fredericton-based
Propel Welcomes 12 Startups to Traction & Growth
Propel, Atlantic Canada’s virtual accelerator for tech-enabled companies, has announced the latest cohort joining its Traction & Growth Program. This group of founders represent a range of industries, from AI and health tech to retail, education,
Scotiaderm Gains Funding from Natural Products Canada
Port Williams, NS-based Scotiaderm, which produces a natural skin barrier formulation that protects against skin damage caused by exposure to urine, feces, sweat and chaffing, is one of five Canadian companies to receive funding from Natural
NBIF’s White Sees Startup Rebound
Jeff White, the CEO of the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, has posted a blog saying his organization is noticing a rebound in the startup community in the launch of new ventures and fundraising by portfolio companies.
The article highlights a
Kraken Robotics Raising About $100M
St. John’s-based Kraken Robotics, which specializes in next-generation sonar systems and unmanned platforms to carry them, is in the process of raising about $100 million by selling shares on the TSX Venture Exchange.
The company issued a statement
Axis Accelerator Seeks Applicants
The Axis Accelerator at University of New Brunswick Saint John has seats available for its six-month program for business-to-business startups from across Atlantic Canada looking to grow their revenues and prepare to raise capital.
The program will
B. Corp Status Fuels Ethical Swag
Cape Breton–based sustainable promotional products company Ethical Swag is navigating the current economic chaos through the B-Corp certified systems it already had in place.
The Sydney company helps organizations make their values visible through