Canadian business and technology associations oppose anti-spam regulations

A list of 13 business and technology associations in Canada are using the opportunity to comment on the proposed anti-spam regulations to fight for the right to put spyware on your computer and

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 6th, 2013 Brian Jackson

Ontario and Quebec lead the country in venture capital investment

According to a report from Industry Canada, venture capital fundraising activity saw a small year-to-year decline for the third quarter of 2012, with $363 million raised by 88 companies. That's a decline of

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 5th, 2013 Jeff Jedras

Anti-spam law adds exceptions, delayed until 2014

The anti-spam legislation passed into law more than two years ago will not be coming into force until late in 2013 and possibly not until 2014, according to an Industry Canada official. It’s

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 20th, 2012 Brian Jackson

Five ways to tell it’s spam

With what some have called the toughest anti-spam legislation in the world expected to finally come into force next year after having been originally passed in December 2010, small businesses should ensure they're

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 5th, 2012 Jeff Jedras

Putting Ottawa’s puzzle together

By Leo Valiquette In early May, I blogged about the need for everyone in the National Capital Region involved with getting technology to market to check their baggage at the door and work together for

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: June 15th, 2012 Francis Moran

Canada’s Anti-Spam Law: everything you need to know

Quick links: Articles | Opinion | Resources | Video | Slideshow Of all the annoyances that come with modern information technology, e-mail spam is perhaps one of the worst. Unsolicited messages have clogged

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 13th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff

Feds pump $19 million into auto sector R&D

The federal government is injecting $19 million into six research projects exploring new technologies in Canada's hard hit auto sector, Industry Canada announced today.Past Automotive Partnership Canadaprojects have included research into this electric

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 20th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff

The Freezer isn’t so hot for stopping spam, critics charge

Canada's new anti-spam legislation marks a huge shift from previous government efforts to deal with spam and that is a good thing, according to industry experts. But while they are optimistic about new

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 7th, 2012 Nestor Arellano

Prentice all bark and no bite on text message issue, critics say

Those who held out hope that Industry Minister Jim Prentice would somehow prevail on Bell and Telus not to charge cell phone customers for incoming text messages are sorely disappointed.Critics say Prentice's earlier

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: August 12th, 2008 Brian Jackson

Ring in the new – Canadian cell phone users big “winners” of wireless spectrum auction

The results of Canada's eight-week long spectrum auction are in and the event may signify the light at the end of the proverbial tunnel for this country's long-suffering cell phone users.Canadian providers of

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: July 22nd, 2008 Nestor Arellano

Rift over AWS auction

Industry Canada's consultation on the upcoming advanced wireless spectrum (AWS) auction is pitting incumbent cell carriers against potential new entrants over the issue of reserving spectrum for new bidders. At Rogers Communications Inc.'s

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: June 18th, 2007 Dave Webb