Since Nortel Networks Corp. went bankrupt and BlackBerry Ltd. flamed out, there has been a shortage of truly large anchor companies in
the Canadian tech sector.
Shopify's pending IPO is significant for what it says about the future of
the Canadian tech sector.
A beleaguered
Canadian tech sector was overcome with joy this week when Ottawa - based Shopify filed for an initial public offering.
He's not ruling out
the Canadian tech sector, but believes it will most likely be relegated to servicing niche markets, not dominating the world.
But whatever the appropriate amount of celebration, it's clear that
the Canadian tech sector is in fine form — as Sebastian noted, the Toronto - Waterloo corridor has the highest concentration of startups in the world bar the Valley.
Not exact matches
Ed -
tech sector is booming By Erica Alini, MacLean's October 29, 2012
Canadian education startups grew by 65 % in five years as the technology of learning changes our schools and universities.
Wekerle, probably best known to
Canadians for his role on Dragons» Den, raised $ 185 million to launch Difference Capital to capitalize on a shift of investment dollars from the resource industry to the country's burgeoning
tech sector.
There are more border guards than ever on the damn thing, but there's a lot of private -
sector initiative bridging the gap between
Canadian tech and Silicon Valley money.
There is also an opportunity to connect
Canadian businesses with new and like - minded partners in APEC economies such as Vietnam, where
Canadian companies will find opportunities in
sectors such as agri - food, education and training, information and communication technologies (ICT), clean
tech and financial technology, as well as other services.
So investors using broad - based
Canadian ETFs may need to watch how much exposure they have to financials and resource
sectors, but they needn't worry about overexposure to
tech stocks.
We have a booming
tech sector, a vibrant legal community, a stellar law school, the national headquarters for both the
Canadian Bar Association and the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, Canada's Parliament, its Supreme and Federal courts, and the Federal Department of Justice.
Bid partner ColliderX is a new non-profit social enterprise working to promote and develop R&D initiatives in the
Canadian blockchain
tech sector.