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MAY 2, 2022

Applications are open for the Innovate BC Ignite program for up to $300,000 to fund B.C.-based innovation projects that could help benefit people in the areas of natural resources, engineering and applied science. 

Business owners and entrepreneurs in B.C. will have better access to intellectual property (IP) resources to protect and develop their ideas through a new partnership. This new partnership between the Province, Innovation Asset Collective (IAC), and Innovate BC, is part of a national IP strategy to help Canadian businesses maximize the potential of their ideas and products. 

Ready to put your startup to the test? The 2022 New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate BC, is now open for entries. Apply by April 11, 2022, for a chance to be named one of the top new tech companies in the province. 

Innovate BC and the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) are providing a combined total of over $2 million in research and development funding to help 14 companies pilot their technologies and create new jobs across B.C. 

Innovate BC is pleased to announce a contribution of $300,000 to Palette Skills, whose program is designed to help Canadians land a job in B2B or tech sales quickly. Their SalesCamp program will be available in B.C. for the first time, with the first cohort of the pilot beginning this week in the province.

TrafficDriven Technologies Inc. has been announced as the winner of the 2021 New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate BC. The Vancouver-based, AI-powered startup took home the $110,000 Innovate BC First Place Prize Package at a hybrid ceremony that took place at Roundhouse Community Centre in downtown Vancouver. 

More than 3,000 people from under-represented groups throughout the province will have more opportunities to join B.C.’s booming tech sector with the expansion of the Innovator Skills Initiative program.

The Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) is proud to launch Angels for Climate Solutions, a program aiming to increase the flow of capital investment into B.C.-based, early-stage climate technology startups.

Innovate BC announced $1,075,000 awarded to four BC research and development projects. The funding, through Innovate BC’s Ignite program, is accelerating the commercialization of the following biotech, cleantech, mining and robotics projects.

Innovate BC and the B.C. government announced the award of $325,000 to three BC aquaculture innovations in yesterday’s inaugural Aquaculture Innovation Awards event.

The Province is providing more than 5,000 youth and young adults across British Columbia with access to skills training and well-paid jobs through the almost $45-million StrongerBC Future Leaders Program.

Innovate BC is proud to announce President & CEO, Raghwa Gopal will be featured in upcoming book, The Courageous Move which profiles successful Canadian Immigrants.

Andrew Petter has been named the new chair of Innovate BC’s board of directors, effective Friday, March 19, 2021.

New Ventures BC has opened applications for its 21st annual tech startup competition, sponsored by Innovate BC. Applications close on April 12 at 10pm PST.

On May 5, 2021 The B.C. government and Innovate BC will award three prizes at the first-ever Aquaculture Innovation Awards event.

The 2020 New Ventures Competition, presented by Innovate BC, is officially underway. 

The #BCTECHSummit, powered by Innovate BC, the largest annual tech conference in Western Canada, returns to the Vancouver Convention Centre on June 1 & 2, 2020.

 Innovate BC, the crown agency that supports the province’s thriving innovation sector, has awarded two B.C.-based research projects with a total of $448,000 through its Ignite Program. 

Innovate BC has awarded $613,850 in round six of its Ignite Program to spark the commercialization of technologies that will solve industry problems in the natural resources and applied sciences.

The Board of Directors of Innovate BC is pleased to announce the appointment of Raghwa Gopal as the organization’s new President and CEO, effective February 15, 2019.

Innovate BC has awarded $944,600 through its Ignite program to spark the commercialization of technologies that will solve industry problems in natural resources and applied sciences.