? 2024 in Review: A Letter from Our CEO and What’s Ahead for 2025 ?

? 2024 in Review: A Letter from Our CEO and What’s Ahead for 2025 ?

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Across Canada in 2024: Insights from the Startup Canada Tour

Explore the highlights and key moments from the 2024 Startup Canada Tour in our latest report, Across Canada in 2024: Insights from the Startup Canada Tour. This comprehensive report features highlights from all 4 stops, actionable insights, and national resources for Canadian entrepreneurs.

New this year! We’re excited to introduce a special podcast recap of the report. Powered by Google’s NotebookLM, this episode brings the report to life in a new way!

Read the full report here


Looking Back, Moving Forward: A Year in Review with Startup Canada CEO Kayla Isabelle

As 2024 comes to a close, our CEO Kayla Isabelle reflects on a year marked by determination, innovation, and growth within Canada’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

From the Startup Canada Tour connecting over 2,000 entrepreneurs nationwide to empowering nearly 5,000 women-identifying founders through Startup Women, this year’s programs have made a meaningful national impact. In her year-end letter, Kayla also highlights the challenges entrepreneurs continue to face, including barriers to accessing capital, and shares Startup Canada’s commitment to advocacy and equity.

Looking ahead, 2025 promises to be even more impactful with exciting plans for the Startup Canada Tour and enhanced programming to support founders navigating a rapidly evolving business landscape.

Read Kayla's full year-end letter here


Startup Canada Tour is back for 2025!

In case you missed our news last week, we announced that we’re stopping in two major cities:?

  • Calgary, Alberta – April 29
  • Mississauga, Ontario – October 21

With spacious venues, expanded Ask the Expert Lounges featuring insights from top mentors, and more networking opportunities than ever, 2025 is shaping up to inspire and empower entrepreneurs like never before.

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The DST Burden: Another tax on SMEs is a bad idea for Innovation Canada

Startup Canada recently hosted a closed-door roundtable with founders and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to better understand the impact of the digital services tax (DST) and the findings were startling.?

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Candace Grenier, Founder of Pure Anada Inc.

Candace Grenier , founder of Pure Anada Inc. , turned a personal journey into a thriving business. Inspired by health challenges and a desire for holistic living, she began crafting natural, non-toxic cosmetics in her kitchen. Today, Pure Anada Inc. offers safe, high-quality products, empowering women to embrace beauty without compromising health.

Learn more about Pure Anada Inc.


Startup Canada Podcast - Lyrics That Matter: Combining Tech and Music

Explore the intersection of music, entrepreneurship, and community with Darryl Ballantyne , CEO of LyricFind. In this episode, Darryl shares insights on building a music-tech company, licensing lyrics globally, and fostering innovation while creating meaningful connections in the music industry.

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Startup Canada Podcast - Seeds of Success: Revolutionizing Indoor Gardening

We can't believe it, but this is our last Startup Canada Podcast episode of 2024! We had the privilege of talking to Alberto Aguilar of Plantaform about his founding story and the struggles the food supply chain has faced after the pandemic.?

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