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Partnerships (page 2)
Richmond Hill Headquartered Newegg Brings Affirm’s Flexible Payment Options to Canada
Eligible customers can now use Affirm to pay over time for their purchases on Newegg.ca. Newegg has been offering Affirm to its U.S. customers since 2021.
Vaughan Headquartered Drone Delivery Canada Part of Project Care by Air to Deliver Urgent Medical Cargo in Halton Region
The fully electric drone is programmed with the route so a safety pilot won’t have to do much. Up to 10 pounds of medical supplies will be loaded into the drone.
When the drone arrives at Oakville Trafalgar hospital, another landing pad awaits, the trip is 20 minutes one way.
Vaughan Headquartered Bausch + Lomb Named Exclusive Global Distributor of Alfa Instruments s.r.l. Intraocular Dyes
The agreement expands and enhances Bausch + Lomb’s Surgical portfolio offering with Alfa Instruments’ differentiated intraocular dyes, which have been proven safe and effective in the European Union (EU).
Markham Headquartered Kyndryl Partners with Laurentian Bank to Help with their Cloud Transformation Journey
The new environment will allow the digital services offered by the Bank to operate efficiently and securely, promising that customers will be able to enjoy an optimal and transparent experience at all interaction touchpoints.
Aurora-Based Flow Beverage Corp. Signs Distribution Agreement with Primo
Flow Alkaline Spring Water will become available to over 1.8 million subscription customers across Primo’s consumer distribution network in the United States.
York University Officially Opens Newest YSpace Location in Northern York Region
“By leveraging the success of YSpace’s programs and making customized resources available to the Town of Georgina and the Town of East Gwillimbury, York University is facilitating entrepreneurship and business acceleration in northern York Region,” says York University’s Vice-President Research and Innovation Amir Asif.
Tech Investments, Jobs, and Tech Experts Collide in York Region’s #YRtech Pavilion at Collision
With the announcement of over $250 million in business investments and expansions, along with the creation of 800 jobs, new partnerships, and multiple startup pitch competitions, York Region’s #YRtech Pavilion was a big draw for those that came to check out the ‘Olympics of Tech’ in North America.
Vaughan Announces Next Phase of Vaughan Healthcare Centre Precinct
The move feels like a part of the bigger urban expansion happening in Vaughan. Nevo, who moved to country seven years ago from Israel, thinks the city is going to continue to build north.
The Township and Kingbridge Centre Partner to Invite Sustainability-Oriented Innovators to Find Climate Solutions at Innovation Hub
The targeted areas of innovation are forestry management; carbon sequestration; climate change resiliency; carbon neutral innovations; sustainable energy; green and clean tech; food security; and the agri-food value chain.
York University’s YSpace Expands to Northern York Region
This dedicated space will feature virtual and in-person learning and allow for collaboration with other business owners and create connections with mentors. The physical space will offer computer access, internet, video conferencing solutions, photography tools for e-commerce and online content creation, collaboration spaces, programming support, and business community resources.
Markham Headquartered Kyndryl Canada Becomes Women in Leadership’s First National Exclusive Partner
Kyndryl will also join WIL as an exclusive Presenting Partner at its inaugural, signature series called “Women Powering Progress.” The series will launch this September and offer a personal look into the journey of the C-suite women leaders who are customers of Kyndryl in Canada, and the knowledge they’ve gained throughout their careers.
2021 Year In Review // York Region Economic Development
On behalf of York Region Economic Strategy, I am pleased to present the 2021 Economic
Development Year in Review. This is an overview of economic development activities undertaken this past year, highlights of business news from across the Region, and important economic indicators showing the strength and resilience of our business community in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Development Year in Review. This is an overview of economic development activities undertaken this past year, highlights of business news from across the Region, and important economic indicators showing the strength and resilience of our business community in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vaughan Headquartered Drone Delivery Canada Announces Collaboration with Bell for 5G and Multi-edge Computing Initiatives for Drones
The Collaboration Agreement represents a strategic initiative of DDC to drive further enhancements to its proprietary drone delivery platform and its Flyte software solution.
Vaughan Headquartered Kontrol Technologies to Deliver Energy Management Technology for Leading Canadian REIT
The Canadian REIT has more than $10 billion in assets under management across North America and hundreds of commercial buildings. The additional technology is intended to provide greater real-time control, analytics, and performance monitoring in 11 new buildings spanning an aggregate of approximately 2,750,000 square feet of commercial real estate.
California Department of Transportation Selects Markham Headquartered Enghouse Transit
The California Department of General Services issued a Notice of Intent to Award to Enghouse Transportation to provide software to enable California transit users to pay fares using an open-loop system.
Top Oil & Gas Exploration Company in Vietnam Selects Markham Headquartered Redline Communications’ Virtual Fiber Solution
Redline’s award winning RDL-3000 Virtual Fiber® solution will be deployed to connect nine remote oil and gas exploration and production fields in the South China Sea.
Vaughan Headquartered Zoglo’s Incredible Food Partners with Food Basics and Marche Adonis Supermarket Chains in Ontario & Quebec
Zoglo’s Incredible Food Corp. is a publicly-traded plant-based food company which offers nutrient-rich, plant-based appetizers, veggies, and meat substitutes to fulfill consumers needs for all occasions and cooking requirements.
Markham Headquartered ANTLER Technologies & Start-Up Studio Corp. Partners with Aquatics AI Services Inc. to Offer First Next-Generation of True Commercial Swimming Pool Automation System, POOLPal™
ANTLER and AAIS are forming a strategic partnership to enhance POOLPal™’s features. POOLPal™ is the most advanced industrial-grade machine learning driven platform entering the commercial swimming pool market in North America.
Markham Headquartered Multimatic and Ford Performance to Develop Mustang GT3 Race Car
The new Mustang effort, announced in advance of this weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, will be a joint program between Ford Performance and long-time racing collaborator Multimatic Motorsports. It will feature both a two-car factory-backed IMSA GTD Pro works team managed by Multimatic, as well as customer Mustangs for the GTD class starting at Daytona in 2024.
Markham Headquartered Redline Communications Grows Strategic Partnerships with Multiple Service Providers Enterprises and Remote Regions in Middle East
These partnerships provide advanced connectivity solutions for more than 100 enterprises in the Middle East, including in Oman and the United Arab Emirates.
Hardware Catalyst Initiative Lands Further Funding
ventureLAB and the Regional Municipality of York have partnered to expand the Hardware Catalyst Initiative, Canada’s only lab and incubator for hardware and semiconductor companies.
Newmarket Headquartered Dentec Safety Specialists Contracted by the U.S. Government to Manufacture PPE for Distribution to Healthcare Workers in the U.S.
Contracted by the US Government, Dentec Safety received a multimillion-dollar PPE grant as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act, a $2 trillion Coronavirus stimulus bill provided by the US Federal Government), and a contract for 125,000 respirators with 500,000 replacement filters for distribution to US healthcare workers.
Vaughan Headquartered Kontrol Technologies to Deliver BioCloud Units to Qatar and Czech Republic
“Supported by an expanding global brand awareness and recognition of BioCloud as an innovative safe space solution, we expect to continue deployment of our technology to existing and new customers throughout the coming year.”
Vaughan Headquartered Danavation Technologies Partners with Mexico’s Largest Distributor of Electrical and Lighting Equipment
With a mission to innovate Point-of-Sale transactions through visual solutions, Unoretail’s offering aligns seamlessly with Danavation’s Digital Smart Labels™ technology.
Vaughan Headquartered Kontrol Technologies Enters Quebec Demand Response Energy Market
Kontrol is offering a top tier solution through our SmartSuite technology, which has the ability to communicate with local utilities and either reduce power consumption or shut off power demand at the building and suite level, and seamlessly integrate into utilities’ grid management framework.
Markham Headquartered Terraquest Ltd. Selected for Airborne Geophysical Survey at Pedro Gold Project in Mexico
The geophysical contractor, Terraquest of Markham, will complete approximately 384 line-kilometers (km; ~238 miles – approximately 96 flight lines at 50 m spacings flown at azimuth 060 and 240 degrees) to collect data over a total area of approximately 17.7 square kilometers.
Large Thailand Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Selects Markham Headquartered Redline Communications’ Virtual Fiber Solution
The Virtual Fiber RDL-3000 was chosen specifically for this project because it provides secure and reliable high-speed connectivity in these distant, isolated locations and can be used in the toughest environmental conditions, rated to operate between -40° to +75°C for fixed point-to-point and point-to-multipoint communications and nomadic applications.
Markham Headquartered IBM and TELUS to Deliver 5G and Edge Computing Across Canada
As a prime systems integrator for the Global Telecommunications industry, IBM Consulting will work with TELUS to enhance business workflows through AI and automation.
Markham Headquartered Redline Communications Wins Contract to Deploy Virtual Fiber for Major Service Provider in the Middle East
Redline secured the three-year contract, valued at over $2.2M USD, after a competitive bid by demonstrating best-in-class reliability, connection and customer service, all at the lowest total cost of ownership. Redline will provide the equipment along with its world-class advanced services.