In June 2025, Toronto held its Tech Week, a special yearly event that brings together investors, founders, industry professionals, researchers, and community members. 

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Key Takeaways:

• ​Now is the time to invest in Canada and its potential. Various companies have shared their trajectory and how their commitment to building in Canada allowed them to remain loyal to the country while exploring how they can expand operations elsewhere. "Build in Canada with global presence in mind". 

• Canada does not lack ambition. We have a lot of it. We just have to make sure that policies and funding are available for companies. 

• The research to business gap was also highlighted. There is a need to make research more practical by encouraging collaboration between academic and industry. 

• We must leverage the great talent we have in Canada. We are seeing a reserve brain drain with great talent coming to Canada. Let's make sure we use that to our advantage and build something of value. 

• AI tools are only as good as the people using them. ​

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