Canada, the EU, and the Future of the ITAR Exemption

Foundations of Digital Sovereignty | Canadian Shield Institute

The Canadian Shield Institute is an independent policy institute advancing Canada's economic resilience, sovereignty, innovation, and global competitiveness....

Win the Global Talent War | Build Canada

Canada trains world-class researchers, scientists, and engineers, then watches them leave for the United States because there's no path to turn their ideas into Canadian businesses.

Ambitious Canada Part 8: Mega Projects

Do you believe that Canada is facing an existential crisis? The answer to this question determines the kind of actions we, as a nation, take going forward. History has examples of nations that faced existential threats and responded by aligning their government and private sectors to achieve the imp

Gander: The Social Media You Want, Built for Canada

427 votes, 81 comments. 372K subscribers in the BuyCanadian community. Welcome to r/BuyCanadian! Come on in and share your favorite hidden gems, major Canadian chains, and local goodies. Help fellow Canadians find Canadian alternatives to imported goods—and maybe discover something new yourself! This subreddit is about supporting Canadian businesses, not boycotting U.S. products or debating politics. We're here to highlight what Canada has to offer, not to argue about trade wars or nationalism. Check out our sidebar and guidelines to learn more.

America Doesn’t Need to Invade Canada. It Has Our Data | The Walrus

From cloud servers to AI patents, digital dependence is becoming a new form of power

What is a “European Alternative” to X? – Open Future

European alternatives to Big Tech platforms must go beyond sovereignty—they need decentralized models, robust safety, and public funding.

canadian-alternatives

A collection of Canadian alternatives to common Internet services in the spirit of the various Awesome lists.

Prime Minister Carney announces the largest clean energy investment in North American history

Canada is starting from a position of strength. We have what the world wants.

EuroStack

Building a european alternative for technological sovereignty

'A new industry with a new identity:' Canadian devs in 2026

We spoke to developers at Toronto Canada's XP Game Summit to see how they are getting by in increasingly tumultuous times.

Canada and Germany sign AI joint declaration and launch Sovereign Technology Alliance

Today, the Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, and Karsten Wildberger, Germany’s Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernization, signed the Joint Declaration of Intent on Artificial Intelligence on the margins of the Munich Security Conference. The ministers also announced the launch of the new Sovereign Technology Alliance to strengthen cooperation among trusted partners on advanced technologies.

What It's Actually Like to Build a Tech Company in Canada | Tyler Bryden

The honest version of building in Canada — the funding gap, talent reality, what's genuinely good, and what I'd tell someone starting here today.

The EU Inc. Proposal: how far does it really go?

A post by Gillis Waelkens and Stéphanie De Smet (Clifford Chance)

Move fast and break kings

There is another policy response to tariffs, one that will substantially lower prices for Canadians, while incubating profitable, export-oriented Canadian tech firms, whose products can be sold by community-based small and medium enterprises, to the benefit of the Canadian news and culture industry, Canadian software firms, and Canadian consumers.

Digital Sovereignty: A Framework to improve digital readiness of the Government of Canada

The Government of Canada (GC) must be able to manage and protect its data, systems and infrastructure to operate securely and independently in a globally connected environment. This paper explains what digital sovereignty means for the GC and how it informs the management of government digital operations. Broader issues such as Canada’s economic, industrial, or national security interests are out of scope of this paper.