NRCan’s national consultations bring long-standing gaps in governance, infrastructure, and coordination into focus, revealing a system with depth but without consistent alignment. Canada is finally starting to ask some long-overdue questions about its geospatial future. […]
Department of National Defence Invests in Sovereign Launch Capabilities and Canadian Space Industry Inline Group Acquires Challenger Geomatics Arctic Infrastructure Initiative Announced Natural Resources Canada Updates the Canada Flood Map Inventory New Natural Hazard Data […]
Canada’s debate over artificial intelligence sovereignty is accelerating, but it is currently trapped in a dangerously narrow lane. Policymakers have correctly identified that digital power is the new national currency. The latest federal budget underscored […]
Canada is entering a period of major national investment in infrastructure, digital transformation, and Arctic security. From infrastructure modernization and digital twins to Arctic monitoring and national security, geospatial technologies will play a critical role […]
From Arctic geometry gaps to sovereignty exposure, can Canada afford continued dependence on external GNSS systems? The strategic silence in Ottawa has finally broken. For decades, Canada’s reliance on the American Global Positioning System (GPS) […]
How changing international relationships create new opportunities for technical collaboration Last year, in my keynote at GeoIgnite 2025, I spoke about how Canadian geospatial innovations can tackle environmental problems. I mentioned, for instance, RADARSAT’s Arctic […]
A European rival to Starlink pitches itself to Canada’s Armed Forces The startup Canada Rocket Company seeks to develop Canadian rocket capability The Government of Canada seeks proposal in support of data centre projects Interactive […]
Summerside’s city council has voted against a proposed bylaw change that would have designated parts of the community as flood plain and coastal overlay zones. The decision followed a well-attended council meeting that drew about […]