Yesterday, November 13th, in Terrace, British Columbia, Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, announced the second tranche of national infrastructure and resource-projects designated under the newly launched Major Projects Office (MPO). While the headlines focused […]
Budget 2025 doesn’t specifically mention Earth Observation or mapping, but its investments in digital, defence, and launch infrastructure make geomatics central to how sovereignty will be implemented in practice. Canada’s 2025 Federal Budget, tabled on […]
Mapping the Living Arctic: Science and Inuit Knowledge Combine to Reveal a Dynamic Seafloor Canada Marks 10 Years of the National Elevation Data Strategy 30 Years of RADARSAT: Canada’s Earth Observation Legacy Edmonton Police and […]
A new GoGeomatics survey on the State of Geomatics Education and Workforce Development in Canada reveals a sector deeply worried about the health of its education pipeline. With several college and university geomatics programs already […]
A new GoGeomatics survey of professionals across Canada’s geomatics and geospatial community reinforces what we, and many across the sector, have been saying for some time: Canada’s procurement system is out of step with national […]
Ottawa, ON – The Department of National Defence (DND) is calling on visionary thinkers to participate in “Polar Paradigms 2045: Defending Canada’s Sovereignty” — a national contest inviting Canadians to craft hard science fiction essays […]
Canada’s geomatics sector is standing at a crossroads. With the federal government committing 5% of GDP to defence, including 1.5% for critical infrastructure, the country is entering a genuine nation-building moment. New investments are set […]
“It’s no longer enough to say ‘buy Canadian’—it has to be done in practice,” says Jacques Charron, President and CEO of K2 Geospatial. “Canadian tech firms often find it easier to sell abroad than here […]