AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoCanada-Philippines Business Ties: Prime Minister Mark Carney and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stopped by Vancouver’s Jollibee franchise, spotlighting the fast-food chain’s growth in Canada (now 23 locations) and the wider Canada–Philippines economic relationship. Manufacturing Deal: Canfor has completed its acquisition of Calgary-based PinkWood, adding 120 jobs and 46 million linear feet of annual I-joist capacity, strengthening value-added wood products in Alberta and B.C. AI for Business: Vancouver’s Wafr Technologies says it raised $100M toward a $300M goal to build a Canadian AI research lab focused on sustainable AI data-centre cooling, aiming to cut water use. Local Start-up Support: UBC’s Innovation UBC graduated six ventures from its HATCH Venture Builder program, backing commercialization for UBC spin-offs in tech, mining and workflow tools. Small Business Funding/Procurement: Quebec’s parliamentary secretary Ménard is set to highlight new measures to help small businesses get involved in federal procurement. Community & Jobs: Ocean Pacific Marine won a $74.7M federal contract to design and build three RCMP coastal patrol vessels in B.C., a win for Canadian trades and long-term marine policing capacity.
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