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The Short Report: February 18, 2026

Research Money
February 18, 2026

Canada's "outdated" capital gains policies driving away entrepreneurs; Ottawa launches new Industrial Defence Strategy; Ontario unveils long-term funding model for postsecondary sector; Ottawa's new AI strategy is off to a bad start; no sign yet that generative AI is causing significant job losses; AI tools intensify work and can cause employee burnout; Canada's repository for nuclear waste raises questions about public safety; and more.

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123 Cyber, 3B Future Health Fund, Accel, adMare BioInnovations, Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, AMOSO, AngelSquad, Anthropic, Apple, ApplyBoard, Ark, Atlantic Opportunities Agency, AWS, BDC Capital, Bell Canada, Bitstrapped, Bloomsco, Bombardier, Business Development Bank of Canada, CAAT Pension Plan, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canada Health Infoway, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Canada Water Agency, Canadian Armed Forces, Canadian Cancer Society, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canadian Space Agency, Cassava Technologies, Cellula Robotics, Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Centre for Digital Entrepreneurship and Economic Performance, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Citadel, City of Gatineau, City of Ottawa, Clearpath Robotics, Colleges Ontario, Conestoga College, Conscience, Council of Canadian Innovators, Council of Ontario Universities, CTI Life Sciences, Defence Investment Agency, Defence, Security and Resilience Bank, Emerging Ventures, Emissions Reduction Alberta, Engineering Design Lab, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Environmental Protection Agency, Ericsson, Export Development Canada, Faculty of Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, Garage Capital, General Motors Canada, Goodman Group, Google, Google Cloud, Government of Alberta, Government of British Columbia, Government of Canada, Government of Nova Scotia, Government of Ontario, Government of Quebec, Graphite Ventures, Haas School of Business, Halifax Chamber of Commerce, Hanwha, Hanwha Asset Management Venture Fund, Haply Robotics, Health Canada, Hesch Foundation, Hidden Layers Capital, Hubbl Technologies, Hydro One, IDC Ventures, Impact Assessment Agency, Independent Electricity System Operator, Industry Ventures, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, iNovia Capital, Institute for Quantum Computing, Institute for Sustainable Finance, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Jio Platforms, Joseph’s Health Care Foundation, Kainova Therapeutics, Kaster Technologies, Kiwi Charge, Kuzu Inc., Lakehead University, Laurentian University, Lawson Research Institute, LayerZero Labs, Learjet Inc., Lenders API, London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute, London Health Sciences Foundation, Mackenzie River Basin Board, McMaster University, Mesosil, Microsoft, Modem, Municipality of Port Hope, National Bank of Canada, Noetica, Inc., Nokia, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NOSM University, Nova Scotia Community College, Novaspace, Nscale, NTT, Nuclear Waste Management Organization, OMERS Infrastructure, One9, Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Ontario Institute of Cancer Research, Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System, Ontario Power Generation, Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network, OpenAI, Optel, Oshki-Pimache-O-Win: The Wenjack Education Institute, Ottawa Medical Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, Pacific Security Bank Bid Committee, Panacea Venture, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Pfaff Automotive, Plural, Polytechnique Montreal, Prime Minister's Office, Prodigy Intelligence, Public Services and Procurement Canada, Quantum Valley Ideas Lab, Quantum Valley Investments, Québec International, Queen's University, Railtown, RANOVUS, Rapidus, Reconeyez, ResearchNB, Ripple Ventures, Saab, Salesforce Ventures, SAP Canada, SAP SE, SCALE AI, Schroders Capital, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Scotiabank, Seafarer AI, Seido Capital, Sentry, Seventure Partners, Sound Media Ventures, St. Joseph’s Health Care London, Stanford University, Statistics Canada, Taiv, TD Bank Group, Tehama, Telus Corp., TELUS Health, Tether Investments, Thomson Reuters Corporation, TIME, Toronto Metropolitan University, Township of Ignace, Trent University, Trust Science, Trusted Tech Alliance, Turenne Capital, Two Small Fish Ventures, U.S. House of Representatives, U15, Union of Concerned Scientists, Université Laval, University of Alberta, University of Berkeley, California, University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, University of Montreal, University of Ottawa, University of Oxford, University of Toronto, University of Windsor, Upside Robotics, Vartis Space, Velocity Maintenance Solutions, Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre, Vimy Forge Corp., Viva BioInnovator, Vosker, Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation, Western University, Weston Family Foundation, Wuxly, Xubin Aerospace, Y Combinator, Yale University, and York University
People:
Abdel Ali, Alastair Hall, Apoorva Hegde, Arielle Elkrief, Aruna Ranganathan, Audrey Wubbenhorst, Bill Blair, Blair Attard-Frost, Cameron Stewart, Carolyn Rogers, Chriss Hogg, Daniel Tisch, Darren Entwistle, Derek Dobson, Don Smith, Donald Trump, Doug Guzman, Evan Solomon, Gary Schwartz, Glenn Cowan, Gretchen Goldman, Hamid Arabzadeh, James L. Barnard, Jan Clarence Dee, Janet Greenwood, Janice Charette, Kareen Stangherlin, Karsten Wildberger, Kevin Fahey, Lena Metlege Diab, Lorrie Deschamps, Marc Frenette, Mark Carney, Mark Sutcliffe, Matt Cohen, Maude Marquis-Bissonnette, Maureen Adamson, Maxime Polleri, Michael Hill, Nathalie G. Drouin, Peter Bethlenfalvy, Rick Hillier, Robert Asselin, Saman Maleki, Semih Salihoğlu, Steve Orsini, Tahsin Mehdi, Tal Schwartz, Teresa Scassa, Victor Dodig, Xingqi Maggie Ye, and Yrjö Koskinen
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AI, artificial intelligence, capital gains, carbon markets, entrepreneurs, funding, innovation, investors, nuclear waste, space economy, talent, and universities

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