BuildsFeatured2d ago
Verafin, a startup from St. John's NL, built fraud detection software so good that Nasdaq bought them for $2.75 billion USD.
Not Toronto. Not Vancouver. St. John's, Newfoundland.
Make That Change from St. John's, NLverafin.com
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LeadsFeatured2d ago
Canada ranked most positive influence on world affairs — 80% approval across 30 countries. No other nation came close.
While headlines focus on conflict, Canada's reputation strengthens.
Make That Change from Canadaipsos.com
DiscoversFeatured2d ago
Dr. Daniel Drucker at U of T won the 2025 Breakthrough Prize for discovering GLP-1 — the science behind Ozempic and Wegovy transforming obesity treatment.
A Canadian scientist's work is behind the decade's biggest medications.
Make That Change from Toronto, ONutoronto.ca
CreatesFeatured2d ago
Kent Monkman, a Cree artist, had two paintings permanently installed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art depicting Indigenous people rescuing settlers.
A Canadian Indigenous artist changed what the Met looks like.
Make That Change from Manitobametmuseum.org
SurprisesFeatured2d ago
The world's largest beaver dam in Northern Alberta is 850m long, visible from space, and has been under construction since the 1970s.
Find it: 58.25N, 112.25W. Beavers just kept going.
Make That Change from Northern Alberta
Discovers2d ago
Sunnybrook researchers developed a world-first breakthrough enhancing drug delivery to brain areas affected by ALS.
Canadian scientists pushing boundaries in neurodegenerative disease.
Make That Change from Toronto, ONsunnybrook.ca
Leads2d ago
Saskatchewan grows 40% of Canada's crops on less than 10% of its land — producing enough food to feed 40+ countries. One of the most productive places on Earth.
A province people call flat is a global food security anchor.
Make That Change from Saskatchewan
Leads2d ago
Ontario is building the world's first grid-scale small modular nuclear reactor. Canada's design could become the global template for clean energy.
Building infrastructure other countries will copy.
Make That Change from Clarington, ONopg.com
Shows Up2d ago
During every major Canadian crisis — wildfires, floods, COVID — Sikh gurdwaras run free 24/7 community kitchens. No contract. No coverage. Just food for anyone.
Fort McMurray, the Okanagan, Ontario. Quietly, every time.
Make That Change from Canada
Shows Up2d ago
Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation trained 500+ Indigenous people from 100+ communities to manage crises across Ontario, earning a 2025 Public Safety award.
Indigenous communities leading emergency response.
Make That Change from Ontariopublicsafety.gc.ca
Builds2d ago
Cohere, a Toronto AI company founded by ex-Google Brain researchers, is competing directly with OpenAI. Valued at $5B+, almost no one in Canada knows it exists.
While the world debates OpenAI vs Google, Toronto is quietly in the race.
Make That Change from Toronto, ONcohere.com
Creates2d ago
Nova Scotia's Tidal Bay wines are winning blind tastings against French and Italian producers. The appellation was only created in 2012.
Canada quietly built a world-class wine region.
Make That Change from Nova Scotia
Surprises2d ago
Churchill, Manitoba has a polar bear jail — bears that wander into town are held then airlifted back to the tundra. Car doors are left unlocked for escape.
The car doors policy is real. Churchill is wild.
Make That Change from Churchill, MB
Surprises2d ago
The Great Maple Syrup Heist of 2012: someone stole 3,000 tonnes worth $18M from Quebec's strategic reserve. There were arrests. It made international news.
Quebec has a strategic syrup reserve. Someone robbed it.
Make That Change from Quebec
Shows UpFeatured2d ago
Yellowknife evacuated 20,000 people in under 36 hours ahead of wildfires in 2023. Zero deaths. Now studied internationally as an evacuation model.
Canada evacuated a city in a day and a half.
Make That Change from Yellowknife, NT
Creates2d ago
Jeremy Dutcher won the Polaris Prize for an album reviving his nearly-extinct Wolastoqiyik language using 100-year-old recordings of his ancestors.
One of the most extraordinary things in Canadian music.
Make That Change from New Brunswickjeremydutcher.com
Builds2d ago
7shifts in Saskatoon built scheduling software now used by 50,000+ restaurants globally. From the prairies to the world.
The software scheduling your server's shift might be from Saskatchewan.
Make That Change from Saskatoon, SK7shifts.com
Builds2d ago
Jane App started in North Saanich, BC (population 11,000) and is now the booking system for 50,000+ healthcare practitioners across North America.
World-changing software from places you'd never expect.
Make That Change from British Columbiajane.app
Discovers2d ago
Tesla directly funds Jeff Dahn's battery lab at Dalhousie University. The next generation of EV batteries might be invented in Nova Scotia.
The next Tesla battery could come from Halifax.
Make That Change from Halifax, NSdal.ca
Discovers2d ago
Aspect Biosystems in Vancouver is 3D-printing human tissue to replace animal testing in drug trials. Major pharma companies are partnering with them.
If this scales, it could end animal testing in medicine.
Make That Change from Vancouver, BCaspectbiosystems.com
