Digital Journal is returning as the Calgary Innovation Week official media partner for the city-wide festival running Nov. 3-6, 2025, in Calgary.
The collaboration with Platform Calgary will highlight the people and organizations driving Calgary’s momentum in technology and entrepreneurship, and how their work is influencing the broader innovation landscape in Canada.
Digital Journal will be returning with on-the-ground coverage after reporting from Innovation Week in 2024, where we profiled dozens of companies, elevated local voices, and placed conversations happening in Calgary in front of a national audience.
Calgary Innovation Week is a city-wide celebration of entrepreneurship and technology. The milestone reflects how the event has grown into a fixture for the local innovation community.
At the centre of the week is Launch Party, now in its 15th year. The marquee event will see a full takeover of the Platform Innovation Centre on Nov. 6. The annual Launch Party Top 10 showcase will spotlight early-stage startups that represent the city’s next wave of growth.
Other programming will include sector-specific panels, workshops on commercialization and scaling, and community activations hosted across the city.
“Calgary Innovation Week shows the city’s tech community in action,” says Jennifer Friesen, associate editor in Digital Journal’s Alberta bureau. “You get to see who’s building the next generation of startups and how they’re teaming up with industry, researchers, and community partners. We’re excited to be back on the ground this year and share the big takeaways.”
“As Calgarians we have something truly exciting happening in our city with the emergence of a world-class tech ecosystem,” says Platform Calgary president and CEO Terry Rock. “Innovation Week is about telling this story. We are thrilled to partner with Digital Journal as our official media partner to ensure that the people, ideas, and tech businesses that are putting Calgary on the map will have their stories told.”
Calgary’s momentum in context
Calgary has emerged as one of the fastest-growing tech hubs in North America.
The city has topped the continent in tech job growth for two consecutive years, expanding its workforce by 61% between 2021 and 2024 to reach 64,600 workers, now representing nearly 8% of total employment.
According to CBRE’s 2025 Scoring Tech Talent report, Calgary also climbed three spots to rank 17th among the top 50 markets in North America.
Global rankings add to the picture. Startup Genome places Calgary among the top 50 emerging ecosystems worldwide, pointing to affordability, talent development, and founder returns as defining advantages. Together, these signals underline a city moving from regional strength to international relevance.
As Calgary Innovation Week takes over the Platform Innovation Centre and venues across the city, our coverage will highlight founders advancing early-stage ideas, ecosystem partners backing their growth, and how ideas take root in the systems that sustain long-term innovation.
What we’re watching out for
Early-stage companies turning ideas into products and customers will be a key focus. We will track how capital, mentorship, and market access are being deployed to accelerate their growth.
Another area to watch during Calgary Innovation Week is how public and private actors are shaping the conversation around scaling, commercialization, capital access, and data infrastructure. These themes continue to influence how Calgary’s ecosystem positions itself for growth.
For leaders across Canada, the aim is to connect local signals to national priorities. We will surface where adoption is accelerating, how ecosystems are aligning, and what practical lessons emerge for strategy, investment, and leadership.
Learn more about Calgary Innovation Week here.
