TheCantech Letter, formerly known as theDollarton Cantech Letter, is a monthlyonline magazine about Canadian technology stocks, established in 2010 by Nick Waddell.[1][2]Cantech Letter publishes articles, interviews and analyses of the companies in theToronto Stock ExchangeTechnology, Cleantech and Life Sciences Indices.
Founded in 2010, theCantech Letter was originally known as theSmalltech Letter.[3][4] In 2010, it was acquired by Dollarton Capital and became theDollarton Cantech Letter. Now called theCantech Letter, it is a part of Cantech Communications ofNorth Vancouver, British Columbia.
TheCantech Letter has drawn content from contributors such as Kirk Exner of Newcoast Capital, Adam Adamou of Caseridge Capital, and Ron Shuttleworth of M Partners and Razor Capital Partners.
TheCantech Letter has published several articles that address a perceived lack of government and industry support for Canadian technology and Research and Development firms. A roundtable discussion in August 2009 used the delisting of formertelecommunications giantNortel to discuss how to support and encourage technology, the role of the Canadian government, and the cultivation of technology "clusters" such as those found inOttawa andKitchener-Waterloo.[5]
TheCantech Letter maintains an index of companies that rank especially high when using fivequantitative analysis tools, such as theprice–sales ratio and thedebt tomarket capitalization.