Jim Balsillie
CanadaexecutiveMaleb. 19616.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Jim Balsillie is a former co-CEO of BlackBerry and a philanthropist who recently supported the Canadian SHIELD Institute with a $10-million donation to bolster domestic innovation.
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Jim Balsillie, the former BlackBerry Ltd. co-CEO, told the Senate he believes part of the solution needs to involve launching entirely new banks.
Closing the valley of death: How to fix Canada’s growth capital funding gapCanada· 2026-06-19
Jim Balsillie is a philanthropist and chair of the Council of Canadian Innovators.
Eighteen ideas on how to kickstart the Canadian economyCanada· 2026-02-24
Jim Balsillie, the former Blackberry co-CEO and founder of the not-for-profit Centre for Digital Rights, said at the Senate committee hearing.
The political cabal to harm the public interestCanada· 2026-02-16
Jim Balsillie, past co-CEO of RIM, commented on the need for local enablers for colonization.
Shame on Hootsuite for abandoning Canadian values in taking ICE contractCanada· 2026-01-26
Jim Balsillie is a co-founder of CCI and the former BlackBerry Ltd. co-CEO.
Domestic innovation proponent Ben Bergen leaving CCI to lead private capital advocacy groupCanada· 2025-12-01
The purse for the annual Canadian prize funded by businessman Jim Balsillie jumped $10,000 this year to $70,000 for the winner.
Journalist Vince Beiser wins the Balsillie Prize for Public PolicyCanada· 2025-11-26
Jim Balsillie, chair of the Council of Canadian Innovators, criticized the government for missing an opportunity to retain intellectual property in Canada.
Can the federal budget really spur $500-billion in private-sector business investment?Canada· 2025-11-06
Jim Balsillie, the former chair and co-chief executive of Research In Motion, noted that Mr. Trump’s 'strategic use of visas' includes the TN category for trade professionals.
Canada’s overhaul of immigration must include a dedicated program for high-skilled workersCanada· 2025-10-26
Jim Balsillie, the former co-founder of BlackBerry, noted that Canada’s approach to trade and competitiveness is outdated.
For its health and wealth, Canada needs a national discovery and innovation projectCanada· 2025-10-14
The purse for the annual Canadian prize funded by businessman Jim Balsillie jumps $10,000 this year to $70,000 for the winner.
Balsillie Prize finalists raise uncomfortable questions for policy makers and citizensCanada· 2025-10-01
Nigel Wright was classmates with Canadian businessman Jim Balsillie.
Nigel Wright, long-time Onex executive and former chief of staff to Stephen Harper, has diedCanada· 2025-09-30
Jim Balsillie discusses productivity and why Canada keeps talking about it but sees no results.
Work American hours, earn European wages: Why Canada has the worst of both worldsCanada· 2025-07-17
Canadians Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie invented the BlackBerry at Waterloo-based Research in Motion.
Could you pass a Canadian citizenship test? Take our unofficial Canada Day quizCanada· 2025-07-01
Jim Balsillie is a Canadian entrepreneur that has been supporting a group of B.C. residents at the centre of the provincial privacy case.
Advocates question tax-cut bill’s plan to shield federal parties from provincial privacy lawsCanada· 2025-06-09
Jim Balsillie is one of the co-founders of RIM, which produced BlackBerry.
Editor’s Note: Inside BlackBerry’s rebirth in motionCanada· 2025-05-29
A Canadian investor group that included John Risley, Jim Balsillie and Senvest Capital agreed to buy the Canadian unit out of Maxar in late 2019 for $1-billion.
MDA shares walloped by White House space cutsCanada· 2025-05-03
Jim Balsillie is the former CEO of BlackBerry and chair of the Council of Canadian Innovators, questioning Canada's economic direction.
Business leaders see Liberal victory as a window of economic opportunity, but expect quick resultsCanada· 2025-04-30
Jim Balsillie is the Chairman and owner of Golf North.
سمو للاستثمار الدولي وجولف نورث تعلنان شراكة استراتيجية لتطوير وجهات لرياضة الغولف ونمط حياة فاخر في السعودية ومنطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا
Saudi Arabia· 2025-04-27
Jim Balsillie is the former co-CEO of Research in Motion and is one of the most successful business people in Canada.
Jim Balsillie: ‘Canada’s Problem Isn’t Trump. Canada’s Problem Is Canada’Canada· 2025-04-23
Former Research In Motion Ltd. co-CEO Jim Balsillie said if Ottawa wants to prioritize Canadian technology, Mr. Carney’s government should not have agreed in March to buy Australian over-the-horizon radar technology.
Carney promises agency to speed up defence purchasing and prioritize Canadian equipment, materialsCanada· 2025-04-15
Jim Balsillie is a businessman and philanthropist who is a founder and chair of several organizations aimed at strengthening Canada.
Opinion: Mark Carney will not make Canada more prosperousCanada· 2025-04-05
Jim Balsillie is the former co-CEO of Blackberry who is assisting Mr. Poilievre in developing a digital economy strategy.
Pierre Poilievre’s disdain for big business is creating an uneasy relationship with corporate CanadaCanada· 2025-03-07
Former BlackBerry co-CEO Jim Balsillie argued that Canada is a nation of renters.
Opinion: Donald Trump sparked a movement toward economic nationalism. Where will Canadians take it?Canada· 2025-02-10
Jim Balsillie, former co-CEO of BlackBerry, backed the Canadian SHIELD Institute with a $10-million donation.
Former Shopify executive Daniel Debow backs ‘Build Canada’ initiative to boost economy and prosperityCanada· 2025-02-08
