The federal government has shrunk the number of innovation programs it offers, but there’s still ample funding and opportunities available, government officials say.
Topic: Innovation Policy
Canada’s lopsided innovation policy needs greater focus on industry uptake of technology: Study
Canada is stuck in “a supply-side policy silo” that stifles innovation: IRPP study
Growing scaleups into world champions takes more than money, Canadian entrepreneurs say
Canada’s innovation ecosystem needs major cultural and structural changes to adequately support mid-tier firms with the potential to be global champions.
Canada lacks policy and financing links to grow scaleups into global firms, say stakeholders
Better government policy and sustained financing from Canada’s big banks needed to grow scaleups into global firms.
Business groups urge fewer R&D incentive programs and smarter policies to support innovation
Government needs smarter policies and regulations, not more R&D incentive programs, to support innovation, say business and innovator organizations.
StatCan report on foreign firms signals promise and peril for Canada’s innovation sector
A Statistics Canada report on foreign firms operating in Canada points to both crisis and opportunity for the country’s innovation ecosystem.
New regional innovation program to support business development and growth
Ottawa launches a new program aimed at helping businesses across all regions in Canada to grow, expand into new markets and adopt new technologies.
Ahead of a contentious election, Quebec politicians examine public-private dynamics in research funding
Amid other fierce disputes leading up to the Quebec election on October 1st, the four main parties convened on September 10 to debate their positions on science, technology and innovation. The question of what role the private sector should play in publicly-funded research animated the debate.
Canadian Competitiveness, Cooperation, and the Promise of Convergence
While current innovation policy initiatives are implemented with strong focus, professionalism, and conviction, Canadian policy makers must continue to cast an eye forward to the longer term economic battlefront.
Superclusters: Success depends on far more than tech-focused innovation policy
The supercluster initiative marks a new and positive step in Canadian innovation policy. It is more than a research granting exercise. Instead, it is one that is designed to ensure a clear reaching out to all parts of the research ecosystem in industry, non-profit organizations, academia and government.
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