Connectivity equals sovereignty
Building a connected Arctic will demonstrate our commitment to sovereignty, reconciliation, and a modern, inclusive Canada.
Funding gaps, policy shortfalls keeping rural Canada offline, experts say
‘What has constrained a lot of these rural communities is they still see it as something that either the federal government or big telecommunication companies are going to come and solve,’ says University of Alberta professor Michael McNally.
Industrial policy may be the missing link for Canadian productivity
A more co-ordinated industrial policy that measures results and learns from failure could result in less waste, and fewer bad bets.
Seeding innovation in Canada’s agri-food sector
Skills for food systems innovation must be democratized through non-formal pathways, with emphasis on youth, recent immigrants, and Indigenous nations.
Solving Canada’s innovation paradox
It’s time for a new way of thinking about how to support innovation so we can dismantle the innovation paradox.
Cultivating growth: Canada’s bio-economy opportunity
The bio-economy offers a path to more productivity by leveraging our domestic resources, adopting innovative technologies and advanced manufacturing capabilities, and building strong, integrated supply and value chains here at home.
National innovation strategy needed to address funding and other issues, say sector experts
This country is ‘one of the worst’ for business research and development spending, according to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s senior director of advanced manufacturing.
Canada needs solutions-focused innovation to tackle social and environmental challenges
An independent social innovation agency could help make this happen.
Canada’s entrepreneurial mindset starts with its students
As each new cohort of students interested in exploring entrepreneurship is ever-more sophisticated, our programs and services must evolve to meet their ambitions.
Will innovation support or undermine rural and Northern Canada?
Northern and rural areas are losing stores to e-commerce, cinemas to video-streaming, and professional jobs to e-health and e-education, and getting only a small return in the way of reduced costs of living and limited jobs.
