Innovation Policy Archives

Revisiting Innovation Canada: A Call to Action (A Critical Analysis)

Introduction The Innovation Canada: A Call to Action report written by the Independent Panel on Federal Support to Research & Development (R&D) was released on October 17, 2011. The concept for this report originated from the 2010 federal budget, when a comprehensive review of support for research and development (R&D) was Read more…

By Elizabeth, 9 yearsFebruary 23, 2016 ago

Innovation Policy SR&ED Technology

Define, Design & Refine: Revisiting SR&ED as an Innovation Policy Tool

Inspiration, intention and incentives are three of the key tenets of the innovation-focused economics espoused by Atkinson & Ezell (2012). In Canada, we already have an excellent channel for delivering incentives to upwards of 24,000 corporations annually, via the single largest source of federal government support for research and Read more…

By Elizabeth, 9 yearsJanuary 23, 2016 ago