Joly top-lobbied minister in November, universities push to attract research talent driven away from U.S.
U15 Canada CEO Robert Asselin says ‘now is the time to come to Canada and build your career at our world-class research universities.’
The coming CUSMA squeeze and how security policy will rewrite the trade terms
Digital rules built around open cross-border data flows, limits on data localization requirements, and constraints on government leverage over proprietary software naturally reward the players already operating at scale across the border.
The missing piece in Canada’s innovation strategy
Funding for the College and Community Innovation Program was ignored in the recent budget. It’s Canada’s only federal fund dedicated to supporting polytechnic and college applied research, which connects discovery to deployment and helps businesses bring innovation to market.
Redesigning Canada’s health policy to spur innovation
When patents create an unbalanced system of protection, regulatory exclusivities, which safeguard a firm’s data from being copied by competitors while still allowing scientific collaboration, offer a better alternative.
Four key steps can help secure Canadian sovereignty
The government has not defined a clear strategy to build and maintain Canadian ownership of our assets. Combined with the federal budget’s focus on attracting private capital, there’s a real danger that Ottawa will enable a sell-off of Canadian firms to foreign investors.
Ottawa’s AI strategy could help Canada capitalize on homegrown innovation, say task force members
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon has promised to release a new strategy for artificial intelligence by early 2026.
After America’s Genesis Mission, where is Canada’s AI North Star?
In late November, the White House released an executive order that most Canadians likely missed, buried beneath the flashier political headlines. This announcement of the United States’ Genesis Mission may be remembered as a defining moment in the global race for artificial-intelligence leadership. The executive order reads less like a policy brief and more like […]
App store age verification won’t keep young people safe
Protecting young people from online harms requires smart, targeted legislation that addresses the real risks and holds the right actors accountable.
Budget suggests Carney blinked again in pursuit of digital sovereignty
Canada’s digital ecosystem dependency on U.S. tech giants comes with high, largely invisible costs. Despite the urgency and a pledge in September, the government has yet to fund the development of a ‘Canadian sovereign cloud.’
Building up Canada’s defence sector will depend on long-term homegrown support
The promised defence industrial strategy offers a significant opportunity to advance Canada’s innovation performance and the high-value jobs that should go with it. The biggest question is how we build the leadership and management skills that are essential for success.
