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Age no barrier to entrepreneurship in Canada November 16, 2022

Peter Josty
The Short Report – November 2, 2022: National Women’s Health Research Initiative; Ted Rogers Centre for Health Research receives $90 million; Canadian VC funding declines; Gairdner Awards; and more November 2, 2022

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: October 19, 2022 - Transforming Nokia HQ, investing in oral health research, CASTL officially opens in Charlottetown, and more. October 19, 2022

Cindy Graham
From farm gate to server farm, harvesting a rich crop of data    September 14, 2022

Tim Lougheed
Clusters’ last stand: regionalism and red tape lost the battle for innovation    September 7, 2022

Mark Lowey
Editorial: Soylent Green is policy August 31, 2022

Tim Lougheed
Reaping what we sow — major shifts continue in Canadian agriculture    August 31, 2022

Tim Lougheed
Entrepreneurship is growing in Canada. Good news or bad news? August 24, 2022

Peter Josty
The Short Report - July 20, 2022: Another step toward a vertically-integrated EV supply chain for Ontario, an Atlantic alliance to advance ocean science, a boost for digital innovation in Canada, and more. July 20, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - June 28, 2022: Anand's NORAD upgrade plans for space-based surveillance system; new funding streams strengthen Canada's clinical trials; CIFAR launches Phase 2 of the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, and more. June 29, 2022

Cindy Graham
Changes to government policy could enable SMEs to deliver effective and meaningful workplace inclusion programs April 20, 2022

Guest Contributor

Innovation expenditures dominate federal Budget with observers hoping discovery science will be addressed in future years    April 13, 2022

Mark Henderson
The Short Report - April 6, 2022: Ontario Greens issue supply chain strategy for EVs, federal funding for climate and pandemic research, a review of Canada's Remote Sensing Space Systems Act, and more April 6, 2022

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – Feb. 23, 2022: Funding for farmers to mitigate climate change, USask's cystic fibrosis study, a boost for postpandemic recovery research, and more. February 23, 2022

Cindy Graham
Mid-career skills training will be key to addressing Canada's labour challenges February 9, 2022

Guest Contributor

The Short Report – Jan. 26, 2022: Public health research capacity expanded, massive free science database launched, funding for spinal cord injury research, and more January 26, 2022

Guest Contributor

More interdisciplinary training in science, engineering and business could boost innovation January 19, 2022

Guest Contributor

Canada lacks the data to make sound policy decisions on digital economy: Conference Board of Canada report    November 30, 2021

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - Sept. 15, 2021: COVID-19’s financial impact on universities, boosting biotherapeutics manufacturing, and more September 15, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – Sept. 1, 2021: Liberals release their campaign platform, feedback sought on new CFI fund, industrial R&D on par with 2019, and more September 1, 2021

Debbie Lawes
Budget 2021 initiatives expected to strengthen long-ignored areas of women's health research    May 12, 2021

Guest Contributor

The Short Report - April 7, 2021: VC investment hits $4.4 billion in 2020, Ontario’s rise as a hub for autonomous vehicles, Gairdner Awards recognize biomedical research, and more April 7, 2021

Cindy Graham
Canada needs a targeted industrial strategy to improve innovation performance, experts say    March 17, 2021

Mark Lowey
Brookfield innovation report shows Canada needs higher-quality data on equity, diversity and inclusion    March 10, 2021

Jessica Galang
The Short Report – March 10, 2021: Federal funding for applied genomics, investments in plant-based proteins, the death of a renowned Alberta ecologist, and more March 10, 2021

Cindy Graham
The Short Report – Dec. 9, 2020: New funding for pandemic preparedness in LTC homes; a first-of-its-kind biofuel plant for Quebec, and more December 9, 2020

Cindy Graham
Higher education R&D outlays continue to increase: StatsCan    November 11, 2020

Mark Henderson
New classification system a "huge step forward" for strengthening Canada's R&D data    November 4, 2020

Lindsay Borthwick
The Short Report - Oct. 21, 2020: Perimeter Institute accelerates quantum matter research, Fanshawe develops tool to assess COVID-19 treatments, and more October 21, 2020

Cindy Graham
Strategic federal investment and better data needed to support clean growth, says national research institute    September 30, 2020

Mark Lowey
Looking back on three years of federal action on IP and tech transfer in Canada    September 2, 2020

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - August 19, 2020: Blocked vaccine was made with Canadian tech, Competition Bureau takes on Amazon, and more August 19, 2020

Mark Mann
The Short Report - July 29, 2020: Facebook Canada moves against online hate, Alberta rediscovers R&D grants, and more July 29, 2020

Mark Mann
The Short Report, June 24, 2020: Canada's pandemic recovery, investments in sustainability, and more June 24, 2020

Mark Mann
The Short Report - June 17, 2020: A big Silicon Valley innovation hub comes to Canada, Agri-Food steps up help for producers, and more June 17, 2020

Mark Mann
The Short Report - June 10, 2020: A warning about 5G, a low-carbon opportunity for Canada, and more June 11, 2020

Mark Mann
How are postsecondary students in Canada impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic? May 20, 2020

Debbie Lawes
Number of women rising among full-time university faculty May 20, 2020

Debbie Lawes
Migration and innovation are inextricably linked. We still need them both. April 22, 2020

Mark Mann
The Short Report, April 8, 2020: Mitacs steps up to help SMEs working on COVID-19 solutions; StatCan partners on ambitious business conditions survey; and more April 8, 2020

Mark Mann
The Short Report, March 4, 2019: Kirsty Duncan moves for a standing committee on science and research; Alberta cuts post-secondary education funding; Canadian miners make an action plan March 4, 2020

Mark Lowey
Short Report, February 5, 2020: Most Canadian boards still don't include women; merit-based grants offer big economic returns; McMaster researchers establish a new form of computing February 5, 2020

Mark Mann
The Short Report, January 28, 2020: Late-stage growth investing; AI for the steel supply chain; quantum computing with lasers January 28, 2020

Mark Mann
Sharp focus on U.S.-China research collaborations has implications for Canada    January 22, 2020

Lindsay Borthwick
By the Numbers: Higher education in Canada through a global lens    January 15, 2020

Mark Mann
The Short Report, January 15, 2019: Alternate data at Statistics Canada; bootstrapping medtech; better-tasting plant products January 15, 2020

Mark Mann
Report: To reverse Canada's competitive decline, eliminate SR&ED and focus on commercialization    November 27, 2019

Mark Mann
New consortium of colleges aims to help Canada’s cannabis industry    November 6, 2019

Mark Lowey
The Short Report, August 28, 2019: International education, social enterprise, industrial R&D August 28, 2019

Mark Mann
"Innovation without IP is philanthropy”: Superclusters must protect Canadian IP, say experts    August 14, 2019

Mark Lowey
"Innovation without IP is philanthropy”: Superclusters must protect Canadian IP, say experts    August 14, 2019

Mark Lowey
"Innovation without IP is philanthropy”: Superclusters must protect Canadian IP, say experts    August 14, 2019

Mark Lowey
The Short Report, June 26, 2019: Dementia, Ontario chief scientist, AI for travel June 26, 2019

Debbie Lawes
Feds ramp up Trade Commissioner Service to better support scaleups    May 1, 2019

Mark Lowey
Replacing rhetoric with "honest discussion" key to tackling innovation problems: David Watters    May 1, 2019

Mark Lowey
A novel research partnership at the Munk School seeks to decode Canada’s scaleup shortage    April 24, 2019

Mark Mann
New assessment unit at Treasury Board makes good on business innovation program reform    February 20, 2019

Mark Mann
American lawmakers sign open data act while Canada strives to make good on action plan    January 23, 2019

Mark Mann
Business groups urge fewer R&D incentive programs and smarter policies to support innovation    January 23, 2019

Mark Lowey
StatCan report on foreign firms signals promise and peril for Canada’s innovation sector    December 19, 2018

Mark Lowey
Should university mindset about innovation evolve?    March 20, 2018

Veronica Silva
Fundamental science, research facilities and innovation share in historic $6.4-billion Budget boost    February 28, 2018

Mark Henderson
Federal innovation support programs focus of ground breaking Treasury Board inventory    January 31, 2018

Mark Henderson
In-house R&D spending by Canadian-based companies decline in tandem with troubles in oil and gas sector    January 24, 2018

Mark Henderson
StatsCan data show cleantech contributing to GDP    January 17, 2018

Veronica Silva
R&D expenditures in higher education creep upward after years of decline: StatsCan    December 6, 2017

Mark Henderson
Canadian R&D spending stagnating as business performance continues to decline    July 18, 2017

Mark Henderson
Federal spending on S&T declines in FY17-18 with share of intramural spending hitting 34-year low    June 21, 2017

Mark Henderson
Study captures industrial R&D’s westward shift and decline of manufacturing February 22, 2017

Mark Henderson
Canadian R&D funding and spending stagnant for 2014    October 30, 2014

Guest Contributor

StatsCan data show most common performance indicators    September 8, 2014

Guest Contributor

Third StatsCan business strategy report released    March 31, 2014

Guest Contributor

Industrial R&D projected to increase 5% in 2011    December 9, 2011

Guest Contributor

Ottawa ranked second to San Jose in S&E employment    May 16, 2006

Guest Contributor

CATA says flood of foreign acquisitions false    June 15, 2004

Guest Contributor

Targeted government procurement is the key to boosting Canada’s productivity, Council of Canadian Innovators says   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: September 11, 2024   

Research Money
Who exactly is an entrepreneur in Canada?

Peter Josty
Canadian business innovation and advanced technology adoption failing to improve productivity   

Mark Lowey
Tech immigrants face a “Catch 22” when it comes to local experience

Guest Contributor

The Short Report: August 7, 2024   

Research Money
Significant number of agriculture and food and beverage manufacturing jobs face automation within next decade: Conference Board of Canada   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: August 14, 2024   

Research Money
The Short Report - December 14, 2022: Investing in biomass; breaking ground at Chalk River, counting on a critical minerals strategy, and more

Cindy Graham
When sharing is not caring   

Leah Geller
The Short Report - January 18, 2023: An advisory council to support Canada's national quantum strategy; boosting crop research in Saskatchewan, TMU's new leadership & innovation lab, and more.   

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - January 25, 2023: Expanding Canada's clinical trial networks, a $40-million injection for Xanadu Quantum Computing, research income rankings, and more.

Cindy Graham
The Short Report - February 8, 2023: CIHR research grants, investing in deep-sea research, boosting AI capacity for Amii & U of A, and more.

Cindy Graham
Canada lags other countries in combating cybercrime and online harms, says new report   

Mark Lowey
Tackling a global food crisis   

Mark Lowey
The Mythical SME

Peter Josty
The Short Report - July 26, 2023: Tech firms chosen for hypergrowth; Ontario's green living lab; uniting Canada's semiconductor industry, and more.

Cindy Graham
ANALYSIS: Government needs to fix problems at Canada’s main cleantech funding organization   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - October 4, 2023   

Danielle Burns
The Short Report - October 11, 2023   

Danielle Burns
Smarter federal policies on IP protection and procurement needed for Canada to compete   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report - November 8, 2023   

Guest Contributor

The Short Report: December 13, 2023   

Research Money
Canadian businesses far behind those in other countries in adopting AI technology   

Mark Lowey
Canada’s R&D spending increases but continues to lag other nations: Statistics Canada   

Mark Lowey
Canada lacks coherent data on federal science workforce: Chief Science Advisor’s report   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: January 24, 2024   

Research Money
Does Canada have enough STEM and IT talent for the knowledge economy?

Peter Josty
The Short Report: January 31, 2024   

Research Money
The Short Report: February 14, 2024   

Research Money
Think starting a business is hard? Try getting out of one!

Guest Contributor

Value of cycling “grossly underestimated” in Canada   

Leah Geller
The Short Report: February 21, 2024   

Research Money
The Short Report: February 28, 2024   

Research Money
Canada’s innovation approach is failing to support scale-up tech firms: study   

Mark Lowey
Canada could boost productivity and GDP using generative artificial intelligence: report   

Mark Lowey
Does Canada’s lack of big companies affect the nation’s productivity?

Peter Josty
The Short Report: March 13, 2024   

Research Money
Why is Canada so miserly in funding academic research?

Guest Contributor

The Short Report: March 20, 2024   

Research Money
The Short Report: March 27, 2024   

Research Money
The Short Report: April 17, 2024   

Research Money
The Short Report: April 24, 2024   

Research Money
Boosting productivity will require capital spending increases, more businesses using advanced technologies   

Guest Contributor

The Short Report: May 22, 2024   

Research Money
Canadian businesses lagging in adopting and using generative artificial intelligence   

Mark Lowey
Canada excels at startups but struggles to grow companies

Peter Josty
The Short Report: June 5, 2024   

Research Money
Digital technologies making inroads in Canada’s agri-food sector but barriers remain   

Mark Lowey
Public pension funds should invest in Canadian tech firms – but not be forced to do so

Peter Josty
Mitacs ramps up investment in AI training and helping Canadian businesses adopt AI   

Mark Lowey
GDP per capita: The most important number

Peter Josty
Lack of quantum talent in Canada threatens to slow progress on quantum computing: report   

Mark Lowey
The Short Report: June 26, 2024   

Research Money
Are Canadian firms adopting artificial intelligence fast enough?

Peter Josty










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