What better time than now to discuss competitiveness? In this rapidly evolving environment, Canada and its businesses will have to become better innovators to compete and win. This report examines the impact of global industry restructuring on Canada's key trading sectors, explains why innovation is much more important in spurring competitiveness than merely improving productivity, explores the process of innovation, and identifies three key elements — flexible and dynamic capital markets, collaboration between the public and private sectors, and cultural encouragement. It also describes the actions sector stakeholders — government bodies, companies, educational institutions, and associations — could take alone or in partnerships.
Launch the report in English (PDF - 6.7 MB)