Mark Lowey

Fixing Canada’s poorly performing innovation ecosystem

Mark Lowey
April 1, 2026

How can we fix the structural problems in Canada's poorly performing innovation ecosystem, and what can we learn from other countries with more successful innovation ecosystems? Weighing in are Lawrence Zhang at the Centre for Canadian Innovation and Competitiveness, Iain Stewart at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, David Watters at the Institute for Collaborative Innovation, and David Wolfe at the Innovation Policy Lab.

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Organizations:
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Australian Research Council, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canadian Armed Forces, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organization, Communications Security Establishment, Council of Canadian Academies, CSIRO, Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency, Department of Defense, Finance Canada, Global Advantage Consulting Group, Global Innovation Clusters, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, Innovate UK, Innovation Policy Lab, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Institute for Collaborative Innovation, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Health and Medical Research Council, National Institute of Standards and Technology, National Institutes of Health, National Research Council, National Science Foundation, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation, UK Research and Innovation, Université de Montréal, University of Toronto, University of Toronto Mississauga, and World Intellectual Property Organization
People:
Colin Deacon, Dan Breznitz, David Watters, David Wolfe, Frédéric Bouchard, Iain Stewart, Jeffrey Crelinsten, Lawrence Zhang, and Mark Carney
Topics:
Commercialization, federal government, funding, innovation ecosystem, innovation programs, policy, private sector, procurement, public sector, R&D, Research, scaling, talent, and technology

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