Finance Canada announces the launch of a new Trade Diversification Corridors Fund; Foresight Canada announces fifth edition of Foresight 50 list of promising cleantech startups; women-led MAGNUM Capital Partners secures $2 million in first investment from Business Development Bank of Canada’s Thrive ETA Fund; integrating AI into Canada’s manufacturing sector provides multiple benefits: Conference Board of Canada; Canada needs a bold, mission-driven economic strategy for greater resilience, productivity and global competitiveness: Policy Options commentary; structural reforms and an enhanced evidence base are needed for science, technology and innovation policy: OECD report; and more.