In an article for The Conversation, Andrew Maxwell (York University) argues that Canada needs a coordinated innovation policy. The author notes that, according to recent OECD data, Canada ranks among the highest in public research and development investments compared to global peers, but that it is among the lowest in innovation outcomes such as productivity growth and technology adoption. To close this gap, Maxwell writes that the country needs a non-partisan national innovation institution to advise on strategy, evaluate outcomes, and embed technical expertise into policy at the federal, provincial, and municipal levels. “Let’s build the structures that allow Canadian ingenuity to thrive—not in theory, but in practice,” the author concludes.
