Innovating Canada
Industry & Business
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Research Partnerships Fuel Factory Floors Of The Future
Canadian businesses are ready for action from adopting new technology to improving productivity and commercializing future-focused ideas. Partnership is Proven In 1921, a University of Toronto research team discovered insulin. Within two years, the university’s Connaught Laboratories was producing it at scale. The researchers assigned the patent rights to the university, which used licensing to...
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Women Entrepreneurs Are Winning on Canada’s Pitch Stages
This October, Canada marks Women’s History Month and Small Business Month. At Startup Canada, we’re celebrating the women entrepreneurs who took our pitch stages this year and walked away with funding to grow their businesses. On June 18 in Calgary, Shani Gwin had three minutes to make her case at the Startup Global Pop-up Pitch...
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Women’s Health Could be Canada’s Next Innovation Opportunity
Canada has no shortage of women building companies to solve some of the biggest gaps in health care. The science is here. The founders are here. The demand is here. What we have not yet figured out is how to consistently turn that strength into companies that scale from Canada and compete globally. We see...
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The New Canada Strong: Why Women Entrepreneurs Are Essential to Our Economic Future
WBE Canada connects women-owned businesses to procurement opportunities.Join our 17th National Conference to spark ideas, fuel connections, and discover boundless opportunities for 2026 and beyond. Breaking Down Barriers for Female Founders Women entrepreneurs contribute more than $150 billion annually to Canada’s GDP, representing one of the fastest-growing segments of our national economy. Yet, despite being...
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Women in Leadership: Building a Stronger Canada
Minister Rechie Valdez reflects on women’s leadership, entrepreneurship, economic opportunity, and the importance of creating pathways for future generations. As Canadians celebrate Women’s History Month, why is it important to recognize the achievements of women in business, leadership, and entrepreneurship – and what do you hope this year’s celebration inspires? Women’s History Month is an...
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WEST Nears 40th Anniversary of Empowering Windsor-Essex Women
For nearly 40 years, WEST has created pathways to employment, education, independence and opportunity for women across Windsor-Essex. Women’s Enterprise Skills Training of Windsor Inc. (WEST) is approaching its 40th anniversary in 2027, a milestone that reflects nearly four decades of growth in a Windsor-Essex organization built to help women find stable, meaningful employment. What...
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Walking the Talk – How the United Nations Association in Canada Leads from Within
This Association is inspiring change, promoting true allyship by encouraging female participation and growth within their organizational structure. The United Nations Association in Canada (UNA-Canada) connects Canadians to the United Nations; convening people, communities and partners to help shape global goals with local action. For UNA-Canada, representing the interests of women and girls must be...
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How Canadian Tech Can Compete by Solving Real Problems
Laurie Clark believes Canada’s technology advantage lies in solving difficult business problems clearly, practically and with the confidence to compete globally. For more than two decades, Laurie Clark has built and commercialized technology serving Canada’s financial industry. Across entrepreneurship, capital markets, regulation and corporate governance, one idea has remained constant: technology is only valuable if...
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Canada’s Trade Ambitions Need More Than Trade Deals
Barriers to women’s access to finance can weaken markets for Canadian exports. A model pioneered in Niger shows how they can be overcome. Canada’s once-reliable trading relationship with the United States has become increasingly uncertain. As tariffs and trade disputes strain economic ties, the search for new markets has taken on fresh urgency, with the...
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Amid Industry Upheaval, Canada’s Largest Automakers Get a New Voice
The Pacific Manufacturing Association of Canada (PMAC) supports policies that protect Canadian jobs, sustain investment and strengthen the country’s automotive manufacturing competitiveness. Canada’s automotive industry is a cornerstone of the national economy, contributing billions of dollars in economic activity while supporting highly skilled jobs, innovation, and a deeply integrated supply chain. Yet the industry is...
