Forthcoming national IP strategy needs incentives to spur Canadian growth

Liberals should heed the Finance Committee’s recommendations for Budget 2018 to ensure Canada doesn’t lag further behind its international counterparts in innovation.

When Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains announces details of the promised intellectual property strategy, it should include financial incentives to get Canadian businesses to develop and commercialize IP at home, writes Adam Kingsley. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ADAM KINGSLEY

January 10, 2018

It is well established, both in Canada and abroad, that all forms of intellectual property (patents, trademarks, copyright, industrial designs, trade secrets, etc.) are important to business scalability and sustainability. However, for many years Canada has been lagging behind other jurisdictions in...

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