It’s time to enable a globally competitive Canadian semiconductor ecosystem

A well-co-ordinated semiconductor ecosystem in Canada will help existing companies expand, new companies to be incubated, and thousands of Canadians be trained to work in high-paying jobs in a sector which will only continue to grow.
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks with reporters before a Liberal caucus meeting in West Block on Oct. 26, 2022. Canada needs a comprehensive Canadian semiconductor ecosystem to develop our world-class talent, writes Gordon Harling.

If you’ve shopped for a new car in the last two years, you’re aware of the shortage of semiconductors. Manufacture and delivery of vehicles of all kinds has been severely affected by the shortage of these critical components. 

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