Scaling Canadian innovation for economic growth

The keys to building our next anchor companies lie in our university labs and incubators. It’s time to unlock Canada’s potential.

Canada has all the ingredients to build a stronger sovereign innovation ecosystem that will both grow the economy, and increase our sovereignty and prosperity, write Benoit-Antoine Bacon and Peter Zandstra. Pexels photograph by Kindel Media

Opinion

BY BENOIT-ANTOINE BACON, PETER ZANDSTRA

September 23, 2026

Canada's innovation challenge is not generating discoveries, patents, or even new companies. Our greatest barriers are in developing domestic companies that can scale, compete globally, and create prosperity at home. Too many promising innovations never complete that journey...

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