Work Streams

Jobs, Skills + Technology Change

We seek to understand how jobs and skills across Canada are being impacted by technological change, such as automation and digital augmentation, to help companies and people gain the skills they need to adapt and thrive in an innovation-driven economy.

Scale-Ups

This work stream is focused on understanding how scale-ups contribute to Canada’s economic prosperity, how we can better support them, and who benefits from scale-up growth.

Technology, Tech Adoption and R&D

COMING SOON: How can we track and harness emerging technologies for Canada’s prosperity? A critical component of this understanding includes how U.S. investment in R&D impacts Canada’s tech ecosystem, and how policies can be optimized for Canada’s investment in R&D.

    Understanding Canada’s Innovation Economy

    COMING SOON: Building on our shared understanding of Canada’s innovation economy, we seek to improve it by examining Canada’s economic performance and activity through key indicators of innovation.

      Canada’s Economic Recovery from COVID-19

      **THIS WORK STREAM HAS BEEN ARCHIVED.
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      In response to the global pandemic, we have created a temporary work stream to organize our work on Canada’s economic recovery from COVID-19.

      AI + Society

      **THIS WORK STREAM HAS BEEN ARCHIVED.
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      This work stream seeks to explore the opportunities enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) while investigating the social, political, and ethical challenges of current and future capabilities and applications.

      Innovative + Inclusive Economy

      **THIS WORK STREAM HAS BEEN ARCHIVED.
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      We’re building a thriving innovation economy that includes, supports, and benefits people and communities across Canada.