Innovation Canada: A Call to Action

Innovation Canada: A Call to ActionList of Boxes2.1 Types of Innovation and Their Support by Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22.2 Defining R&D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-52.3 International Comparisons of R&D Spending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-62.4 Where Do Businesses Get Their Ideas for Innovation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-133.1 Expenditure Reviewed by the Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35.1 Operating Principles of the Proposed Industrial Researchand Innovation Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-116.1 Direct Support Versus Indirect Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36.2 Key Parameters of the SR&ED Tax Incentive Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-66.3 Stacking of R&D Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-96.4 Claiming Overhead Expenses through the SR&ED Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-117.1 Use of Procurement to Support SME Innovation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37.2 Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program (CICP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-57.3 Germany’s Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-87.4 Institutes of the National Research Council within the Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-97.5 Sectoral Research and Innovation Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-118.1 Innovation Policy Advisory Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3List of AcronymsAAFCACOABDCBERDBICCCACCPCCED-QCICPCIHRCRACSACSLSCVCADRDCEMSFedDev ONFedNorFINAgriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAtlantic Canada Opportunities AgencyBusiness Development Bank of Canadabusiness expenditure on research and developmentproposed Business Innovation CommitteeCouncil of Canadian AcademiesCanadian-controlled private corporationCanada Economic Development for Quebec RegionsCanadian Innovation Commercialization ProgramCanadian Institutes of Health ResearchCanada Revenue AgencyCanadian Space AgencyCentre for the Study of Living StandardsCanada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity AssociationDefence Research and Development CanadaExpenditure Management SystemFederal Economic Development Agency for Southern OntarioFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern OntarioDepartment of Finance Canadax