Innovation Canada: A Call to Action

AcknowledgementsAcknowledgementsSecretariatThe Panel was capably supported in its work bya secretariat comprised of officials from theGovernment of Canada departments withresponsibilities for many of the programs withinthe scope of the review. These officials hadexpertise in aspects of R&D and innovation, andwere seconded to the secretariat for theduration of the review. The secretariat wasresponsible for a range of activities in support ofthe Panel, such as providing strategic advice andanalysis in support of Panel deliberations,organizing the Panel’s consultations, managingits online written submissions process, liaisingwith the 17 Government of Canadadepartments and other entities implicated in thereview, coordinating the travel of Panelmembers, coordinating the Panel’s program ofresearch with external experts, and managingthe review’s logistics, schedule and finances.Iain Stewart was the secretary to the Panel andhead of the secretariat, and was supported bySamuel Millar, the secretariat’s executivedirector. John Lester, Mary Preville and MélanieRobert served as the secretariat’s directors ofresearch, program assessment, andconsultations and communications, respectively.Sarah Charette, David Côté, Thomas Ferguson,Alexandre Hamel and Brandon La Carte servedas policy advisers. Ana Fierro, Gail Gaudreauand Katherine O’Rourke supported the Panel’sadministration and logistics. Gladys Fisherprovided support in financial administration andcontracting.Special AdvisersThe Panel wishes to give its thanks to thefollowing special advisers:Peter Nicholson, who wrote the report withDavid Côté of the secretariat, under thedirection of the PanelAndrei Sulzenko, for his work supporting uson procurement advicePaul Berg Dick, for his work supporting ourunderstanding of the Scientific Research andExperimental Development tax credit.Other ImportantAcknowledgementsThe Panel also wishes to thank andacknowledge the many other individuals andorganizations that contributed to the review.The regional offices of Industry Canada and allof the regional development agencies wereinstrumental in assisting in the domesticconsultations. Similarly, the Canadian missionsto Canberra, Sydney, Singapore, Berlin, Munich,London, the Organisation for EconomicCo-operation and Development (OECD), NewYork and Washington provided essential supportto the Panel’s international fact-finding missions.The governments of Australia, Finland,Germany, Singapore, the United Kingdom andthe United States contributed importantinformation throughout the internationalconsultation process.v