| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | news releases
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion, participated in a panel discussion on implementing medical innovation at the 2019 edition of the Toronto Global Forum hosted by the International Economic Forum of the Americas.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada is advancing women’s economic empowerment with the first ever Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES), a $2-billion investment that seeks to double the number of women-owned businesses by 2025.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | news releases
The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and Nadine Girault, Quebec’s Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie, announced the creation of a Montréal-based international centre of expertise for the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) as part of the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI).
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | news releases
Canadians understand the importance of building communities. They have always invested in ways to better connect with each other—from the St. Lawrence Seaway to the national railroad system to the Trans-Canada Highway. Those investments now need to reflect the increasingly digital world.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | news releases
Canadians understand the importance of building communities. They have always invested in ways to better connect with each other—from the St. Lawrence Seaway to the national railroad system to the Trans-Canada Highway. Those investments now need to reflect the increasingly digital world.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion, will attend the Toronto Global Forum, where she will highlight investments to scale up Canadian health technology companies.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | backgrounders
The CanCode program was launched in 2017, with funds starting to flow in January 2018.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | news releases
Canada needs a workforce savvy in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), capable of taking on challenges to compete in the digital economy.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | backgrounders
The Accessible Technology Program was launched at the close of 2017, with funds starting to flow in 2018. The following table is a breakdown of the projects announced as of September 4, 2019, including projects by six for-profit organizations, two not-for-profit organizations and seven research institutes.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | news releases
Canadians with disabilities deserve the same opportunities to find good jobs, contribute to their communities, and build a better life for themselves and their families. Yet many Canadians with disabilities still face barriers to full participation in the digital economy.
