The success stories page shows how our programs and services are helping industry, research, youth, businesses and communities.
Industry Canada Success Stories
Aboriginal Business
Aboriginal Business Canada — Achievement Profiles
Success stories about Aboriginal Business Canada clients.
Connecting Canadians
Canada's Digital Collections
A listing of the best websites developed under the Canada's Digital Collections program that, from 1996 to 2003, gave young Canadians technology-based job experience converting collections of Canadian material into digital form.
Computers for Schools
Summaries of how the Computers for Schools program is helping students get hands-on computer experience throughout Canada.
Francommunautés virtuelles
Past success stories and links to sites developed under the Francommunautés virtuelles program designed to help Canada's Francophone and Acadian communities take full advantage of information and communications technologies; to increase content, applications and services in French on the Internet; and to promote networking.
Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence — Recipients
Biographies, including subjects taught, teaching approaches, outstanding achievements and rave reviews of teachers who have received the Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence.
Electronic Commerce
Canadian Apparel E-Business Success Stories
Richter Consulting was hired by Industry Canada to conduct three case study interviews with apparel companies to document examples of successful e-business implementations. With varying size, resource capability and culture, the three apparel companies have demonstrated how e-business has improved their competitiveness, reduced costs, and improved service to clients.
Environment
Sustainable Cities Initiative — Testimonials
The Sustainable Cities Initiative is a Canadian partnership aimed at enhancing the sustainability of economic development in cities around the world, and helping citizens improve their quality of life. Read testimonials of how this Industry Canada-led initiative demonstrates the important role in fostering sustainable urban development that partnerships between government, the private sector and partner cities can play.
Industry Development
Aerospace and Defence
Read how some well-known aerospace and automotive companies and their suppliers have improved their business processes.
Canada@Medica
Past success stories highlighting some of Canada's advances in health research and the medical devices industry.
Canadian Apparel and Textile Industries Program — Celebrating CATIP’s Successes
Read about some of Canada's textile and apparel companies that have acquired the leading-edge tools they need to build and sustain competitive advantage.
Canadian Resource Guide to High Performance Manufacturing — Canadian Best Practices/Success Stories
View examples of Canadian manufacturers and service companies with high performance manufacturing technologies, such as lean manufacturing, that have helped them to improve their competitiveness and productivity. Nearly 30 industries are covered including automotive, building products, consumer goods, fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment, plastics, service industries, and textiles. Find out how to add your success story to the list.
Canadian Training Solutions
Learn how Canadian industries are gaining the benefits of having a skilled, knowledgeable workforce since developing a training strategy in their organization. Companies are encouraged to submit their training success story.
Service Industries — Roadmap to International Development Business — Case Studies, Success Stories & Examples
See how some management consulting firms are pursuing international development business service opportunities through projects funded by United Nations agencies and International Financial Institutions.
Innovation
Innovation in Canada
Through the efforts of innovative Canadians, new products and services are being developed and introduced in every sector of the economy. A number of inspiring stories are presented here — some as video vignettes and some as short success stories.
Intellectual Property
IP Toolkit — Success Stories
Read stories of Canadian entrepreneurs who have patented their innovative ideas to create successful products.
Regional Development
Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern and rural Ontario (FedNor)
Read how FedNor investment is helping small business, youth, tourism and communities in Northern and rural Ontario.
Pan Canadian Community Futures Group
The Pan Canadian Community Futures Group is a community economic development network in Canada, representing some 268 Community Futures Development Corporations and Community Business Development Corporations in every province and territory. This website showcases client success stories throughout Canada.
Science and Technology
Communications Research Centre Canada (CRC)
CRC contributes to Canada's innovative culture through performing world-class R&D, which results in a stronger economy and a higher quality of life for Canadians.
Small Business
Small Business Loans Act Success Stories
Read past stories confirming the positive effect of the Small Business Loans Act.
Student Connections (SC)
Student Connections hires and trains post-secondary students and recent graduates as Student Business Advisors (SBAs) who provide on-site customized Internet training, assessments, and e-commerce services to clients throughout Canada.
Check their “Client Success Stories” and “Student Success Stories” to see how Student Connections is helping student, business and senior communities throughout Canada use and understand technology.
Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC)
Technology Partnerships Canada
TPC investments help our economy to flourish and encourage the development of technologies that will make a significant contribution to our health, safety and quality of life.
Telecommunications
Broadband for Rural and Northern Development Pilot Program
The Broadband for Rural and Northern Development Pilot Program uses a competitive process to bring broadband, or high capacity, Internet to unserved rural, remote and First Nations communities. The best practices, lessons learned and benefits of this program can be viewed on their Case Studies and Success Stories pages.
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Industry Portfolio Success Stories
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
The Canada/Atlantic Provinces COOPERATION Agreement on International Business Development (IBDA)
Discover what some companies have to say about their experiences with IBDA-funded activities.
Dream Catchers
Check the profiles of Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs provided in PDF format.
Innovation through E-commerce — Profiles from Atlantic Canada
Summaries of 16 businesses from Atlantic Canada that have successfully integrated computer and Internet technology into their business practices as well as into their supply chain distribution system.
The Innovation Skills Challenge
Learn about nine innovative Atlantic Canadian small and medium-sized companies that are remaining competitive in the world market by applying new technology and fostering on-going skills development.
Partnering for Success
Meet the people whose small businesses and organizations have achieved success through partnerships with ACOA and with each other in past issues of ACOA's quarterly newsletter, Partnering for Success.
Young Entrepreneurs
This collection of profiles tells the stories of young Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs who have turned their ideas, talents and dreams into business opportunities.
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Sign up to receive PROFIT$, BDC's free quarterly newsletter which has a success stories section in each issue.
Canada Foundation for Innovation
inno’v@-tion2
inno’v@-tion2 is a collection of personal stories from eight Canadian researchers. These researchers — working in the fields of physics, laser technology, virtual learning, molecular evolution, project management, communications, interactive media and visual arts — confirm that innovation is thriving in Canada.
Canada Research Chairs
Research Spotlight
Check out the latest research being conducted by the Canada Research Chairs.
National Research Council Canada (NRC)
Industrial Materials Institute
A selection of success stories that provides the name of the company, NRC partner(s), technology, impact, and NRC's role in the development.
Institute for Biological Sciences
See the exciting projects being conducted by the institute's team of researchers dedicated to unearthing the next breakthrough discoveries and technologies in neurobiology and immunochemistry.
Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology (ICPET)
See how ICPET, in partnership with companies and organizations, has made advancements in areas such as chemical sensors, measuring emissions, air quality modeling, efficient humidity control systems, new technology for petrochemical refining, fast-tracking fuel cell design, technology for food processing and the science of tissue engineering.
Institute for Information Technology
Read success stories highlighting the institute's research in software, systems technologies and applied research.
Institute for Microstructural Sciences (IMS)
Read how the IMS is helping the Canadian emerging information technologies industry in the areas of organic and inorganic semiconductor-based electronics and photonics.
Institute for National Measurement Standards (INMS)
See how the institute's resource of expertise benefits the Canadian economy and the quality of life for Canadians through technological commercialization, advances in health management practices, and safeguards for the environment.
Institute for Ocean Technology (IOT)
Examples of how research at the institute and the institute’s collaborations with other agencies are contributing to the advancement of offshore technologies.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Read the latest stories about NSERC-funded researchers.
Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE)
Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE)
See how the work of the NCE helps to benefit Canadians, industries, government and researchers.
Standards Council of Canada
Standards Council of Canada (SCC) — Success Stories
The SCC stories demonstrate the value and benefits of standards and standards-related activities.
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