Success Stories

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Are You an Innovative Canadian?

Innovative Canadians are having an impact in every part of the country. Through their efforts, new products and services are being developed and introduced in every sector of the economy, creating jobs and opportunities for Canadians. A number of inspiring stories are presented here, some as video vignettes and some as short success stories.

Success Stories

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Stories must:

• profile local or regional entrepreneurs or firms that have successfully developed or introduced an innovative product or practice that has helped improve productivity and competitiveness;



• provide readers with information and tips on how to improve their own operations;



• reflect one of the four key themes highlighted in Achieving Excellence (knowledge performance, skills, innovation environment, strengthening communities);



• include a quote from the individual profiled or a third-party source;



• include contact information.

Your story idea will be reviewed, and if your submission is approved, it will be written up as a 500–600 word story. Before it is published on the site, you will have the opportunity to review the story and approve it. After publication, you will be contacted every six months to ensure that the story is still current and relevant.

The template must be fully filled out before it will be considered. Submission of a story idea does not automatically guarantee that a story will be written and posted.

Video vignettes

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Marc Boutet — Co-President and CEO, De Marque, has built a company that specializes in the development of multimedia tools for training, information and entertainment. (French only)

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Dr. M. Elizabeth Cannon — Geomatics Professor, University of Calgary, conducts research and teaches in the area of satellite navigation for land, air and marine applications. (English only)

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Bernd Christmas — CEO, Membertou Development Corporation, has introduced an innovative approach to governance to the Mig'Ma Reserve in Atlantic Canada. (English only)

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Lorraine Downey — Marketing Manager, Fulton Sugar Bush, has helped transform her traditional family business into a multifaceted enterprise. (English only)

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Tazden Esmail — Chairman and CEO, Forbes Medi-Tech, works for this Vancouver-based health science company, which is dedicated to research, development and the commercialization of innovative nutraceutical and pharmaceutical products derived from nature. (English only)

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Michel Vincent — Vice President, Raquettes GV Enr./G.V. Snowshoes, has introduced new technology to the manufacturing of a traditional product. (French only)

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For more success stories, please click on the links below.

• Canadian Space Agency
• Communications Research Centre
• InnovationCanada
• National Research Council Canada
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)