Browse by subject

The contents of the Innovation in Canada portal are also broadly categorized by subject—select the topic that best represents your area of interest to help focus your search on the information most relevant to your needs.

• Business Intelligence

Information on understanding and implementing market research and competitive intelligence strategies. Includes company databases, guides, information websites and lists of experts in market research.


• Commercialization

Information on government commercialization endeavours. Learn about how the federal government is planning to develop marketable products or services as well as produce and deliver products or services for sale to commercial markets.


• Financing

Information on financing innovation, including tools to assess your level of financial readiness and a library of guides and documents on how to best look for and get financing.


• Human Resources

Expert human resource solutions for an innovative work environment. Includes info on recruiting and re-training qualified people, how to effectively manage training and how to build and manage work teams.


• Intellectual Property

Information on best practices for protecting your intellectual property. Includes a comprehensive list of intellectual property brokers as well as a searchable database for patents and copyrights in Canada, the United States and around the world.


• International

Information on international programs that Canadian innovators can apply for as well a database of international research centres you can use to identify potential partnerships.


• Managing

Techniques for managing a comprehensive technology and innovation plan for your organization, implementing a knowledge management strategy and fostering an innovative culture.


• Outsourcing

Expertise about technologies available for transfer in Canada. Includes information about technology licensing, joint development and outright sale.


• Product Development

How-to fact sheets, checklists, samples, and other tools for individual inventors and small start-up companies that wish to turn their ideas into marketable products.


• Research Services

Information on how to set up and operate a research contract or alliance as well as links to Canadian researchers at universities, private companies and public sector laboratories.


• Technology Transfer

Assess your technological needs to help plan upgrades to your production or business processes. Also find information on how to translate your technological needs into a successful upgrade.