Key Documents

Canada's Innovation Strategy was launched on February 12, 2002, with the release of two companion documents: Achieving Excellence: Investing in People, Knowledge and Opportunity and Knowledge Matters: Skills and Learning for Canadians. The papers highlight goals, milestones and targets that will improve innovation, skills and learning in Canada.

• Achieving Excellence examines the role of innovation in the Canadian economy and proposes goals, targets and federal priorities in four key areas: knowledge performance, skills, the innovation environment and strengthening communities. The strategy also sets out a call for action, challenging Canadians to work together to improve innovation performance.
  
  Achieving Excellence
  Achieving Excellence (download PDF)
  Achieving Excellence (text version)
  Achieving Excellence — Executive Summary
  Achieving Excellence — Executive Summary (download PDF)
  Achieving Excellence — Executive Summary (text version)
  
  
• Knowledge Matters calls for a collaborative approach among all sectors of society to ensure Canadians have the tools they need to participate in Canada's workplace. The paper outlines a series of national goals and milestones for children and youth, post-secondary education, the adult labour force and immigration.
  
  Knowledge Matters
  Knowledge Matters (download PDF)
  Knowledge Matters — Executive Summary
  

National Summit on Innovation and Learning

• National Summit on Innovation and Learning - Summary
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Canadians Speak on Innovation and Learning

Canadians Speak on Innovation and Learning is a summary of the views put forward by participants. The input provided plays a major role in the deliberations of the National Summit on Innovation and Learning.

• Canadians Speak on Innovation and Learning
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Documents Issued at the National Summit on Innovation and Learning

At the conclusion of the National Summit on Innovation and Learning participants received an information package summarizing the proceedings and the immediate steps being taken by the Government of Canada to improve Canada's innovation and learning performance.

• Summary of Discussions - National Summit on Innovation and Learning
  (MS PowerPoint presentation)

Summit participants, in breakout sessions, reviewed and priorized recommendations that were discussed during the engagement process. Each of the five working groups presented their observations, recommendations and implementation strategy to the plenary session.

• Summary of Discussions - National Summit on Innovation and Learning Closing Plenary Session
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Discussion Guide

The Discussion Guide is designed to stimulate discussion at the National Summit on Innovation and Learning. It has been laid out to enable participants to work through the large number of recommended actions associated with key priority issues.

• Discussion Guide
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Innovation Map

The objectives of the Innovation Map were to create an inventory of existing programs and to determine the role of private sector associations in support of the goals and challenges identified in Canada’s Innovation Strategy. The Innovation Map presents the results of discussions with 162 associations of varying sizes and from a broad cross section of industries and regions.

• Innovation Map
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Foreign Investment Restrictions Applicable to Telecommunications Common Carriers

The Government of Canada is interested in better understanding how the telecommunications foreign investment restrictions are affecting the telecommunication industry. This document gives background on these provisions, describes the approaches adopted in the other countries and poses a number of questions for consideration.

This discussion document is designed to seek views and to ensure that an appropriate balance in Canada's policy objectives continues to be achieved.

• Foreign Investment Restrictions Applicable to Telecommunications Common Carriers
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Guide to Programs and Services

The Government of Canada is committed to helping Canadians benefit from the new global economy and has a wealth of programs and services to promote innovation and learning.

• Guide to Programs and Services
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