Innovation and Competition

Additional Useful Sites

Competitive Intelligence
The secret to business success is . . . no secret. The information is accessible through public sources. Discover how innovative companies are using the Internet to learn more about their own company, competitors and industry to increase productivity, profitability and market share.

Canadian Innovation Studies
Find out about how e-commerce and e-business impacts firms in various industries. Canada is one of ten Organisations for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries participating in these studies, completed as part of the Electronic Commerce Business Impacts project.

Innovation Studies from Other Countries

Additional Useful Sites

Innovation Management Toolkit
The Innovation Management Toolkit is a set of interactive, Internet-based tools. It introduces to SMEs, innovation methods used by global leaders.

Copyrights
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office administers intellectual property systems in Canada (patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial designs and integrated circuit topographies) and disseminates IP information.

Intellectual Property Toolkit
Based on the top ten IP questions asked by entrepreneurs, it gives an overview of intellectual property and its protection in Canada and abroad.

Steps to Competitiveness
Provides a step-by-step approach for SME service sector businesses in Canada to assess and improve their level of competitiveness within the marketplace.

Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Centre
From the Canada Border Services Agency
Tailored to meet the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises but is useful for all importers and exporters.

Export Diagnostic
Will help you to evaluate your export readiness and will provide you with useful feedback on areas for potential improvement.

Canadian Importers Database
Provides lists of companies importing goods into Canada, by product, city and country of origin.

ImportSource.ca
A roadmap to importing goods into Canada. Its purpose is to help small and medium-sized Canadian companies understand the process of importing commercial goods and services.

For small and medium enterprises
This Competition Bureau site is designed to provide relevant information and plain language explanations on a variety of Competition Bureau topics as they apply to SMEs.

Export Development Canada
Provides financing and risk management services (insurance and bonding) to Canadian companies exporting goods and services, or investing in other countries.