The Expert Panel on the State of Industrial R&D was chaired by Kathleen Sendall, Director, CGG; Director of Enmax Corporation; Vice Chair, Alberta Innovates – Energy and Environment Solutions. For a complete list of panel members visit the Expert Panel on the State of Industrial R&D page.The Minister of Industry, on behalf of Industry Canada, asked the Council of Canadian Academies to assess industrial research and development (IR&D) in Canada.
To conduct this assessment the Council assembled a 14-member expert panel who met over the course of 14 months to consider the most relevant evidence possible.
The report, The State of Industrial R&D in Canada, provides an in-depth analysis of research and development activities in Canadian industries and is one of the most detailed and systematic studies of the state of IR&D ever undertaken in Canada.
While many reports have documented Canada’s historical weakness in industrial R&D, the Panel’s report sheds new light on the subject by examining areas of strength and how these strengths are distributed regionally. The report also examines the alignment of IR&D strengths with Canada’s areas of excellence in science and technology research and economic performance. Barriers and gaps that limit the translation of Canada’s S&T strengths into innovation and wealth creation are also identified.
One chapter assesses provincial and regional distribution of IR&D activity and strength.
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