If you don’t work in Canadian tech, you might not realize how important the Scientific Research and Experimental Development tax credit is. It doesn’t lend itself to big funding announcements or flashy campaign promises like some economic development programs, but SR&ED is a tax incentive worth close to $4 billion…

By Tessa Seager, CCI B.C. Director of Government Affairs While the B.C. Legislature has officially wrapped for the summer, a group of MLAs spent much of June travelling the province, consulting with stakeholders on what to include in the 2023 B.C. Budget Recommendation report. Next year’s budget might seem like…

Today Premier Doug Ford announced new cabinet roles for his government following the general election on June 2. In response, Alanna Sokic, CCI’s Ontario Manager of Government Affairs, issued the following statement: “In recent years, CCI has been pleased with the Ontario government’s desire to work in close collaboration with…

Today in Ottawa, Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Minister of Justice and Attorney General David Lametti announced the federal government’s plans for updating Canada’s privacy legislation. In response, Nick Schiavo, CCI’s Director of Federal Affairs, issued the following statement on behalf of our members: “Canadian economic growth…

Par Pierre-Philippe Lortie, Directeur, Affaires gouvernementales, Québec Au Conseil canadien des innovateurs (CCI), l’une de nos valeurs fondamentales est l’idée que nous avons besoin d’une économie en croissance et prospère pour soutenir les services publics et la qualité de vie que nous apprécions tous. Pour assurer cette prospérité, nous avons…

By Pierre-Philippe Lortie, CCI Quebec Director of Government Affairs At the Council of Canadian Innovators, one of our core values is the idea that we need a growing, thriving economy to sustain the public services and quality of life that we all value. To achieve prosperity we need economic policies…

With multiple news outlets projecting that the PC Party will win a majority of the seats in the Ontario legislature, Alanna Sokic, CCI’s Manager of Government Affairs for Ontario gave the following statement on behalf of our members: “On behalf of Ontario’s innovators, I want to congratulate Premier Doug Ford…

By Alanna Sokic, CCI’s Ontario Manager of Government Relations As the Ontario election campaign enters the final week, it’s disappointing that we haven’t heard a better public debate about health care innovation. Sure, all political parties have things to say about health care more broadly, but much of it amounts…

In response to the federal government’s announcement limiting access to certain technology from Canadian 5G telecommunication networks, CCI President Benjamin Bergen made the following statement on behalf of our members: “Today’s decision on the future of Canada’s 5G network infrastructure marks an important shift in policy thinking in Ottawa, one…