With introductory remarks by ISED Minister, the honourable Mr. Navdeep Bains, Canada launched its Innovation Asset Collective (IAC) on December 9, 2020. This $30 million pilot program founded and directed…
Category: Innovation
Thinking Inside the Box is Key to Economic Recovery
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce (the Chamber) recently released its Roadmap to Recovery, laying out policy areas that it believes will assist in the effective recovery from the economic instability…
How the Canadian IP regime is evolving to fight COVID-19
Introduction It is widely accepted that innovation and intellectual property rights buttress economic growth and vice-versa. In an economic downturn, for example, businesses usually experience falling revenues and diminished cash…
Taxing Robots Could Save Your Job, But What Else?
There is a public debate about the future of automation. On one side of the argument, some think the future of work will evolve into humans having new types of…
Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights at YorkU: A Panel Discussion on Impacts and Opportunities
February 4th, 2020 marked York University’s 11th annual Inclusion Day, a joint partnership between York University’s Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion (REI), the Law Commission of Ontario, and…
The Implications of Commercializing IP: How Patent Rights Get Compromised in Big Tech
Patent protection is a crucial consideration for inventors with new innovations. It ensures that innovation persists in the marketplace, and also guarantees some form of monopoly and profit for inventors…