Ministerial transition book – 2019

Table of contents

• 1. Getting started: the fundamentals
  • Welcome back Minister
  • Mandate of the ISED Portfolio
  • Structure of the ISED Portfolio
  • Biographies of the ISED Deputy Ministers
  • Portfolio heads and mandates
  • Office of the Chief Science Advisor
• 2A. Overview of current ISED Portfolio activities in support of the economy
  • The ISED story: history of the portfolio
  • Overview of current ISED activities
• 2B. Overview of ISED and Portfolio bodies
  • Departmental divisions
  • Departmental budget
  • Portfolio organizations
  • Overview of portfolio organizations
• 3. Snapshot of the Canadian economy
  • Snapshot of the Canadian economy
  • Snapshot of regional economic development
• 4. Early considerations for your mandate
  • Canadian competitiveness in an age of disruption
  • REDACTED
• 5. Partnerships: areas for engagement
  • Partnerships
  • Potential early outreach to stakeholders
• 6. Communications
  • Communications
• Annex A: Overview of the Portfolio
  • Structure of the ISED Portfolio
  • Associated councils
• Annex B: Departmental services and supports
  • Departmental services and supports
  • Departmental services and supports: key contacts
• Annex C: List of stakeholder contacts
  • Key provincial/territorial ministers
• Annex D: List of commonly used acronyms

1. Getting started: the fundamentals

Welcome back Minister

Congratulations on your appointment and welcome back to one of the biggest economic portfolios in the Government of Canada, helping to support the $1.8 trillion-dollar Canadian economy. Here to support your mandate are 16 federal departments, crown corporations and agencies, representing nearly 20,000 federal employees.

The Portfolio is responsible for the efficient administration of 26 federal statutes to: promote competition and innovation; support investment and telecommunications; and protect intellectual property, businesses and consumers alike.

We look forward to implementing your vision for a prosperous economy.

Purpose

The purpose of this package is to:

• Provide you with an overview of the mandate and structure of the Portfolio
• Outline the Portfolio's core activities in supporting the economy
• Provide a brief overview of key partners and a possible plan for you to engage with key stakeholders
• Outline Canadian competitiveness, and science and research challenges and potential areas of opportunity.

Mandate of the ISED Portfolio

Raison d'être

Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada (ISED) works with Canadians in all areas of the economy and in all parts of the country to improve conditions for investment, enhance Canada's innovation performance, increase Canada's share of global trade, and build a fair, efficient and competitive marketplace.

Mandate

ISED is responsible for the government's micro-economic policy agenda and supports pillars across the economy. It helps create the conditions for Canadian businesses to grow, innovate and expand so they can create jobs and wealth for Canadians. It also supports scientific research and the integration of scientific considerations into investment and policy choices, and helps small businesses grow through trade and innovation and promotes increased tourism in Canada.

Leadership

ISED is the federal institution that leads the Innovation, Science and Economic Development Portfolio.

Structure of the ISED Portfolio

Sixteen federal departments and agencies make up the ISED Portfolio. Together, these organizations are uniquely positioned to foster a growing, competitive and knowledge-based Canadian economy in all regions of Canada.

ISED works in partnership with the members of the Portfolio to leverage resources and synergies in a number of specific areas:

• innovation through science and technology—helping firms and not-for-profit institutions more rapidly turn ideas into new products and services
• trade and investment—encouraging more firms in more sectors to export to more markets, and helping Canadian firms attract a larger share of foreign direct investment
• growth of small and medium-sized enterprises—providing access to capital, information and services
• economic growth of Canadian communities—fostering new approaches to community economic development, based on community strengths and information infrastructures.

Departments, regional development agencies and agencies

Minister is accountable to Prime Minister and Parliament for all organizations in their portfolio including policy, program and management issues

Departments and regional development agencies

• Innovation, Science and Economic Development
• Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario*
  *within ISED
• Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
• Western Economic Diversification Canada
• Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
• Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
• Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

Agencies

• Statistics Canada
• Canadian Space Agency

Councils

Specialized; Deputy Head reports to Minister

• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
• National Research Council
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Crown corporations

Independent; Chairperson of Board reports to Minister

• Business Development Bank of Canada
• Destination Canada
• Standards Council of Canada

Quasi-judicial tribunals

Make decisions and hear appeals at arm's length from the government following quasi-judicial processes

• Competition Tribunal
• Copyrights Board Canada

Quasi-judicial tribunal administered through other portfolio

Organization responsible for the implementation of objectives set out in the Telecommunications Act

• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

Associated organizations

Government selects board member(s); in whole or part funded by ISED agreement

• Canada Foundation for Innovation
• Council of Canadian Academies
• Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation
• Sustainable Development Technology Canada
• Genome Canada*

* Minister does not appoint board members

Biographies of the ISED Deputy Ministers

Simon Kennedy
Deputy Minister, Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada

Simon Kennedy was named Deputy Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, effective September 3, 2019. Previously, he served as Deputy Minister of Health from January 2015. Mr. Kennedy began his career with the public service in 1990 and has served in a variety of senior roles in seven different organizations, including in six deputy minister–level appointments at the Privy Council Office; Industry Canada (as ISED was formerly known); Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada; Health Canada; and now ISED.

Paul Thompson

Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada

On November 20, 2017, Paul Thompson was appointed Associate Deputy Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development. Most recently, Paul was Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch, at Employment and Social Development Canada. He has held a variety of previous senior leadership roles in departments across the federal public service including Service Canada, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, the Privy Council Office and Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Portfolio heads and mandates

Regional development agencies

Head	Body	Mandate
Francis P. McGuire, President	Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	Increase opportunity for economic development in Atlantic Canada
Manon Brassard, Deputy Minister	Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions	Promote the long-term economic development of the regions of Quebec
Paula Isaak, President	Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency	Foster regional economic development in Canada's territories
James Meddings, President	Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario	Strengthen southern Ontario's capacity for innovation, economic development and growth
Dylan Jones, Deputy Minister	Western Economic Diversification Canada	Develop the western Canadian economy and advance its interests in Ottawa
Lisa Setlakwe, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister	Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario	Promote economic development and diversification, job creation and sustainable, self-reliant communities

Agencies, boards & commissions

Head	Body	Mandate
Sylvain Laporte, President	Canadian Space Agency	Promote the peaceful use and development of space, and ensure that space science and technology advances our knowledge and provides social and economic benefits for Canadians
Anil Arora, Chief Statistician	Statistics Canada	Collect, compile, analyze and publish statistical information on the economic, social and general activities and conditions of the Canadian people
Iain Stewart, President	National Research Council	Organize and grow research and innovation in Canada
Alejandro Adem, President	Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada	Promote and support post-secondary research and training in the natural sciences and engineering
Ted Hewitt, President	Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada	Promote and support postsecondary-based research and training in the social sciences and humanities
Orlando Da Silva, DM of Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada	Competition Tribunal	Help the Canadian marketplace be more competitive and innovative
Nathalie Théberge, CEO	Copyright Board of Canada	Establish the royalties to be paid for the use of copyrighted works

Crown corporations

Head	Body	Mandate
Anwar Chaudhry, Interim President & CEO	Destination Canada	Market Canada as a leading tourism destination in the international marketplace
Chantal Guay, CEO	Standards Council of Canada	Promote efficient and effective voluntary standardization in Canada
Michael Denham, President & CEO	Business Development Bank of Canada	Support Canadian entrepreneurship

Office of the Chief Science Advisor

Dr. Mona Nemer
Canada's Chief Science Advisor, Office of the Chief Science Advisor

A Chief Science Advisor was appointed to advise on science issues and ways for the Government to better support quality scientific research within the federal system. She is supported by a Senior Assistant Deputy Minister in the Office of the Chief Science Advisor.

Dr. Mona Nemer Bio

On September 25, 2017, Dr. Mona Nemer was appointed for a three-year term as Canada's Chief Science Advisor. Before taking on this role, Dr. Nemer was Professor and Vice-President of Research at the University of Ottawa and Director of the school's Molecular Genetics and Cardiac Regeneration Laboratory. She holds a PhD in Chemistry from McGill University and did post-doctoral training in molecular biology at the Institut de Recherche Clinique de Montréal and Columbia University.

Dr. Nemer is a member of the Order of Canada, a fellow of the Academy of Sciences of the Royal Society of Canada, a knight of the Ordre national du Québec and a knight of the French Republic's Ordre national du Mérite. She is also a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2018, Dr. Nemer was awarded the Arthur Wynne Gold Medal by the Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences.

2A. Overview of current ISED Portfolio activities in support of the economy

The ISED story: history of the portfolio

The Department has a long-standing history of supporting the Canadian economy through its evolving mandate and ongoing mission to meet the shifting needs of industry.

The Department of Trade and Commerce (1892) primarily focused on the creation and expansion of national and regional transportation systems, export of natural resources and growing the processing capacity of the manufacturing sector. The department's focus shifted to mobilizing Canada's industrial capacity for war in 1939.

The Department of Industry (1963) shifted the primary focus to industry and innovation. The department's ten sector-focused branches aimed to increase Canadian productivity and large-scale production. Regional economic development was also first recognized as a key component of industry policy in this era via the creation of the Area Development Agency.

The Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce (1969) brought together trade and industrial policy. The department's primary focus was to promote the establishment and growth of the manufacturing, processing and tourism industries, improve the productivity of Canadian industry, and foster the expansion of Canadian trade.

The Department of Regional and Industrial Expansion (1982) merged industry policy and regional economic development. Trade functions were removed and the department's programming efforts focused on supporting large-scale industrial development.

The Department of Industry, Science, Technology Canada (1987) was created in response to the growing prominence of science and technology as a key component of economic policy. Some shifts in the era included a more prominent role in encouraging technology transfer, basic and applied research and development, and ensuring the availability of a highly skilled labour force.

Industry Canada (1993), essentially a merger of four existing departments (Industry, Science and Technology Canada; Consumer and Corporate Affairs; Department of Communications; and Investment Canada) was in response to the unfavourable economic and financial climate in the early-to-mid-1990s. The role of the department shifted towards micro-economic policy, with a raison d'etre to promote productivity and innovation and create the conditions for a more competitive business climate.

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (2015) reinforced the centrality of innovation to industrial policy and economic development across all sectors and regions of the country. The ISED portfolio has shifted towards being a more active and direct partner with businesses, innovators and entrepreneurs, the higher education sector and civil society. This era has also coincided with a renewed emphasis on working collectively across departments and central agencies to generate whole-of-government solutions to growing the economy for all Canadians.

Overview of current ISED activities

Today, ISED is an institution that works, along with its broad portfolio, to foster a growing, competitive and knowledge-based economy. It does so by supporting major pillars of the Canadian economy.

Your mandate

• Marketplace frameworks and consumer confidence
• Enabling digital infrastructure
• Supporting Canadian sectors
• Helping small and medium-sized enterprises grow and export
• Measurement and data
• Science and research
• Convening power

Marketplace frameworks

Canada has a robust set of marketplace legal frameworks in place that serve to:

• support innovation through investment attraction, competition and research & development commercialization
• build trust by taking into account diverse public policy interests such as privacy, consumer protection and fairness
• encourage Canadian firms to leverage marketplace tools, services and programs

The Portfolio is responsible for the development and coordination of policy and legislative frameworks of general application within the marketplace. These frameworks include:

• Corporate Governance, Bankruptcy and Insolvency
• Competition
• Labelling (textiles, packaged goods and precious metals)
• Copyright, Trademark, Patent and Industrial Design
• Privacy, Data Protection and Anti-Spam

The Portfolio works to ensure Canada's marketplace frameworks are effective in promoting competitive markets and instilling consumer confidence and trust through a variety of functions.

The Department regularly assesses and advises on marketplace policies and laws to ensure they are fit for purpose and remain effective in the current climate. The Department also leads on the development of legislative, policy and some regulatory proposals.

In order to remain proactive, the Portfolio monitors domestic and international developments to leverage lessons learned, best practices and maintain interoperability where necessary, such as in relation to the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation.

The Department also participates in international fora and negotiations of importance to the Portfolio including around issues of governance of a data-driven economy.

Access to valuable publicly-owned intellectual property can bolster Canadian businesses to collaborate, commercialize and grow. The Canadian Intellectual Property Office is a special operating agency of ISED responsible for administering Canada's system of intellectual property rights, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial designs and geographical indications.

The Competition Bureau is an independent law enforcement agency that ensures markets across Canada are competitive and innovative.

The National Research Council is Canada's international Metrology and Measurement authority, and produces the model Canadian Building Code for the provinces.

Consumer confidence

The ISED Portfolio has a role in protecting Canadians and empowering consumers through: federal policy, legal, and regulatory levers; research, education and awareness efforts; enforcement actions; and, coordination with the provinces and territories.

The Competition Bureau of Canada is a federal law enforcement agency with economy-wide competition law and consumer welfare responsibilities including combating cartels and deceptive marketing practices, reviewing mergers and preventing abuse by dominant firms. It safeguards trust in markets by protecting consumers against misleading advertising and deceptive marketing practices.

The Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy regulates Canada's insolvency system including the insolvency profession. It supervises stakeholder compliance with the insolvency process, and maintains public records and statistics. It also works with debtors to find solutions for their financial challenges.

The Standards Council of Canada is a federal Crown corporation responsible for promoting efficient and effective standardization that strengthens Canada's competitiveness while protecting consumers and protecting the health, safety and welfare of Canadians.

Measurement Canada ensures the reliability and accuracy of Canadians' daily measurement-based financial transactions (for example, fuelling cars or purchasing meat and produce at the grocery store). It conducts inspections and compliance surveillance activities to monitor the accuracy performance of the marketplace and uses a graduated enforcement approach to correct inaccurate measurement.

The Office for Consumer Affairs acts as a hub internally for consumer issues and provides navigational support to Canadian consumers. It also plays a role in supporting consumer organizations in Canada in advancing research and policy analysis on consumer issues.

Statistics Canada is an independent agency that provides data and analysis that form the foundation of important macroeconomic measures, such as the consumer price index, gross domestic product, trade, and other measures on innovation, productivity, and digital. Through the Census of Population, it also collects and disseminates information on important demographic trends and insights that inform both domestic and international business decisions.

Enabling digital infrastructure

Digital infrastructure, including broadband internet access and wireless service provided through spectrum, is vital to the Canadian economy and society. Canadians, particularly in remote areas, rely on digital infrastructure to connect to vital services, educational resources, and economic opportunities. Digital infrastructure also helps Canadian businesses connect to a larger market and grow globally.

ISED and its Portfolio partners have a role to play in enabling digital infrastructure, alongside other government departments.

To bolster connectivity, the Portfolio administers funding programs that work to improve the availability of telecommunications services in unserved and underserved areas, including rural and Northern communities.

The Portfolio seeks to remain proactive and forward looking on evolving digital infrastructure needs, including looking at implications of the next-generation networks such as 5G.

The Department also has a role in advancing the security and resilience of digital infrastructure working with partners across the Government of Canada.

The Department is responsible for the Telecommunications Act and leading telecommunications policy for the government in order to promote sector competition, investment, affordability, and access to high quality services.

The Department also has legislative authority to govern the use of spectrum in Canada, a public resource that is essential for the wide range of wireless services. This includes authorizing its use, setting standards, certifying equipment, and holding auctions.

The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is an independent tribunal that regulates telecommunications and broadcasting in the public interest. The CRTC reports to Parliament via the Minister of Canadian Heritage, and works to implement the policy objectives in the Telecommunications Act and Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (Minister of ISED responsible) and the Broadcasting Act (Minister of Heritage responsible). This includes implementing measures to encourage greater competition in telecommunications services, enable digital infrastructure, and promote compliance with and enforcement of regulations that advance consumer interests.

Supporting Canadian sectors

ISED supports various industry sectors across the Canadian economy, working directly with firms to help support their potential growth, attract investments and create jobs.

As part of this role, the Portfolio delivers a broad suite of industry-focused programs that support business needs – from helping businesses access skilled talent to grow and innovate, through building innovation ecosystems, to exporting and scaling up globally.

The Portfolio uses an integrated approach to support businesses across all stages of growth. Support for program success is championed through ongoing analytics, as well as industry engagement through initiatives such as the CEO-led Economic Strategy Tables.

This support is bolstered by the Department's Portfolio partners who support businesses within Canadian sectors. For example, the Canadian Space Agency supports the growth of the space industry, and encourages the transfer and commercialization of space technology throughout Canadian industry. Destination Canada promotes Canada as a tourism destination by uniting tourism leaders and providing a platform for businesses to connect with global customers.

Key sectors that have been a focus of the Department's efforts in recent years include the following: automotive, manufacturing, digital technologies, regenerative and restorative medicine, tourism, aerospace, space, marine and defence and clean technology.

The Department implements measures that help Canadian industry reduce the risks associated with research and development. For example, National Research Council Canada labs work directly with individual businesses across the country on their research and commercialization needs.

Easier access to government-led programming helps businesses find and benefit from the programs and services they need to succeed. The Department works to accomplish this through one-stop access points such as the Innovation Canada digital platform, and streamlined program delivery. Greater alignment through program reviews has also been used to consolidate and simplify innovation programming.

The Portfolio works in collaboration with other government departments on investment attraction in order to encourage leading global firms to invest in Canada, bringing good jobs, new technologies and boosting our economy. As part of this function, the Department is responsible for administering the Investment Canada Act, which reviews foreign investment in Canada's economy.

ISED also delivers programs such as the Strategic Innovation Fund, which cost-shares in major investments by industry to accelerate areas of economic strength, expand the role of Canadian firms of all sizes in regional and global supply chains, and attract investment

Helping small and medium-sized enterprises grow and export

Small and medium-sized enterprises make up over 99% of businesses in Canada and are important to Canada's economy. While Canada excels at creating new businesses, we struggle to maximize export potential and to create high-growth and large anchor firms.

The Portfolio has measures in place to support a whole range of entrepreneurs, including those from underrepresented groups, who want to start a business, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises looking to grow in Canada and expand their reach globally.

A large function of the ISED Portfolio is to support small businesses through access to financing. This includes direct funding through grants and loans, as well as support in raising capital.

The Business Development Bank of Canada plays a complementary role by providing financing, advisory services and capital investments for small and medium-sized enterprises, intended to supplement or complete services available from commercial financial institutions. It also delivers programs on behalf of government such as the Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative, which leverages private sector funds to increase the availability of funding targeting high potential start-ups.

The National Research Council Canada delivers the Industrial Research Assistance Program, which provides technical advice to over 8,000 small and medium-sized enterprises and funding to over 3,500 small and medium-sized enterprises each year.

Regional Development Agencies across Canada help to address key economic challenges by providing regionally-tailored programs, services, knowledge and expertise. This includes delivering on-the-ground direct project funding for small and medium-sized enterprises, regional ecosystems, and community economic development and diversification, as well as implementing national programs such as the Women Entrepreneurship Fund.

Many of the Portfolio financing programs include mentorship and capacity building components that offer knowledge-sharing, resources, and expert advice direct to entrepreneurs and small-business owners.

Another way the Portfolio supports businesses to grow is by leveraging public procurement through programs such as Innovative Solutions Canada. Using a "grand challenges" approach, government uses its buying power to support early stage, pre-commercial research and development, as well as late stage prototypes, and to accelerate commercialization.

The Portfolio also works to encourage market diversification and global market access by promoting key trade and investment agreements, advancing negotiations on new agreements, and helping entrepreneurs expand globally.

The Portfolio supports the small-business ecosystem more broadly, through its role in supporting effective regulation, supporting access to talent pipelines, and through direct business-facing services such as the Canada Business App to help small businesses better access government services and programs

Convening power

A thriving innovation ecosystem is important for growing productivity, raising the standard of living, and enhancing competitiveness. Leveraging our convener power, the Portfolio works to build partnerships and strengthen ecosystems that bring together members of the private sector, post-secondary institutions, government, and civil society for the benefit of all.

Successful innovation ecosystems that boast an interconnected system of small and large companies, post-secondary institutions, skilled workers and infrastructure act as catalysts for economic growth.

Initiatives such as support to business accelerators and incubators, and the Innovation Superclusters Initiative, have been designed to foster greater collaboration to grow effective ecosystems that capitalize on Canada's strengths.

The Superclusters Initiative is designed to encourage industry-driven research and development activities, pool access to cutting-edge research and highly skilled talent, link larger firms with innovative small and medium-sized enterprises to help them scale up, attract investment, and create hubs of global competitive advantage for advanced industries.

The Department builds partnerships and aligns efforts across government in areas of shared priorities, including leveraging new approaches to procurement, trade promotion and skills.

Canadian industry is facing change in skills demands, resulting from rapidly changing technology, consumer expectations and global competition. The Department leverages federal innovation programming to incent investments in talent, and promotes greater public-private partnerships to address skills challenges, particularly around skills for the future of work including digital literacy, skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and to align skills development solutions with industry needs.

The Portfolio leverages its convening power to engage with small and medium-sized enterprises, entrepreneurs and consumers to gather information, create trust and to better understand the needs of our stakeholders. The Department brings together these diverse interests and perspectives in order to ensure its information and activities are evidence-based to support economic growth and advance consumer empowerment.

Science and research

The Portfolio works to support fundamental research by ensuring researchers have the resources they need to continue asking bold questions and training new generations of students. It also supports Canada's science ecosystem by facilitating connections between post-secondary institutions and industry, and promoting science to the public through third-party organizations, science promotion programs, and agenda-setting.

Applied research and development as well as strong partnerships between businesses and research institutions are also critical elements in transforming fundamental research into commercial products and services to drive the economy and improve the well-being of all Canadians.

The Portfolio also works with global partners to strengthen best-practices and contribute to large-scale discovery projects. The Canadian Space Agency works collaboratively with members of the global space community including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the European Space Agency. In this role, Canada has contributed to a number of scientific missions, delivering critical technology and scientific expertise.

Canada has a history of strong scientific performance on the world stage. For example, years of investment in artificial intelligence-related research has led to Canadian leadership in this area.

Direct funding is used to support fundamental science, delivered through various mechanisms including the two granting agencies under the ISED Portfolio. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, both provide funding to support students, promote and support discovery research, and encourage greater collaboration between industry and academia.

Other funding initiatives within the Portfolio focus on building skills through the promotion of science, technology, engineering and mathematics; on strengthening Canada's research infrastructure; on enhancing areas of strength; and supporting business in the development and deployment of research.

The National Research Council Canada is Canada's largest federal research and development organization, which partners with industry to help bring research and new advanced technologies to market, and invests in strategic research and development programming to apply to economic and societal challenges.

Measurement and data

Data is a valuable resource that drives growth, scientific discovery, and new technologies. Objective statistical information is also the basis for sound analysis, advice and decision making. In addition, Canada, like the rest of the world, is experiencing an increase in the creation and use of data and data-driven technologies, requiring strong protections for privacy and clear rules around data usage.

Statistics Canada is Canada's central statistical office. Under the Statistics Act, Statistics Canada is required to collect, compile, analyse, abstract and publish statistical information relating to the commercial, industrial, financial, social, economic and general activities and condition of the people of Canada. It conducts the Census every five years, along with around 350 active surveys on various aspects of Canadian life.

Leveraging its data resources, Statistics Canada works to provide statistical information and analysis about Canada's economic and social structure in order to improve public and private decision-making for the benefit of all Canadians. These data resources play a key role in measuring the effectiveness of federal policies and programs.

Statistics Canada also works to promote sound statistical standards and practices, both domestically and abroad, to provide better quality data, and to improve statistical methods and systems through joint research studies and projects.

Where possible, Statistics Canada is working to improve data sharing practices, whether through the use of streamlined data sharing agreements, or through working collaboratively with provinces and territories to achieve greater efficiency in data collection and avoid duplication.

ISED also has a role in addressing the impact of data transformation, particularly around examining marketplace frameworks to ensure responsiveness and maintain important trust and privacy protections regarding the creation and use of private data in the marketplace. Data in a digital economy is key as it drives economic growth and fosters technology creation and adoption.

2B. Overview of ISED and Portfolio bodies

Departmental divisions

The units within the Department that help carry out the activities of ISED are:

• Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector
• Industry Sector
• Innovation Canada Sector
• Science and Research Sector
• Clean Technology and Clean Growth Branch
• Small Business and Marketplace Services Sector
• Digital Transformation Services Sector
• Spectrum and Telecommunications Sector
• Corporate Management Sector
• Strategic Communications and Marketing Sector
• Canadian Intellectual Property Office
• Competition Bureau
• Audit and Evaluation Branch
• Legal Services

Departmental divisions chart

Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister

Paul Thompson, Associate Deputy Minister

Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector

Lisa Setlakwe, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister

Regional offices: Pacific, Prairie and Northern, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic

Mandate

Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector (SIPS) plays a key role in implementing the government's microeconomic policy agenda and in supporting departmental alignment. It develops and supports the Department's horizontal policy and strategy by ensuring robust marketplace frameworks and by deepening international and regional relations and promoting trade. It also coordinates for the federal budget and is responsible for telecommunications and digital policy. Also within SIPS are the Regional Offices, which gather intelligence in the regions and act as the Portfolio's public face with regional stakeholders.

Lisa Setlakwe bio

Lisa was appointed Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector, effective September 25, 2017. Prior to that, she was Associate Assistant Deputy Minister in the sector and led the Department's policy and strategy related to portfolio coordination, federal-provincial-territorial relations and defence procurement. She has held a number of other senior executive positions within the Department.

Industry Sector (IS)

Mitch Davies, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister

Mary Gregory, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister

Mandate

Industry Sector (IS) is the centre for the provision of advice on the government's industrial policy, based on economic and technological expertise and industry outreach. In this capacity, the sector is responsible for the following industries: automotive, manufacturing, digital technologies, life sciences, tourism, aerospace, space, marine and defence. The sector also supports the government's delivery of industry-focused programs, and supports the advancement of a skills agenda aligned with industry needs. IS undertakes investment attraction work in collaboration with other departments and the Invest in Canada Hub, including the government's industry promotion efforts. The sector is also responsible for the administration of the Investment Canada Act and the management of the Industrial and Technological Benefits Policy.

Mitch Davies bio

Mitch has been working at the Department since 2006, having held a number of other senior executive positions at the department. Prior to his current role, Mitch was Senior Assistant Deputy Minister and founding executive of Innovation Canada.

Mary Gregory Bio

Mary has been working in the Department since March 2012. Prior to this position, she held various senior leadership roles in the organization including Director General, Aerospace, Defence and Marine Branch and Executive Director of the Industrial and Regional Benefits Directorate.

Innovation Canada Sector

Andrea Johnston, Assistant Deputy Minister

Mandate

Innovation Canada Sector (ICS) is a new sector formed in 2017 that serves as a collaborative platform to make it easier and faster for Canada's innovators and entrepreneurs to find and access government programs and services. The mandate of ICS includes building the capacity to better understand the impacts of ISED programs, examining best practices and supporting growth in Canada's innovation ecosystem. It is responsible for the delivery of most of the Department's business support programs, such as providing funding and expert advice, as well as driving new collaborations. ICS's flagship programs and services (including the Innovation Superclusters Initiative, the Strategic Innovation Fund, Innovative Solutions Canada, the Clean Growth Hub and the Accelerated Growth Service) are designed to help businesses innovate, create jobs and grow Canada's economy.

Andrea Johnston bio

Andrea was appointed Assistant Deputy Minister of Innovation Canada in July 2018. She first joined the Department in May 2017 as the Director General (DG) of the Economic Strategy Tables and Skills Branch. Prior to joining the Department, Andrea had an extensive career at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC).

Science and Research Sector

Nipun Vats, Assistant Deputy Minister

Mandate

Science and Research Sector (SRS) leads the development and implementation of the Government of Canada's science and technology policy agenda in order to optimize federal investments in science and research, foster an innovative economy and improve the wealth and well-being of Canadians. The sector provides advice on external research, relationships with post-secondary institutions, granting agency policy, programs and operations, and also advises on and manages contribution agreements with a variety of external organizations. The sector also provides advice on a wide range of science policy issues including the broader intramural science enterprise and international science cooperation and relations.

Nipun Vats bio

Before his role in SRS, Nipun held a variety of positions within the federal government including the Priorities and Planning Secretariat of the Privy Council Office, and leading the policy and administration of the major transfer payment programs to the provinces and territories at the Department of Finance. He has also served as Secretary to a National Advisory Panel on Energy Science and Technology. Dr. Vats also served as the lead federal official in the successful negotiation of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement.

Clean Technology and Clean Growth Branch

Andrew Noseworthy, Assistant Deputy Minister, Clean Technology

Mandate

The Clean Technology and Clean Growth Branch (CTCGB) is composed of the Clean Technology and Clean Growth Group, located in SRS, and the Clean Growth Hub Office, located in ICS. To ensure a fully coordinated approach on clean technology within the Department, both groups of the Branch report to the ADM responsible for Clean Technology. The CTCGB is responsible for domestic, intergovernmental, and international clean technology and clean growth policy, including the Department's support for the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change; manages the Department's contribution to the federal Clean Technology Data Strategy; conducts industry analysis and research, including on the circular economy, standards and regulations, and is the departmental lead for sustainable development; manages the contribution agreement with Sustainable Development Technology Canada; and advises on clean technology financial initiatives, including working with the Business Development Bank of Canada and Export Development Canada on clean technology project finance.

Andrew Noseworthy bio

As part of his duties with the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Andrew is responsible for the operations of the Atlantic Canada Energy Office, a partnership initiative between ACOA and Natural Resources Canada, based in St. John's with additional staff elsewhere in the Atlantic region. Prior to joining the federal public service, Andrew had an 18-year career with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and held a number of senior appointments, including Associate Secretary to Cabinet, Deputy Clerk of the Executive Council, Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Assistant Secretary to Cabinet (Economic Policy).

Small Business and Marketplace Services Sector

Frances McRae, Assistant Deputy Minister

Mandate

The Small Business and Marketplace Services Sector (SBMS) is responsible for small business, including women's, youth and Indigenous entrepreneurship; and social innovation. The sector also undertakes financing and capital policy development and coordination and program delivery of the Canada Small Business Financing Program, including venture and angel capital policy. The sector is active on consumer policy coordination, protecting and promoting the interests of consumers. Measurement Canada, Corporations Canada and the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada are all part of SBMS. These organizations play strong regulatory management roles in the areas of trade measurement, insolvency and federal incorporation, supporting the integrity of the marketplace and providing a competitive environment that contributes to Canada's innovation performance.

Frances McRae bio

Frances has worked in a variety of departments in the National Capital Region and Atlantic Region, including the Privy Council Office, Shared Services Canada, Global Affairs Canada, and Employment and Social Development Canada. She spent several years in mid-career outside government with the international public affairs firm Fleishman-Hillard Canada.

Digital Transformation Service Sector

Dan Boulet, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Chief Digital Officer

Mandate

The Digital Transformation Service Sector (DTSS) leads the Department's digital service channels, in close collaboration with different areas of the Department, to accelerate digital services for businesses and innovators. DTSS is building new capabilities in digital transformation supported by a backbone of a modern information technology and information management infrastructure and is placing special emphasis on the power of disruptive technologies that can reduce the administrative burden for Canadians and public servants as we deliver digital services and programs.

Dan Boulet bio

In addition to this acting appointment, Dan has been the Chief Information Officer since 2017. Between 2010 and 2017, he held various executive positions within the Chief Information Office and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. Prior to his joining the Canadian federal government in 2006, Dan worked in management consulting at Deloitte for 10 years.

Spectrum and Telecommunications Sector

Fiona Gilfillan, Assistant Deputy Minister*

Eric Dagenais, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister

*Fiona Gilfillan has been the crown's deponent in a major litigation process. Fiona will continue to play a leadership role in the management of STS to the extent that her duties for the court case allow.

Mandate

Spectrum and Telecommunications Sector (STS) is responsible for researching and regulating spectrum, regulating telecommunications equipment, extending and enhancing broadband service in rural and remote regions of Canada, and working with other organizations on the safety and security of existing and future telecommunications infrastructure. The sector's objective is to maximize the economic and social benefits that Canadians derive from the use of the radio-frequency spectrum. The sector works across the Department, with other federal government departments, at the international level, and with our stakeholders to support a competitive wireless industry, strong investment, cyber-resilience, and economic growth.

Eric Dagenais bio

Eric Dagenais was appointed Acting Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Spectrum and Telecommunications Sector in June 2019. Mr. Dagenais has held the post of ADM in the Department since 2015 within various other sectors. Prior to this, Mr. Dagenais was the Director General of the Small Business Branch; Director General, MacKenzie Gas Project Office at Environment Canada; and Director General, Investment Review of this Department.

Fiona Gilfillan bio

Before joining the Department, Fiona acquired substantive background in telecommunications that spans over the course of 15 years. Her previous experience was at the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission where she spent five years of her career.

Corporate Management Sector

Douglas McConnachie, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer

Mandate

The Corporate Management Sector (CMS) is responsible for providing comptrollership of the Department's finances and the management of human resources. CMS provides stewardship for the Department's resources and programs, grants and contributions, assets, investments, facilities and security. CMS also oversees the Department's corporate planning and accountability reporting regimes and provides strategic advice on risk management, and the affordability and integrity of program proposals.

Douglas McConnachie bio

Douglas joined ISED in October 2019 after having served as Director General, Financial Management and Deputy Chief Financial Officer at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). He has 24 years' experience in public sector financial management and corporate finance and has served in senior financial management roles at Public Safety Canada and Public Services and Procurement Canada.

Strategic Communications and Marketing Sector

Vicky Eatrides, Assistant Deputy Minister

Mandate

Strategic Communications and Marketing Sector (SCMS) connects the Department and its Ministers with the Canadian public and helps support communications for the portfolio. SCMS reaches national, regional, local and commercial specific audiences through our digital channels, including web and social media, television, radio and print. The sector actively seeks to break through a competitive environment with proactive, targeted media, marketing and online strategies. The team of about 140 professionals is responsible for media relations, ministerial communications and events, marketing and advertising, social media, consultations, issues management, and employee communications.

Vicky Eatrides bio

Vicky was named Assistant Deputy Minister of SCMS in October 2019. Since joining the Public Service in 2005, Vicky has held a variety of increasingly senior executive positions. At the Competition Bureau, Vicky served as the Senior Deputy Commissioner for Cartels and Deceptive Marketing Practices, Deputy Commissioner of Competition Promotion, Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Mergers, and Chief of Staff to the Commissioner of Competition. From 2013 to 2015, Vicky was the Director General of Strategic Policy and Planning for the Major Projects Management Office at Natural Resources Canada. Prior to joining the Public Service, Vicky practised federal regulatory law at Stikeman Elliott LLP.

Audit and Evaluation Branch

Dawn Lumley-Myllari, Director General and Chief Audit Executive

Mandate

The Audit and Evaluation Branch (AEB) provides independent, professional and quality audit, evaluation and practice management services, founded on sound values and ethics, to support informed decision-making and enhanced performance and accountability. It also fulfills the Department's obligations under the Treasury Board's policies, directives and standards on internal audit and evaluations, as well as conformance with the Institute of Internal Auditors international standards.

Dawn Lumley-Myllari bio

Dawn joined the Department in January 2019 as the Director General of the Audit and Evaluation Branch, and is its Chief Audit Executive and Head of Evaluation. Dawn has extensive experience with the federal public service, having worked in several government organizations over the past 25 years, including Treasury Board Secretariat. Prior to joining the Department, she was Executive Director at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency where she was responsible for leading horizontal and strategic policy initiatives.

Legal Services

Alain Vauclair, Director General and Chief Audit Executive

Mandate

ISED's Legal Services is a Departmental Legal Services Unit that is a part of the Business and Regulatory Law Portfolio of the Department of Justice. Legal Services strives to deliver timely and effective professional legal services to all sectors of the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, as well as to other government departments and agencies of the ISED portfolio, according to the service agreements and standards set by the Department of Justice.

Alain Vauclair bio

Alain has been Senior General Counsel and Executive Director for the Portfolio's Legal Services (Department of Justice) since September 2018. From 2013 to 2018, he was the Senior General Counsel and Executive Director for the Public Services and Procurement Canada and Shared Services Canada Legal Services. He was also responsible for the creation and launch of Department of Justice's Centre of Expertise in Procurement Law in 2017.

Canadian Intellectual Property Office

Johanne Bélisle, Commissioner of Patents, Registrar of Trademarks and CEO

Mandate

Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), a Special Operating Agency of the Department, is responsible for administering Canada's system of Intellectual Property (IP) rights: patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial designs and geographical indications. CIPO is also an International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization.

CIPO's mandate is to deliver high quality and timely IP products and services to clients, and to increase awareness, knowledge and effective use of IP by Canadians. This mandate, along with the directions outlined in CIPO's Business Strategy, contributes to the strategic outcomes of the organization.

Johanne Bélisle bio

Johanne was appointed Commissioner of Patents, Registrar of Trademarks and CEO of CIPO in September 2015. She also represents Canada at the World Intellectual Property Organization. Previously, Johanne was Assistant Deputy Minister, Québec Region, at Service Canada since April 2013. From 2011 to 2013, Johanne was Assistant Deputy Minister of Human Resources at Agriculture and Agri-food Canada. From 2007 to 2011, she was Assistant Deputy Minister at Public Works and Government Service Canada where she led Corporate Services, Policy and Communications and Acquisitions teams.

Competition Bureau Canada

Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of Competition

Mandate

The mandate of the Competition Bureau (CB) is to ensure that Canadian businesses and consumers prosper in a competitive and innovative marketplace. The Bureau:

• is an independent agency enforcing the Competition Act, a law of general application that applies to all sectors of the economy
• provides independent advice to various levels of government on pro-competitive regulatory design
• promotes corporate compliance and consumer awareness through outreach

Competition drives innovation, pushing Canadian businesses to succeed both at home and abroad. The Bureau vigorously enforces and promotes competition to provide Canadians with the benefits of a competitive and innovative marketplace. The Bureau saves consumers an estimated $2.8 billion every year, and continues to set a course to tackle the emerging challenges of the digital economy head-on.

Matthew Boswell bio

Matthew was appointed Commissioner of Competition on March 5, 2019, for a five-year term. Prior to his appointment, he served as a Senior Deputy Commissioner. Before joining the Competition Bureau, Mr. Boswell was Senior Litigation Counsel in the Enforcement Branch at the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), where he prosecuted securities fraud and other white-collar crimes. Prior to his work at the OSC, Mr. Boswell was an Assistant Crown Attorney in Toronto with the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario.

Departmental budget

ISED's resources support 3 Core Responsibilities in the Departmental Results Framework (DRF)

2019-20 Budget: $3,186.5M

People, skills and communities

$ 453.6M
14%

Ensures Canada has a highly-skilled workforce that is equipped for jobs in an innovative and high-growth economy (e.g. digital literacy). Canadian communities are connected to and use digital infrastructure (e.g. broadband and spectrum). Canada's entrepreneurs represent all segments of Canadian society (e.g. women, Indigenous Peoples).

Science, technology, research and commercialization

$ 935.8M
30%

Canadian businesses invest more in research and development (R&D). Canada has world leading-research capacity (e.g. support for not-for profit research organizations). Ensures world-leading superclusters are grown in Canada.

Companies, investment and growth

$1,505.7M
47%

Ensures Canada becomes a global leader in clean technologies (e.g. Clean Growth Hub). Canadian companies are globally competitive and achieve high growth (e.g. IP and venture capital support, competition law enforcement). Canada is a location and destination of choice for investment, growth and tourism. Canadian innovators have simplified access to tools and support.

Internal services

$ 198.4M
6%

These resources support the management of the Department, including finance, human resources, information technology, communications etc.

Budget implementation

$ 93.1M
3%

These resources support the implementation of Budget 2019 measures that have not yet been folded into the regular votes under the DRF.

Operating vote

For expenses incurred in the course of delivering program outputs, such as personnel costs, office supplies, repair and maintenance, consulting fees, operating leases, etc.

Capital vote

For the acquisition or development of capital assets (when capital expenditures exceed $5 million.)

Grants and contributions vote

For transfers of money (as a grant or a contribution) to an individual, an organization or another government.

Respendable revenue

Inflow of cash or receivables from the sale of goods or the rendering of services.

Employee benefit plans

For expenses such as superannuation, Canada Pension Plan, and severance pay, that are not incurred directly by ISED.

Budget implementation vote

Funding for initiatives announced in Budget 2019.

Portfolio organizations

Regional development agencies (RDAs)

RDAs are the dedicated federal actors supporting the economic development of Canada's regions. They carry out their mandate through key activities tailored to local needs and regional realities: i) strategic investments in businesses (focus on business innovation, growth, exports); ii) support for regional ecosystem growth through intermediary organizations and bringing together economic actors; iii) support for development and diversification of regional economies to foster community vitality.

RDAs were integrated into the ISED portfolio in 2015 – they adopted a common set of priorities, while continuing to deliver the services and programs tailored to the specific needs of communities in each region.

The RDAs recently announced Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI), a nationally coordinated, regionally tailored program focused on business productivity/scale up and regional innovation ecosystems. The nationally consistent program ensures that all Canadian businesses have the same access to necessary supports.

The RDAs work to support economic development and promote sustainable economic growth through tailored, regional approaches to program and service delivery. Challenges and opportunities in the regions vary in form and degree and are dependent on the local context.

Common economic development challenges across the regions are:

• Demographics: aging population and youth outmigration
• Talent: attracting and retaining talent and new immigrants
• Skills: unemployment and labour / skills shortages
• Digital Economy: disruptions associated with knowledge-intensive sectors; modernization of traditional sectors/industries; slow adoption of new technologies and productivity improvements
• Connectivity: reliability and access to digital infrastructure (high-speed broadband)
• Infrastructure: aging and limited transportation and service infrastructures
• Urban/Rural Divide: rapid urban sprawl and rising inequality affecting livability in cities

RDAs are a vital presence of the Government of Canada across the country and a key instrument for supporting regional economic development.

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)

Budget: $315.6M*
*2019-20 Main Estimates
FTEs: 578
Headquarters: Moncton, NB

Francis McGuire
President

Mandate

ACOA works to increase opportunity for economic development in Atlantic Canada and, more particularly, to enhance the growth of earned incomes and employment opportunities in that region.

ACOA supports the government's economic priorities through delivering programs to firms and communities and by advocating for the interests of Atlantic Canada.

Plays a convener role with federal, provincial and other stakeholders to promote a collaborative, integrated approach.

Governance

The President is appointed by the Governor in Council and is responsible for the administration of the Agency's operations and its employees.

Enabling legislation: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Act

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)

Manon Brassard
President

Budget: $322M*
*2019-20 Main Estimates
FTEs: 342

Headquarters: Montreal, QC

Mandate

CED promotes the long-term economic development of the regions of Quebec by giving special attention to those where slow economic growth is prevalent or opportunities for productive employment are inadequate.

CED promotes cooperation and complementarity with Quebec and communities in Quebec, working to respond to economic challenges unique to the Quebec regions.

This involves providing funding, resources and expertise to support the development, delivery and evaluation of programs and initiatives.

Governance

The President is appointed by the Governor in Council and is responsible for the administration of the Agency's operations and its employees.

Enabling legislation: Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Act

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario)

James Meddings
President

Budget: $261M
FTEs: ~240
Headquarters: Waterloo, ON with regional offices in Toronto, Peterborough and Ottawa

Mandate

FedDev works to strengthen regional capacity for innovation, economic development and growth by making targeted investments to stimulate economic growth, create jobs and drive innovation in Canada's most populous region. Budget 2019 made FedDev permanent.

FedDev delivers three core program streams: business scale up and productivity; regional innovation ecosystems; and community economic development and diversification.

It works to promote southern Ontario assets, and brings together stakeholders to build collaborations and help businesses and organizations find the best support for their needs.

Governance

The President is appointed by the Governor in Council and is responsible for the administration of the Agency's operations and its employees.

Federal Economic Development Agency For Northern Ontario (FEDNOR)

Lisa Setlakwe
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister

Budget: $59.17M*
*2019-20 Main Estimates
FTEs: 83
Headquarters: Sudbury, ON

Mandate

FedNor is the Government of Canada's economic development organization for Northern Ontario that promotes economic development and diversification, job creation and sustainable, self-reliant communities.

FedNor promotes economic growth through the delivery of regional and national grants and contributions programs. It focuses on outreach and collaboration efforts that engage local community leaders and stakeholders.

Governance

The Deputy Minister of ISED is also the Deputy Minister of FedNor. Lisa Setlakwe is responsible for FedNor as Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector.

Enabling legislation: Department of Industry Act

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)

Paula Isaak
President

Budget: $65M*
*2019-20 Main Estimates
FTEs: 98
Headquarters: Iqaluit, NU

Mandate

CanNor works in the territories to support the conditions for a sustainable, diversified and innovative economy in collaboration with Northerners/Indigenous people, businesses, organizations, other federal departments and other levels of government.

CanNor coordinates the Northern Federal Council, a collaborative network of senior federal officials responsible for implementing Government of Canada programs and services within the territories. In addition, CanNor houses Pilimmaksaivik, which provides a whole-of-government, integrated response to Inuit employment development needs.

CanNor's objectives are guided by the Pan-Territorial Growth Strategy highlighting four interrelated areas of action: skilled workforce; infrastructure investments and development; resource development; and diversification and innovation.

Governance

The President is appointed by the Governor in Council and is responsible for the administration of the Agency's operations and its employees.

Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)

Dylan Jones
Deputy Minister

Regions: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba
Budget: $305M*
*2019-20 Main Estimates
FTEs: 322
Headquarters: Edmonton, Alberta

Mandate

WD is mandated to develop the western Canadian economy and advance its interests in Ottawa.

WD works as an investor, delivery agent, advisor, pathfinder, and convener by delivering on national and regional economic development programs including investing in regional innovation ecosystems and supporting business scale-up through repayable and non-repayable contribution programs. It also supports community economic development for entrepreneurs and groups with lower economic participation rates, and delivers national programs in the West.

Governance

The Deputy Minister of WD is appointed by the Governor in Council and is responsible for the administration of the Agency's operations and its employees.

Enabling legislation: Western Economic Diversification Act

Overview of portfolio organizations

In addition to the Regional Development Agencies, the ISED Portfolio is made up of the following organizations

Departmental Corporations, Agencies and Councils have a relationship to the Ministers which is operationally similar to Government departments with some important exceptions. For example, the granting councils (NSERC and SSHRC) make research funding decisions based on the outcomes of independent peer review processes.

• Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
• Statistics Canada (STC)
• National Research Council Canada (NRC)
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

Crown Corporations are arms-length from Government and are governed by a Board of Directors appointed by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Ministers of ISED.

• Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
• Destination Canada (DC)
• Standards Council of Canada (SCC)

Quasi-Judicial Tribunals are arms-length decision-making bodies, established through legislation, which operate independently from government.

• Copyright Board of Canada (CB)
• Competition Tribunal (CT)
• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)*

* The CRTC is not part of the ISED Portfolio, as it reports to Parliament through the Minister of Canadian Heritage. However, it has a role to play in ISED mandate activities due to its implementation of the Telecommunications Act.

Canadian Space Agency (CSA)

Sylvain Laporte
President

Budget: $329M*
*2019-20 Main Estimates
FTEs: 695
Headquarters: St-Hubert, QC

Mandate

The CSA promotes the peaceful use and development of space, advances our knowledge of space through science, and ensures that space science and technology provide social and economic benefits for Canadians.

Its major activities include:

• assisting the responsible Minister to coordinate space policies and programs of the Government;
• planning, directing, managing and implementing programs and projects relating to scientific or industrial space research and development and the application of space technology;
• promoting the transfer and diffusion of space technology to and throughout Canadian industry; and
• encouraging commercial exploitation of space capabilities, technology, facilities and systems.

Governance

The President of the CSA is appointed by the Governor in Council and is responsible for the Agency's day-to-day operations.

A Space Advisory Board, comprised of experts from across the space sector, provides advice to the responsible Minister on Canada's long-term priorities for space.

Enabling legislation: Canadian Space Agency Act

Statistics Canada (STC)

Anil Arora
Chief Statistician

Budget: $616M*
*2019-20 Main Estimates
FTEs: 6,067
Headquarters: Ottawa, ON

Mandate

STC has two main objectives: (1) to provide statistical information and analysis about Canada's economic and social trends; and (2) to promote sound statistical standards and practices, both domestically and internationally.

STC is solely responsible for carrying out the censuses of population and agriculture every five years, along with hundreds of collections and statistical releases as part of regular operations

Governance

The Chief Statistician advises on statistical programs of departments and agencies, supervises the administration of the Statistics Act, and is responsible for STC's day-to-day operations and staff.

The Statistics Act is the primary legislation that provides STC its authority, and was amended in 2017 to reinforce STC independence to ensure the ongoing impartiality and objectivity of the national statistical system.

The Canadian Statistics Advisory Council (CSAC) is mandated to advise the responsible Minister and Chief Statistician on the overall quality of the national statistical system. It will also release an annual report on the state of the national statistical system.

Enabling legislation: Statistics Act, Corporations Returns Act, Corporations Returns Regulations

National Research Council Canada (NRC)

Iain Stewart
President

Dr. Douglas Muzyka
Chairperson

Budget: $1.187B*
2019-20 Main Estimates
FTEs: 4,036
Headquarters: Ottawa, ON

Mandate

As Canada's largest federal research and development organization, the NRC supports business innovation, provides science-based support for public policy mandates, and advances scientific and technical knowledge. The NRC has the national reach and broad scientific and technical expertise to undertake large-scale, mission-oriented research and development programs. In addition, the NRC's responsibilities include conducting metrology activities that underpin Canada's industrial competitiveness and trade, and operating Canada's astronomical observatories and Canada's National Science Library. With a presence in every province, the NRC combines its strong national foundation with international linkages to help Canada grow in productivity and remain globally competitive.

Governance

The President, Chairperson and members of Council are appointed by the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the responsible Ministers. The responsible Ministers provide strategic direction to the NRC President, who is responsible for the NRC's day-to-day operations..

The NRC Council reviews strategic directions, plays a challenge function and provides advice to the President. Members bring an independent perspective based upon knowledge and expertise in fields of importance to the NRC's mandate.

Enabling legislation: National Research Council Act

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Dr. Alejandro Adem
President

Budget: $1.332B*
*2019-20 Main Estimates
FTEs: 456
Headquarters: Ottawa, ON

Mandate

NSERC promotes and supports post-secondary research and innovation in the natural sciences and engineering by funding researchers, students, and research projects, and through development partnerships with industry.

Governance

The President and members of NSERC's Council are appointed by the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the responsible Minister. The Council is chaired by a Vice-President elected from among the Council members (subject to Governor in Council approval).

The President is the CEO and is responsible for NSERC's day-to-day operations. Funding decisions are approved by the President on the basis of recommendations made by peer review committees.

Enabling legislation: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Act

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

Dr. Ted Hewitt
President

Budget: $923M*
*2019-20 Main Estimate
FTEs: 288
Headquarters: Ottawa, ON

Mandate

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) promotes and supports post-secondary research in the social sciences and humanities by funding researchers, students, and research projects, and through partnerships with partners from all sectors.

Governance

The President and members of SSHRC's governing council are appointed by the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the responsible Minister. The Council is chaired by a Vice-president elected from among the Council members (subject to Governor in Council approval).

The President is the CEO and is responsible for SSHRC's day-to-day operations. Funding decisions are approved by the President on the basis of recommendations made by peer review committees.

Enabling legislation: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Act

Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)

Michael Denham
President & CEO

Mike Pedersen
Chairperson

Offices: 123
FTEs: 2,300
Headquarters: Montreal, QC
2018-19 Annual Operating Budget: $601M

Mandate

The BDC supports Canadian entrepreneurship with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises, serving over 60,000 entrepreneurs across Canada. Mandated to be a complementary lender in the market, BDC's loans and investments are intended to supplement or complete services available from commercial financial institutions.

While it has a public policy role, it also has a commercial requirement to earn a return on equity equal or greater to the government's average long-term cost of capital. Thus, BDC's loans are priced to risk. Its operations are funded out of retained earnings and share capital.

Governance

The Chairperson, the Board of Directors, and the President and CEO are appointed by the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the responsible Minister. The President is responsible for BDC's day-to-day operations.

The BDC Act includes authorities for the responsible Minister to assign programs to the BDC based on shareholder priorities. BDC now has three such programs: the Venture Capital Action Plan, its successor the Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative, and BDC's Cleantech Scale Up Initiative. These are reported separately from BDC's other operations.

As per the BDC Act, the responsible Minister, in consultation with the Minister of Finance, must conduct a legislative review every ten years. The next legislative review is scheduled to begin in 2020 and will cover fiscal years 2010-2011 to 2019-2020.

Enabling legislation: Business Development Bank of Canada Act (1995, last amended December 14, 2017)

Destination Canada (DC)

Anwar Chaudhry
Interim President & CEO*

* Effective November 2, 2019

Ben Cowan-Dewar
Chairperson

Budget: $101M**
**2019-20 Main Estimates
FTEs: 113 (in 2018)
Headquarters: Vancouver, BC

Mandate

DC works to sustain a vibrant and profitable Canadian tourism industry. It does so by conducting research on tourism trends and market opportunities, and marketing Canada as a tourism destination in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australia in order to grow tourism export revenues in markets where the Canada brand plays a leadership role. DC's regional structure allows it to adjust its marketing programs to reflect changing market conditions, and to capitalize on new marketing opportunities as they arise.

Governance

The President, Chairperson, and directors of the Board of DC are appointed by the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the responsible Minister. The President is responsible for DC's day-to-day operations. The Canadian Tourism Commission Act identifies the Deputy Minister of ISED as ex-officio director.

Enabling legislation: Canadian Tourism Commission Act (2001)

Standards Council of Canada (SCC)

Chantal Guay
CEO

Kathy Milsom
Chairperson

Budget: $18M*
*2019-20 Main Estimates
FTEs: 121
Headquarters: Ottawa, ON

Mandate

The SCC promotes efficient and effective voluntary standardization by operating accreditation programs for the creation and verification of voluntary standards and engaging with targeted stakeholders to strengthen Canada's standardization network.

SCC works to maximize the benefits of standards and accreditation across Canada and coordinates Canada's international participation in standardization activities.

Governance

The Chair, Council Members and the CEO of SCC are appointed by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister. The Council has oversight for the operations of SCC. The CEO has responsibility for SCC's day-to-day operations.

Enabling legislation: Standards Council of Canada Act

Copyright Board of Canada (CB)

Nathalie Théberge
Vice-Chair & CEO

Honourable Robert A. Blair
Chairperson

Budget: $4M*
*2019-20 Main Estimates
FTEs: 26
Headquarters: Ottawa, ON

Mandate

The CB is a quasi-judicial tribunal that is at arms-length from government, which establishes, either mandatorily or at the request of an interested party, the royalties to be paid for the use of some copyrighted works when the administration of such works is entrusted to a copyright collective society.

Its key objective is to set royalties which are fair and equitable to both copyright owners and users of copyrighted works. This also includes setting terms and conditions so as to permit the use of published works for which the owner of the copyright cannot be located.

Governance

The members of the Board, including a Chair and a Vice-Chair, are appointed by the Governor in Council on recommendation of the responsible Minister. The Chair must be a judge, either sitting or retired, of a superior court.

The Chair directs the work of the Board. The Vice-Chair and CEO is responsible for the supervision and direction of the Board and its staff.

Enabling legislation: Part VII, VII.1 and VII.2 of the Copyright Act

Competition Tribunal (CT)

Honourable Denis Gascon
Chairman of the Tribunal

Resources under the Minister of Justice
Headquarters: Ottawa, ON

Mandate

The CT is a quasi-judicial tribunal, arms-length from government that was created in 1986 by the Competition Tribunal Act. Its mandate is to hear applications and to issue orders related to the civil reviewable matters set out in Competition Act Parts VII.1, which deals with deceptive marketing practices, and VIII, which deals with restrictive trade practices. It also hears references filed pursuant to section 124.2 of the Competition Act.

Matters before the Tribunal are usually of national interest and large in scope and complexity, and can involve significant financial stakes and directly impact on the competitiveness of private enterprise and industry.

All proceedings before the Tribunal are dealt with as informally and expeditiously as the circumstances and considerations of fairness permit.

Governance

The Competition Tribunal consists of not more than six members from among the judges of the Federal Court, including the Chairperson, appointed by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister of Justice, and not more than eight lay members appointed by the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the responsible Minister.

The Tribunal is supported by a Secretariat which provides all administrative, financial and human resources support required for the proper conduct of the Competition Tribunal's business. The Secretariat is also the repository for the filing of applications and documents, as well as issuing documents and orders for all cases brought before the Tribunal. The Secretariat is part of the Administrative Tribunal Support Service of Canada, a portfolio of the Minister of Justice.

Enabling legislation: Competition Tribunal Act and Competition Act

3. Snapshot of the Canadian economy

Snapshot of the Canadian economy

Sector Distribution by Real GDP, 1969 and 2018

Since the 1960s, the Canadian economy has shifted to a more service-oriented economy with declining manufacturing.

Note: Services include construction.

Source: Statistics Canada

Despite the decline in GDP share, manufacturing leads the way in R&D and exports

R&D / Real GDP – 2018

Export value (goods) / real GDP – 2018

Note: Services include construction. Source: Statistics Canada

Top 3 destinations for exports

United States: 74% (of total value)

China: 5%

United Kingdom: 3%

Exports to China and Mexico – average annual growth above 10% for the 2015-18 period

Main sub-sectors by key indicators – 2018

Note: Services include construction. Real estate is excluded from the ranking. Source: Statistics Canada

Top 2 services sub-sectors by key indicators

77%

Exports

Wholesale Trade / Finance and Insurance

R&D

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services / Information and Cultural

Fastest growth 2014-18

Transportation and Warehousing / Accommodation and Food Services

Top 2 sub-sectors in resources and utilities by key indicators

12.2%

Exports

Oil and Gas / Mining and Quarrying

R&D

Oil and Gas / Electric Power

Fastest growth 2014-18

Oil and Gas / Mining and Quarrying

Top 2 manufacturing sub-sectors by key indicators

10.4%

Exports

Transportation Equipment (Auto, Aero) / Primary Metal

R&D

Transportation Equipment (Auto, Aero) / Computer and Electronic

Fastest growth 2014-18

Plastic and Rubber / Food

Canada needs to address key structural economic challenges

Productivity is an important driver for economic and wage growth.

Labour productivity gap with the United States

Source: Statistics Canada, OECD

Canada has been lagging behind the US and other comparable countries in labour productivity, and the gap has been growing since the 90s.

More so with fewer Canadians available to work…

Average annual growth in working age population

1998-2008 : 1.2%

2008-2018 : 0.7%

2018-2028 (projected) : 0.1%

Snapshot of regional economic development

Atlantic Canada

Demographics:

• declining labour force: -2.4% (2012–2018)
• share of rural population: 46%

Economy:

• named one of the world's top five start-up activation regions
• critical shortage of labour and skills; 50% of firms reporting labour shortages

Territories

Demographics:

• young, highly dispersed population; over 60% under the age of 40
• over 50% of the population identifies as Indigenous

Economy:

• mining and public sector backbone of the economies
• strong projected growth, with forecasted averages of 5.3% in 2019 and 4.4% in 2020, but growth expected to slow to 1.5% between 2021 to 2025

Quebec

Demographics:

• 14% immigrants (compared to 22% in Canada)
• 80% urban occupying 10% of the territory

Economy:

• low unemployment rate; diversified, small business economy, focused on services and manufacturing
• strong digital, food processing and transport electrification sectors
• lagging in investment, productivity, entrepreneurship and market diversification

Western Canada

Demographics:

• population over 11.1 million
• diverse: 55% of Indigenous peoples; over 40% of recent immigrants

Economy:

• unemployment higher than national rate (6.6% in August 2019)
• rich in natural resources and a strong agricultural sector
• 4 of 5 most expensive Canadian natural disasters over last 8 years

Northern Ontario

Demographics:

• dispersed and aging, with no population growth
• high proportion of Indigenous and francophone

Economy:

• resource-based, prone to global economic fluctuations
• shifting to emerging sectors, but skilled labour shortage and inadequate connectivity in 30% of communities

Southern Ontario

Demographics:

• 36% of Canada's population; 40% of new permanent residents
• population grew by 6.3% from 2012 to 2017

Economy:

• nearly 40% of Canada's GDP, exports, venture capital and high-growth firms
• growth projected to slow from 2.3% in 2018 to 1.7% in next two years

Regional opportunities and challenges

Atlantic Canada

Opportunities:

• key ocean-related sectors; growth and transformation of traditional sectors and supporting the region's emerging – clusters

Challenges:

• labour; automation; financing (gap in $3-10M range); environment (electricity intertie, reducing emissions for the offshore oil and gas industry)
• efficiency (energy costs, transportation, infrastructure – including broadband, regulation)
• support to rural-based industries and communities

Territories

Opportunities:

• resource extraction accounts for approximately 20% of the North's GDP
• growing tourism, with visitor increases of 19% over last five years
• research and its infrastructure expanding; Arctic state research cooperation

Challenges:

• limited economic diversification
• warming climate damages infrastructure, and broadband is limited and high-cost
• labour market challenges for recruitment and retention

Western Canada

Opportunities:

• increasingly diverse workforce for improved economic inclusion
• developing expertise in clean technology, value-added agriculture, and digital technology

Challenges:

• large geography increases service delivery costs
• economic dependency on specific sectors
• low access to broadband stifles innovation and participation in rural areas

Northern Ontario

Opportunities:

• investments in infrastructure and emerging sectors, and growth of traditional sectors
• active and increasing Indigenous participation in some economic sectors

Challenges:

• labour shortages, skills mismatches, low immigration and out-migration
• business succession and access to financing
• inadequate infrastructure for road, energy transmission and broadband
• support to rural-based industries and communities for energy and digitization

Quebec

Opportunities:

• diversified economy, access to the North American market, low operating costs, affordable clean energy, many academic and research institutions
• strong innovation ecosystems in particular sectors

Challenges:

• labour scarcity, urban/rural disparities, productivity lag, lack of export market diversification, low entrepreneurial succession

Southern Ontario

Opportunities:

• transitioning to a knowledge-intensive service sector-driven economy
• rich innovation ecosystem with world-class business accelerators and incubators, post-secondary institutions, and other economic development organizations
• Toronto accounts for 50% of Ontario's total GDP and almost 20% of Canada's

Challenges:

• skill shortages in urban areas impede firm competitiveness
• rural areas face talent outflows and struggle to attract immigrants

4. Early considerations for your mandate

Canadian competitiveness in an age of disruption

Canada's economy, like the global economy, continues to evolve and become increasingly digital. Digital transformation touches all sectors of our economy, bringing with it challenges and opportunities. Through this lens, your platform offers exciting opportunities to advance Canada's competitiveness in a digital age – continuing the momentum of the Innovation and Skills Plan and building on the principles laid out in Canada's Digital Charter.

The following highlights how the ISED Portfolio can be situated to advance a more competitive digital marketplace, leverage Canada's strengths, and implement your mandate to drive sustainable growth and economic benefits for Canadians. It also looks at how to modernize and capture the benefits of Canada's science and research landscape.

The Portfolio looks forward to discussing your mandate in greater detail and coordinating on how we can support you in moving forward on your priorities.

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5. Partnerships: areas for engagement

Partnerships

The Portfolio benefits from a multitude of partnerships and relationships in which you, as Minister, play an integral role. These include the spheres of:

• International
• Federal/provincial/territorial
• Industry and business
• Not-for-profits and higher education
• Other communities

Leveraging these relationships helps advance the Department's efforts to grow our economy, expand our knowledge base, and boost Canada's profile on the world stage. The Department regularly convenes multiple stakeholders to develop solutions to industry challenges.

Federal/provincial/territorial relationships also serve a number of purposes. They provide forums for the exchange of information and to pursue joint work on common priorities, including tourism, innovation and economic development.

International fora

Work collaboratively with G7 and G20 partners on shared priorities including enabling transformative technologies

Support and partner with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to help frame Canadian issues and to measure the impacts on the economy

Canada has a long history of international leadership in space that includes the CSA working with its partners in the global space community

Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence; co-led by Canada and France

Industry stakeholders

Work with industry stakeholders including businesses, associations, academia, non-governmental organizations and Canadians to ensure responsive approaches to a strong, knowledge-based economy

Act as convener to bring together industry stakeholders to work collaboratively

Federal/provincial/territorial

Collaborate with provinces and territories on a number of priority issues (regional economic development)

Leverage existing federal / provincial / territorial tables to advance priorities

Academic and not-for-profit institutions

Engage with academic associations on priority issues (e.g. research, intellectual property, skills)

Coordinate on results frameworks of contribution agreements with applicable institutions

Other federal government departments

Work collaboratively with other government departments on areas of shared priority / responsibility

Underrepresented groups

Engage with various groups of peoples (e.g. women, Indigenous) in the design and implementation of applicable programs

Potential early outreach to stakeholders

Advancing your mandate is based on a partnership-driven approach, engaging widely with stakeholders across the innovation continuum to better understand the challenges that stakeholders face and in developing solutions (and buy-in) to address them.

This approach includes:

• playing a convening role across government on key horizontal priorities;
• regular engagement with key stakeholders at the Ministerial level;
• participation in key international fora and events;
• collaboration with provinces/territories;
• national consultations on issues of importance (e.g., digital frameworks), and
• business-led arenas for discussion to build ecosystems and partner with business on advancing Canada's competitiveness.

Your office will be receiving requests from numerous stakeholders to meet on a wide range of issues, both urgent and important, and others routine. ISED officials are available to support you as required with stakeholder engagement and can provide further and specific recommendations on key early outreach.

The following are some suggested areas of engagement for you in the first few months of your mandate. The Department will provide you with a more comprehensive engagement list for your consideration.

Timing

Early November

Activity

Meet and greets with ISED and Portfolio

Purpose

Introduction meetings with Portfolio heads for foundational briefings, discussions around key files, pressing issues, and matters needing immediate attention

Timing

November/December

Activity

• Briefings with Portfolio organizations
• Meetings with think tanks, partners, industry heads and other key regional stakeholders

Purpose

• Meetings with Portfolio: discussions on policy options, key files, and pressing issues (preparations for Budget 2020 and 2019/2020 Cabinet agenda)
• Introductory meetings with think tanks, associations, and leaders from key sectors to discuss competitive pressures stakeholders are facing in the Canadian economy.

Timing

Early 2020

Activity

• Continued meetings with stakeholders
• Potential regional visits

Purpose

• Meetings with stakeholders across business, academia and other post-secondary education institutes, and other organizations on shared priority areas
• Opportunity to engage with regional stakeholders across the country and regional site visits (innovation hubs/lab, institutes, etc.) and gain a greater understanding of regional specific challenges and opportunities.

Timing

2020

Activity

Key international / domestic events

Purpose

Possibility to participate in domestic and international engagement opportunities to advance Canadian interests. A list of recommended events will be provided

6. Communications

Communications

ISED's Communications services will work hard to help you tell the Government's story on how it is supporting the Canadian economy, Canadian businesses, and Canadian consumers.

Ministerial services

The Ministerial Services team works closely with the Ministers' offices, Deputy Ministers' offices, regions, Portfolio partners, sector colleagues and stakeholders to develop communications products and coordinate other activities relating to public events. The team provides strategic communications advice that helps drive results of key mandate commitments, with resources devoted to:

• Ministerial Liaison
• Media Relations
• Parliamentary Affairs
• Issues Management
• Speechwriting
• Strategic Advisory Services
• Portfolio Partners

Digital media and marketing

The Digital Media and Marketing team supports departmental and ministerial priorities through public opinion research and marketing as well as editorial and creative services. The team also manages the Department's social media and web channels as well as its National Contact Centre. Resources include:

• Public Opinion Research / Consultations
• Marketing
• Editorial Services
• Creative Services
• Social Media
• Corporate Communications
• Web Communications
• National Contact Centre

Media analysis: top issues

Issues identified based on volume of media coverage, number of media calls and expectation that public interest will continue:

Digital privacy

In response to the May 2019 release of the Government's Digital Charter, there are remaining public concerns of whether its proposal to modernize Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) goes far enough to protect personal data. Privacy concerns have also been voiced over Statistics Canada's proposed collection of aggregated financial data of Canadians, which aimed to provide Canadians and policy makers with information on financial debt and digital transactions.

Intellectual property ownership

With the August 2019 launch of the "Patent Collective" to help Canadian technology firms increase their use and understanding of intellectual property (IP), critics argue that Canada still has room to improve its domestic commercialization of IP relative to a perceived ease with which multinational firms may be able to acquire Canadian-made IP, especially in the context of trade agreements.

Huawei

In the context of a pending outcome from Canada's current security review of the potential participation of telecommunications equipment providers in Canada's future 5G network, media have focused on the national security implications of allowing Huawei in particular. Media have also raised concerns around national security and IP ownership given Huawei's research partnerships with Canadian universities.

Rural broadband

Amid generally positive coverage on announcements related to rural broadband, some criticism has arisen on long timelines to roll out projects, and for areas just outside of urban centres that do not benefit from Connect to Innovate projects. The 2018 decision by the CRTC to cut the speed targets for its funding initiative has also led to some criticism.

Pollution pricing and SMEs

With the Government's pricing measures on carbon emissions now in force, small business groups have worried that the federal rebate program announced in May 2019 may not fully mitigate the increased costs that affect their ability to hire employees and their bottom line.

Bankruptcies and insolvencies

Recent high-profile international corporate insolvencies such as Thomas Cook and Forever 21 have captured media attention. In Canada, legislative amendments to enhance retirement security in the context of employer insolvencies received Royal Assent in June 2019.

Industrial commitments on track

Particular announced projects under the Government's industrial assistance programs, such as the Strategic Innovation Fund and the Innovation Superclusters Initiative, have recently come under scrutiny in media.

Social media and web

Social media channels

Over 429.5K followers across 23 accounts (English and French)

Canadian Innovation

Twitter
Followers: 34K
Engagement: 9.1K

Facebook
Fans: 8.2K
Engagement: 35.1K

Instagram
Fans: 2.3K
Engagement: 4K

LinkedIn
Followers: 31K
Engagement: 11K

Youtube
Subscribers: 2.6K

Canadian Science

Twitter
Followers: 5.3K
Engagement: 10.5K

Facebook
Fans: 65K
Engagement: 15K

Instagram
Fans: 4.6K
Engagement: 7.3K

Canadian Tourism

Twitter
Followers: 11.8K
Engagement: 5K

Instagram
Fans: 3.7K
Engagement: 19.2K

Canada Business

Twitter
Followers: 176K
Engagement: 5.8K

Facebook
Fans: 85K
Engagement: 23K
* Engagement source: Hootsuite Analytics (Sept. 1, 2018, to Aug. 31, 2019)

Web presence

ic.gc.ca: more than 40,000 web pages

• Received 20.2+ million visits
• Maintains 80+ online applications

* From Sept. 1, 2018, to Aug. 31, 2019

ISED manages three themes on Canada.ca:

• Business and industry
• Science and innovation
• Money and finances

Annex A: Overview of the Portfolio

Structure of the ISED Portfolio

Sixteen federal departments and agencies make up the ISED Portfolio. Together, these organizations are uniquely positioned to foster a growing, competitive and knowledge-based Canadian economy in all regions of Canada.

ISED works in partnership with the members of the Portfolio to leverage resources and synergies in a number of specific areas:

• innovation through science and technology—helping firms and not-for-profit institutions more rapidly turn ideas into new products and services
• trade and investment—encouraging more firms in more sectors to export to more markets, and helping Canadian firms attract a larger share of foreign direct investment
• growth of small and medium-sized enterprises—providing access to capital, information and services
• economic growth of Canadian communities—fostering new approaches to community economic development, based on community strengths and information infrastructures.

Departments, regional development agencies and agencies

Minister is accountable to Prime Minister and Parliament for all organizations in their portfolio including policy, program and management issues

Departments and regional development agencies

• Innovation, Science and Economic Development
• Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario*
  *within ISED
• Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
• Western Economic Diversification Canada
• Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
• Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
• Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

Agencies

• Statistics Canada
• Canadian Space Agency

Councils

Specialized; Deputy Head reports to Minister

• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
• National Research Council
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Crown corporations

Independent; Chairperson of Board reports to Minister

• Business Development Bank of Canada
• Destination Canada
• Standards Council of Canada

Quasi-judicial tribunals

Make decisions and hear appeals at arm's length from the government following quasi-judicial processes

• Competition Tribunal
• Copyrights Board Canada

Quasi-judicial tribunal administered through other portfolio

Organization responsible for the implementation of objectives set out in the Telecommunications Act

• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

Associated organizations

Government selects board member(s); in whole or part funded by ISED agreement

• Canada Foundation for Innovation
• Council of Canadian Academies
• Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation
• Sustainable Development Technology Canada
• Genome Canada*

* Minister does not appoint board members

Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor)

Mandate

Established in 1987, FedNor is the Government of Canada's economic development organization for Northern Ontario that promotes economic development and diversification, job creation and sustainable, self-reliant communities.

FedNor works with a variety of partners, as both a facilitator and catalyst, to help create an environment in which communities can thrive, businesses can grow and people can prosper.

Governance

The Deputy Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development is also the Deputy Minister of FedNor. Lisa Setlakwe is responsible for FedNor as Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector. Aime Dimatteo is the Director General of FedNor and is the most senior staff person located in the region, working out of the Sudbury office.

Roles and Responsibilities

FedNor promotes economic growth through the delivery of regional and national grants and contributions programs.

FedNor focuses on outreach and collaboration efforts that engage local community leaders and stakeholders. It also plays an advocacy role on behalf of Northern Ontario at the national level.

FedNor relies on its relationships with provincial and federal partners, municipalities, post-secondary institutions, business associations, community economic development organizations, and the not-for-profit sector to deliver on its mandate.

FedNor also provides support to the Minister by: offering advice; researching and developing strategic briefing materials on a broad range of issues and topics relating to Northern Ontario; and planning and implementing funding announcements, ministerial trips and events that highlight FedNor investments in the region.

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Yearly investments of approximately $300M

Assisted approximately 1500 companies over a five year period

28 service points throughout Atlantic Canada

Mandate

Objective: To support and promote opportunity for economic development of Atlantic Canada, with particular emphasis on small- and medium-sized enterprises.

Legislated Mandate: To increase opportunity for economic development in Atlantic Canada and, more particularly, to enhance the growth of earned income and employment opportunities.

Supports the Government's economic priorities:

• Targeted, integrated place-based approach
• Delivers programs to firms and communities
• Supports federal-provincial collaboration
• Provides intelligence on the Atlantic economy to various federal departments

Support is provided through:

• Flexible tools and programs
• Repayable contributions to businesses
• Non-repayable contributions to community and support organizations
• Convening and pathfinding

Key activities

ACOA is organized around priority files to improve the region's competitiveness in strategic sectors, and to address key business challenges to long-term growth.

• Food Industry
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Clean Growth
• Immigration
• Tourism
• Indigenous Economic Development
• Ocean
• Startup Ecosystem
• Access to National programs
• Programs simplification

Results snapshot

Sales by ACOA-assisted firms grew by an average of 2.7% per year, compared to 0.3% for comparable firms.

Total exports by ACOA-assisted firms totaled $2.24 billion in 2016, an average increase of 7.6% per year.

For every dollar invested by ACOA in Community projects, other funding sources invested $1.32.

Department of Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)

WD serves:

• More than 11 million people
• More than 425,000 small- and medium-sized enterprises

Responsible for a region:

• Over 2.7 million km2
• Produces $565 billion in economic output

Offices located in: Edmonton, AB (headquarters), Calgary, AB (small satellite office), Vancouver, BC, Saskatoon, SK, Winnipeg, MB and Ottawa, ON

Mandate

Established as a federal department in 1988 through the Western Economic Diversification Act, WD is mandated to develop the western Canadian economy

Budget & resources

Budget/ Resources

$305.3M*

($258M Grants and Contributions/ $47.2M Operating)

2019-20 Budget

322*

Employees

Roles and responsibilities

WD is an investor, delivery agent, advisor, pathfinder, and convener by delivering on:

National and regional economic development programs

Investing in regional innovation ecosystems and supporting business scale-up through repayable and non-repayable contribution programs (Regional Economic Growth through Innovation)

Community economic development for entrepreneurs and groups with lower economic participation rates in the West (community Futures, Francophone Economic Development Orgs, Entrepreneurs with Disability Initiative, etc.)

National programs delivered in the West (Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, Canadian Experiences Fund, Steel and Aluminum Initiative, Canada Coal Transition Initiative)

Research and policy work

Collect first-hand intelligence on the western perspective through relationship-building

Gather data to support a factual western narrative by collaborating with think tanks and non-profit research centres

Generates western-focused analysis on issues by working with various partners

Convene partners to shape federal policies and programs by leveraging local networks

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

Standing by businesses, standing by regions

Mission

Promote the long-term economic development of the regions of Quebec:

• with particular attention to regions with slower economic growth
• in complementarity and cooperation with the government and communities of Quebec
• gathering strategic partners

Presence

Twelve offices, in all the Quebec regions

An understanding of the different dynamics of each regional economy

Adapted intervention priorities according to the local economic potential of the Quebec regions

Established under the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Act

Priorities

Increase the competitiveness of Quebec businesses

Foster clean growth

Encourage innovative entrepreneurship

Promote community vitality

Approach

Operating with agility locally

• Field intelligence – refined environmental assessment in order to design interventions adapted to actual needs
• Flexibility in program design and implementation
• Cooperation with various regional actors

Added value

• 342 FTEs dedicated to programs and initiative development, delivery and assessment
• 2,449 projects supported over last three years for a $791 million total investment
• Client satisfaction and leverage effect

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario)

Mandate

To strengthen southern Ontario's capacity for innovation, economic development and growth.

Its objectives are to:

• create high quality job opportunities in southern Ontario
• provide crucial support to the region's innovative, growing businesses
• develop the region's innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem
• build stronger, more resilient communities across southern Ontario

Roles and responsibilities

Co-investor – Making targeted investments through national and regionally tailored programs and services to stimulate economic growth, create jobs and drive innovation in Canada's most populous region

Convenor – Bringing together key stakeholders to build collaborations and explore solutions to grow the region's economy

Champion – Promoting southern Ontario's assets to raise its profile nationally and internationally, and fulfill government priorities in the region

Pathfinder – Helping businesses and organizations find the best support for their needs by working with other funding partners – Strategic Innovation Fund, Industrial Research Assistance Program and the Trade Commissioner Service of Global Affairs Canada, and programs delivered by the Province of Ontario

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)

Mandate

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, CanNor fosters regional economic development in Canada's territories by delivering a suite of economic development programs including:

• Indigenous-targeted programming
• building partnerships to leverage investments in the North
• coordinating federal participation in territorial environmental review processes
• maintaining the Crown consultation record for major projects
• advocating for the interests of Northerners and Indigenous peoples

CanNor is the only federal government body with an exclusive mandate for the territories. CanNor also coordinates the Northern Federal Council, a collaborative network of senior federal officials responsible for implementing Government of Canada programs and services within the territories. In addition, CanNor houses Pilimmaksaivik.

which provides a whole-of-government, integrated response to Inuit employment development needs.

CanNor's objectives are guided by our Pan-Territorial Growth Strategy highlighting four interrelated areas of action: skilled workforce; infrastructure investments and development; resource development; and diversification and innovation.

Roles and responsibilities

Contribution Programs

CanNor-specific programs and national programs.

Northern Projects Management Office

As part of CanNor, the Northern Projects Management Office (NPMO) was established in 2010 to improve the efficiency of the federal role in environmental review processes for proposed resource development and infrastructure projects in the territories.

Pilimmaksaivik

Federal Centre of Excellence for Inuit Employment in Nunavut.

Policy and planning

CanNor provides strategic and program policy advice with regard to economic development, diversification, and opportunities in the North. It also champions the economic interests of the North within and outside government, while providing an evidence-based Northern lens to contribute to overall federal policy and decision making.

Statistics Canada

Mandate

STC is an independent, arm's-length agency with a national mandate to provide statistical information on every aspect of our country and its communities, including its population, economy, society and environment.

As the National Statistical Office, STC provides Canadians with vital information to help monitor inflation, promote economic growth, plan cities and roads, adjust pensions, and develop employment and social programs. It provides data and insights to help governments, businesses and individuals make informed decisions.

Governance

The Statistics Act establishes STC as a federal agency with a national mandate to address statistical needs of all Canadians and governments.

The Constitution Act, 1982 assigns census and statistics to the federal jurisdiction and requires the conduct of a general Census of Population.

The Agency seeks the expertise and counsel of many advisory groups and has a comprehensive and well-established system of committees.

As an increased measure of transparency and independence, the Canadian Statistics Advisory Council (CSAC) was recently formed. The CSAC advises on matters concerning the overall quality of the national statistical system, including the relevance, accuracy, accessibility and timeliness of our data.

Roles and Responsibilities

STC coordinates the national statistical system working with provinces, territories, municipalities, the private sector and non-government organizations

STC has an important leadership role on the international stage

STC is actively leading as:

• Chair of the High-Level Group for the Modernisation of Official Statistics
• Vice Chair of the Conference of European Statisticians
• Vice Chair of the United Nations Statistical Commission
• Chair of the Friends of the Chair group on economic statistics

Canadian Space Agency

Mandate

The CSA promotes the peaceful use and development of space, advances our knowledge of space through science, and ensures that space science and technology provides social and economic benefits for Canadians by:

• Coordinating Government of Canada space policies and programs
• Planning, directing, managing and implementing space programs and projects
• Promoting the transfer and diffusion of space technology to and throughout Canadian industry
• Encouraging the commercial exploitation of space capabilities, technology, facilities and systems

Governance

The CSA was established in 1990 following royal assent of the Canadian Space Agency Act, which sets out its broad mandate. Its Deputy Head reports to the responsible Minister, as set out in the Act.

The Agency is headquartered in Saint-Hubert, QC (Greater Montreal Area). Its Policy Branch and David Florida Laboratory, which is a world-class space asset assembly, integration and testing facility, are located in the National Capital Region.

In addition to its permanent employees the Agency has four active astronauts, as well as CSA mission specialists, located in Houston; the Agency also maintains a representative in both Paris (European Space Agency liaison) and Washington (National Aeronautics and Space Administration liaison).

Roles and responsibilities

Exploration

Leads Canada's participation in the International Space Station, including operating and maintaining its sophisticated onboard robots (Canadarm2 and Dextre); conducts health science experiments in space; and, manages the Canadian Astronaut Program.

Supports Canada's participation with international partners in other space exploration missions, including the contribution of Canadarm3 to NASA's new Lunar Gateway Program.

Earth science and observation

Responsible for the RADARSAT Constellation Mission and other Earth observation science satellite missions. The Government of Canada relies on space-based Earth observation data to deliver a large number of essential services to Canadians.

Technology development

Advances the commercial potential of priority Canadian space technologies, such as optics, robotics, satellite communications and radar, through technology development initiatives so that Canadian companies can compete in the global space economy.

Awareness and inspiration

Engages and inspires Canadian youth to pursue careers in space-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), including the CSA's new Junior Astronaut Recruitment Campaign, which involves a series of STEM-focused activities for Canadian youth that link to Canada's new Lunar Program.

National Research Council Canada (NRC)

Mandate

The NRC mandate is to support business innovation, provide science-based support for public policy mandates, and advance scientific and technical knowledge. It undertakes, assists and promotes scientific and industrial research, including:

• Utilization of natural resources and agriculture
• Improvement of technical processes and methods used by industry
• Utilization of waste products of industry
• Establishment of standards and certifications
• Discovery of processes and methods to expand/develop industries
• Manufacturing of an experimental and developmental nature
• Operation and administration of astronomical observatories
• Operation of Canada's National Science Library
• Publication, sale or distribution of scientific information

Governance

Established in 1916, the NRC is governed by the National Research Council Act, which gives the organization a broad mandate to undertake scientific and technical research.

Roles and responsibilities

Supporting business innovation

• Providing access to expertise and specialized facilities to help industry reduce the risks associated with R&D.
• Directing its collaborative R&D programs towards transferring technologies and helping solve the challenges faced by Canadian industry.
• Providing coaching, guidance and financial support through NRC-IRAP to help small- and medium-sized enterprises scale-up and compete.

Supporting government policy mandates

• Supplying insights into emerging technologies and advice to government and industry on their disruptive potential.
• Contributing to federal science initiatives with scientific knowledge and technological insights that contribute to the effectiveness and efficiency of regulation, stewardship, national security and defence.
• Advancing scientific solutions to address major issues of concern to society.

Advancing scientific and technical knowledge

• Advancing scientific solutions to address major issues of concern to society.
• Co-locating researchers and equipment with partners in academia and industry to share access to specialized equipment, work side by side on joint projects, and provide training opportunities for young scientists in emerging and leading-edge research areas.
• Exploring new ideas and accesses new capabilities through national and international partnerships.
• Providing effective stewardship of nationally mandated scientific functions such as ground-based astronomical observatories, metrology, and the National Building Code.

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Mandate

NSERC is mandated to promote and support post-secondary research and training in the natural sciences and engineering, as well as to advise the Minister.

Through discovery research, partnerships, and scholarships and fellowships, NSERC:

• Ensures Canada's natural sciences and engineering research is internationally competitive
• Ensures that Canada's natural sciences and engineering research knowledge is used
• Trains the next generation of highly skilled people in the natural sciences and engineering

Governance

NSERC is governed by a Government-appointed Council of 18 members, who represent the interests of the academic, public, and private sectors and set strategy and high-level policies.

NSERC is overseen by a six-person executive team, led by its President.

Key activities

Discovery research

NSERC drives fundamental research in the natural sciences and engineering by supporting researchers with grants.

NSERC's Discovery suite also supports the new generation of early-career researchers (ECRs), helps build a diversified and competitive research base, and fuels the frontiers of research aligned with national priorities and global challenges.

NSERC celebrates Canada's top researchers in the natural sciences and engineering through prizes.

Research partnerships

Building on the strengths of NSERC's suite of Research Partnerships Programs, the new Alliance Grants Program is flexible and responsive, encouraging university researchers to collaborate with partners from the private, public or non-profit sectors.

The College and Community Innovation Program is administered by NSERC on behalf of the three federal granting agencies.

Equity, diversity, and inclusion in Canada

NSERC, on behalf of the three federal granting agencies, administers the new Dimensions program to increase equity, diversity and inclusion and help drive cultural change within the research ecosystem.

Training and talent development

NSERC supports trainees through scholarships, fellowships, research grants and partnerships.

Fostering a science and engineering culture

Through the PromoScience program, Science Literacy Week and Science Odyssey, NSERC inspires young Canadians to learn about and plan careers in science.

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Mandate and governance

SSHRC is the federal council mandated to promote and support postsecondary-based research and training in the social sciences and humanities, and advise the responsible Minister.

Through grants, fellowships and scholarships, SSHRC:

• Trains the next generation of talented, creative thinkers and doers
• Builds knowledge and understanding about people, cultures and societies
• Drives the innovations that address the challenges of today and tomorrow

SSHRC provide leadership and manages key initiatives that support the broader Canadian research enterprise.

SSHRC, on behalf of the three federal granting agencies:

• Administers tri-agency programs including the Canada Research Chairs program, the Research Support Fund, and the New Frontiers in Research Fund – representing a tri-agency research investment of $1 billion
• Hosts the Canada Research Coordinating Committee secretariat, with SSHRC's President serving as the CRCC's first Chair

Strategic priorities

• Exploring new ways to strengthen support for international, interdisciplinary research, for instance through the New Frontiers in Research Fund
• Taking actions to improve equity, diversity and inclusion in the research enterprise, including through the Canada Research Chairs Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan
• Leading the development of a Tri-agency Indigenous Research Strategy
• Mobilizing research on Future Challenge Areas for Canada
• Taking actions to improve access of early-career researchers to grants funds
• Strengthening support for research talent development

The Competition Tribunal

Mandate and governance

• Created by the Competition Tribunal Act in 1986
• Administrative tribunal led by a Federal Court judge
• Strictly adjudicative function
• Operates at arm's length from government and its departments
• Administrative support provided by the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada (Competition Tribunal Secretariat)

Members / roles and responsibilities

Judicial members

• Currently five appointed out of six involved in all types of cases
• Must be Federal Court judges
• Assigned cases of the Tribunal as required
• Decide questions of law, mixed law and fact, and questions of fact

Lay members

• Currently six part-time appointed out of eight Involved only in matters reviewable by the Tribunal (Part VIII of the Competition Act)
• Assigned to panels of the Tribunal as required
• Decide questions of fact or mixed law and fact

Role of lay members

• Analyze complex economic and business data
• Understand expert economic evidence
• Formulate questions to challenge expert witnesses
• Differentiate between questions of law and the application of economic evidence
• Actively participate in post-hearing deliberations
• Involved in questions of fact or mixed law and fact

Copyright Board of Canada

Mandate and governance

The Board is an independent, quasi-judicial tribunal empowered by the Copyright Act to establish the royalties to be paid for the use of copyrighted works, when the administration of such copyright is entrusted to a collective-administration society. The Board also issues licences when the copyright owner cannot be located

Decisions by the Board have general application and must be fair, equitable and timely, be based on solid legal and economic principles, and consider evolving business models and technologies as well as the public interest

The Board sits at the higher end of Canada's administrative law spectrum as its decisions, when appealed, are reviewed by the Federal Court of Appeal of Canada, followed by the Supreme Court of Canada

The Board reports to Parliament through the designated Minister

Roles and responsibilities

Under the Copyright Act, rights owners are entitled to be paid royalties for the use of their protected works

Accordingly, on request, the Board is required to consider and set fair and equitable tariffs proposed for:

• the doing of any protected act mentioned in sections 3, 15, 18, 19 and 21 of the Act, such as the public performance or reproduction of musical works, sound recordings, performer's performances, or literary works (optional regime)
• the retransmission of distant television and radio signals (mandatory regime)
• the reproduction and public performance by educational institutions, of radio or television news or news commentary programs and all other programs, for educational or training purposes (mandatory regime)
• the manufacture or importation of blank audio recording media used for private copying (mandatory regime)

The Board also:

• sets royalties when there is disagreement (contested tariff) between the user and the collective society
• rules on applications for non-exclusive licenses to use various types of works when the copyright owner cannot be located

Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)

Mandate

The BDC is an independent, arm's-length financial Crown corporation wholly owned by the Government of Canada that supports Canadian entrepreneurship, with a particular focus on small- and medium-sized enterprises. The Bank has three strategic objectives:

• Increase access to capital and advice for entrepreneurs
• Accelerate innovation, growth and productivity for targeted entrepreneurs
• Improve the Canadian entrepreneurial ecosystem

BDC plays a counter-cyclical and complimentary role in the business financing market, often increasing its financing in periods of economic weakness or turbulence and to address market gaps.

Governance

The Bank is governed by the Business Development Bank of Canada Act, passed in 1995. The Bank is overseen by an independent Board of Directors which is accountable for overseeing strategy and operations

The Bank's corporate plan, capital and operating budgets, are approved by the responsible Minister and Treasury Board annually, allowing the Minister to oversee the Bank. The Minister may provide broad direction to the BDC Board or direct the BDC to administer specific programs, subject to the Act

Roles and responsibilities

BDC is the only bank dedicated exclusively to entrepreneurs. As of March 2019, BDC had a portfolio of approximately $35 billion with over 60,000 clients operating in all industries. The BDC adapts to respond to the needs of entrepreneurs in the modern economy, providing financing, capital and advisory services for small- and medium-sized enterprises.

Financing

BDC provides flexible term lending for new projects or working capital solutions. BDC has $30.1 billion in loan commitments, which represents the majority of its portfolio. The Bank also increases the appetite of other lenders to support small- and medium-sized enterprises by co-lending or syndicating loans with financial institutions, and providing specialized asset-backed securities for finance and leasing companies.

Capital

To support high-growth, innovative and IP-intensive companies, BDC invests in venture capital (VC), both directly into companies and indirectly into VC funds, and commits capital through its Growth and Transition Capital group to support established companies looking to finance new projects or business transitions.

Advisory services

Specialists support skills development through a broad range of business support services to help businesses scale up, improve productivity and export. BDC also provides specialized, coordinated support for high-impact firms.

Targeted initiatives

BDC provides enhanced support to underserved entrepreneurs, such as Indigenous, women and young entrepreneurs. The Bank is also delivering on federal initiatives to enhance access to VC and patient capital for cleantech.

Destination Canada

Mandate

DC's role is to market Canada as a leading tourism destination in the international marketplace

Governance

DC (legally known as the Canadian Tourism Commission) has been a federal Crown Corporation since 2001 and reports to Parliament through the responsible Minister.

Headquartered in Vancouver since 2005

Interim President & CEO: Anwar Chaudhry, effective November 2, 2019 until January 31, 2020.

Chair of the Board of Directors: Ben Cowan-Dewar

DC is governed by a Board of up to 12 Directors who provide stewardship and strategic direction:

• The DC Board includes the President & CEO, the Chair and the Deputy Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, who is an ex officio Board member.

Roles and responsibilities

In 2017, DC successfully launched a multi-year strategic partnership with all provinces, territories, the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada and 10 major Canadian city/resort destinations. This unified approach, known as North Star 22, has resulted in better alignment of investments and marketing decisions.

Maps the path that a customer follows to purchase, to identify motivating factors and roadblocks, and therefore to find marketing solutions.

Uses three marketing and sales channels for leisure markets:

• Direct to consumer marketing
• Business to business marketing (tour operators and travel agencies)
• Media and public relations

DC's Business Events Canada division is charged with growing Canada's share of international business events. The team helps meeting planners and decision-makers unpack the value of holding meetings in Canada through expert advice and by hosting educational trips and site inspections.

Uses a regional hub model, with offices in Vancouver (headquarters), the UK, Japan and China.

Standards Council of Canada

Mandate

The SCC is a non-profit federal Crown corporation responsible for promoting efficient and effective voluntary standardization in Canada, where standardization is not expressly provided for by law through:

• the development and use of national and international standards and accreditation services in order to enhance Canada's competitiveness and well-being
• working with stakeholders and customers to promote efficient and effective standardization that strengthens Canada's competitiveness and social well-being

Its mission is to lead and facilitate the development and use of national and international standards and accreditation services in order to enhance Canada's competitiveness and well-being.

Roles and responsibilities

Deliver standardization strategies that support industry and the Government of Canada's key initiatives, including:

• Innovation, Intellectual Property and Superclusters
• Climate-resilient infrastructure
• Cyber security

Advise governments in trade diversification as it relates to standardization

Coordinate standardization activities in Canada and represent Canada in international standardization bodies

Accredit Standards Development Organizations and Conformity Assessment Bodies

Approve National Standards of Canada

Support Regulatory Modernization

Accreditation activities including of standards development organizations, conformity assessment bodies and verification of competencies

SCC accreditation programs increasingly referenced in regulations to manage compliance in a variety of sectors

Associated organizations

In support of a strong partnerships approach, the federal government provides funding to a number of arm's length organizations. Typically, each organization is an independent, not-for-profit corporation with its own by-laws and Board of Directors.

Decisions to invest in arm's-length organizations are announced through the federal Budget

• While some organizations have been recipients of federal funding for many years, funding is not ongoing (i.e., there is no A-base) so continuation of support requires periodic investments through the federal Budget process
• The Budget decision sets out the general parameters and purpose of the funding for an organization

To implement the funding to each recipient in line with Budget direction, the Department establishes and confirms the details of the required funding arrangement through a Treasury Board Submission that includes the terms and conditions for the funding.

Following Treasury Board approval, the Department develops and executes a funding agreement with each recipient that sets out the obligations of each with respect to the funding.

Associated organizations: active funding agreements

Currently, the Department is actively engaged in funding agreements with a wide variety of organizations that run the spectrum from organizations with large budgets and/or a closer relationship with the Department to small budgets and/or less government direction.

To make investments in third party organizations more effective, Budget 2019 proposed to establish and operate, starting in 2022-23, a new Strategic Science Fund that will be the Government's primary tool to support third-party science and research organizations through a competitive process with advice from external experts, and informed by the government's overall strategy priorities.

The Canada Foundation for Innovation will continue to be funded outside of the Strategic Science Fund. The Foundation is the largest third party organization funded by the Department—in Budget 2018 it received $763 million over five years and ongoing funding of up to $462 million per year, starting in 2023-24.

To support the Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, announced in Budget 2018, the Department has entered into a funding agreement with a new organization that will be responsible for developing a national vision for academic Digital Research Infrastructure and investing in activities across the country while coordinating with CANARIE, the organization responsible for the digital network for research and education.

Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)

Funds research infrastructure at Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals and other not‐for‐profit research institutions across Canada. There are Governor-in-Council appointed positions on its board

CANARIE

Provides advanced high-speed networking capability that enables researchers to manage and exchange very large volumes of data obtained through the use of high-performance computing resources

Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD)

Works with academia and industry to advance the development and commercialization of new drugs, to ultimately help grow Canada's life science industry

Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)

Brings together multidisciplinary teams of researchers to explore long-term scientific, social and economic issues that are of importance to Canada

Leads the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy, which aims to help retain and attract top academic talent in the field of AI and position Canada as a world-leading destination for companies seeking to innovate through AI technologies

Council of Canadian Academies (CCA)

Conducts in-depth, evidence-based assessments and publishes reports on topics identified by the Government of Canada, drawing from academic research in the natural, social, and health sciences as well as engineering and the humanities

Genome Canada

Funds large-scale genomics research, technology platforms and translation of discoveries into application in collaboration with six independent regional genome centres across Canada

Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC)

A scientific research institute established at the University of Waterloo that explores and advances the application of quantum mechanical systems to a vast array of relevant information processing techniques

Let's Talk Science

Builds youth (K-12) interest and engagement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics through learning and skill development

Mitacs

Manages and operates research internship and training programs designed to facilitate collaboration between academia and industry, government and other organizations, and train the next generation of Canadian scientists

New DRI Organization (yet to be branded)

A newly established not-for-profit organization to oversee the development and oversight of a national vision, investments, and services for advanced research computing, data management, and research software to ensure that Canadian academic researchers have the digital tools and services necessary to turn big data into scientific breakthroughs

As a short-term bridge mechanism to support implementation of the Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy, ISED has entered into contribution agreements with the five existing national advanced research computing host sites (located at University of Victoria, Simon Fraser University, University of Waterloo, University of Toronto, and McGill) to increase computing capacity for Canadian academic researchers by approximately 50%

Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

Independent, non-profit, scientific research and educational outreach organization focused on theoretical physics where scientists collaborate to advance knowledge of physical laws and develop new ideas about space, time, matter and information

Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation

Develops and promotes ideas and innovation in the social sciences and humanities through funding of doctoral scholarships, research fellowships, mentorships, and public interaction activities

Stem Cell Network

Funds translational stem cell research projects in Canadian universities, research hospitals and not-for-profit research institutions across Canada to advance clinical applications commercialization and public policy

Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)

Not-for-profit foundation that funds the development and demonstration of pre-commercial clean technologies

Supports Canadian companies develop and deploy globally competitive clean technology solutions that address climate change, clean air, clean water and/or soil, while also growing the Canadian economy

There are Governor-in-Council appointed positions on its board

Associated councils

Canadian Statistics Advisory Council (CSAC)

Teresa Scassa, Chair, Canadian Statistics Advisory Council

An independent body that provides the Chief Statistician and the Minister with impartial advice on matters concerning the overall quality of Canada's national statistical system. The members are assigned by Governor-in-Council appointment.

Council on Science and Innovation (CSI)

Not yet operational, this is an independent advisory body mandated to provide the Ministers with expert advice on policy issues related to science and innovation. The CSI's advice will support the Government of Canada's efforts to strengthen the science and research ecosystem and stimulate innovation across the country's economy.

The Council is mandated to:

• provide evidence-based analysis and policy advice to the Ministers on complex issues that require background research and consultations/engagement with experts, stakeholders and/or civil society
• provide a "sounding board" for the Ministers on short-term and/or urgent issues
• publicly report on science and innovation issues of importance to the Government of Canada and to Canadian citizens

Annex B: Departmental services and supports

Departmental services and supports

The Portfolio is here to support you and ensure a successful and seamless transition. The Deputy Minister is your key interlocutor, providing non-partisan advice to help implement the Government's agenda.

The Department will work closely with your office to provide support on a wide-range of corporate and operational issues, to respond to requests for information, coordinating support in administrative, budgetary, parliamentary, Cabinet and correspondence management, and logistical planning and day-to-day operations.

A Departmental Liaison will be the primary interlocutor between your office and the Department and will coordinate many of these supports. This includes coordinating requests for information, briefing materials and staff briefings; tracking briefing notes and Cabinet documents entering your office; and managing the distribution and processing of ministerial correspondence and other dockets requiring your signature.

The Departmental Liaison will also assist your office with administrative/financial and human resource management issues as required.

A number of departmental services and supports under the Corporate Secretary are available to assist you and your office in implementing your mandate.

Executive planning and outreach: provides planning and logistical support while traveling domestically or internationally to meet/consult stakeholders and counterparts, coordinate briefings and material in advance of trips, and support when requiring the services of our executive complex.

Cabinet affairs: coordinates the delivery of briefing materials and other supports for Cabinet duties, coordinates delivery of Memoranda to Cabinet, tracks committee agendas and progress on matters of importance.

Parliamentary affairs: coordinates parliamentary returns, committee appearances, Late Show and Opposition Day speeches, tabling of reports from the Department and Portfolio; develops advice on the drafting of Parliamentary Strategies for Memoranda to Cabinet; as well as provides support for legislation and legislative processes, and general information on matters related to Parliament.

Executive correspondence unit: manages incoming correspondence relevant to mandates, including invitations and meeting requests, tasks accordingly, and provides final responses for your approval and signature.

Human resources: provides advice and support on human resource management issues for exempt staff including: staffing; compensation/pay; leave; students; benefits; termination and changes in portfolio. All new exempt staff will receive information detailing compensation, taxes, pension, leave and benefits, and any required application forms and supplementary documents to complete their onboarding process.

Appointments and portfolio coordination: provides advice and support on all Governor in Council and ministerial appointments within the Portfolio, as well as advice and support to the Portfolio organizations in their interactions with the department.

Hospitality services: coordinates official hospitality and conference planning services, manages the Executive Complex and boardrooms and provides advice, support, and recommendations on all aspects of conference and meeting planning, protocol, and official visits (i.e., welcoming delegations, following government protocol on gifts for official hospitality).

Finance and budget: Ministers are provided with a budget for exempt staff, a budget for operating their offices, and a budget for departmental staff assigned to a Minister's office. The Department will assist your office in areas such as:

• Managing resources including budgets, salaries, assets, and expenditures
• Preparing monetary estimates for operational requirements
• Reviewing and auditing of travel and hospitality claims
• Ensuring that proper signing authorities are in place
• Providing advice and guidance on contracting and acquisition regulations
• Preparing all contracts and requisitions for goods and services

Proactive disclosure: travel and hospitality expenses for you and your staff must be disclosed on a monthly basis, as well as your office's annual expenses, and information on contracts, grants and contributions.

Briefings can be scheduled to provide further information.

The Access to Information Act gives every Canadian citizen, permanent resident, individual or corporation in Canada the right to request access to records that are under the control of federal government institutions, regardless of their format. Now that you are working alongside a federal department, this means that the information you share and receive with officials in the Department are subject to this law.

Proactive publication: recent amendments to the Access to Information Act mean that certain documents must be published, including briefing material prepared for Ministerial Transition, as well as Ministerial appearances in Question Period and Parliamentary Committee. Deadlines for publication vary from 30 to 120 days after issuance, tabling, or receipt.

The Access to Information and Privacy Services group is available to support your office in regards to these responsibilities and will provide notifications of impending, proposed disclosures and related sensitivities regarding Department and Portfolio requests.

Departmental services and supports: key contacts

Title	Name	Contact Information
Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada	Simon Kennedy	REDACTED
Associate Deputy Minister	Paul Thompson	REDACTED
Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Communications and Marketing Sector	Vicky Eatrides	REDACTED
Chief of Staff to the Deputy Minister	Anne-Marie Monteith	REDACTED
Corporate Secretary	Ana Maia	REDACTED

Annex C: List of stakeholder contacts

Key provincial/territorial ministers

British Columbia

Hon. Bruce Ralston
Min. of Jobs, Tourism & Skills Training (portfolio includes international/internal trade, small business and regulatory reform)

Hon. John Horgan
Premier, Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat

Hon. Melanie Mark
Minister of Advanced Education, Skills & Training

Hon. Jinny Sims
Minister of Citizen's Services

Hon. David Eby
Attorney General and Minister of Justice (resp. for consumer affairs)

Alberta

Hon. Adrian LaGrange
Min. of Advanced Education

Hon. Leela Aheer
Minister of Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women

Hon. Tanya Fir
Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism

Hon. Nate Glubish
Minister of Service Alberta and Municipal Affair

Hon. Jason Kenney
Premier, Minister of Intergovernmental Relations

Saskatchewan

Hon. Gene Makowsky
Minister responsible for the Tourism Saskatchewan

Hon. Lori Carr
Minister of Government Relations (Minister Responsible for First Nations, Métis and Northern Affairs, and Minister Responsible for the Provincial Capital Commission)

Hon. Don Morgan
Min. of Justice and AG; (responsible for SaskTel)

Hon. Tina Beaudry-Mellor
Minister of Advanced Education (Minister responsible for Innovation Saskatchewan, Minister responsible Status of Women)

Hon. Scott Moe
Premier of Saskatchewan, President of the Executive Committee and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs

Hon. Jeremy Harrison
Minister of Trade and Export Development and Immigration and Career Training

Manitoba

Hon. Ralph Eichler
Minister of Economic Development and Training

Hon. Kelvin Goertzen
Minister of Education

Hon. Cathy Cox
Minister of Sport, Culture and Heritage

Hon. Brian Pallister
Premier, President of the Executive Council, Minister of Federal-Provincial Relations

Ontario

Hon. Victor Fedeli
Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Growth

Hon. Doug Ford
Premier & President of the Executive Council; Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs

Hon. Prabmeet Sarkaria
Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction

Hon. Lisa MacLeod
Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport

Hon. Greg Rickford
Minister of Northern Development and Mines

Hon. Lisa M. Thompson
Minister of Consumer Services

Hon. Monte McNaughton
Minister of Labour (resp. for training and skills development)

Hon. Ernie Hardeman
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (resp. for broadband)

Quebec

Hon. Pierre Fitzgibbon
Minister of Economy and Innovation (responsible for the Digital Strategy, internal trade and small business)

Hon. Jean-François Roberge
Minister of the Education, Higher Education and Research

Hon. Sonia LeBel
Minister of Justice (resp. for consumer affairs; Minister Responsible for Canadian Relations and the Canadian Francophonie)

Hon. Jonatan Julien
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources; Minister responsible for the Plan du Nord

Hon. Caroline Proulx
Minister of Tourism

New Brunswick

Hon. Mary Wilson
Minister of Economic Development and Small Business; Minister responsible for Opportunities NB

Hon. Andrea Anderson-Mason
Minister of Justice; Deputy Premier (resp. for consumer affairs)

Hon. Trevor Holder
Min. of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour

Hon. Robert Gauvin
Min. of Tourism, Heritage and Culture

Hon. Hugh J.A. (Ted) Flemming
Min. of Health; Resp. for Regional Development Corporation

Nova Scotia

Hon. Stephen McNeil
Premier, President of the Executive Council and Minister Responsible for Intergovernmental Affairs

Hon. Geoff MacLellan
Minister of Business (resp. for tourism, trade, consumer affairs)

Hon. Derek Mombourquette
Minister of Energy and Mines

Hon. Labi Kousoulis
Minister of Labour and Advanced Education

Newfoundland & Labrador

Hon. Lisa Dempster
Min. of Municipal Affairs and Environment; Mister of Children, Seniors and Social Development

Hon. Christopher Mitchelmore
Min. Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation(resp. for internal trade)

Hon. Bernard Davis
Min. of Advanced Education and Skills and Labour

Hon. Sherry Gambin-Walsh
Minister of Service NL

Prince Edward Island

Hon. Matthew MacKay
Minister of Economic Growth, Tourism and Culture

Hon. Bradley G. Trivers
Minister of Education and Lifelong Learning

Hon. Dennis King
Premier

Hon. Bloyce Thompson
Minister of Justice/Public Safety; AG (resp. for intergovernmental affairs, consumer affairs)

Nunavut

Hon. David Akeeagok
Minister of Economic Development and Transportation (resp. for innovation, trade)

Hon. Joe Savikataaq
Premier (resp. for intergovernmental relations)

Hon. David Joanasie
Minister of Education (resp. for advanced education)

Hon. Lorne Kusugak
Minister of Community and Government Services (resp. for consumer affairs)

Yukon

Hon. Ranj Pillai
Minister of Economic Development (resp. for internal trade and broadband infrastructure)

Hon. Jeanie Dendys
Minister of Tourism and Culture

Hon. John Streicker
Minister of Community Services (resp. for consumer affairs)

Northwest Territories

Hon. Katrina Nokleby
Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment, Minister of Infrastructure (resp. for innovation and internal trade)

Hon. Paulie Chinna
Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Minister of Housing

Hon. Caroline Wawzonek
Minister of Finance, Minister of Justice (resp. for broadband)

Hon. R.J. Simpson
Minister of Education, Culture and Employment (resp. for advanced education)

Hon. Caroline Cochrane
Premier, Minister of Intergovernmental Relations

Annex D: List of commonly used acronyms