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What is innovation - really?

Roger Martin

June 2010

Public policy to increase innovation is not working. A major part of the problem is that our governments have developed policies to drive invention, not innovation. The two are not the same, and we must recognize this to achieve effective public policy for the twenty-first century.

Time for a “Made in Ontario” Working Income Tax Benefit

James Milway, John Stapleton & Katherine Chan

September 2009

The government of Ontario should accept the invitation from the federal government to modify the design of its Working Income Tax Benefit (WITB). WITB benefits should be re-oriented to support low-income earners when they work more, thereby easing their move from social assistance onto full-time employment when welfare benefits are lost.

These are the main recommendations in a report released today by the Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity, an Ontario-based economic think tank, and Open Policy Ontario, a consultancy led by John Stapleton.

Canada's Global Leaders, 1985-2009

Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity

April 2008

Updated May 2009

    To view Canada’s Global Leaders page, please click here.

      Assessing Toronto’s Financial Services Cluster

      James B. Milway, Sana Nisar, Claurelle Poole & Ying Wang

      June 2007

      Toronto’s financial services industries are critical drivers of prosperity in the city, in Ontario, and in Canada.  But their success cannot be taken for granted as the industry undergoes ever increasing globalization.  Government policy makers and industry participants need to step up their efforts to ensure we are building a world beating financial services cluster in Toronto.  That is the key conclusion from a study released today, Assessing Toronto’s financial services cluster, by the Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity on behalf of the Toronto Financial Services Alliance and the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.

      Strengthening management for prosperity

      Roger L. Martin and James B. Milway

      May 2007

      An important part of closing Canada’s prosperity gap and realizing its full economic potential is a greater commitment to strengthening management talent.  That is a key conclusion of a new report prepared by Roger Martin, Dean of the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management and Chairman of the Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity and James Milway, the Institute’s Executive Director.  The report discusses the importance of management talents in a well functioning innovation system and reviews shortfalls in developing these capabilities.  The report calls for greater recognition of the importance of management talent in public policy to improve Canada’s innovation, productivity, and prosperity

      Enhancing the Productivity of Small and Medium Enterprises through Greater Adoption of Information and Communication Technology

      Roger L. Martin and James B. Milway

      May 2007

      Link here for report.

      Explaining Canada-U.S. Differences in Annual Hours Worked

      Alberto Isgut, Lance Bialas & James Milway
      CSLS International Productivity Monitor

      November 2006

      Ontario’s Fiscal Competitiveness: Still Some Way to Go

      Duanjie Chen and Jack Mintz

      November 2006

      The Activity of American Venture Capital Funds in the Ontario Market: Issues, Trends and Prospects

      Research conducted by Thomson Macdonald

      December 2005

      Commercialization and the Canadian Business Environment: A Systems Perspective

      Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity

      July 2005

      Background Issues: Marginal and average effective tax rates in Ontario

      Research conducted by Finn Poschmann

      March 2005

      Ontario ’s Fiscal Competitiveness in 2004

      Research conducted by Duanjie Chen and Jack Mintz

      November 2004

      Assessing the Strength of the Toronto Biopharmaceutical Cluster

      Research conducted by Roger L. Martin and James Milway

      September 2004

      Assessing the Experience of Successful Innovative Firms in Ontario

      Research conducted by The Strategic Counsel

      September 2004

      Tax Policy, Competitiveness and prosperity in Ontario: Options for the 21st Century

      Research conducted by Centre for Spatial Economics, University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management

      May 2004

      Assessing Ontario’s Fiscal Competitiveness

      Research conducted by Duanjie Chen and Jack Mintz

      November 2003

      Capital Investment Comparison - Ontario vs. U.S.

      Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity

      November 2003

      Are Ontario Cities at a Competitive Disadvantage Compared to U.S. Cities? A Comparison of Responsibilities and Revenues in Selected Cities

      Research conducted by Enid Slack

      June 2003

      Opportunities for Improving Municipal Governance in Ontario

      Research conducted by the Institute

      May 2003

      Competing on Creativity: Placing Ontario’s Cities in North American Context

      Research Conducted by Richard Florida and Meric Gertler

      November 2002

      The Impact of Education and Urbanization on Productivity

      Research Conducted by Michael Baker and Dan Trefler, University of Toronto

      November 2002
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