Canada’s innovative companies are building world-class technology. But without a strong IP strategy, the value of that innovation too often flows elsewhere: to foreign acquirers, larger competitors, and markets better positioned to capture it.
This report draws on the insights, debates, and expertise gathered at IAC’s 2025 National IP Summit. It examines what it will take for Canadian SMEs to compete and win in a global economy where intellectual property is increasingly the deciding factor, and where the trade environment has made that question more urgent than it was even a year ago.
Inside, you’ll find analysis on the structural gaps holding Canadian companies back, what the policy and ecosystem conditions for change look like, and where the opportunities are for companies ready to move.
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