Reports and research

B.C.’s first Innovation Commissioner (IC) focused on discovering B.C.’s innovation related activities and practices. This page provides access to the IC’s research findings.

IC reports

The IC conducted research on B.C.’s innovation sector. Reports and summaries prepared by the IC include:

• Putting Innovation to Work for British Columbia: Growing B.C. Companies outlines five recommendations. Recommendations focus on helping B.C. companies succeed and grow while supporting innovation. The report was prepared in 2020. 
• ​Observations on Innovation in British Columbia outlines how innovation can have a positive social and economic outcomes. The report was prepared in 2018.  
  • Minster Ralston's response letter

B.C. reports

The IC also used summaries and reports prepared by other agencies. Reports focusing on B.C. can be found below.

• B.C.’s Innovation Ecosystem provides an overview of B.C.'s research and development activities and investments. The report was prepared by Global Advantage 2018. 
• Innovation & Research: Federal Government provides an overview of federal innovation and research. 
• B.C.’s Economic Landscape contains data about B.C.'s economy, labour market, and trade. It provides an overview of investments in business and research in the province. 

Additional resources

• Productivity and Living Standards in Canada and British Columbia
• Automation Potential of the BC Labour Market
• Facing the Facts: Reconsidering Business Innovation Policy in Canada 
• Improving Innovation Through Better Management 
• The Innovation and Competitiveness Imperative 
• BC’s Labour Market Outlook: 2019 Edition 
• Competing in a Global Innovation Economy: The Current State of R&D in Canada