Leaders’ Roundtable: Canada’s Innovation Ecosystem—July 2025

Catalyzing Canada’s Innovation Economy: Insights From Canada’s Innovation Ecosystem Leaders

In this publication, we summarize the conversations between leaders in Canada’s innovation ecosystem at the Canadian Centre for the Innovation Economy’s Leaders’ Roundtable, held June 3, 2025. The observations, recommendations, and insights in this document reflect their point of view, experiences, and collective wisdom.

How can Canadian businesses, funders, government, or post-secondary institutions truly move the needle on innovation? What would visible progress look like—not in 20 years from now, but in the next three to five years? What are the big ideas needed to change our innovation economy?

Read the Leaders’ Roundtable Insights to get the full story.