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Bentley Allan

April 23, 2026
The time for a renewed effort to understand, track, and inform Canadian industrial policy has never been better. This report introduces a framework designed to bring analytical discipline to that task.

Featured Brief

Bentley Allan

April 23, 2026
The time for a renewed effort to understand, track, and inform Canadian industrial policy has never been better. This report introduces a framework designed to bring analytical discipline to that task.
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Why does Canada develop megaprojects instead of innovation systems?

Brendan Haley

June 23, 2026
As Canada looks to reshape its economic future, it should aim to build systems of innovation that catalyze economic diversification. In this report for the Centre for Industrial Policy, Brendan Haley makes the case that Canada has put too much focus on resource megaprojects, arguing for a different path forward.
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Measuring What Matters: Six Signals from Beneath Canada’s Economic Surface  

Derek Eaton, Matthew Kendall

May 28, 2026
This post outlines six storylines we see emerging from the economic data in the Measuring What Matters dashboard. It’s a starting point for discussion, and we encourage you to explore the dashboard to uncover your own insights.
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Regional Energy-Economy Planning: A Framework to Accelerate Decarbonization and Support Economic Development

Tamara Krawchenko, Maya Willard-Stepan, Nic Jekill

May 7, 2026
Canada’s energy transition is underway, but without a deliberate strategy to align clean energy investment with regional economic development, the benefits will remain unevenly distributed. Regional energy economy planning offers a framework for turning clean energy investment into a driver of jobs, industrial diversification, and community prosperity, rather than treating the energy transition and economic development as separate agendas.
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Assembling Canada’s Auto Sector: Lessons from a century of industrial policy

Greig Mordue, James Meadowcroft

April 23, 2026
Canada’s automotive industry stands at a critical juncture. This report aims to inform practical industrial policy decisions by identifying available opportunities and highlighting the risks those strategies entail.
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Building a Canadian Dual-Use Industrial Commons

Matthew da Mota, Laurent Carbonneau

April 23, 2026
Canada needs a dual-use industrial commons—an integrated ecosystem that builds manufacturing capacity, retains the downstream value of defence investment in Canada, and ensures that governance over critical systems remains in Canadian hands.
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Canada at the Frontier: A Framework for Industrial Policy

Bentley Allan

April 23, 2026
The time for a renewed effort to understand, track, and inform Canadian industrial policy has never been better. This report introduces a framework designed to bring analytical discipline to that task.