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ASSESSING CANADIANINNOVATION, PRODUCTIVITY,AND COMPETITIVENESSBy Robert D. Atkinson and Lawrence ZhangAPRIL 2024innovationpolicy.ca innovationpolicy.ca Assessing Canadian Innovation, Productivity, and Competitiveness ROBERT D. ATKINSON AND LAWRENCE ZHANG | APRIL 2024 Canada faces unprecedented challenges in innovation, productivity, and competitiveness. The first step in addressing them is to develop a clear understanding of the Canadian economy’s underlying structure and performance in each area. Policymakers must then tailor strategies for specific industries and technologies instead of focusing on principally on macro factors. KEY TAKEAWAYS  Canada lags peer competitors on key innovation indicators, particularly in the areas of research and development, intellectual property, and innovation outcomes.  Canada’s productivity performance has been dismal. For comparison, American labour productivity growth was 160 percent faster than Canada’s from 2002 to 2020—and America’s growt