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PLATO is more than just a software testing company. It’s a community-driven initiative focused on creating meaningful opportunities for Indigenous and underrepresented communities in Canada’s tech industry.
Read MoreAdvancing entrepreneurship is an essential part of Mitacs’s mission to bring innovation into reach. We take a holistic approach to fostering entrepreneurship in Canada through targeted programming, tailored skills development offerings to students, and through foundational aspects of our innovation platform model. Learn more about our approach to boosting entrepreneurship as a lever that helps […]
Read MoreEcosystem partner content Diverse Nation: Unlocking the potential of inclusive innovation The Innovation Economy Council (IEC) is a coalition of tech-sector leaders dedicated to shaping Canada’s industrial innovation policy. The IEC works with active members of Canada’s innovation ecosystem to identify areas for in-depth analysis and offer timely insights to increase Canadian productivity and sustainable […]
Read MoreThe Mitacs Innovation Challenge project examines application and evaluation materials from the Mitacs Business Strategy Internship (BSI) program to better understand what barriers are limiting the innovation performance of Canadian SMEs. In this report, we find that talent access is a key issue inhibiting SME innovation performance throughout Canada’s innovation ecosystem. We further explore how skilled talent […]
Read MoreThe Mitacs Skills for Innovation project will deliver a series of reports examining the skills needed for different innovation activities in the Canadian economy. The project leverages Mitacs’s unique ability to survey employer organizations and interns involved in a wide array of innovation projects and offers granular insights into the specific skills required by individuals and organizations […]
Read MoreThe strong support from governments across Canada, international partners, universities, colleges, companies, and community organizations has enabled Mitacs to focus on the core idea that talent and partnerships power innovation — and innovation creates a better future.