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Industrial Policies in Canada

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This paper provides a quantitative and qualitative assessment of Canada’s industrial policy landscape, with a focus on policies to support clean technology development, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and young firms. Drawing on the OECD Quantifying Industrial Strategies (QuIS) database and complementary sources, the analysis examines the role of industrial policy in addressing Canada’s key structural challenges, including slow productivity growth, weak business investment, limited scale-up of innovative firms, and the transition to a low-carbon economy. While green policy support and SME financing have expanded, improving strategic direction, policy coordination and evaluation could strengthen policy effectiveness.

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  • Oecd, 2026. "Industrial Policies in Canada," OECD Science, Technology and Industry Policy Papers 189, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:stiaac:189-en
    DOI: 10.1787/3887025f-en
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    JEL classification:

    • L52 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Industrial Policy; Sectoral Planning Methods
    • L53 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Enterprise Policy
    • O25 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Industrial Policy
    • O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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