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The Short Report: August 26, 2026

Research Money
August 26, 2026

Build a stronger Canada with AI, quantum and digital assets after trade talks collapse; Canada Foundation for Innovation invests $118 million; Canada can't subsidize its way to AI adoption; some Canadians finding it harder to land jobs in occupations most exposed to AI; Canada needs to priortize six critical minerals; Canada's productivity problem is a superstar-firm problem; higher personal and corporate income taxes hurt innovation; and more

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Organizations:
Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Alliance, Alberta Utilities Commission, Amazon, Anthropic, ArcTern Ventures, Arctic Gateway Group, Arctic Research Foundation, Argentum Lithium SA, Aurora Innovation, Aurora Research Institute, Aylo, Bank of Canada, Bank of England, Blackberry, BlackRock, Blackstone, Blueprint, Breakthrough Institute, Breethe, Business Development Bank of Canada, CAD Digital Inc., California Department of Motor Vehicles, Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Coast Guard, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canadian Skills Training and Employment Coalition, Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association, Centre for International Governance Innovation, Chantier Davie Canada Inc., China Union Holdings Ltd., CIBC, Clean Energy Canada, Clearco, Clerq, Council of Canadian Innovators, Danish Board of Technology, DC Byte, Deloitte, Dominion Dynamics, Domtar, Elevra Lithium Ltd., Employment and Social Development Canada, EnerPure Inc., European Investment Bank, Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium, Exiro Minerals Corp., Fednav Limited, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Fondaction, Global Trade Alert, Google, Government of Alberta, Government of British Columbia, Government of Canada, Government of Manitoba, Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Helcim, Hellman & Friedman, Holtec International, Hydro-Québec, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, iNovia Capital, Intel Corp., Klass Capital, Kodeon, Kodiak AI, Legio, LinkedIn, Lithium Chile Inc., Macquarie Group, Magic Potion Games, Major Projects Office, Mangrove Lithium, McGill University, McMaster University, Memorial University, Merck, Meta, Microsoft, Mindgeek, Moderna, Moody, Muon Space, Nano Nuclear Energy, National Angel Capital Organization, National Bureau of Economic Research, Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, Next Generation Manufacturing Canada, Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc., NuScale Power, NVIDIA, Ode, Oklo, Ontario Drug Policy Research Network, OpenAI, Peripheral, Pew Research Center, Poolside AI, Pornhub, Public Health Agency of Canada, Radical Ventures, Research in Motion, Rice Investment Group, Roshel, Royal Bank of Canada, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Sense About Science, Shareholders’ Education and Defence Movement, Smart Prosperity Institute, Sopaipilla Investor LLC, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Innovation Centre, Space, Statistics Canada, Stellantis, Synapse Real Estate Corp., Teamsters California, Teck Resources Ltd., Tetra Digital Group, TikTok, Trent University, U.S. Steel Corp., University College London, University of British Columbia, University of Chicago, University of Manitoba, University of Pittsburgh, University of Waterloo, Veeda AI, Westinghouse, World Intellectual Property Organization, and Yukon University
People:
Adam Stein, Adriana LaGrange, Alexandre Bergeron, Andrew Nikiforuk, Benjamin Bergen, Caroline Mulroney, Carolyn Wilkins, Chris Tyler, Chris Urmson, Christine Fréchette, Claudio Rojas, Danielle Smith, David A. Stephens, Donald Trump, Fei-Fei Li, Geneviève Morin, Huan Ling, James A. Evans, James Wang, Jamieson Greer, Jared Kushner, Jim Balsillie, Joël Blit, John Grigsby, Justin Trudeau, Karin Johnson, Luc Thériault, Mame Diarra Touré, Marc Meehan, Marjorie Michel, Mark Carney, Mélanie Joly, Nate Glubish, Norma Ann Shorty, Prasanna Gopalakrishnan, Ranah Chavoshi, Research Money, Sanja Fidler, Sascha Williams, Stacey Goldberg, Stan Matwin, Stephanie Curcio, Stephanie Stantcheva, Stephen MacDonald, Steve Cochrane, Stewart Elgie, Tom Nicolas, Tony Wakeham, Ufuk Akcigit, Willie Gagnon, Yves Michaud, and Zan Gojcic
Topics:
artificial intelligence, clean energy, critical minerals, data centres, digital adoption, economic sovereignty, Innovation Policy, productivity, Research Infrastructure, tech talent, Trade policy, Venture Capital, and workforce development

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