Transnational Community as Innovation Linkage

Abstract:

A Workshop Report that discusses the impact of the Canadian transnational community on Canada’s economy in general and innovation in particular. It was the first in a series of workshops conducted under the aegis of APF Canada’s three-year project on Canadians Abroad and Transnational Migration which is supported by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the Government of British Columbia and the Gordon Foundation. Both the theoretical and empirical evidence presented at the workshop suggest that the transnational movement of Canadians is strengthening the capacity and global participation of innovation in Canada. Canada has reaped broad benefits from such cross-border innovation activities.