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ARTICLE · 01 MARCH 2019

Communications Regulatory

A central policy platform of the federal government has been ensuring the prosperity and growth of the middle class.

CanadaMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION LAW

A central policy platform of the federal government has been ensuring the prosperity and growth of the middle class. As the world shifts to a knowledge-based global economy driven by the creation of ideas and their translation into commercial value, the federal government has committed to readying the Canadian economy for the transformative changes that are underway.

This commitment entails, among other things, the review and reform of the legislation and regulatory frameworks that underpin the generation of value from the electronic communication of unprecedented quantities of rich data sets.

In 2017, the Government of Canada launched the National Innovation Agenda. Included in this Agenda were several forward-looking initiatives, including an investment of CA$950 million over five years towards innovation "superclusters", referring to areas within cities or communities that display both a high concentration of

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