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April 25, 2013

Canada should consider adopting an “Innovation Box” approach to encourage business investment in innovative processes that improve productivity, growth, and incomes, according to a new report released from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Improving the Tax Treatment of Intellectual Property Income in Canada,” authors Nick Pantaleo, Finn Poschmann and Scott Wilkie say federal tax policy should complement tax-based support for research and development (R&D) spending by encouraging the adoption, commercialization and use of innovative ideas -- in short, a pull, as well as a push, into R&D activity.

 

Finn Poschmann

Finn Poschmann graduated in economics from Carleton University in Ottawa in 1986 and is President & CEO of the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council.

He was previously Vice President, Policy Analysis at the C.D. Howe Institute, where he held a variety of positions since January 1998.

Nick Pantaleo

Nick Pantaleo is a retired executive of Rogers Communications where he was Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance from 2013-2018 responsible for Business Continuity, Corporate Investigations, Enterprise Risk Management, Fraud Management, Insurance, Internal Audit, Physical Security, Retail Loss Prevention and Tax.