Locations for local Innovate Councils
Calgary Innovate Council
Calgary has a formal municipal innovation strategy aiming to position Calgary as “the innovation capital,” with an interconnected network of innovation nodes and support for regulatory sandboxes and IP strategy, plus civic innovation labs within the city organization.
Waterloo Region & Guelph Innovate Council
Waterloo Region and Guelph are a classic Canadian innovation cluster example, with a long history of successful public-university-private collaboration and municipal support for tech and entrepreneurship.
London Innovate Council
London Innovate Council
London Innovate Council
London now ranks as one of Canada’s top emerging tech ecosystems, recognized in CBRE “Next 25” markets and described as a globally recognized innovation hub with strong startup and scale‑up activity. The region’s TechAlliance, campus incubators, accelerators, and R&D centers form a dense innovation network that aligns well with the goals of the Innovate Council.
Regina Innovate Council
London Innovate Council
London Innovate Council
Regina has their municipal economic development focused on energy, agriculture, and innovation-led diversification, and involvement in national innovation programs
Windsor-Essex Innovate Council
Winnipeg & Region Innovate Council
Winnipeg & Region Innovate Council
Windsor-Essex pursues innovation through a digital modernization strategy, AI service pilots, and long‑term economic planning that modernize services, enhance efficiency, and support a knowledge‑driven economy.
Winnipeg & Region Innovate Council
Winnipeg & Region Innovate Council
Winnipeg & Region Innovate Council
Winnipeg is active in Smart-City and data-driven initiatives through federal Smart City Challenge programming and municipal innovation work, tied to broader prairie innovation clusters.