Lessons Canada and Québec Can No Longer Ignore In many advanced economies, innovation in security and defence is no longer seen as a specialized field confined to military issues. It is increasingly recognized as a strategic and structural lever at the intersection of technological sovereignty, economic competitiveness, and national resilience. Countries that succeed in this domain…
By Normand Landry, Strategic Advisor – Innovation, Security and Defence, and François Provencher, Senior Director, Innovation and Technology, Innovitech. As Canada and Québec renew their investments in the field of security and defence technologies, it is important to remember that many innovations shaping our daily lives originated in technologies initially developed for military purposes, later transferred…
By Sylvain Cofsky, Sofiane Benyouci and Jean-Philippe Gagnon, Partners at Innovitech We are living in a time when strategy is both omnipresent and fragile. Organizations have never produced so many plans, diagnoses and roadmaps. Yet these exercises too often struggle to translate into clear decisions and, above all, into actions capable of producing a real…
By Michel Bernier, Senior Partner, and Sofiane Benyouci, Managing Partner — Innovitech An article published in La Presse on November 3 offered a clear, and at times, troubling portrait of the state of innovation in Quebec. It reminded us that while the province ranks among the best in Canada for research and development, it lags…
For the past decade, the diagnosis has been the same: Canada has the ideas, the capital, and the technology… but still struggles to deliver. Budget 2025 isn’t just about new programs. It changes how the country decides, finances, and delivers major projects. • a Major Projects Office to fast-track national initiatives; • a stronger Canada Infrastructure Bank…
Aviation is on the brink of a transformation that few industries experience after just a century of existence. Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is not limited to the arrival of a new aircraft or a single technology, it’s a systemic shift, comparable to the arrival of commercial jets in the 1950s or the rise of low-cost…
The 2025 edition of the Paris Air Show marked a pivotal moment for the global aerospace industry, and even more so for Quebec-based stakeholders. With the post-pandemic recovery now in the rearview mirror, the 2025 show confirmed a strong momentum of acceleration, characterized by clear directions, a firm commitment to investment, and a high level…
Technologies are evolving at a rapid pace. A company’s ability to adapt has become crucial to meet the needs of its clients. François Provencher, Senior Director of Innovation and Technology at Innovitech, discusses the importance of continuous technology monitoring, its strategic benefits, and the emerging trends shaping the industry. Anticipation and Technology Monitoring In the…
Dans le prolongement des réflexions de Sylvain Cofsky , PDG d’Innovitech, sur l’art des collaborations stratégiques, j’ai exploré davantage comment Innovitech, cultive et renforce les relations à long terme avec nos partenaires pour garantir un succès partagé et pérenne. La relation entre un consultant et son client ne se résume pas à une simple transaction…
