Natural Resource Canada and Global Knowledge Economy

: Winning that competition will depend on how well we can tap into the one natural resource Canada often overlooks: extremely talented people at the top of their fields, according to Globe and Mail. And those people live all over the world. None of this bodes well for Canada if we are serious about competing in the global knowledge economy. This means we need an immigration system that is nimble, accessible, and responsive enough to keep up with fast-growing, knowledge-driven companies as they create new markets, not just for new products, but for new types of jobs. In less than three years, our company has grown from a back-of-the-napkin idea by three undergraduate students, into a company with over 70 employees, fuelled by more than $10-million in Myo sales and $20-million in venture capital from top North American investors. Our company developed the Myo Armband, a device that enables users to control computing devices wirelessly, through simple hand gestures. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.