The following job opportunity was shared with us by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. IP Osgoode is not involved in the hiring process, but we hope to reach eligible and interested members of our community.

Do you have knowledge and experience in the intellectual property (IP) field? Are you interested in helping federal organizations maximize benefits from IP through a range of programs, initiatives and policies?�� If so, then Innovation Canada’s IP Directorate might be right for you!

Who we are:

The IP Directorate in Innovation Canada is home to three IP-focused programs created under the and .�� We are specifically looking to hire for the IP Centre of Expertise (IP CoE), a team of IP experts that provide strategic IP advice, training and collaboration support to federal organizations and officials.��

We are a growing and dynamic directorate, with teammates from varied backgrounds and experiences who have been brought together to address a variety of federal IP challenges.

Who we are looking for:

We are looking for exceptional teammates who will assist us in developing and delivering our programs.�� Note that this is anticipatory hiring. In particular, we are seeking candidates for the following roles:

IP Experts (EC-06 or equivalent), IP CoE: We are looking for bilingual (BBB) individuals with a deep knowledge of IP and significant and recent experience providing IP-related advice, who can:��

• Provide IP expertise, advice, guidance and information to federal organizations
• Draft IP-related documents in order to provide advice, guidance, expertise
• Help federal officials consider and address IP business challenges and opportunities
• Build a network of stakeholders across government departments
• Report to management on the status of your projects

Junior IP Analysts (EC-02 or equivalent): We are looking for bilingual (BBB) individuals with some IP knowledge and a strong interest in IP, who will:

• Work with the IP experts to deliver IP expertise, advice, guidance and information to federal organizations
• Draft IP-related documents in order to provide advice, guidance, expertise
• Conduct research and analysis to inform the work of the IP CoE
• Support in the delivery of IP training and collaboration initiatives, including the Federal Intellectual Property Partnership community of practice
• Report to management on the status of your projects

What do we need from you?

If any of this has piqued your interest, please send your CV and a short summary (no more than 150 words) outlining how you would be an ideal candidate for a role in the IP Directorate to Rami Farah, Administrative Assistant, at rami.farah@ised-isde.gc.ca by September 7, 2021, 10am EST. Please clearly indicate the position(s) for which you are interested in applying.

Please feel free to share with colleagues who may be interested in this position.

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Avez-vous des connaissances et de l’expérience dans le domaine de la propriété intellectuelle��(PI)? Aimeriez-vous aider des organismes fédéraux à maximiser les avantages de la PI grâce à un éventail de programmes, d’initiatives et de politiques?�� Si c’est le cas, la Direction de la PI d’Innovation Canada serait peut-être le milieu de travail idéal pour vous!

Qui sommes-nous?

La Direction de la PI d’Innovation Canada regroupe trois programmes axés sur la PI créés dans le cadre de la et du . ��Nous recherchons spécifiquement à embaucher pour le Centre d’expertise en PI (CE en PI), une équipe d’experts dans le domaine de la PI qui offre des conseils stratégiques, de la formation et un soutien à la collaboration aux organismes et aux fonctionnaires fédéraux.��

Nous sommes une organisation dynamique et en pleine croissance, composée de coéquipiers aux parcours et aux expériences variés, qui ont été réunis pour relever une vaste gamme de défis en matière de PI au niveau fédéral.

Qui recherchons-nous?

Nous sommes à la recherche de collègues compétents qui nous aideront à élaborer et à mettre en œuvre nos trois programmes. Notez qu'il s'agit d'une embauche anticipée. Nous recherchons des candidats pour les rôles suivants��:

Experts en PI (EC-06 ou équivalent), CE en PI : Nous recherchons des personnes bilingues��(BBB) ayant une connaissance approfondie de la PI et une expérience appréciable et récente de la fourniture de conseils en matière de PI, qui peuvent��:��

• fournir une expertise, des conseils, des orientations et des renseignements en matière de PI aux organismes fédéraux;
• rédiger des documents relatifs à la PI afin de fournir des conseils, des orientations et une expertise sur le sujet;
• aider les fonctionnaires fédéraux à examiner et à aborder les défis et les possibilités d’affaires liés à la PI;
• créer un réseau d’intervenants à l’échelle du gouvernement fédéral;
• rendre compte à la direction de l’état d’avancement de leurs projets.

Analystes subalternes de PI (EC-02 ou équivalent)��: Nous recherchons des personnes bilingues��(BBB) ayant une certaine connaissance de la PI et un intérêt marqué pour la PI, qui devront��:

• travailler avec les experts en PI afin de fournir une expertise, des conseils, des orientations et des renseignements en matière de PI aux organismes fédéraux;
• rédiger des documents relatifs à la PI afin de fournir des conseils, des orientations et une expertise sur le sujet;
• effectuer des recherches et des analyses afin d’éclairer le travail du CE en PI;
• soutenir la mise en œuvre d’initiatives de formation et de collaboration en matière de PI, notamment la communauté de pratique sur le Partenariat fédéral en matière de propriété intellectuelle;
• rendre compte à la direction de l’état d’avancement de leurs projets.

Qu’attendons-nous de vous?

Si ce qui précède a suscité votre intérêt, veuillez envoyer votre CV et un bref résumé (maximum 150��mots) expliquant en quoi vous seriez le candidat idéal pour un poste au sein de la Direction de la PI à Rami Farah, adjoint administratif, à rami.farah@ised-isde.gc.ca ��’i���� le 7 septembre 2021, 10h HNE. Veuillez indiquer clairement le ou les postes pour lesquels vous souhaitez postuler.

N’hésitez pas à diffuser cette information à des collègues qui pourraient être intéressés par ces postes.

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Although the Trudeau government focused much of its attention in the recent federal budget with the continuing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, buried deep in the document were promises to tackle data and intellectual property (IP) issues which it says will be key as a digital economy becomes the norm for many.

With more and more of people’s lives happening online — and the pandemic forcing individuals to move their workstations from gleaming towers to cozy home offices — the federal government is saying a digital economy that serves and protects Canadian business is vital for long-term growth, but Canadians must be able to trust that their data is protected and being used responsibly.

To that end, the federal Liberals are promising to create an office of data commissioner aimed at informing government and business approaches to data-driven issues to help protect people’s personal data and to encourage innovation in the digital marketplace.

Pina D’Agostino, founder and director of the Intellectual Property Law and Technology Program at Osgoode Hall Law School (IP Osgoode), said appointing a data commissioner is “basically signalling the importance of data as a new currency.”

“Ownership and governance issues of data are not privacy issues, so it would be beyond the mandate of a privacy commissioner,” she said. “The signal is that it’s not just about privacy that matters, there are other social implications — what they speak about in artificial intelligence is that data can tend to privilege certain demographic groups in society, so we want to ensure that doesn’t happen and someone like a data commissioner would be mindful of that.”

Marc Yu, a privacy and data management lawyer with Edmonton’s Field Law, said the concept of a data commissioner is “interesting” for Canada.

“It is a fairly short description in the budget as to what the data commissioner is intended to do, so it is likely there will be further details once the commissioner’s office is developed in the future and becomes operational,” he said. “I would think one of the data commissioner’s roles would be to streamline information sharing amongst the public sector, so amongst the federal agencies and federal departments we would have a clearer process in terms of how data might be shared between these different agencies and departments to help them further their objectives and functions in this digital environment, while also maintaining the personal privacy of individuals to whom this information belongs.”

In addition to creating a data commissioner’s office the budget also contains several direct investments in intellectual property, building on the national intellectual property strategy announced in the government’s 2018 fiscal plan. Ottawa is promising to establish ElevateIP, a program to help accelerators and incubators provide startups with access to expert intellectual property services, and allow companies to expense the cost of some investments in digital and IP assets.

These initiatives would be complemented by a strategic intellectual property program review, which would be a broad assessment of intellectual property provisions in Canada’s innovation and science programming, from basic research to near-commercial projects.

D’Agostino said the funding is welcome because the costs associated with many intellectual property matters, such as filing patents, are very high. And she noted a setting up a review “really speaks to the issues which we have seen in the IP system.”

“It is not useful to have siloed approach — we have a Patent Act, a Copyright Act and a Trademark Act that don’t speak to one another and at the same time develop polices in isolation,” she said. “We need to look at all of them and how they benefit innovation and science generally because they all work together, and ensuring there is no siloing and how the laws and the programs we have can really benefit research commercialization and ultimately innovation for Canada.”

More information on the federal budget can be found .

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On April 19, 2021, the Government of Canada announced its����(Budget 2021) with goals to finish the fight against COVID-19, ensure a strong economic recovery, and position Canada for a prosperous future. To accomplish its objectives, the government has����for proposed expenditures in the areas of intellectual property (IP) and technology.

Budget 2021 will build on the National Intellectual Property Strategy of Budget 2018 by funding Canadian innovators, start-ups, and technology-intensive businesses. This includes providing $75 million for the National Research Council’s Industrial Research Assistance Program to assist high-growth client firms with obtaining access to IP services.

Budget 2021 also proposes to use $90 million to establish the ElevateIP program, which will help accelerators and incubators provide IP services to start-up companies. These direct investments are complemented by the launching of a Strategic Intellectual Property Program Review to conduct a broad assessment of IP provisions in Canada’s innovation and science programming, including both basic research and near-commercial projects.

Alongside its general IP investment plan, the Government of Canada has allocated funding to various technology initiatives in Budget 2021, such as proposing:

• $5 billion over seven years towards the adoption of clean technology through the Net Zero Accelerator program;
• $500 million over five years, starting in 2021-2022, and $100 million per year ongoing, to expand the National Research Council’s Industrial Research Assistance Program, which is poised to give up to 2,500 innovative small and medium-sized firms expertise and capital to scale up their businesses;
• $443.8 million over ten years for the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy to support research and innovation in the artificial intelligence sector;
• $360 million over seven years to launch a National Quantum Strategy that will assist researchers studying quantum technology and establish a secretariat at the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development to coordinate efforts in this space;
• $90 million over five years for the National Research Council to modernize the Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre;
• $400 million over six years to launch a Pan-Canadian Genomics Strategy to develop therapeutics and create jobs in the field, including allocating $136.7 million for Genome Canada to deliver mission-driven programming directed at starting the initiative; and
• $2.2 billion over seven years towards Canada’s life science sector, including allocating resources to support Canadian firms through the Strategic Innovation Fund and creating a Clinical Trials Fund to assist in the research and development of treatments in the health field, including the pharmaceutical sector.

Written by M. Imtiaz Karamat, Osgoode Alumni and Student-at-Law at Deeth Williams Wall LLP.

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