This report was prepared by the Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), led by Lamia Kamal-Chaoui, Director, at the request of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. It forms part of the programme of work of the OECD Committee on SMEs and Entrepreneurship (CSMEE), supported by the CFE SME and Entrepreneurship Division (SMEE) led by Lucia Cusmano, Head of Division. The report is published on the authority of the Secretary-General of the OECD.
The project was led by Dr Jonathan Potter, Head of the Entrepreneurship Policy and Analysis Unit, CFE, OECD. The report was drafted by an OECD Secretariat team involving Pablo Shah, David Halabisky and Jonathan Potter (OECD/CFE). Expert written contributions were made by Professor Klaus Fichter, Dr Thomas Neumann and Julia Frantsits from the Borderstep Institute for Innovation and Sustainability, Dr Norris Krueger, and Associate Professor Jarrod Ormiston from the University of Sydney. Heather Mortimer-Charoy (Assistant, CFE), Juan Mendez (Assistant, CFE), Bridgette Joyce (Product and Project Co-ordinator, CFE) and Alix Philouze (Communications Co-ordinator, CFE) provided technical and communications support for preparation of the publication.
The OECD team is grateful to staff at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada for support in the development of the project, including Paul Chung and Jack Arnott. The work has also benefited from comments and information provided by numerous other Canadian policy and entrepreneurial ecosystem stakeholders.
The report also builds on insights and policy learnings from the OECD project on green entrepreneurship promotion with the Danish Business Authority and the Technical Support Instrument Project with the Portuguese Ministry of Economy and European Commission on the green transition of SMEs and entrepreneurship in Portugal.