Globe and Mail - Canadian universities join global race to spark innovation

As Canada struggles to keep up in the global innovation race, initiatives to help a class of student entrepreneurs build startup businesses are taking shape at several universities, which are embracing commercial concerns they once considered beyond the scope of academia.

[Sidebar listing startup support at Canadian Universities describes McGill's Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies's business plan competition as a way of “trawling for entrepreneurs” across all disciplines.]