Council of Canadian Innovators Announces Partnership with Signa Strategies to Strengthen Canada’s Innovation Ecosystem

Canada’s innovation economy is entering a new era of complexity and opportunity. With major changes ahead in regulation, procurement, and industrial policy, innovators need sharper tools to navigate government and seize emerging opportunities.

To meet this moment, the Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) has partnered with Signa Strategies, a newly launched independent strategic advisory firm founded to provide personalized government relations and public-affairs support to Canadian-headquartered technology companies.

As Canada’s 21st century business association, CCI will continue to lead ecosystem-wide advocacy on behalf of Canada’s fastest-growing innovation companies — shaping national policy, strengthening the innovation economy, and advancing shared priorities. Signa complements this work by helping individual companies develop and execute tailored government-relations strategies, giving them the same quality of insight and expertise at a company level. Both organizations share a single focus: helping Canadian companies succeed — and never working on behalf of foreign interests.

Founded by CCI’s executive leadership team as a separate but complementary entity, Signa Strategies builds on nearly a decade of ecosystem experience to help innovators cut through the noise, build trusted relationships, and secure the outcomes they need to grow.

Through this partnership, Signa Strategies will serve as an ecosystem partner to CCI, sharing strategic insights and policy intelligence with members, while strengthening the Council’s capacity to deliver its award-winning programs, national summits, and regional gatherings that unite Canada’s most ambitious business leaders, policymakers, and investors.

“Signa Strategies and CCI share the same goal — strengthening the foundation for Canada’s innovators to thrive,” said Dana O’Born, Managing Partner of Signa Strategies. “While CCI continues to unite innovators to shape national policy, Signa helps individual companies build the strategies they need to navigate government and position themselves for growth. Together, we’re helping Canadian firms turn influence into impact.”

Signa Strategies works exclusively with Canadian-headquartered organizations, grounded in the belief that Canada’s long-term prosperity and economic sovereignty depend on the success of homegrown companies creating intellectual property, jobs, and global competitiveness from within Canada’s borders.

“For ten years, CCI has been focused on shaping policy and building the relationships that enable Canadian innovators to grow,” said Benjamin Bergen, President of the Council of Canadian Innovators. “Our partnership with Signa ensures innovators can also access personalized, hands-on strategy for engaging with government — complementing the collective advocacy that has always been central to our work.”

The Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) is a national business association representing more than 175 of the country’s fastest-growing technology companies. For a decade, CCI has united Canadian-founded scale-ups to shape government strategies that advance long-term economic growth, security, and prosperity. By helping innovators navigate government collectively, CCI has built a stronger voice for domestic capacity and competitiveness. With Signa, innovators now have a dedicated partner to help them navigate government at the individual level — still with an organization solely focused on the success of Canadian companies.

This collaboration expands CCI’s reach at a time when domestic capacity and prosperity are deeply connected. Through its partnership with Signa, CCI will strengthen its ability to convene Canada’s innovation community through events and gatherings across Canada — uniting entrepreneurs, executives, and policymakers who are shaping the nation’s economic future.

“This partnership allows CCI to continue expanding the reach of our national and regional gatherings,” added Patrick Searle, Vice President of Corporate Affairs at CCI. “Signa’s support helps us bring even more Canadian innovators together — through our flagship summits and intimate leadership events — to share ideas, forge connections, and advance the country’s innovation agenda.”

Together, CCI and Signa Strategies are ensuring that Canada’s innovators have not only a voice in shaping the nation’s economic future, but the strategies to lead it.

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Media Contact: James McLeod, jmcleod@canadianinnovators.org

Signa Strategies Contact: Dana O'Born, dana@signastrategies.ca

About the Council of Canadian Innovators

The Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) represents more than 175 of Canada’s fastest-growing technology companies. Founded in 2015, CCI advocates for policies that help Canadian innovators scale globally, create prosperity at home, and strengthen Canada’s economic sovereignty. To learn more, visit canadianinnovators.org.

About Signa Strategies

Signa Strategies is Canada’s only strategic advisory firm dedicated exclusively to Canadian-headquartered technology companies. Founded by CCI’s executive leadership team, Signa helps innovators navigate government, shape public conversations, and grow with intention through personalized government relations and public affairs strategies. To learn more, visit signastrategies.ca.

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