Canadian companies lag global peers in innovation

By Tavia Grant. A new list of the most innovative companies in the world is notable for what does not appear: a single Canadian firm. A global ranking, to be published by the Boston Consulting Group Tuesday, shows Apple Inc., Google Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. at the top of its measure of the 50 most innovative companies. American firms dominate the ranking (though their presence is diminishing), with companies in China, Japan, South Korea, Germany and the Netherlands also in the top 50. Read more...