Publications

Advancing the growth agenda
Private company leaders are feeling positive about future prospects. Stronger balance sheets and easier access to financing mean new opportunities for growth. Are you ready?

Making strategic planning real
PwC recently hosted a webinar on the fundamentals of strategic planning. An informal poll of participants revealed that only 12% were convinced their employees could articulate their company’s vision. Read the full article.

M&A in the Canadian technology sector - Having that competitive option
Coming out of the economic downturn, technology companies emerged stronger than ever. Growth has been spurring by increased investment in innovative technology strategies and solutions.

Watch & Listen: Videos about the Canadian Technology Industry
Watch videos of our people talking about key trends evolving in the Technology Industry in Canada.

B.C. Techmap™
What are the key drivers and influencers of British Columbia's technology industry? Use our B.C. Techmap™ to find the answers. New version is launching in June of 2012.

Connecting With Social Media
This article by Debbie Dimoff explains how social media can play a leading role in helping to drive business by engaging employees, consumers, suppliers, partners and even investors.

Hot Sectors, Hot Markets: Economic forecast for emerging technologies
PwC’s report on selected emerging global market opportunities, with the goal of identifying potential sources of foreign direct investment for the Greater Toronto Area.

2011 and Beyond: Consumer Technology Trends
In this publication, Dr. David Jacobson explores some of the top technology trends for 2011, including mobile payments, the mobile cloud, video on demand (VoD) and more.

Embracing the Power of the Cloud
Thanks to the arrival of software as a service, infrastructure as a service and platform as a service, the playing field for private companies is becoming level with the big players.

2012 Report on emerging Canadian software companies
This year marks the first time talent has topped the list of CEOs’ major business challenges.

YOU Lead Mobile – Mobile Leads YOU
This presentation was created by Dr. David Jacobson, a director with PwC’s Emerging Technologies, to be delivered to various audiences throughout Canada in the fall of 2010.

Technology Forecast
This quarterly journal from PwC Global focuses on emerging trends in technology and the strategic options that new technologies can create for the enterprise.

Crowdsourcing the Future
Canada’s Digital Compass sparks discussion about the digital economy — and breaks new ground for PwC Canada.

Technology Trends in Business and Society
This PwC publication, written by Dr. David Jacobson, examines how technology is having an effect on how products and services are marketed to consumers and businesses.

Insights into the North American Cleantech Marketplace
This PwC presentation shares how the Cleantech market is changing, clean energy investment trends in Canada and the US, as well as the lessons for small and medium enterprises.

Connecting Vision to Reality 2009: Conference Agenda
Don't miss the premier event for CEOs of emerging Canadian software companies, May 13, 2009 in Toronto.

Sharpen the Instinct to Innovate
This factsheet highlights five key questions companies should ask when exploring how innovation can help them execute their business strategy.

Putting IFRS in motion: The potential impact of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) on the Canadian Technology Sector
This publication describes what issues the Canadian technology sector could face when making the transition to International Financial Reporting Standards from Canadian GAAP.

Connecting Vision to Reality 2008: Conference Agenda
Don't miss the premier event for CEOs of emerging Canadian software companies, May 13, 2008 in Toronto.

M&ATechnology Credentials
The following brochure details selected Canadian and global transactions we have completed in recent years for the technology sector.

Connecting Vision to Reality 2008: Speaker Roster
Don't miss the premier event for CEOs of emerging Canadian software companies, May 13, 2008 in Toronto.

Growing Companies Need Board Guidance Too
An effective formal board of directors or informal advisory board is a valuable, consistent, relatively inexpensive source of advice to any company.