This innovation never quite made it into mass production but was incredibly innovative, and Canadian!

The Uno Dicycle was conceived by Ben Gulak from Milton, Ontario in 2006. This single-wheel, gyroscope balanced electric vehicle was designed to be used in...(read more)

Development of this innovation began in the late 1980s and was operational in the mid-1990's. The Canadian Disruptive Pattern is the computer-generated digital camouflage pattern developed for use by the Canadian Armed Forces. Four operational variations of CADPAT...(read more)

Who hasn't indulged in these for a between meal snack!

Pizza Pops were invented by Paul Faraci of Winnipeg, in 1964. They were conceived as a modification of traditional cheese-filled Italian turnovers such as calzone or panzerotti. The rights to Pizza Pops...(read more)

Nuclear power plants have been producing commercial electricity in Canada since the early 1960s. The CANDU reactor is a distinctly Canadian innovation. CANDU stands for Canada deuterium uranium, because it uses deuterium oxide (heavy water) as a moderator and coolant...(read more)

National Research Council (NRC) staff have contributed to the evolution of wind energy technologies as the international leader in developing a distinctive vertical-axis turbine design, nicknamed the eggbeater because of its shape. An experimental version built in...(read more)

This innovation proved its pedigree during the Covid-19 pandemic although it was developed almost 20 years earlier.

Dr. Kamran Khan, an infectious disease physician in Toronto, set up BlueDot after the SARS epidemic struck in 2003. BlueDot is an epidemic...(read more)