1. The document discusses competitive intelligence (CI) and how patent mapping can provide insights about competitors, market niches, and strategic planning. 2. It analyzes patent data from Canadian companies and organizations to identify regional innovation hubs and sectors of strength. 3. While patent counts provide some insights, the author notes that analyzing the quality of patents and considering other forms of intellectual property are also important for comprehensive competitive analysis.

1. Muchiu (Henry) Chang, PhD. Cantab. [email_address] October 12, 2010 Canadian Competitive Intelligence Database

10. Figure 1, Patent Statistics by Hosting Cities Source: our study © Muchiu (Henry) Chang 2010

11. Figure 2 , Annual Patent Statistics by Provinces Source: our study © Muchiu (Henry) Chang 2010

12. Figure 3 , 2005-2010.10.12 Cumulative Patent Distribution by Sectors for the top 22 GTA Potential Employers Source: our study © Muchiu (Henry) Chang 2010

13. Figure 4 , Annual Patent Statistics of Sectors of the top 22 GTA Potential Employers Source: our study © Muchiu (Henry) Chang 2010

16. References [1] “ Integrated Change Management Approach in the Knowledge Economic Epoch ”, Muchiu (Henry) Chang , “ American Society of Engineering Management Summer 2010 issue of the Practice Periodical”, July 2010 https://www.netforumondemand.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=asem&WebCode=PRAPER [2] “ Sun Tzu and sustainable competitive advantage”, Muchiu Chang, Engineering Management Conference, 2004. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International, Oct. 2004 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=1407095 [3] “Quantum computation patent mapping - a strategic view for the information technique of tomorrow”, Muchiu Chang, Proceedings of ICSSSM '05, 2005 International Conference on Services Systems and Services Management, June 2005 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=1500183 [4] "Imports, exports and trade balance of goods on a balance-of-payments basis, by country or country grouping“, Statistics Canada http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/gblec02a.htm © Muchiu (Henry) Chang 2010