In 2005, the Minister of Alberta Advanced Education initiated a comprehensive exercise to establish a new direction for Alberta's advanced education system. Through the A Learning Alberta review, a new vision and policy outcomes for the advanced education system will be articulated. The process provides an opportunity for government, stakeholders, and the public to consider how the advanced education system may be positioned and structured to create a learning society in Alberta. This document provides an opportunity to consider important issues related to innovation in Alberta. It focuses on obtaining stakeholder feedback on how to foster innovation in Alberta. It provides a conceptual definition of innovation that expands beyond research and development activities, as well as providing a draft set of principles to potentially guide innovation in Alberta. It also begins the process of identifying key issues for consideration. A supporting document, Profile of Alberta's Advanced Education System, provides additional data and information on research and innovation in Alberta. [This report was produced by Alberta Advanced Education.]