If you have a terrifically bright new idea--a brand new widget--and would like to ensure that the intellectual property associated with that widget is protected and you will subsequently derive all of the appropriate financial benefits from it, you would file a patent application with CIPO. They would analyze it to ensure that no similar widget with similar DNA has been patented in Canada, or potentially elsewhere, and then grant the exclusive rights.
So if you are an inventor, a unique creator, and want to protect your intellectual property, you go to our offices across the country, headquartered in Gatineau, and get a patent. It operates on a fee-for-service basis.