The narrative for innovation for the TDSB was put forward by the Director of Education in the spring of 2016: Unleashing Learning is a new vision for learning at the TDSB, which provides the framework where student creativity, together with the other global competencies of critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration and leadership, and global citizenship and character can f [...] As new promising approaches and initiatives to increase teaching and learning emerge, the TDSB can take advantage of the experience and the brilliant work currently present at the system level. [...] This report is the second in a series of our research studies on Fostering Creativity and Innovation in Teaching and Learning at the Toronto District School Board which is released as part of the Fostering Global Competencies and Deeper Learning with Digital Technologies Research Series2 which focuses on what the research says in regards to best instructional practices to foster creativity and inn [...] In this section, the review of literature will summarize relevant research in the area of creativity and innovation in teaching and learning. [...] The analysis of the results revealed that the teachers’ perceptions, the dynamics of the interconnected nature of the school, the uncontrolled school environment, and the expectations by the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO), influence teachers’ attempts to maintain creativity-fostering teaching environments.