Canadian Superclusters on the final round for the national ISI competition
In July, we have informed you about the Innovation Supercluster Initiative, a competition launched by the Canadian government in May 2017 through the presentation of the 2017 budget. This competition is aiming at defining the country’s main superclusters and contributing to their growth and development up to $950 million CAD. Results are now published, on the Government of Canada website, through the page Innovation Superclusters Initiative: Shortlist of Applicants. At the end of this pre-selection process, nine consortiums have been taken on as finalist competitors, in many innovative sectors such as health and biosciences, advanced manufacturing or clean and sustainable energies:
Name
Location
Sector
Leader / partners
Al-powered Supply Chains Supercluster
Quebec
Artificial intelligence
Leader : Optel Group
BUILDING AN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SUPERCLUSTER FOR CANADA
Ontario
Advanced manufacturing
Leader : Communitech Corporation + MaRS Discovery District
Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster
British Columbia
Digital technologies
Leader : TELUS Communications Inc.
Clean, Low-energy, Effective, Engaged and Remediated (CLEER)
Ontario
Clean resources
Clean technology
Mining
Leader : Canada Mining Innovation Council
Mobility Systems and Technologies for the 21st Century (MOST21)
Quebec
Aerospace
Transportation
Digital technologies
Leader : CAE Inc.
Ocean supercluster
Atlantic Canada
Sustainable development
Aquaculture
Offshore oil & gas
Leader : Petroleum Research Newfoundland and Labrador
Protein Innovations Canada (PIC) Supercluster
Saskatchewan
Plant-based food
Leader : Ag-West Bio Inc.
Smart Agri-food Supercluster
Alberta
Agri-food
Leader : Agrium Inc.
Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure (SSRI)
Alberta
Digital communication
Design
Infrastructure
Leader : Stantec Consulting Ltd.
More information can be found here.
