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:
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Name |
Location |
Sector |
Leader / partners |
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Al-powered Supply Chains Supercluster |
Quebec |
Artificial intelligence |
Leader : Optel Group |
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BUILDING AN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SUPERCLUSTER FOR CANADA |
Ontario |
Advanced manufacturing |
Leader : Communitech Corporation + MaRS Discovery District |
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Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster |
British Columbia |
Digital technologies |
Leader : TELUS Communications Inc. |
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Clean, Low-energy, Effective, Engaged and Remediated (CLEER) |
Ontario |
Clean resources Clean technology Mining |
Leader : Canada Mining Innovation Council |
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Mobility Systems and Technologies for the 21st Century (MOST21) |
Quebec |
Aerospace Transportation Digital technologies |
Leader : CAE Inc. |
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Ocean supercluster |
Atlantic Canada |
Sustainable development Aquaculture Offshore oil & gas |
Leader : Petroleum Research Newfoundland and Labrador |
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Protein Innovations Canada (PIC) Supercluster |
Saskatchewan |
Plant-based food |
Leader : Ag-West Bio Inc. |
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Smart Agri-food Supercluster |
Alberta |
Agri-food |
Leader : Agrium Inc. |
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Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure (SSRI) |
Alberta |
Digital communication Design Infrastructure |
Leader : Stantec Consulting Ltd. |
More information can be found here.
