Canada

  • Oct 09, 2018
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Canada and the EU are engaged in a strong historical partnership - willing to be reinforced by the recent Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), signed by both parts on October 30th, 2016.

Canada has developed a large and promising cluster & supercluster community, supported by ambitious governmental policies in favour of research and innovation. Key sectors: advanced manufacturing, clean technologies and energies, digital economy, agri-food, health and bio-sciences. The Canadian government has decided to concentrate its action by supporting the five superclusters thanks to a $950 million CAD investment for 5 years, as of 2018.

Economic and political context and framework

Canada is considered as one of the most attractive countries in terms of business environment, with an easy access to business investments, in a particularly stable political context. The current government, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is looking towards strong policies to support research and innovation, in high value-added sectors such as advanced manufacturing, agri-food, clean technologies and digital industries.

Cluster community in the country

Essentially based in the provinces of Ontario and Québec, some of the largest Canadian clusters could be considered as “superclusters”, such as Toronto Waterloo Corridor, Ontario Aerospace Council or Toronto region’s Human Health & Sciences cluster. In Québec, the Montréal’s Metropolitan clusters is a huge cluster network strongly advanced in the field of cluster policy and firmly international-looking.

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A cluster database is available on the Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity’s website, and the related mapping currently under construction. The Institute has listed a total of 67 clusters around the country. The Institute has listed a total of 67 clusters around the country. There are five superclusters each targeting different fields: digital technologies, proteins, advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence and clean oceans. Read less.

Cluster policies encouraging the development and internationalisation of clusters

Mainly driven by the ambitious Innovation & Skills Pan, a governmental program launched in March 2017, and the new Global Markets Action Plan, cluster policies are also supported by Innovation Canada, with a $50 million CAD contribution to research and innovation. Read more...

For the period 2017-2022, the Innovation Superclusters Initiative will be at the heart of cluster policies.Read less.

Cluster to cluster cooperation opportunities and potential interest from European clusters and SMEs

Cluster cooperation between the EU and Canada is not led by a specific bilateral convention, however the enforcement of cooperation policies and an increasing number of bottom-up initiatives contribute to a global collaboration process. International partnerships involving businesses are already supported by local initiatives, such as the Enterprise Canada Network, or European ones, like the Enterprise Europe Network.

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Also, the International Cleantech Network should be mentioned, as one of the main cluster networks specialised in clean technologies. Canada is also targeted by a number of European Strategic Cluster Partnerships – Going International (ESCPs-4i) within their internationalization strategy, in sectors like agri-food, health and bio-sciences, clean technologies and transportation.

. In these sectors, some success stories deserve to be mentioned, such as the Skywin and Aero Montréal collaboration (aerospace) or the Alsace BioValley and MEDTEQ partnership (healthcare). Read less.

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21st TCI Network Global Conference (TCI 2018) brought cluster experts from across Canada and around the world to Toronto

October 18, 2018, Toronto, ON – This week, the 21st TCI Network Global Conference brought cluster experts from across Canada and around the world to Toronto for three days of collaboration. The conference was hosted by the Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity, an Ontario-based economic think tank, and presented by the TCI Network, a global network of leading cluster experts and practitioners. “It...Read more
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The Honourable Navdeep Bains to participate in a superclusters panel at TCI 2018

September 10, 2018, Toronto, ON – The Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity is pleased to announce that The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development will participate in a superclusters panel at the 21stTCI Network Global Conference, which will be held in Toronto, Ontario on October 16-18, 2018. Minister Bains will participate in the “Superclusters in Canada...Read more
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One year on: EU-Canada trade agreement delivers positive results

Friday 21 September 2018 will mark the first anniversary of the provisional entry into force of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada. Early signs show that the agreement is already starting to deliver for EU exporters. Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström said: “The EU-Canada trade agreement has now been in action for a year and I’m pleased with the progress...Read more
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Events

Date Name Target Type
Thursday, 18 October, 2018 - 10:30 Global Matchmaking at TCI 2018 Cluster managers, Project coordinators, SME Matchmaking
Tuesday, 16 October, 2018 - 09:00 21st TCI Network Global Conference (TCI 2018) Cluster managers, Cluster Policy Makers Conference, Matchmaking
Thursday, 27 April, 2017 - 16:00 Information event: "Cooperation with USA & Canada Cluster managers, SME Matchmaking
Tuesday, 3 October, 2017 - 09:15 Business Connection Forum Albany 2017 Cluster managers, SME Matchmaking
Tuesday, 27 September, 2016 - 09:00 3rd Atlantic Stakeholder Platform Conference promoting entrepreneurship and innovation in the Atlantic Area Cluster managers, Large audience, Project coordinators, SME Conference
Sunday, 17 July, 2016 - 10:00 World Investment Forum 2016 Large audience Conference

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ESCP-4i News

Earth Observation Data: a driver for SMEs internationalisation

SpaceWave
In July, SpaceWave project, in which Pôle Mer Méditerranée is a partner, organised four workshops on concrete use-cases on the use of Earth Observation data for maritime applications: Fishery; Aquaculture; Water level rise and coastal erosion; Monitoring the marine environment. These working meetings gathered SMEs using or producing data in order to provide them some context on markets using these data in countries targeted in the project and to exchange on their activities and feedbacks. SpaceWave workshops were an opportunity for the project partners to validate target countries and market and to...
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  • Oct 18, 2018
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The SpaceWave coordinator, Aerospace Valley, met Quebec delegation visiting the Port of Bordeaux on Thursday, September 20th

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On Thursday, September 20 th , Aerospace Valley participated to the discussions held in the framework of the coming of a Port of Quebec delegation to the Port of Bordeaux (France). It enabled the presentation of the SpaceWave project to a delegation of a SpaceWave target country, Canada, and to discuss with the attendees about EO capabilities and how they can solve issues faced by the Port of Quebec. Some use cases on Earth Observation applications for port infrastructures monitoring, maritime transports and EEZ surveillance and monitoring were proposed to the delegation. More especially, it was the...
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  • Oct 07, 2018
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Meet the NF4 cohort at BENEFIQ event, CANADA

Network, innovate and collaborate with European agri-food companies

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  • Oct 07, 2018
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ESCP-4is targetting this country

Acronym Name Sector(s) Targeted third countries No. of SME involved No. of Partners
AdPack Future Materials and products for advanced smart packaging Paper and Packaging

AGROFOOD INDUSTRY›Technologies for the food industry›Food Packaging / Handling 		Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, United States 373 5
AdPack² European Strategic Cluster Partnership for Advanced Smart Packaging Paper and Packaging

AGROFOOD INDUSTRY›Technologies for the food industry›Food Packaging / Handling 		Canada, China, United States 530 6
bioXclusters plus ESCP on Personalised Healthcare Biopharmaceuticals

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES›Medicine, Human Health›Pharmaceutical Products / Drugs 		Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, Republic of Korea (South Korea), United States 880 4
DECISION DElivering Cluster International Strategies Into Overseas Networks Downstream Chemical Products

ENERGY›Renewable Sources of Energy›Waste to energy - other 		Canada, China, India, United States 320 2
EACP ABROAD Activities and Businesses from Real Opportunities for Aerospace Developments (EACP network) Aerospace Vehicles and Defense

INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING, MATERIAL AND TRANSPORT›Aerospace Technology›Aeronautical technology / Avionics 		Brazil, Canada, Japan, Mexico, United Arab Emirates, United States 1355 11
ELBE Europe Leading Blue Energy Electric Power Generation and Transmission

ENERGY›Energy production, transmission and conversion›Generators, electric engines and power converters 		Canada, China, Japan, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Taiwan, United States 467 5
ELCA4i European Lighting Cluster Alliance For Internationalisation Lighting and Electrical Equipment

ENERGY›Energy efficiency›Lighting, illumination 		Canada, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States 470 5
GEO-ENERGY EUROPE Geo-Energy for the XXIst Century Electric Power Generation and Transmission

ENERGY›Renewable Sources of Energy›Geothermal energy 		Bolivia, Plurinational State of, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, United States 380 8
LASER-GO European Cluster Partnership in Photonics for Health Lighting and Electrical Equipment

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES›Medicine, Human Health›Medical Technology / Biomedical Engineering 		Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, United States 231 3
LASER-GO GLOBAL European Cluster Partnership in Photonics for Health Lighting and Electrical Equipment

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES›Medicine, Human Health›Medical Technology / Biomedical Engineering 		Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Singapore, United States 240 6
MobiGoIn Mobility Goes International Transportation and Logistics

ELECTRONICS, IT AND TELECOMMS›IT and Telematics Applications›Applications for Transport and Logistics 		Canada, China, Malaysia, Singapore, United States 1100 4
MobiGoIn-Action Mobility Goes International - In Action Transportation and Logistics

ELECTRONICS, IT AND TELECOMMS›IT and Telematics Applications›Applications for Transport and Logistics 		Canada, China, Singapore, United States 1270 4
New Frontier in Food New Frontiers for Emerging Industries in Food Food Processing and Manufacturing

AGROFOOD INDUSTRY›Technologies for the food industry›Food Technology 		Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Taiwan, Thailand, United States 514 4
NF4 New Frontiers in Food Fast Forward Food Processing and Manufacturing

AGROFOOD INDUSTRY›Technologies for the food industry›Food Additives/Ingredients/Functional Food 		Brazil, Canada, China, United States 561 5
PERES (Voluntary Partnership 2016-2017) PERES-Promoting European Rail Excellence outSide EU Transportation and Logistics

INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING, MATERIAL AND TRANSPORT›Transport Infrastructure›Railway Transport 		Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, India, Iran, Mexico, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States 600 6
PIMAP Partnership PIMAP Partnership – Photonics for International Markets and APplications Production Technology and Heavy Machinery

ELECTRONICS, IT AND TELECOMMS›Electronic circuits, components and equipment›Optical Networks and Systems 		Canada, United States 900 4
REINA PLUS Renewable Energy Internationalisation ESCP project for European SMEs Electric Power Generation and Transmission

ENERGY›Renewable Sources of Energy›Wind energy 		Algeria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Morocco, Tunisia, United States 322 4
SPACE2ID Space Clusters International Industrial Diversification Information Technology and Analytical Instruments

ELECTRONICS, IT AND TELECOMMS›Telecommunications, Networking›Satellite Technology/Positioning/Communication in GPS 		Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, United Arab Emirates 757 9
SPACE2IDGO Space Clusters International Industrial Diversification Information Technology and Analytical Instruments

ELECTRONICS, IT AND TELECOMMS›Telecommunications, Networking›Satellite Technology/Positioning/Communication in GPS 		Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, United Arab Emirates 757 8
SpaceWave Clusters waving the flag to the internationalisation of European SMEs taking advantage of the cross-sectoral dimension of Earth observation for Blue Growth market Information Technology and Analytical Instruments

ELECTRONICS, IT AND TELECOMMS›Telecommunications, Networking›Satellite Technology/Positioning/Communication in GPS 		Australia, Canada, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam 50 4
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