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Canadian Network
What better than a partner right here in Canada to help you even more? You benefit from the partnerships DFAIT has established with many organizations that have interests in the success of Canadian firms with innovations to commercialize internationally. Partners provide assistance in many areas from linking Canadian firms with local and foreign venture capital to advice on foreign market investments and technology transfer opportunities.
Canadian partners include:
- Federal government departments and agencies, granting councils, and strategic programs related to innovation, science and technology
- Academia
- Industry associations and organizations
- Venture Capital community
Science-Based Departments and Agencies (SBDAs)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Canadian International Development Agency
Defence Research and Development Canada
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
International Development Research Centre
National Research Council Canada
Granting Councils
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Strategic Programs
Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Foreign Affairs Canada and International Trade Canada
Networks of Centres of Excellence
Sustainable Development Technologies Canada
Academia
Association of University and Colleges of Canada
Association of Canadian Community Colleges
Alliance for the Commercialization of Canadian Technologies
Industry Associations
Life Sciences
National Associations
Provincial Associations
Western Canada
Life Sciences Association of Manitoba
Central Canada
Atlantic Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Technology Industries (NATI)
Regional Associations
Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI)
The Biotechnology Initiative (TBI) (Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI)
Southwestern Ontario BioProducts Innovation Network
Waterloo Research and Technology Park Accelerator
Information and Communication Technologies
International Associations
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED)
International Federation of Multimedia Associations (FIAM)
Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)
National Associations
Advanced Card Technology Canada (ACT Canada)
Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA)
Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS)
Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA)
Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC)
Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC)
Provincial Associations
Western Canada
British Columbia Technology Industry Association (BCTIA)
Manitoba Interactive Digital Media Association
Saskatchewan Interactive Media Association Inc. (SaskInteractive)
Saskatchewan Advanced Technology Association (SATA)
Central Canada
Fédération de l'informatique du Québec (FiQ) (French only)
Atlantic Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Technology Industries (NATI)
Regional Associations
Techno Montréal (French only)
Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI)
Environment
Air & Waste Management Association (AWMA)
Canadian Association of Recycling Industries (CARI)
Canadian Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA)
Canadian Bioenergy Association (CANBIO)
*Canadian GeoExchange Coalition (CGC)
*Canadian Hydropower Association (CHA)
Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA)
*Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA)
*Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA)
Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Canada (H2FCC)
Ocean Renewable Energy Group (OREG)
* Have joined forces to create the Canadian Renewable Energy Industry Network (CREIN) (June 2007)
