Toronto – Plastics are widely used in the fashion industry, with synthetic textiles like polyester and nylon contributing to waste and pollution. Unsustainable practices and mismanagement lead to textile and plastic waste ending up in our landfills and plastic pollution in our communities, rivers, lakes, and oceans. Synthetic textiles also pollute the environment by shedding small plastic pieces, called microfibres, …
Ottawa – Compute is the processing power, the chips and the data centres, behind artificial intelligence (AI). It is the backbone of this transformative new technology. The Government of Canada is committed to supporting access to cutting-edge compute infrastructure to secure Canada’s AI advantage and empower researchers and industries to thrive. François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, launched the …
Ottawa – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (Nato) Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (Diana) has announced the successful innovators in 2024’s competitive challenges. These firms – seven of whom are Canadian – will be joining Nato Diana’s 2025 cohort of innovators. Challenges focused on several innovation areas in security and defence, including data and information security, critical infrastructure …
Quebec – Following a three-year competition, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced Vancouver-based Ecoation Innovative Solutions Inc. (Ecoation) as the winner of the Deep Space Food Challenge. As the Canadian grand prize winner, Ecoation will receive $380,000 for their CANGrow Modular Indoor Food Production System, designed to operate in remote environments like outer space and northern regions. CANGrow uses an innovative approach to producing …
