A total of up to $298 million to mobilize Canadian industry to build world-leading digital technologies
Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, met with representatives of Ideon Technologies Inc. in Richmond, British Columbia, to discuss how they are accelerating the transition to low-impact mining through projects like the Earth X-ray for Low-Impact Mining.
Minister Champagne also had the opportunity to congratulate the Digital Technology Cluster on its recently renewed funding, bringing the total Government of Canada funding of the cluster to up to $298 million. This reinvestment in the Digital Technology Cluster will help mobilize Canadian industry to build digital technologies that will continue to make Canada a global leader in clean, healthy economic growth and see Canadian companies scale and grow.
Through the Global Innovation Clusters program, the government established a new approach to innovation: building accelerated and strong ecosystems in industries where Canada leads and has a significant competitive advantage. Since the launch of the program, the clusters have been finding new ways to build connections, bringing together experts in their respective fields to create high-quality, well-paying jobs, invest in promising projects, help firms scale up, and position Canada as a global leader in the innovation space.
The Earth X-ray for Low-Impact Mining project is a great example of how the Digital Technology Cluster is expanding its global presence, greening the economy, building more resilient supply chains and supporting the growth and scale-up of Canadian companies. The project recently won a Governor General's Innovation Award for its outstanding work on a discovery platform that will help target deposits with greater precision and create the environmentally responsible mineral supply needed to fuel the clean energy transition.
