Capabilities

I-CAN offers businesses and government one point of entry for direct access to a broad range of research and development specialties.

Because I-CAN's expertise spans the country, its members can provide perspective and expertise for matters important to natural resource industries on a national, regional or provincial scale.

I-CAN provides a mechanism to bring together industry, government and applied research organizations to tackle large projects on a national scale. In this way, I-CAN can accomplish goals that no one company or industry could do on its own.

Sectors

Pulp and paper
Oil sands recovery
Upgrading
Engineered fibres
GHG technology
Pipeline risk/reliability
Multi-phase flow
Fermentation
Environmental technology
Standards and testing
Solid wood
Genetics
Materials
Optics
High voltage power
Hydrogen

Technologies

Aerospace
Manufacturing
Lottery security
Mining and minerals
Space
Nuclear
Aquaculture
Alternative energy
Communications
Transportation
Agriculture and food
Energy
Carbon Management
Information technologies
Fisheries
Forestry