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College and Community Innovation Program - Competition Results 2020

Grant College Title Term Amount awarded
ARTI Cégep André-Laurendeau Équipements de pointe en radiophotométrie de précision pour la conception, fabrication, assemblage et test d'équipements optiques 1 $147,325
ARTI Cégep de Chicoutimi Équipement de navigation inertielle pour système de télédétection multicapteur de haute résolution 1 $38,750
ARTI Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles Instrumentation d'un microréseau isolé afin d'augmenter le taux de pénétration des énergies renouvelables dans les collectivités isolées du Canada 1 $149,876
ARTI Cégep de La Pocatière Source laser femtoseconde 1 $149,699
ARTI Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon Cellule recherche en robotique collaborative, adaptative et intelligente 1 $140,126
ARTI Cégep de Sainte-Foy Accroissement de la capacité de recherche et de services à l'industrie en réalité augmentée/virtuelle et en intelligence artificielle 1 $149,732
ARTI Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe Robot collaboratif pour inspection et manipulation de renfort préformé pour les composites 1 $140,000
ARTI Cégep de Shawinigan Acquisition d'une plate-forme de bioréacteurs innovants et réseautés pour la production
autonome de biomolécules microbiennes
1 $147,315
ARTI Cégep de Trois-Rivières Caractérisation et fractionnement d'extraits issus de biomasses par chromatographie liquide à haute performance 1 $150,000
ARTI Cégep Marie-Victorin Développement du laboratoire pour le vêtement intelligent et le développement durable 1 $150,000
ARTI Cégep régional de Lanaudière Subventions d'outils et d'instruments de recherche appliquée 1 $140,052
ARTI Centre Tech des Résidus Industriels Nouveau instrument analytique pour la caractérisation des résidus industriels 1 $149,930
ARTI CETAB+ Technologies durables et rentables pour le verger écologique de demain 1 $149,275
ARTI Collège Ahuntsic Ajouts d'outils de caractérisation et de conditionnement des imprimés fonctionnels 1 $149,552
ARTI Collège communautaire du NB Machine d'impact 1 $150,000
ARTI Collège de Maisonneuve Acquisition d'un équipement d'analyse de sorption de vapeur dynamique et d'une chambre environnementale destinés à l'analyse de vieillissement accéléré de produits alimentaires 1 $84,607
ARTI Collège Mérici Instruments spécialisés pour la fabrication additive de prototypes, d'appareillages et de composantes médicales et paramédicales 1 $24,967
ARTI Fanshawe College Nutritional Testing Equipment to Support Emerging Agri-Food Businesses 1 $91,682
ARTI Holland College Expanding research capacity in beverage formulation and analysis with an Anton Paar Alcolyzer and Density Meter System 1 $111,122
ARTI Lambton College Laboratory Equipment for Validation, Optimization and Commercialization of Clean Energy Conversion and Storage Devices and Technologies 1 $150,000
ARTI Lethbridge College Quality inspection of agri-food products using near-infrared (NIR) hyperspectral imaging 1 $150,000
ARTI Mohawk College Operational Technology, Monitoring and Testing Equipment 1 $149,145
ARTI North Island College Food processing equipment to support value-added food product R&D on northern Vancouver Island 1 $144,500
ARTI Nova Scotia Community College Advanced environmental chamber equipment for enhanced capacity in Nova Scotia's agricultural industry 1 $149,931
ARTI Okanagan College Applied Research on utilizing 3D Scanning and 3D Printing Technologies to Optimize Aircraft
Maintenance and Repair
1 $52,685
ARTI Red River College Diagnostic Testing Equipment and Software to Support Non-Destructive Testing and Prototyping 1 $147,335
ARTI Selkirk College Applied Research in Advanced Manufacturing: Establishing a Metrology Lab 1 $150,000
ARTI Selkirk College Enhancing Selkirk College's RPAS Capacity 1 $147,658
IE Cégep de Baie-Comeau Essor de quatre productions fruitières spécifiques à la Côte-Nord : ronce arctique, chicouté, camarine noire et airelle vigne d'Ida 5 $1,999,994
IE Cégep de Sherbrooke Concrétisation de l'intelligence artificielle manufacturière - une architecture de systèmes optimisée en mode "Living Lab" 5 $2,000,000
IE Collège de Maisonneuve Cannabis: from plant to the market 5 $2,000,000
IE Collège Mérici Customization of lower limb orthotic devices 5 $2,000,000
IE Conestoga College Secure Digital Supply Chain 5 $2,000,000
IE Fleming College Centre for Innovative Aquaculture Production 5 $2,000,000
IE Fleming College Sensors and Communication Technologies for Industrial Internet of Things Applications 5 $2,000,000
IE Olds College Smart Agriculture Applied Research Program 5 $2,000,000
IE Red Deer College Alternative Energy Management 5 $2,000,000
IE Seneca College Seneca Centre for Innovation in Life Sciences (SCILS) 5 $2,000,000
IE Assiniboine Community College Building applied research capacity to support Manitoba agriculture, innovation, and sustainability 2 $190,880
IE Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Corrélations et incidences des paramètres d'élevage optimaux sur la valeur nutritive du ténébrion meunier (tenebrio molitor) 2 $199,990
IE Humber College Institute for Design-Driven Analytics 2 $200,000
IE Parkland College Enhancement of the Parkland College Research Farm 2 $200,000
IE Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon Mise au point de plateformes permettant l'analyse du potentiel bioactif et thérapeutique de cannabinoïdes 3 $900,000
IE Centennial College Next Generation Energy Storage, Optimization, and Microgrids for a Carbon-Constrained Economy 3 $899,999
IE Centennial College Technology Solutions for Healthcare Management and Health Research and Promotion 3 $900,000
IE La Cité collégiale Demande du Centre d'accès à la technologie en bio-innovation 3 $900,000
IE Lakeland College Enhancing Commercial Agricultural Productivity, Efficiency and Sustainability 3 $900,000
IE Niagara College Canada Increasing Economic Prosperity through Beverage Innovation & Commercialization 3 $900,000
IE Northern Alberta Inst. of Technology Green Chemistry for the Valorization of Resource Industry By-products 3 $900,000
CCSIF Algonquin College Mamiwi maadaadizi - "The Start of an Algonquin Journey" 3 $360,000
CCSIF Algonquin College Victim Services and Vicarious Resilience 3 $360,000
CCSIF Bow Valley College Where I belong: public spaces and everyday acts of inclusion 3 $359,636
CCSIF Cambrian College Cambrian Indigenous Post-Secondary Transition Program 3 $360,000
CCSIF Cambrian College Urban Agriculture Program Monitoring 3 $355,749
CCSIF Cégep de Jonquière La mise en place d'une structure d'innovation ouverte au service de la mobilité durable à
l'intention des générateurs de déplacements
3 $360,000
CCSIF Cégep de Rivière-du-Loup Co-construire une Fab Région : quelles modalités de coordination pour une transition vers un Bas-Saint-Laurent autonome et connecté ? 3 $360,000
CCSIF Cégep de Victoriaville Vitaliser les territoires par l'établissement agricole : la connectivité  comme facteur de
revitalisation des communautés rurales
3 $360,000
CCSIF Cégep de Victoriaville Contribuer à la vitalité des communautés : coconstruire la pérennité des incubateurs
d'entreprises agricoles
3 $354,154
CCSIF Cégep Édouard-Montpetit Pratique religieuse dans les cégeps : nouvelles avenues pour une meilleure intégration 3 $360,000
CCSIF Cégep Marie-Victorin Sens et effets de l'éducation en prison : L'expérience et la perspective des apprenants judiciarisés 2 $238,850
CCSIF Collège Boréal Catalyser l'atteinte du plein potentiel socio-économique du nouvel arrivant 3 $346,116
CCSIF Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne Le numérique au service de l'aide à domicile 3 $353,016
CCSIF Collège de Maisonneuve Mettre en scène l'interculturel en entreprise : le théâtre d'intervention au service de l'insertion durable en emploi des personnes immigrantes 3 $194,178
CCSIF Collège de Maisonneuve Pour un référentiel de compétences des conseillers en emploi oeuvrant auprès des personnes
immigrantes
3 $359,884
CCSIF Collège de Rosemont Initiatives citoyennes d'appropriation des parcs urbains à Montréal : modèles, enjeux, stratégies
et résultats sociaux
3 $240,959
CCSIF College of New Caledonia How much stress hurts? International students, mental health and potential impact on services and communities 3 $360,000
CCSIF Conestoga College Leveraging Community Contributions to Acquire Local Real Estate for Long-Term Affordability and
Sustainability
3 $360,000
CCSIF Conestoga College Restoring Language, Culture and Land: Mobilizing a Community Around Indigenous Knowledge 3 $360,000
CCSIF Durham College Building Bridges Together: Co-production of Financial Empowerment Strategies with People Experiencing Low Income 3 $360,000
CCSIF Durham College Enriching firefighter training through the development of a novel virtual reality training simulation for personalized, precision skill and resilience training 3 $358,920
CCSIF Durham College Innovation through co-production: A holistic approach to supporting social competency in pre-school children 3 $318,446
CCSIF École nationale de cirque Evaluation of social innovation to increase equity, diversity, and inclusion in performing arts outreach
programming across Canada
3 $359,973
CCSIF Fanshawe College Sorting with Transparency (SWT): A Reformative and Innovative Social Ecosystem for Sorting,
Grading and Re-purposing of Apparel
3 $360,000
CCSIF Fleming College Diversity, policing and learning: Meeting community needs for inclusive policing practices 3 $208,417
CCSIF George Brown College Designing and implementing environmental inquiry strategies in urban early years programs in
Canada to support healthy development and environmental awareness
3 $360,000
CCSIF George Brown College Design thinking to optimize PrE-surgicAl CarE (PEACE): using big data for holistic and integrated
patient care
3 $360,000
CCSIF George Brown College Impact of Canadian newcomer's country of origin's culture on AI and robot-enabled Canadian
workplace culture
2 $240,000
CCSIF George Brown College Job Talks Access: Innovative National Surveys and Video Series of Workers with Disabilities 3 $359,395
CCSIF George Brown College Supporting Peer Work 3 $332,480
CCSIF George Brown College The Communal Lunch Project: Building capacity in programming to support student well-being 3 $333,235
CCSIF Humber College Affordable Housing Needs in South Etobicoke 3 $360,000
CCSIF Humber College Community Agency Partnerships: Best Practices for the Creation of Healthy Communities 3 $219,183
CCSIF Humber College Engaging and Education Young-Adult Cannabis 2.0 Consumers 3 $343,823
CCSIF Humber College Experiences of hope, self-compassion and authentic collaboration: Foundations for a
consumer-informed compassion-based human services delivery framework in a Canadian context
3 $323,239
CCSIF Humber College Measuring the Impact of 21st Century Experiential Learning on new Immigrants Workplace Performance 3 $360,000
CCSIF Kwantlen Polytechnic University Planning for Sustainable Food Systems in Canada 3 $357,396
CCSIF Langara College Immigration, Education & Employment Pathways of Urban and Rural International Students in BC:
What is Going On?
3 $358,749
CCSIF Loyalist College Intergenerational Home Sharing Program: College Students Co-living with Older Adults 3 $359,793
CCSIF Mohawk College Translating Employer Job Performance Expectations for College Contexts: A Demand-Led Solution to the Skills Articulation Gap 2 $232,746
CCSIF Mohawk College The City School Model: Researching the Impact of Employer-designed Career Access Programs
in Improving Outcomes for Under-served Communities
3 $360,000
CCSIF Mohawk College Wellness Connect: Improving At-Risk Student Capabilities and Well-Being to Access and Persist
in Postsecondary Education
3 $359,803
CCSIF New Brunswick Community College Non-Profit Data Collaboration for Community Prosperity 3 $353,684
CCSIF Niagara College Canada An Interprofessional Train-the-Trainer Solution to the Diabetic Foot-Care Crisis Within Community Shelters 2 $209,576
CCSIF NorQuest College Improving Continuing Care Outcomes for Traditionally Marginalized Populations in Alberta 3 $359,185
CCSIF Nova Scotia Community College Acadia First Nation Energy Resiliency Project 3 $356,400
CCSIF Nova Scotia Community College Water Security Challenges in Rural and Remote Communities: A Qualitative Approach to Developing Best Practices in Southwestern Nova Scotia 3 $316,992
CCSIF Saskatchewan Polytechnic Developing a Digital Archives Toolkit: A Pilot Project with the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation 1 $120,000
CCSIF Saskatchewan Polytechnic Remote Sensing of Residential School Cemeteries 2 $240,000
CCSIF Seneca College Decreasing Barriers Faced by Low Income Communities through the Development of Innovative Online Assistance System for Tax Filing 3 $360,000
CCSIF Seneca College Enhancing Language and Learning Development for Children with Disabilities Living in Rural and Remote Communities, using an Interactive Web-Based Assistive Communication Platform 2 $237,859
CCSIF Sheridan College Community Ideas Factory: Behavioural Insights Unit 3 $360,000
CCSIF Sheridan College Seniors Anti-bullying Implementation and Evaluation Project 3 $353,110
CCSIF Southern Alberta Inst. of Technology Advancing Transcultural Communication and Engagement 3 $346,707
CCSIF St. Clair College Addressing child literacy concerns in Windsor-Essex County through a place- and equity-based
Cradle to Career approach
3 $360,000
IRCC Northern Alberta Inst. of Technology IRCC in Boreal reclamation and reforestation 5 $1,000,000
TAC Red River College Building Envelope Technology Access Centre (BETAC) 5 $1,750,000
TAC La Cité collégiale Demande de renouvèlement du Centre d'accès à la technnologie en bio-innovation 5 $1,750,000
TAC Centennial College Wearable, Interactive, and Mobile Technologies Access Centre in Healthcare (WIMTACH) 5 $1,750,000
TAC Red Deer College Centre for Innovation in Manufacturing - Technology Access Centre (CIM-TAC) 5 $1,750,000
TAC Mohawk College Energy Efficiency Technology Access Centre 5 $1,750,000
TAC Conestoga College Conestoga's SMART Centre: Smart Manufacturing and Advanced Recycling Technologies - Specializing in Sustainable Life-Cycle Products and Materials 5 $1,750,000
TAC Collège d'Alma Renforcement de la capacité d'innovation de la filière de production du biochar 5 $500,000
TAC Lethbridge College Integrated Agriculture Technology Centre 5 $1,750,000
TAC Northern Alberta Inst. of Technology The Technology Access Centre for Oil Sands Sustainability 5 $1,750,000
TAC Cégep de Saint-Jérôme Centre de développement des composites du Québec 5 $500,000
TAC Cégep de Thetford Promotion de la géométallurgie comme outil de développement des projets miniers 5 $500,000
TAC Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles Groupe récréotourisme durable - Renforcement des capacités d'innovation du milieu récréotouristique 5 $500,000
TAC Selkirk College Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Materials 5 $1,750,000
TAC Saskatchewan Polytechnic Digital Integration Centre of Excellence (DICE): Data-Driven Research 5 $1,750,000
TAC Cégep de Sainte-Foy Renforcement de la capacité d'innovation des entreprises par la création d'une nouvelle tâche en développement des affaires 5 $500,000
TAC Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy Centre de recherche et d'innovation en sécurité civile du Québec (Centre RISC) 5 $500,000

The abbreviations under the "Grant" column heading in the table correspond to the following grants:

ARTI: Applied Research Tools and Instruments grants
IE: Innovation Enhancement grants
TAC: Technology Access Centre grants
IRCC: Industrial Research Chairs for Colleges grants
CCSIF: College and Community Social Innovation Fund