Feds to unveil ‘supercluster’ winners that will get slice of $950M funding pie
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is poised to unveil the winners of a competition to form technology “superclusters” — a title that will guarantee the victors a piece of up to $950 million in federal funding.
Thursday’s announcement will close out a nine-month contest central to the Liberals’ so-called innovation agenda. The project, which will name up to five government-designated superclusters, was designed to encourage academia and businesses to work together on strategies to boost fast-growing sectors.
Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains will announce the winners at an event at the Canada Science and Technology Museum.
Last fall, the government narrowed a field of about 50 applicants to nine finalists that are made up of groups pitching projects in many different areas, including advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence and clean technology.