Pan-Northern Ontario Support
No matter what region you’re in, you will have access to cutting-edge resources to help you bring your innovative ideas to life. With over 70,000 square feet of R&D space, 26 industry partners, access to over 3KM of underground mine, and hundreds of pieces of state-of-the-art equipment, you have everything you need to bring your projects to commercialization.
Greater Sudbury, Ontario
Opening in Spring 2023, Cambrian College’s 5,600 square-foot performance testing facility will be the first of its kind lab in the Canadian post-secondary system.The BEVL will have the following functions:
- Battery performance testing and validation
- Powertrain performance testing
- Duty-cycle simulation
- EV charger testing and simulation
- On-vehicle technology development and testing (ex. advanced comms systems)
- AC/DC Charger Testing
- 9300 Series High Voltage Battery Test System
- AW E Series Electric Dynamometer
- Electric Dynamometer
- Precision 3D Scanning
- Research Assistance
- Battery Metal Processing
- Battery Chemical Waste Disposal
- Battery Chemical Analysis
- Atomic Absorption Spectrometer
- Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer
Cambrian R&D is housed in the Glencore Centre for Innovation, which was opened in 2012. In addition to office space and meeting rooms, our facility includes mechanical shops with external garage bay doors for easy access of large equipment, and configurable lab spaces to meet the needs of our changing roster of projects.
- Climactic test chamber
- Circuit board printer
- Electronics test equipment
Cambrian R&D is housed in the Glencore Centre for Innovation, which was opened in 2012. In addition to office space and meeting rooms, our facility includes mechanical shops with external garage bay doors for easy access of large equipment, and configurable lab spaces to meet the needs of our changing roster of projects.
- 3D printers (various)
- 5-axis CNC
- Water Jet Cutter
- Laser cutter
- Brake press
- Numerous welders
A new state-of-the-art research-grade labarotary located at Cambrian College, the CASS can process a variety of sample types including rocks, drill cores, soils, sediments, water, and vegetation followed by either a complete characterization or a targeted analysis, dependent on the end goal. Specialized equipment includes:
- Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer (GCMS)
- Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICPMS)
- Ion Chromatography (IC)
- High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography with Mass Spectrometer (HPLC)
- Elemental Analyser (for Carbon and Sulfur)
The Discovery Lab is a design and pre-production center that develops electronic and mechanical products. Located within NORCAT in Sudbury, Ontario, the Lab is fully equipped to develop products of small to medium size (within approximately one cubic foot of space), as well as apps for iOS and Android.
- CNC Machining
- 3D Scanning
- App Development
- 3D Printing
- 3D Design
- PCB Fabrication
- Injection Moulding
- Electronics Design
- EMC Testing
- Environmental Testing
- Mechatronic Design
- Mould Making
Located In Sudbury, Ontario, the NORCAT Underground Centre is an underground operating mine that serves as both an innovation and training centre providing two services: Technology development, testing, & demonstration, as well as experiential, hands-on training and development.
Types of Projects include:
- Tele-remote / autonomous vehicle operation
- Resin, screening, bolting development
- Ventilation-on-demand / monitoring systems
- “How to” videos and training development
- Telemetry, sensors, analytics, AI, big data, and software systems
- Drone and survey testing and evaluation
- Blasting materials and systems
- Wearables for health and safety / location
- Underground / surface drilling and bolting technology development
- Electrical vehicles and energy storage systems
Access to:
- Rugged Terrain Test Track
- 3km of an Operating Mine
- 5G, LTE, Co-Axial, Leaker Feeder, and Wi-Fi Systems
- Co-Working Space
- Access to Mining Industry Leaders
As Sudbury’s Regional Innovation Centre, NORCAT Innovation is focused on supporting early-stage tech startups and the people founding them. We help by providing access to key resources and connections to the networks they need to start, grow and scale their ventures.
- Co-Working Space
- Startup Education
- 1-on-1 Advisory Support
- Capital Services
- Mentorship
- Market Intelligence
- AI & ML Support through Vector Insitute @ NORCAT
- Up to $10,000 in funding through the IAP Program
- Up to $250,000 through the Sudbury Catalyst Fund
North Bay, Ontario
Combining cutting-edge manufacturing technologies with highly knowledgeable technical personnel and flexible service offerings, ICAMP at Canadore College is a critical resource for manufacturing businesses in nearly every industrial sector.
- Design and prototyping of new products
- Product light-weighting through design optimization and material selection
- Reverse engineering
- Development of a custom robotic automation solution
- Process development for industrial packaging and processing
- Product design
- Rapid prototype development
- Reverse engineering
- 3D printing in both metal and plastic
- Material and product testing
- Machining/Cutting
- Process design and automation
- Simulation
IION works with high-potential innovative entrepreneurs and established businesses at all stages of innovation; ideas through to commercialization and scale. By connecting clients with experts and resources (internal and external), IION helps entrepreneurs and companies accelerate their growth as they develop and market new or refined products, processes or services.
- Business advisory & mentoring services
- Guidance on public and private funding programs
- Unique in-house funding programs
- Access to experts & resources
- Market research
- B-2-B Networking
- Near North Resource Alliance; a client focused economic development group
Timmins, Ontario
The Department of Applied Research, Entrepreneurship and Innovation hosts the Innovation Hub to conduct innovative product, process, and service prototyping and testing that enhances industry competitiveness and boosts regional economic development while serving as an experiential learning and resource hub for our students and the broader community.
- Multi-disciplinary space for innovation-based R&D, testing, and access to resources
- 23,000 square feet
- Resource Exploration Technology Lab
- Advanced Manufacturing and Testing Lab
- Prototyping Lab
- Alternative Energy Lab
- Virtual Reality Lab
- Machine and Welding Shop
- Mining Simulation Lab
The Timmins Economic Development Corporation advances community economic development in Timmins and the region by attracting and supporting businesses and organizations. The TEDC is co-located with The Business Enterprise Centre, Link North and the Timmins and District Multicultural Centre. Together, they are a central contact for business and community needs.
- Business Consultations
- Business Development
- Starter Company
- Starter Company Plus
- Business Registration & Licensing
- Workshops and Seminars
- BOOST Program
- Business Plan Development and Review
- Market Research
- Funding and Financing
OVIN RTDS Sites
As Ontario’s flagship initiative for the automotive and mobility sector, OVIN, the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network, is driving economic development and catalyzing a future that builds safer, cleaner, and more efficient transportation.
The Regional Technology Development Sites (RTDS) support SMEs to develop, test and prototype their advanced automotive technologies and smart mobility solutions and tap into specific advice, expertise and knowledge around key focus areas for the sector.
The seven RTDS are located in Waterloo, Ottawa, Hamilton, Durham, Windsor-Essex, Toronto and the newly added Northern RTDS that includes Greater Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Timmins, Temiskaming Shores, Sault Ste. Marie and North Bay. Each regional site focuses on a unique aspect of the automotive and smart mobility sector, such as hardware, security, data analytics, critical minerals and more.
