
Our Programs
Because together, we will cross boundaries, rapidly innovate and change the world as we know it.
Collectively, our potential is boundless.
The Digital Technology Supercluster bridges opportunities across industry, researchers, data scientists, innovators, and governments to accelerate the advancement of digital technology solutions and talent across Canada’s largest sectors. Through a powerful combination of co-investment, collaborative R&D, IP creation and digital talent development we create world-class solutions that will improve the health of Canadians, address climate change and power the digital transformation of Canada’s economy.

Focussing investment on industry challenges and social issues that impact all Canadians
Technology Leadership Programs
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Leading a digital revolution in healthcare and wellbeing.
Data driven health innovations that monitor our health moment to moment, support disease prevention, predictive diagnosis, virtual care and personalized treatment.
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Building a gateway to the future of predictive, analytics-driven business operations.
Digital technologies to create virtual production environments for real-time operations management, simulation, modelling and training.
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Harnessing the power of data to drive digital transformation.
Digital solutions that aggregate data resources into shared platforms for exploration, machine learning and innovative application development.
COVID-19 Program
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Relying on digital innovation to increase resiliency in a time of crisis.
Digital transformation to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, mitigate future risks and accelerate the economic recovery in Canada.
NOTE – Effective July 1st, we will no longer be accepting new ideas for our COVID-19 Program.
Talent + Capacity Building Program
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Bridging the development of transformative technologies and the digital talent needed to drive them.
Partner with employers, educators and community organizations to build job ready digital talent and world-class leadership.
Program Guidelines
Building intelligent digital technology that functions with the speed and resilience required by today’s challenging market conditions.
- DOWNLOAD THE CYCLE 5 PROGRAM GUIDE (PDF)
- Cycle 5 Program Guide
- DOWNLOAD THE CYCLE 5 CO-INVESTMENT GUIDLINES (PDF)
- Cycle 5 Co-Investment Guidelines
- DOWNLOAD THE TALENT + CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM OVERVIEW AND CO-INVESTMENT GUIDELINE (PDF)
- Talent + Capacity Building Program Overview

Forward-thinking. And doing.
We aren’t just here to talk about tomorrow. We’re here to make change happen today. Areas of technology advancement include:
- Big data analysis and mapping
- Quantum computing
- AI and machine learning
- Future networks and 5G
- Distributed systems and blockchain
- Geonomics
- Virtual, mixed and augmented reality
- Robotics
- Cybersecurity
Our new approach to innovation is working…
- 80+
- Projects
- 600+
- Anticipated IP Assets
- 350M+
- Invested in Canadian Businesses
- 25
- SMEs Scaled
Some of the companies involved in our projects:
It’s Time to Build a Better Canada – Together!
Do things that no one organization can do alone.
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