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Canada’s clean economy incentives are entering a decisive phase. Starting in 2025, refundable tax credits for clean technology adoption, hydrogen development, carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), and low‑carbon manufacturing will begin to shape the economic landscape. These credits, paired with federal contracts for difference, promise greater revenue predictability for first movers. Yet, before any credit flows, projects must prove their engineering readiness and

Canada’s advanced semiconductor packaging capacity is about to take a significant step forward. With new facilities expected to come online in Bromont by late 2025, the domestic ecosystem is preparing for a wave of demand across testing, metrology, automation software, chiplet interconnection, and reliability services. For many in research and industry, this marks a turning point: the moment when Canada’s long-standing design and fabrication expertise begins to connect more f

Canada’s expansion of the Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program is changing how equity participation takes shape in major projects. The increase in both its scale and scope means that Indigenous communities can take meaningful ownership stakes in resource, infrastructure, and clean energy developments with lower borrowing costs and greater financial autonomy. For many Nations, this marks a move from simply being consulted to becoming co-owners and long-term economic partners in v

Transport Canada’s new remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) framework marks a turning point for Canada’s drone sector. Beginning April 1, 2025, training for beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations will open, ahead of the first approved missions on November 4. For research teams, drone manufacturers, and public labs, these dates set a clear path for aligning coursework, simulations, and field testing with national standards. They also raise immediate questions about

Across Canada, manufacturers and research teams are rethinking how materials circulate through the economy. The goal is clear: keep resources in use for as long as possible while lowering emissions and production costs. In industrial clusters from British Columbia to the Maritimes, new projects are testing ways to recover metals, plastics, and minerals from by-products that once went to waste. This transformation is not only technical but cultural, shifting how engineers, ent

Across Canada, engineers and scientists are redefining what it means to build for a changing climate. Roads, bridges, and coastal...

As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated and digital privacy rises to the forefront of public concern, Canada is positioning...