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CANADA’S OCEAN SUPERCLUSTER
2021 CORPORATE PLAN
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TABLE OF CONTENTS LOOKING BACK: KEY ACTIVITIES IN FISCAL 2020 3 KEY ACTIVITIES FOR 2021 4 DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FUTURE 5 INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM ACTIVITIES 8 OVERALL OSC PROGRAM MANAGEMENT 11 CORPORATE STRUCTURE AND FINANCIALS 11 KEY OUTCOMES FOR FISCAL 2021 12 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DATA STRATEGIES 13 RISK MANAGEMENT 15 APPENDIX A: CURRENT ANNOUNCED PROJECTS 16 APPENDIX B: OCEAN SHARED CHALLENGES 25
OUR VISION: Realize the potential of Canada’s ocean economy to establish and grow companies, achieve commercial outcomes, and engage in cross-sectoral collaboration. OUR MISSION: To enable the sustainable growth of Canada’s ocean economy by building an ecosystem in which all members are well-connected and have the capacity and capability to drive digital innovation. OUR OBJECTIVES: Canada’s Ocean Supercluster is changing the way ocean business is done. We are working together across ocean sectors to develop and commercialize globally-relevant solutions to shared challenges (Appendix B), building a dynamic and regenerative ocean economy that creates new economic growth and job opportunities for Canadians. Our objectives include creating an ocean economy that is more: Collaborative and connected, that provides opportunities for collaboration that is cross-sectoral, pan- Canadian and includes researchers, government, investors, regional innovation hubs, communities and large and small business. Digital, that leverages emerging technologies to reduce the risks and costs of doing business in the ocean while promoting greater productivity. Inclusive, that provides specific opportunities for under-represented groups and expands the awareness of ocean opportunities for all Canadians. Sustainable, that balances prosperity, production and protection, on the journey to a carbon neutral ocean economy. World leading, that expands markets and creates opportunities for Canadian companies around the world, attracting foreign investment and talent to Canada. Page 2
LOOKING BACK:
KEY ACTIVITIES IN FISCAL 2020
THROUGHOUT THE Expanded communication and telling
our story:
YEAR, THE OSC • Our story to tell series featured member
REMAINED FOCUSED stories from October through to December.
IN THE FOLLOWING • Our Amazon Prime, Future Code: Future of
TWO AREAS: Oceans episode is currently airing in the
US and UK, and has also premiered in
Canada on YouTube, with opportunities for
Increasing our project pipeline and
an extended version being explored with a
broadening our membership:
Canadian broadcaster. The show is expected
• We approved just over 40 projects with
to attract millions of viewers in Canada and
$68M of commitments from the OSC and
internationally.
total project value of approximately $171M.
We announced 26 of those projects in 2020 • An opportunity to virtually present at
(the details of these projects are included conferences in the United States, India,
in Appendix A). Africa and Portugal as well as with the
Economist World Ocean Initiative.
• We more than tripled our membership to over
400 members, with increased membership • We continued to speak at several Canadian
across the country, both associate and conferences including Research Money,
industry members. the Atlantic Policy Congress Fisheries
Conference, the Vancouver Island Economic
• Our accelerated ocean solutions call program
Summit and the Future of Fisheries.
launched for the first time in May 2020 to
generate opportunities for smaller scale • Our monthly newsletter kicked off in May
projects responding to the impacts of the 2020 featuring a different guest blogger
pandemic generated over 250 expressions each month and updates on ocean news.
of interest from over 400 organizations
across Canada. • Quarterly updates provided to Canadian
influencers reporting on OSC progress
• We held member events virtually in May and activity.
and September as well as a supply chain
development focused event in July. • We reached more than one million user feeds
across our social media channels.
• We led the first Supercluster Showcase event
in October 2020 with over 900 participants.
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KEY ACTIVITIES FOR 2021
THE YEAR 2021 WILL BE • Strengthen the network of ocean networks
across the country: the OSC is very focused
FOCUSED ON BUILDING on building the ocean story/brand for the
ON THE MOMENTUM country. We want to help to connect ocean
OF 2020: hubs/communities across Canada.
• Further strengthen the pan-Canadian
Expand collaboration: ocean supply chain: we will continue to
• Commit remainder of current OSC project create opportunities within our events for
funds to projects: there will be a significant businesses to connect and identify new
push in the first half of fiscal 2021 that will opportunities to work together.
include a new call program that will run in
Expand capacity:
early 2021.
• Build an increasingly inclusive ocean
• Maximize the value of knowledge, insights, economy leveraging the data collected
IP and data created through supercluster through the Ocean Allies project: we will
projects: look for opportunities to share continue to look for opportunities for ocean
knowledge and insights across projects and employment for underrepresented groups
for participants to create opportunities for IP and look for ways to build on the Indigenous
and data sharing with additional members. Career Pivot Pilot Project.
• Connect projects with similar areas of • Upskilling and reskilling talent and creating
focus: the OSC will facilitate opportunities opportunities in the ocean economy: we
for projects with similar areas of focus to have several projects focused on building
connect and potentially identify additional ocean technology skills.
collaboration opportunities.
Expand networks:
• Engage internationally to raise awareness
of Canadian capabilities and projects: given
our current portfolio of projects, there is
significant interest in identifying additional
opportunities to collaborate with Canada.
We will be exploring these opportunities
in 2021.
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DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY
FOR THE FUTURE
In fiscal 2021, the OSC will continue to invest opportunities for international partnerships
in Technology Leadership (TL) projects to (increasing reach). Our original programming
address shared challenges as identified in our areas focused mainly on digital transformation
five-year strategy and build on our investments (ocean sensing and characterization, data
in 2020. These projects are intended to invest analysis and visualization, and operational
in ocean focused technologies with global intelligence). While many of our digital
market potential that enable Canadian small projects, particularly those focused on remote
and medium enterprises (SMEs) to de-risk capability development and ocean health
scaleup activity, pivot towards digitally driven and automation also help move companies
business models, and deliver world-leading towards a lower-emission, carbon-neutral future
solutions to ocean industries and consumers ocean economy, in response to the significant
of ocean-derived products. These projects adverse impacts of the pandemic on the ocean
will encourage collaboration amongst ocean economy in 2020 and the areas of investment
industry stakeholders (increasing connectivity), for industry both in Canada and globally with
foster job creation, and increase Science, respect to role the ocean economy can play in
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics economic recovery going forward, the OSC has
(STEM) talent in the region (strengthening added a program area specifically focused on
capability). New solutions developed will sustainable ocean solutions.
also lead to export opportunities and/or
Program Streams 2021 Budget
Ocean Digital Transformation
Existing program streams are focused on developing scalable,
innovative solutions to digitize ocean operations, accelerate
ocean product development and increase remote and
autonomous capabilities, including:
• Developing innovative solutions to lower the costs of ocean
data acquisition and sampling, increase the quality and
$75.4M
quantity of ocean information, and facilitate data exchange.
• Advance offshore communication, analytical capabilities, and
visualization tools to improve operational decision-making in
ocean environments.
• Resolve capability gaps that currently limit the degree to which
ocean industries are able to work remotely and safely with
minimal direct human intervention.
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Program Streams 2021 Budget
Sustainable Ocean Solutions
Projects in this stream are focused specifically on the development
of new solutions and alternative products that primarily and
directly improve the environmental performance of ocean
industries and the global competitiveness of Canadian SME
companies in emerging sustainability-driven markets, including:
• Commercialization of sustainable ocean-derived and ocean-
destined products that develop alternative Canadian supply
chains which center on waste re-utilization and circular
economy concepts.
$35.9M
• Initiatives that introduce market-ready, cost-effective
alternative sources of ocean energy, propulsion, and marine
fuel to domestic and global customers.
• Projects that reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions
originating from ocean-based activity, such as initiatives that
reduce fuel/energy consumption in the context of marine
logistics or improve the efficiency of ocean resource harvesting.
• Development of robust, sustainability-driven solutions that
meet the needs of remote ocean communities and de-risk
arctic operations.
Total $111.3M
Anticipated projects for 2021 monitoring and autonomous harvesting of
It is anticipated that close to 40 projects will fish, achieving greater seafood traceability,
be underway in 2021. Our objective for 2021 and positioning Canada’s ocean aquaculture
is to commit the remainder of our Technology and fishing firms, as well as their technology
Leadership funding. Announced projects are partners, at the forefront of a growing global
included in Appendix A. While most of our projects demand for energy-efficient sources of high-
are multi-year, we do expect projects to start quality protein and oils.
achieving commercialization outcomes in 2021.
• Advancements in specialized ocean sensing
A summary of approved projects anticipated to
and imaging technologies that will increase
be announced in 2021 are aggregated to protect
and protect the market share of permanent
project confidentiality below:
program management and member relations
teams in emerging areas such as offshore
• Initiatives that accelerate the development
wind, miniaturized autonomous platforms,
of technologies to support real-time
and ocean climate and health monitoring.
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• Game-changing pivots of successful 2. Broadening our reach: the OSC has
established ocean data analysis and established its permanent program
decision-making tools towards turn-key, management team and Member Relations
cloud-based, digital solutions that can be Lead to focus on identifying and meeting
accessed by mass consumer markets. with potential members with an interest in
the OSC and potential project ideas. This
• Validation and adoption of virtual, augmented
also includes building relationships with
and mixed reality platforms for new marine-
the academic community and government
based application use cases that cost-
departments to raise awareness of the
effectively remotely monitor human activity,
activities of the OSC and potential projects
conduct realistic training and mission
of interest.
planning, reduce human error, and de-risk
the maintenance and troubleshooting of 3. Technology Leadership Working Group
ocean-based assets. (TLWG): the TLWG has participation by our
75 industry members. This group’s purpose
• New collaborations that collectively deliver
is to facilitate business relationships, share
world-leading, compelling integrations of
and develop high-impact collaborative TL
underwater sensing and communication
ideas and projects, and provide TL program
technologies with advancements in
input.
autonomous vehicles and robotics for
survey, inspection, and environmental 4. Member portal: a specific member
monitoring. portal strategy is being developed with
the objective to increase engagement by
• Advanced biotechnologies that use
enabling members to share potential project
sustainable and renewable Canadian
ideas and create additional opportunities for
feedstock sources to deliver new sources of
virtual connections and information sharing
alternative energy, human health, and fish
on common areas of interest.
feed products.
We will continue to expand and diversify
the TL project pipeline in 2021 through the
following activities:
1. Cluster building events: the OSC will
continue to host a larger cluster building
event in the fall and will be complemented
by smaller, more focused events by topic
that will allow organizations to engage more
deeply and for shorter periods of time in
areas of common interest. These activities
allow organizations to build relationships
and share ideas, increasing pipeline activity.
In 2021, the OSC will have a call program
designed to strengthen cluster relationships,
raise awareness and attract new members.
Page 7INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM ACTIVITIES
The OSC’s Innovation Ecosystem (IE) activities the links between small and large companies
in fiscal year 2021 are focused on supporting to scale supply chain partnerships (increasing
the successful delivery of the projects that connectivity); increasing commercialization from
were approved in 2020 and on developing new post-secondary institutions; and encouraging
collaborations within the ecosystem that impact new entrants, both talent and companies, into
the strength and integration of a complex the ocean economy (strengthening capability).
national network of capabilities, to support IE activities are complementary to TL
start-ups, SMEs and ocean stakeholders activities in addressing the shared challenges
generally, in Canada and internationally. These identified above and strengthening the ability
projects will continue to focus on shared of members to commercialize and grow their
resources (reducing cost and risk); connectivity, businesses in Canada.
inclusivity and innovative culture, strengthening
Company Creation and Growth
Foster new ocean startups, create regional partnerships,
connect entrepreneurs to resources, incentivize increased
$3.7M
commercialization, facilitate SME-supply chain collaborations
and support ocean industry leadership.
Inclusive Talent Attraction and Transformation
Address shared talent challenges identified by members,
attract the best entrepreneurs to the cluster, support the
$3.3M
growth of work integrated learning environments and skill
agility of the workforce.
Ocean Innovation Resources and Collaborations
(combines previous access to innovation resources
and global cluster collaborations)
Accelerate ocean research and innovation by cultivating a
system in Canada that is open, accessible, collaborative and $0.5M
valuable to international supply chain organizations.
Total $7.5M
The OSC funds up to 75% of all Innovation Ecosystem activities. The remainder will be funded from other sources and through delivery partners.
The above figures are inclusive of both industry and OSC funding.
Page 8KEY PROJECT AREAS: Inclusive talent attraction and transformation:
We have highlighted key projects below. For a 1. Mitacs Partnership: the OSC continues
summary of announced projects, see Appendix A. to fund a resource with Mitacs. This
We will continue to build international cluster partnership builds on the success of
relationships focused on the UK, Asia, US and Mitac’s national program, which provides
Europe, and on the information within Canada’s opportunities for graduate students and
ocean asset map to increase access to ocean post-doctoral fellows to be embedded with
innovation resources and national connectivity. industry. This resource will continue to
work closely with OSC and its members to
COMPANY CREATION AND GROWTH: understand their needs, find academic and
1. Ocean Startup Project: is a 24-month series industry collaboration opportunities and
of activities to foster and support new ocean identify suitable Mitacs funding programs to
technology companies. It focuses on funnel leverage those opportunities uncovered.
development and acceleration. The project
2. Capacity building: given the impacts of the
continues to build upon its success and
pandemic, the OSC added strategic focus on
will launch a second cohort of Lab2Market
increasing awareness of ocean opportunities
Oceans in September and a second cohort of
and building ocean technology skill sets
Creative Destruction Lab Oceans in October.
within the ocean economy. The Blue Futures
Engagement activities are underway through
Pathways Project has committed to creating
strategic events such as the newly launched
connections with ocean career opportunities
Ocean Solutions Exchange webinar series and
for 2500 youth between the ages of 18 and
regular mentorship meetings with start-ups
30, focusing on Indigenous and other under-
who applied to the Ocean Challenge. A final
represented populations.
challenge competition will launch spring 2021.
3. Inclusion: the OSC is committed to building
2. International ocean technology and
an inclusive ocean economy and all IE
innovation conference: the OSC is
projects focus on inclusion, diversity and
partnering with organizations throughout
Indigenous engagement. We have the
Atlantic Canada and the Economist to deliver
following active projects heading into 2021:
an ocean technology conference in October
to attract over 200 ocean leaders from all a. Indigenous Career Pivot Pilot Project
over the world. This will create an opportunity (ICPP): this pilot project is facilitating
to showcase Canadian ocean technology meaningful career opportunities for mid-
as well as any early outcomes from both career Indigenous peoples interested
our Technology Leadership and Innovation in entering a new role with an OSC
Ecosystem projects. This conference was member company to gain experience in
delayed from 2020 given the impact of the an ocean industry. The placements will
pandemic. The OSC was involved in the benefit all participants – both mid-career
virtual delivery of an Economist insight hour Indigenous people and the participating
in December 2020 with 250 people from 41 employers. The initial one-year placement
countries in attendance. will terminate in 2021 and the OSC will
assess the effectiveness of the pilot
and opportunities to scale more broadly
Page 9throughout Canada and/or to other c. Inclusive Workforce for Arctic Ocean
underrepresented groups. Technology: this project is working with
existing SmartICE operators to co-
b. Ocean Allies Project: the Ocean Allies
design a new curriculum that addresses
project is collecting data on the current
the social, structural, and geographic
state of equality, diversity and inclusion
barriers to delivering training in remote
(ED&I) in the Canadian ocean economy.
Inuit communities. The new curriculum
In 2021, we will work to develop
will include a focus on improving
strategies with project partners to
fundamental literacy, digital literacy, and
address challenges identified.
the essential skills needed to process
and interpret data outputs from SmartICE
technologies. Overall, the project aims to
co-design operator training with Inuit in
four (4) communities.
Page 10OVERALL OSC PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Program management includes organizational • Leveraging and enhancing technology to
support for strategy, finance, administration, support OSC activities including related
member engagement, communications and processes around data management,
management. Key organizational activities in reporting and security; and
2021 include:
• Continuing to expand communications
to support all OSC activities including
• Supporting the OSC staff throughout six
increasing social media presence, engaging
cities within Atlantic Canada and building
with traditional media, and leveraging our
relationships with partners across Canada;
OSC website and member portal.
• Continuing to engage nationally and
internationally through key conferences
and meeting opportunities;
CORPORATE STRUCTURE
AND FINANCIALS
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster is a not-for-profit A Board slate will once again be presented for
established in 2018. We currently have 15 approval at our AGM in 2021.
Board members with our CEO as an ex-officio
Board member and gender parity on our Board.
Financial forecast (in millions):
Funding Sources 2021
Innovation Superclusters Initiative $63.7M
Industry $58.8M
Total $122.5M
Expenditures 2021
Technology Leadership Program $111.3M
Innovation Ecosystem Program $7.5M
Program Management $3.7M
Total $122.5M
Page 11KEY OUTCOMES FOR FISCAL 2021
To monitor our performance and progress financial information and metrics reporting
against the Corporate Plan, all projects will be as well as evaluating progress against both
required to provide status updates at minimum qualitative and quantitative project objectives.
on a quarterly basis. These monitoring Our progress against shared challenges will
strategies will include receiving and reviewing include the following for fiscal 2021:
Shared Challenges Outcomes
Costs and risks • Increase in research and development activities in the private sector
through projects in fiscal 2021 by attracting over $50 million in
industry investment in fiscal 2021
Connectivity • 100% of all projects involve or benefit multiple ocean sectors, SMEs,
research institutions, NPOs, Indigenous communities or under-
represented groups
• Engage over 150 organizations through TL projects and IE activities
• Increase in data exchange across ocean stakeholders leveraging
our partnership with the Canadian Integrated Ocean Observation
system (CIOOS)
• Successfully deliver the ocean technology conference with at least
10-15 Atlantic Canadian business profiled
• Growth achieved in at least three to five SMEs through collaboration in
OSC projects
Capability • Increase the number of new ocean tech companies
• Involve graduate, doctoral and post-doctoral students in OSC projects
through MITACS partnership
• I nvolve indigenous people in OSC projects
Reach • Build relationships with clusters in at least four other countries
Page 12INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
AND DATA STRATEGIES
Intellectual Property Strategy • The OSC will continue to participate in the
In the spring of 2019, the OSC hired an supercluster peer group of IP managers that,
Intellectual Property Manager to assist among other items, aims to collaboratively
companies with any questions on developing develop IP related metrics and ways to
their IP rationales. All Technology Leadership leverage each cluster’s IP registry. With the
(TL) projects that were submitted to the OSC in launch of several TL projects, OSC expects
2020 for evaluation have included an IP rationale to build the number of entries in its IP
and an evaluation of that rationale by the IP Registry allowing members to request and
Manager. In 2020, the OSC initiated a series negotiate licenses to use Foreground IP,
of IP workshops with presentations by subject subject to relevant competitive issues.
matter experts on issues related to collaborative
Data Strategy
Research and Development (R&D) projects to
In 2020, the OSC built upon the substantial
discuss key IP considerations and provide an
foundational work that was conducted in
opportunity for members and other regional
2019 to implement the OSC’s Data Strategy.
stakeholders to ask questions related to their
Every Technology Leadership project proposal
technology development efforts in OSC projects.
is required to articulate how the project will
These workshops will continue in 2021 as part
increase data exchange and facilitate data-
of OSC’s IP strategy to increase awareness
driven collaboration among OSC members and
of IP related topics amongst members and is
the broader ocean ecosystem and deliver a
especially relevant for SMEs who are less likely to
long-term positive impact to Canada’s ocean
have dedicated in-house IP resources.
data network. This strategy has increased
the amount of data assets that have been
In 2021, the OSC will build and expand upon
identified and committed as sharable with
the foundational work completed in 2020:
stakeholder groups beyond the project
consortium. Throughout a three-part workshop
• The IP Manager will continue to advise
series held in partnership with CIOOS, private
the OSC and its member organizations,
and public sector members shared a diverse
particularly SMEs, on best practices related
set of views about open and closed data, the
to IP; and provide guidance and support to
value of data, and the importance of data
project participants developing technology
exchange. The OSC has approved the VITALITY
leadership project IP rationales.
project, a project that will build a data trust
• IP rationales, will continue to be included in that will be founded on use cases in tidal,
project proposals. The evaluation process aquaculture, and offshore wind. The OSC has
for projects will consider this information as also approved the Digital Offshore Canada
part of the selection process for Technology project which will be an open marketplace for
Leadership projects. The OSC will help to offshore digital assets and twins.
identify and maximize the opportunities to
develop, protect, commercialize and share IP.
Page 13In 2021: • The OSC will further continue to leverage
• The OSC and CIOOS will continue to build the unique opportunity to use its strategic
momentum through the VITALITY project. position as a connectivity hub across ocean
sectors to encourage and facilitate data
• The OSC will continue to facilitate digital
exchange aimed at driving industrial growth
collaboration among OSC members, as well
that delivers a long-term positive impact
as between the OSC and the broader ocean
to Canada.
ecosystem, to foster innovation in a manner
that maximizes return on investment, both • The OSC will continue to ensure all OSC
for members and Canada as a whole. operational data is appropriately protected
including user access, change management,
data classification and compliance with all
data privacy requirements.
Page 14RISK MANAGEMENT
The OSC has developed focused approaches to address the risks to the implementation of its 2021
Corporate Plan. The following risks and mitigation strategies have been identified for fiscal 2021:
Risk Mitigation Strategy
Project outcomes: ability • Reporting - Ensuring robust project reporting
of projects to achieve
• Project Management and Monitoring
desired outcomes
• OSC has a seat on all project steering committees which meet
regularly to monitor project success
• OSC is able to leverage the claims for reimbursement that are
submitted to the OSC by project teams for insight into project
spend/progress against project outcomes, deliverables and
milestones
Project disbursements: • Cash flow forecasting – OSC requires that projects provide regular
ability of the OSC to meet cash flow forecasts, no fewer than twice annually so that we can
our annual disbursement monitor performance against project budgets and overall OSC
targets targets
• Project advances – OSC provides project advances to help
projects initiate activity quickly and to help SMEs manage project
cash flow
Renewal – Ability of • Collaboration – work closely with ISED and other stakeholders
the OSC to attract involved in the renewal decision to provide data, information
Government of Canada required to support the case for renewal
funding beyond March
• Communication – seek ongoing clarity from ISED and elected
2023
officials on the status of renewal
• Consider the role of the OSC beyond original project funding
Page 15APPENDIX A:
CURRENT ANNOUNCED PROJECTS
Technology Leadership Projects:
Project Name/Budget About the Project Collaborators
Ocean Vision Development of new underwater • Kraken
$20M technologies and products that will
• Petroleum Research
support Robotics-as-a-service and
Newfoundland and
predictive analytics business models
Labrador (PRNL)
https://www.oceansupercluster.ca/ • Nunavut Fisheries
canadas-ocean-supercluster-osc-
stakeholders-announce-exciting- • Ocean Choice
milestone/ International
Ocean Aware Subsea monitoring of fish health, fish • Innovasea
$29M movement, and environment
• Irving Shipbuilding,
Emera
https://www.oceansupercluster.ca/
project/canadas-ocean-supercluster- • Nova Scotia Power
announces-29m-ocean-aware-project/ Xeos Technology
Dartmouth Ocean
Technologies
• Ocean Choice
International Memorial
University Dalhousie
University
• Department of
Fisheries and Oceans
Canada
• Ocean Tracking
Network
Page 16Project Name/Budget About the Project Collaborators
Ocean DNA System DNA assessment, monitoring and • eDNATec
$4.9M characterization of the ocean
• Department of
Fisheries and Oceans
https://oceansupercluster.ca/
Canada
project/canadas-ocean-supercluster-
announces-4-9m-oceandna-system/ • PRNL
• Nunavut Fisheries
Association
Smart Protective Development of revolutionary • Graphite Innovation
Coatings graphene-based protective coating and Technologies
$4.6M products for vessels
• Horizon Maritime Ltd
https://oceansupercluster.ca/ • Mitacs
protective-coatings-project/
Colab Enterprise Enterprise-ready review and • Colab
$2.8M engineering communication platform
• PRNL
https://www.oceansupercluster.ca/ • Kraken
colab-enterprise-project/
• Genoa
Marine SAR Helicopter New hoist simulator training for search • Bluedrop Training and
Mission Simulation and rescue operators Simulation
$2.1M
• Cougar Helicopters
https://oceansupercluster.ca/marine-
sar-program • Marine Institute of
Memorial University of
Newfoundland
X0-G2 Next generation uncrewed service • Graphite Innovation
$3.4M vessel – faster, deeper and further and Technologies
offshore
• Horizon Maritime Ltd
https://www.oceansupercluster.ca/ • Mitacs
xocean-xo-g2-project/
Page 17Project Name/Budget About the Project Collaborators
CARIS Cloud Reduce the need for software operators • Teledyne CARIS
Technology in the field and enable increased
• Ocean Floor
$2.1M processing and quality control from an
Geophysics (OFG)
office or home setting
• Marine Institute of
https://www.oceansupercluster.ca/ Memorial University of
caris-cloud-technology-project/ Newfoundland
• University of New
Brunswick Ocean
Mapping Group
• CIDCO
• H2
Rutter Internet of Remote monitoring as a managed • Rutter Inc
Things service with specialty radar system
• Husky Energy
$3.1M data acquisition, and cloud-based
storage and analytics
https://www.oceansupercluster.ca/
project/canadas-ocean-supercluster-
announces-3-1m-rutter-iot-project/
Digital Ship Advanced technology platform to help • Seaspan Shipyards
In-Service Support vessel designers, builders, operators
• Genoa Design
$2M and maintainers more efficiently
manage vessel lifecycle
https://www.oceansupercluster.ca/project/
digital-ship-in-service-support-project/
Tallybot: Artificial Next generation of seafood processing • ThisFish Inc.
Intelligence for Next powered by traceability and production
• Orca Specialty Food
Generation Seafood software focused on improved
Processing efficiency and quality • Hardy Buoys Smoke
$842K Fish Ltd
https://oceansupercluster.ca/project/
tallybot-project-artificial-intelligence-for- • McGill University
next-generation-seafood-processing/ • York University
• Eurofish
Page 18Project Name/Budget About the Project Collaborators
Automated Pipeline Development of a commercially ready • 2G Robotics
Payload for Small AUVs small AUV payload, for immediate
• Ocean Floor
$1.7M adoption by inspection companies
Geophysics EIVA
to improve their capability and cost
efficiency • L3Harris OceanServer
https://oceansupercluster.ca/project/ • Ocean Infinity
automated-pipeline-payload-for-small-
auvs-project/
Ocean Energy Smart Solutions to help reduce the • BMT
Grid Integration dependence of diesel power
• Sustainable Marine
$975K generation in rural communities and
increase the opportunity for use of • University of Victoria
renewable source of energy
• Rainhouse
https://oceansupercluster.ca/project/ • Turtle Island Innovation
ocean-energy-smart-grid-integration-
project/
Miniaturized Sonar Creation of a customized, miniaturized • Sensor Technologies
Transducers piezocomposite transducer direct to
• NorthEastern Micro
$907K un-crewed platform developers
• Kraken Robotic
https://www.oceansupercluster.ca/ Systems Inc.
project/miniaturized-sonar-transducer-
project/ • Dr. Christopher Purcell
Digital Offshore Canada A platform for the development, • Petroleum Research
$18M validation and commercialization of Newfoundland and
digital twins for a range of applications Labrador
in Canada’s offshore as well as for
• Hatch Ltd
other ocean industries
• MNP
https://oceansupercluster.ca/project/
digital-offshore-canada-zones- • Virtual Marine
extracotieres-numerique-du-canada/ • GRI Simulations
• Memorial University
Page 19Project Name/Budget About the Project Collaborators
Project ORCA Devlop Katal Green Fuel ahead • Katal Energy
$4.3M of commercialization to reduce
• Valent Low Carbon
dependency on diesel and transition to
Technologies
low-carbon fuels.
• Horizon Maritime
https://oceansupercluster.ca/project/
project-orca-projet-orca/ • Southern Alberta
Institute of Technology
• Mitacs
• Deepsense
• Spearhead
Advanced Smart Bringing state-of-the-art ocean • RBR
Integrated Sensors environmental monitoring sensors into
• Dahousie University
$3.6M the ocean’s autonomous platforms.
• Fisheries and Oceans
https://oceansupercluster.ca/project/ Canada
rbr-advancing-smart-integrated-ocean-
sensors/
Field Validation Energy Developing an energy-dense multi- • Corvus Energy
Storage System megawatt hour battery-based to
• Seaspan Ferries
$4.2M introduce to marine industries.
• VARD Marine
https://oceansupercluster.ca/project/
corvus-field-validation-of-energy- • BC Hydro
storage-system-project/ • UBC
Integrated Operations IORTA will bridge gaps between • Grieg Seafood
And Real-Time land, sea-based, and processing Newfoundland
Analytics operations that exist in the aquaculture
• Innovasea
$27M industry today by providing real-
time information, analytics and • SubC Imaging
environmental connectivity to improve
overall operations. • AKVA Group
• High-Tech
https://oceansupercluster.ca/ Communications
integrated-operation-and-real-time-
analytics-project/
Page 20Project Name/Budget About the Project Collaborators
Port Integration and Develop technology to enhance the ability • Bluenode
Enhancement of Data to collect ocean data and facilitate more
• Halifax Port Authority
$3.2M effective and efficient ocean operations
• Saab
https://oceansupercluster.ca/port-
integration-and-enhancement-of-data- • NRC
project/
Autonomous COMPASS Develop a portable, embedded passive • Sensor Tech
$3M acoustic capability which will allow
• Kraken Robotics
the data to be collected and analyzed
Systems
in-real time, onboard an untethered
autonomous underwater vehicles. • 3D Wave Design
https://www.oceansupercluster.ca/
project/canadas-ocean-supercluster-
announces-3-1m-rutter-iot-project/
Fishless Marine Develop an algal nutritional oil that fully • Mara
Microbial Fish Oil mimics and complements the health
• Acadia University
Project benefits of fish oil consumption.
$3.5M • Algarithm Ingredients
https://oceansupercluster.ca/fishless-
marine-microbial-fish-oil-project/ • Nature’s Way of
Canada
Page 21Innovation Ecosystem Projects:
Project Name/Budget About the Project Collaborators
Ocean Startup Project Double the number of high-quality, • Genesis
$6.8M ocean technology start-ups thriving in
• Creative Destruction
Canada
Lab (CDL)
https://www.oceansupercluster. • Innovacorp
ca/projects/innovation-ecosystem-
activities/ocean-startup-project/ • New Brunswick
Innovation Foundation
• PEI BioAlliance
• Springboard Atlantic
Vitality Advancing ocean data analysis, • Pisces Research
$3.8M management and visualization Project Management
capabilities, and products Inc.
• Dalhousie University
https://oceansupercluster.ca/cluster-
building-vitality-project/ • Perennia Food and
Agriculture Inc.
• Fundy Ocean Research
Centre for Energy
• University of Victoria
• St. Lawrence Global
Observatory
• Tula Foundation and
The Hakai Institute
• Marine Renewables
Canada
• COINAtlantic
Page 22Project Name/Budget About the Project Collaborators
Inclusive Workforce Develop technical skills training for Inuit • SmartICE
for Arctic Ocean participants across Inuit Nunangat
• Pinnguaq Association
Technology
$1.8M https://www.oceansupercluster.ca/ • Nunavut Fisheries
smart-ice-inclusive-workforce-for-tech/ Association
• Ilitaqsiniq Literacy Council
• Social Research
and Demonstration
Corporation
Ocean Allies Access, engage, and support a diverse • Pisces Research Project
$420K ocean economy Management Inc.
• Upswing Solutions
https://oceansupercluster.ca/ocean-
allies-project/ • Huntsman Marine
Science Centre
• Assembly of First Nations
• BioNB
• Centre for Ocean
Ventures and
Entrepreneurship (COVE)
• Irving Shipbuilding
• Nova Scotia Business Inc.
• Ocean Technology
Council of Nova Scotia
• Ocean Frontier Institute
• OceansAdvance
• PanGeo Subsea
• Synapse
• Mitacs
• Ulnooweg
Page 23Project Name/Budget About the Project Collaborators
Blue Futures Pathways Building capacity, providing mentorship • Students on Ice
$2.4M and support for youth (aged 18-30 Foundation
years old) to pursue a career in ocean
• ECO Canada
sectors
• Centre for
https://www.oceansupercluster.ca/blue- Ocean Venture
futures-pathways/ Entrepreneurship
(COVE)
• Mitacs
Indigenous Career Pivot Facilitate and support meaningful work • Ulnooweg Development
Pilot Project placements for Indigenous peoples Group
$740K wishing to explore career options in the
• Joint Economic
ocean economy
Development Initiative
https://oceansupercluster.ca/canadas- • College of the North
ocean-supercluster-announces- Atlantic
indigenous-career-pivot-project/
Page 24APPENDIX B:
OCEAN SHARED CHALLENGES
Reducing Cost and Risk: Strengthening Capability:
All sectors of Canada’s ocean economy are Canadian companies remain overly reliant on
united by the dominating influence of cold, highly human intervention in harsh operating conditions.
variable, and harsh environmental conditions Additionally, there is a limited ocean sector
on their operations. These conditions increase startup pipeline and a limited pool of available
risk and reduce efficiency of marine based talent. To address this challenge, there is a need
operations, adding cost and complexity for to develop, retain, and attract world class talent,
businesses. While land-based industries can draw on innovative ideas and digital solutions
exploit ubiquitous cellular and Wi-Fi networks to from other jurisdictions as well as increase the
deploy novel digital technologies (e.g. the Internet number of start-ups focused on ocean solutions.
of Things), it remains a challenge to communicate, We need to engage employers, employees,
collect, and transmit timely data and to operate Indigenous communities and organizations,
reliably and safely in the ocean—even in near not-for-profit organizations, as well as academia
shore conditions. By encouraging cross-sector and employ multiple strategies to create a
collaboration and providing industry matching, the diversified and inclusive workforce of the future.
OSC will create a new model for ocean activity, Finally, smart capital focused on investments in
reducing risk for individual organizations. the ocean sector needs to be made more easily
available so that businesses can thrive and take
Increasing Connectivity: on risks associated with innovation.
Industry leaders and their immediate suppliers
often have a limited awareness of the research Increasing Reach:
and development activities of other sectors It is sometimes difficult for international
and the creative technological capabilities of companies to navigate the ocean economy in
SMEs. This limited awareness exists because Canada and identify potential partnerships.
there are few mechanisms for idea exchange Canada’s Ocean Supercluster has the potential
between companies that do not have an to provide a single-entry point to help companies
established commercial relationship. SMEs that identify potential partnerships. Further, while
are not in the supply chain often have a weak there is significant export activity across ocean
understanding of large industry needs, which sectors, there is an opportunity to increase export
creates a prevalence for innovation “technology and supply chain opportunities for Canadian
push” rather than the “market pull” of industry. ocean tech companies and help facilitate
The OSC will create multiple connection points connections through supercluster activities.
for its members to strengthen overall ecosystem
relationships and knowledge of ocean activities
and marine assets throughout the country.
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