West - Saskatchewan and Manitoba
Where your ideas are as big as the Prairie Sky

Welcome to our Region NRC-IRAP helps small and medium-sized Canadian firms build their capability in technology and innovation. Our Industrial Technology Advisors (ITAs) work with you on-site to assess your company's needs and design solutions tailored to your business. IRAP offers you direct technical assistance, access to the latest technological advances, expertise, facilities, and resources, as well as cost-shared financing of innovative technical projects. Twenty-five ITAs work in the Prairies-13 in Saskatchewan, 12 in Manitoba. They manage assigned areas and serve as sector specialists. Expertise spans a range of key industrial sectors and technologies such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, health-care related products, advanced chemistry and ceramics, advanced manufacturing, food sciences, and construction. In Saskatchewan and Manitoba NRC-IRAP works closely with a number of organizations such as: Western Economic Diversification (WD) Consulting Engineers of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Construction Association Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) University of Manitoba University of Saskatchewan Contact us: Saskatoon Email:Shirley.Tomchuk@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca . Phone: (306) 975-4748. Winnipeg E-mail: Shannon.Thompson@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca Phone: (204)-983-0092 For information on IRAP, or to reach an Industrial Technology Advisor (ITA), please contact the IRAP regional office nearest to you by calling our toll-free number (1-877-994-4727) which will automatically connect you with the appropriate regional office.