Investments

TPC is an active investor in a range of sectors where there is significant potential to fuel innovation that will deliver economic and social benefits to Canadians. TPC's investment officers work hard to stay on top of research and technological developments, many of which are moving at breakneck speed. They analyze the potential of these developments to advance Canada's competitiveness, productivity and quality of life.

The following are highlights of some of the types of innovative processes and technologies that TPC focuses on:

Environment

• eco-efficient and clean production technologies that embody the principles of pollution prevention, waste reduction and sustainable development
• projects with significant potential to contribute to the implementation of the Climate Change Plan for Canada and help accelerate the commercialization of technologies that address climate change

Enabling

• key platform technologies in the field of biotechnology, such as genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics, which are essential to this sector's growth
• technologies that advance both wire-line and wireless broadband communications
• core information and communications technology development in photonics, microelectronics and software development

Aerospace & Defence

• advanced manufacturing and processing technologies and materials, including nanotechnology, for the resource and processing sectors
• technologies that advance core capabilities in aerospace and defence