CRC - Communications Research Centre Canada

Located in Ottawa's west end, Communications Research Centre Canada (CRC), an agency of Industry Canada, is the Canadian government's primary laboratory for research and development (R&D) in advanced telecommunications. With a staff of more than 230 research engineers and scientists, CRC closes innovation gaps in the telecommunications sector; builds technical intelligence; has the vision to anticipate major telecommunications trends and supports Canadian telecommunications firms in their efforts to remain globally competitive.

Eligibility Criteria

Canadian high technology companies of all sizes, universities, research organizations and other government departments involved in communications R&D.

The internationally renowned researchers and dedicated technologists can help governments, universities and private industry access and evaluate technology opportunities. The CRC has more than 100 protected technologies, with dozens more under development ready for commercialization through licensing agreements or collaborative ventures. The CRC's Business Development Office can respond quickly to negotiate licensing or collaborative research agreements as well as service contracts.

The CRC has many collaborative R&D arrangements with companies, universities and research organizations in Canada and abroad. It is associated with research centres across Canada such as TRLabs in Alberta and the Canadian Centre for Marine Communications in Newfoundland. Internationally the CRC has collaborative projects with many foreign research centres such as European Space Agency, U.S. Air Force Research Lab, Communications Research Lab in Japan, C-DOT of India, the University of Jyvaskyla in Finland, and many others.

Summary

Communications Research Centre Canada (CRC) conducts leading-edge research and development in areas of communications technologies that are of strategic importance to Canada, such as:

• satellite communications;
• broadcast technologies;
• spectrum monitoring systems;
• computer modeling and simulation;
• signal processing and design;
• advanced video and audio processing;
• broadcast coverage prediction software;
• advanced antenna technologies;
• radio propagation;
• software defined radio;
• microwave and digital integrated circuits;
• new semiconductor materials;
• opto-electronic and photonics;
• wireless communications and networks;
• wavelength division multiplexing (WDM);
• broadband applications R&D and testing;
• network security.

CRC Innovation Centre

The CRC Innovation Centre provides Canadian small and medium-sized high technology businesses with an opportunity to develop their potential through on-site incubation. Incubating at CRC has many benefits, including:

• access to CRC's technologies, facilities and expertise;
• laboratory and office space on a secure site;
• business development assistance; and
• networking opportunities. 

The Innovation Centre also accepts established companies requiring CRC expertise or facilities to carry out R&D on a new product.

CRC's facilities include:

• Advanced Television Evaluation Laboratory;
• Broadband Applications and Demonstration Laboratory (BADLAB);
• Satellite Communications Earth Terminals;
• Microelectronics Facility;
• Research in the Advanced Antenna Technology Lab (RAATLAB);
• Wireless and Inter-networking Systems Experimentation Lab (WISELAB);
• Audio Perception Lab;
• Digital Radio Broadcasting Testbed;
• Antenna Test Facility;
• Digital Integrated Circuit CAD & Testing Facility;
• Video Signal Processing Facility;
• Television Transmission Testbed;
• Earth-Space Propagation Measurement Facility;
• Electromagnetic Compatibility Measurement Laboratory;
• Radio Channel Characterization Laboratory;
• Laboratory for Photonic Components & Systems Research;
• Optical Networking Laboratory.

Quebec Contact(s):
See National Contact.

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National Contact(s):
Marie Lussier
Manager, CRC Innovation Centre
Communications Research Centre Canada
Industry Canada
3701 Carling Avenue
Box 11490, Station H
Ottawa, Ontario  K2H 8S2
Telephone: 613-991-1635
Fax: 613-998-5355
E-mail: marie.lussier@crc.ca
Web site: http://crc.ca/en/html/crc/home/home