CANARIE

CANARIE Inc. - Canada's advanced Internet development organization links researchers and educational communities across Canada, and around the world, via a high-speed broadband network. It also acts as a catalyst for developing and testing advanced network technologies, products, applications and services.

Summary

CANARIE Inc. programs are joint government/private sector initiatives. Programs are managed by industry through CANARIE Inc., and funding is shared by the public and private sectors. In 1999, the federal government committed $78 million to CANARIE for Phase 3 of the Advanced Applications Development Program (AADP) over five years, from April 1999 until March 2004. In addition, in 2002, the federal government provided a one -time funding of $110 million for five years to CANARIE to deploy and operate CA*net4, Canada's National Research and Innovation Network, through 2007, which has replaced its predecessor, CA*net3.

CANARIE's mission is to accelerate Canada's advanced Internet development and use by facilitating the widespread adoption of faster, more efficient networks and by enabling the next generation of advanced products, applications and services to run on them. CANARIE also acts as a catalyst and partner with governments, industry and the research community to increase overall IT awareness, ensure continuing promotion of Canadian technological excellence and ultimately, foster long-term productivity and improvement of living standards.

Programs:

• Advanced Networks - CA*net 4 - Canada's National Research and Innovation Network has 14 points of presence, one for each province, 1 in Ottawa and 3 in the United States, which provide international connectivity. CA*net4 is internationally recognized as a world leading advanced research and innovation network.
• Advanced Applications Development Program (AADP) - AADP stimulates the development of innovative advanced applications for important sectors of Canadian society, specifically, electronic commerce, learning and the emerging sectors of telehealth and intelligent systems. In implementing this project, CANARIE Inc. solicits proposals and select Sub-Projects within and across key sectors of the Canadian economy.

Through its funding programs, CANARIE supports a variety of initiatives to develop innovative applications and technologies to advanced broadband networks. CANARIE supports projects that conform to principles of open systems and interoperability. To be eligible for funding, projects must be led by a Canadian organization and be carried out in Canada. Financial contributions from CANARIE are repayable if the project is successfully commercialized.

Quebec Contact(s):
Michel Teasdale
Industry Canada
Suite 700
5 Place Ville-Marie
Montreal, Quebec  H3B 2G2
Telephone: 514-496-1388
E-mail: teasdale.michel@ic.gc.ca

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National Contact(s):
CANARIE Inc.
110 O'Connor Street, 4th floor
Ottawa, Ontario  K1P 5M9
Telephone: 613-943-5454
Fax: 613-943-5443
E-mail: info@canarie.ca
Web site: http://www.canarie.ca/about/index.html