Office  of  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (OSME)  

To Kickstart Innovation

Canadian Innovation Commercialization  

Program

Programme canadien pour la commercialisation des innovations Encourager l'innovation

Bureau  des  pe9tes  et  moyennes  entreprises  (BPME)  

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•  Context  

•  Objectives  

•  Approach  

•  Calls  for  Proposals  

•  Process  

•  Outreach  

•  Benefits  of  the  CICP  

•  CICP  Contact  Information  

Overview  

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Context  •  Current  government  programs  to  support  innovation  focus  

on:  

•  Budget  2010:  The  Canadian  Innovation  Commercialization  Program  (CICP)  was  created  to  help  Canadian  enterprises,  particularly  small  and  medium  enterprises  (SMEs),  bridge  the  “Pre-­‐commercialization  Gap”    

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Government  recognizes  SMEs  are  the  engine  of  the  Canadian  economy  

Enterprises  oFen  experience  difficul9es  moving  innova9ons  from  laboratories  to  the  marketplace  

These  challenges  are  par9cularly  cri9cal  to  

SMEs  

Early  research  and  development   Loans  /  financing  

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Objectives  

Context  

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Benefits  of    the  CICP  

CICP  Contact    Information  

Suppor9ng  Canadian  Businesses  

Providing  real-­‐world  evalua9ons  of  pre-­‐

commercial  goods  and  services  

Assis9ng  in  bridging  the  “Pre-­‐commercializa9on  

Gap”  

Improving  the  efficiency  and  effec9veness  of  government  opera9ons  

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Benefits  of    the  CICP  

CICP  Contact    Information  

These  innovations  will  focus  on  four  priority  areas:  

Over  a  two-­‐year  period,  the  government  will  procure  pre-­‐commercial  innovations  to  be  tested  by  federal  departments  

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Calls  for  Proposals  

• Calls  for  Proposals  (CFP)  will  be  posted  on  MERXTM  

• Additional  information  available  on  buyandsell.gc.ca/innovation    

• CFP  will  include  mandatory  and  point-­‐rated  criteria  

• Proposals  must:  

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Include  80%  Canadian  content  

Be  provided  by  Canadian  bidders  

Not  have  been  sold  

commercially  

Be    valued  at  $500K  or  less  (GST/HST  and  shipping  extra)  

Process  

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Approach  

Objectives  

Context  

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Outreach  

Benefits  of    the  CICP  

CICP  Contact    Information  

Once  match  department  is  found  Test  Plan  is  carried  out  and  feedback  is  

provided  

PWGSC  will  work  with  successful  suppliers  to  

iden9fy  test  department  

PWGSC  will  send  no9fica9on  le_ers  to  suppliers  outlining  results  

Top  scoring  innova9ons  are  reviewed  by  the  ISC  

Start  

Proposals  are  submi_ed  through  the  online  

submission  service  as  outlined  in  the  CFP  

Call  for  Proposal  

NRC-­‐IRAP  Evaluates  Proposals  

Innova7on  Selec7on  Commi;ee  

(ISC)  

Final  Ranking  of  Proposals  

Matching  to  Government  Departments  

Product/  Service  Tes7ng  

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Outreach  

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Process  

Outreach  

Benefits  of    the  CICP  

CICP  Contact    Information  

The  Office  of  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (OSME)  will  host  and  participate  in  events  across  the  country  

These  events  will:  

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Benefits  of  CICP  

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Benefits  of    the  CICP  

CICP  Contact    Information  

Find  innova9ons  not  yet  available  in  the  marketplace  to  address  specific  departmental  challenges  and  needs  and  increase  efficiency.  

Meet  face  to  face  with  innova9ve  suppliers  of  goods  and  services.  

Test,  use  and  assess  the  latest  Canadian  innova9ons.  

Promote  innova9on  and  support  the  development  of  Canadian  businesses.  

Federal  government  departments  will  have  the  opportunity  

to:  

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Benefits  of  CICP  

Approach  

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Process  

Outreach  

Benefits  of    the  CICP  

CICP  Contact    Information  

Sell    pre-­‐commercial  innova9ons  to  the  Government  

of  Canada  through  a  compe99ve  procurement  

process  

Connect  with  poten9al  clients  

in  federal  government  

departments  and  showcase  innova9ons  

Receive  feedback  on  tested  

innova9ons  in    an  opera9onal  

sefng  

Be  be_er  prepared  to  enter  the  

marketplace  with  the  

knowledge  obtained  through  

par9cipa9on  in  this  program  

Businesses  will  also  gain  valuable  knowledge  on  how  to  sell  their  goods  and  services  to  the  Government  of  Canada  and  learn  about  bidding  opportuni9es.  

Businesses  will  have  the  opportunity  to  

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CICP  Contact  Informa9on  

Public  General  E-­‐mail  Innovation@pwgsc.gc.ca  

Program  Website  www.buyandsell.gc.ca/  innovation  

CICP  Contact    Information  

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Benefits  of    the  CICP