Communiqué – Programme IDEeS – Deuxième appel de propositions concernant les réseaux d’innovation

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  7 avril 2020 | Local, Aérospatial, Naval, Terrestre, C4ISR, Sécurité

  New R&D Challenge: Made in Canada N95 filtration material / Nouveau défis R&D : Matériau de filtration N95 fabriqué au Canada

  The National Research Council of Canada is looking for made in Canada alternative solutions for the industrial production of efficient filtration material to be used for manufacturing N95 respirators and surgical masks. This challenge closes April 13, 2020. The awarded company could receive up to $1M for Phase 1 (7 days) and up to $5M for Phase 2 (4 weeks). Think you can solve this challenge? Compete for funding to prove your feasibility and develop a solution! COVID-19 Challenge: Made in Canada filtration material for the manufacture of N95 respirators and surgical masks Défi COVID-19 : Matériau de filtration fait au Canada pour la fabrication de respirateurs N95 et de masques chirurgicaux Le Conseil national de recherches du Canada est à la recherche de solutions alternatives fabriquées au Canada pour la production industrielle de matériaux de filtration efficaces destinés à la fabrication de respirateurs N95 et de masques chirurgicaux. Ce défi se termine le 13 avril 2020. L'entreprise sélectionnée pourrait recevoir jusqu'à 1 million $ pour la phase 1 (7 jours) et jusqu'à 5 millions $ pour la phase 2 (4 semaines). Vous pensez pouvoir résoudre ce défi ? Compétitionnez afin de prouver la faisabilité de votre solution et de la développer !

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  10 décembre 2018 | Local, Terrestre

  Canada's WWII-era pistols dangerously unreliable — but the quest to find a replacement drags on

  Tristin Hopper The Canadian Army brought 20 pistols to an Arkansas shooting competition. Before events had even officially kicked off, 15 of those pistols had jammed so badly during the warmup they couldn't be used. “It was so bad, the guys coming off (the range) were handing over their (remaining five) pistols to the next team because they couldn't trust the others,” said Ken Pole, who wrote about the incident for a feature in Canadian Army Today. On average, Pole found that the Canadians' handguns has jammed once every 62 shots. Their British competitors, by contrast, squeezed off 5,620 rounds without a hitch. This is all pretty standard for the Browning Hi-Power, the 74-year-old pistol still carried as the primary sidearm of the Canadian Armed Forces. Unlike most pistols carried by G7 militaries, Brownings have a tendency to rattle and soldiers have been advised not to fully load the pistol because it will wear out the springs. When a Canadian soldier is deployed to a war zone such as Afghanistan or Mali, they're issued with whatever Browning Hi-Power is deemed to be least likely to give out. That's why some have joked that if they're ever forced to use their sidearm in combat, they'd be better off throwing it than shooting it. “If you give me a choice of a sharp stick or a Browning, I'll ... sadly take the Browning but will look fondly at the stick,” Bob Kinch, a former competitive marksman with the Canadian Armed Forces, wrote in a September Quora post. Like many times when the Canadian military tries to buy something, however, the quest to replace the Browning is now held up in a years-long procurement limbo. A 2016 statement by the Department of National Defence estimated that soldiers wouldn't be able to get their hands on new pistols until at least 2026. Canada's Hi-Powers are so desperately obsolete, however, that the army has been forced to greenlight a stopgap program to buy up some working pistols in the meantime. Known as the “Army Interim Pistol Program,” it will buy about 7,000 sidearms to immediate plug what the army is calling its “current pistol capability gaps.” Full article: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadas-wwii-era-pistols-dangerously-unreliable-but-the-quest-to-find-a-replacement-drags-on

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  2 mai 2022 | Local, Aérospatial, Naval, Terrestre, C4ISR, Sécurité

  MEET WITH THE NEW U.S. AMBASSADOR TO CANADA

  May 10th 12 p.m to 1 p.m | Free | Registration Required Towards a new era in Canada-US relations! On May 10th, we will have the honor and privilege of welcoming David L. Cohen, U.S Ambassador to Canada since December 2021. Mr. Cohen will share his vision and goals for strengthening the Canada-U. S relationship to support a sustainable and inclusive recovery for our economies. During a conversation co-hosted by Charles Milliard, President and CEO of the Quebec Federation of Chambers of Commerce, and Garry Douglas, President and CEO of the North Country Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Cohen will discuss avenues of collaboration to support SMEs in both countries, as well as opportunities for partnering to decarbonize our economies. REGISTER HERE!