The mission of CAIRTO is to advance industrial research in Canada
In 2003, a group of Canada’s Provincial Research Organizations (PRO’s) met to discuss how to collaborate and structure a national association to create awareness of the importance and value of industrial research. This meeting of leaders from the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC), Alberta Research Council (ARC – now Alberta InnoTech), Industrial Technology Centre (ITC) of Manitoba, and Centre de Recherche Industrielle du Québec (CRIQ) led to the founding of Innoventures Canada.
The mission of CAIRTO is to advance industrial research in Canada
Francis Fournier
CEO, COREM

RPC, CAIRTO Board Secretary

President and CEO, Corem, CAIRTO Board Chair

CEO, INO, Past Board Chair, CAIRTO

CEO, CRIM

CEO, FPinnovations

VP Engineering, NRC

CEO, SRC, CAIRTO Board VP

InnoTech Alberta, VP of Applied Research, Engineering and Specialized Testing Services