Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00337, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Walzak, Timothy (Camosun College), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Technology Access Centre, program name french : Centre d'accès à la technologie, program purpose english : Camosun College is excited to receive its second five year Natural Sciences and Engineering Research_x000D_
Council (NSERC) Technology Access Centre (TAC) Grant to support the continued success of the_x000D_
Camosun Technology Access Centre (CTAC). This centre of excellence in Advanced Manufacturing,_x000D_
Prototyping, Automation, Robotics, Composites and Human Performance has been the backbone of_x000D_
Camosun Innovates in offering innovative services to local companies and community partners._x000D_
Camosun College is located in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia. Our two campuses serve approximately_x000D_
19,000 learners a year in certificate, diploma, bachelor's degree and continuing education programs. And,_x000D_
our impact as a college extends well beyond our highly skilled, job-ready graduates. We provide contract_x000D_
training opportunities for local business; research, innovation and prototyping services for industry; and_x000D_
well-trained co-op students for employers. With over 900 employees and an annual budget of $123 million,_x000D_
Camosun is one of our communitys top employers and generates close to $1 billion in economic impact in_x000D_
our province every year._x000D_
Camosun Technology Access Centre (CTAC) exemplifies innovation within our community and within our_x000D_
college. CTAC has become an important catalyst for innovation within our local small to medium business_x000D_
community, contributing significantly to their growth and development by offering practical innovative_x000D_
support. CTAC also plays an important role in enhancing faculty engagement with real world projects while_x000D_
exposing our students to real-life applied learning projects that strive to solve industry and community_x000D_
challenges._x000D_
The College has started construction of the new Babcock Canada Interaction Lab which will be the new_x000D_
home of CTAC. The College has received Western Economic Development funding to assist with these_x000D_
renovations, with the College committing $304,000 in fiscal year 16/17 and $282,000 in fiscal year 17/18 in_x000D_
support of the development of this CTAC space. Babcock Canada has generously agreed to donate_x000D_
$800,000 for equipment for CTACs new home. This space is close to three times the space originally_x000D_
occupied by CTAC with state of the art equipment, office space and lab facilities. Included in the_x000D_
expansion is an additional stand alone building which will house CTACs new Composite Research &_x000D_
Education Lab, a dedicated space for research and fabrication of composites., program purpose french : Camosun College is excited to receive its second five year Natural Sciences and Engineering Research_x000D_
Council (NSERC) Technology Access Centre (TAC) Grant to support the continued success of the_x000D_
Camosun Technology Access Centre (CTAC). This centre of excellence in Advanced Manufacturing,_x000D_
Prototyping, Automation, Robotics, Composites and Human Performance has been the backbone of_x000D_
Camosun Innovates in offering innovative services to local companies and community partners._x000D_
Camosun College is located in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia. Our two campuses serve approximately_x000D_
19,000 learners a year in certificate, diploma, bachelor's degree and continuing education programs. And,_x000D_
our impact as a college extends well beyond our highly skilled, job-ready graduates. We provide contract_x000D_
training opportunities for local business; research, innovation and prototyping services for industry; and_x000D_
well-trained co-op students for employers. With over 900 employees and an annual budget of $123 million,_x000D_
Camosun is one of our communitys top employers and generates close to $1 billion in economic impact in_x000D_
our province every year._x000D_
Camosun Technology Access Centre (CTAC) exemplifies innovation within our community and within our_x000D_
college. CTAC has become an important catalyst for innovation within our local small to medium business_x000D_
community, contributing significantly to their growth and development by offering practical innovative_x000D_
support. CTAC also plays an important role in enhancing faculty engagement with real world projects while_x000D_
exposing our students to real-life applied learning projects that strive to solve industry and community_x000D_
challenges._x000D_
The College has started construction of the new Babcock Canada Interaction Lab which will be the new_x000D_
home of CTAC. The College has received Western Economic Development funding to assist with these_x000D_
renovations, with the College committing $304,000 in fiscal year 16/17 and $282,000 in fiscal year 17/18 in_x000D_
support of the development of this CTAC space. Babcock Canada has generously agreed to donate_x000D_
$800,000 for equipment for CTACs new home. This space is close to three times the space originally_x000D_
occupied by CTAC with state of the art equipment, office space and lab facilities. Included in the_x000D_
expansion is an additional stand alone building which will house CTACs new Composite Research &_x000D_
Education Lab, a dedicated space for research and fabrication of composites., agreement title english : Island Technology Access Centre, agreement title french : Island Technology Access Centre, agreement number : CTAC, agreement value : 1750000.0, agreement start date : 2017-04-25, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year. (2017-2018 to 2022-2023), additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2022-2023), owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada