INNOVATION ENCQOR

ENCQOR 5G
FULFILLING A UNIQUE
ROLE WITHIN THE
CANADIAN 5G UNIVERSE
ACTIVITYREPORTAPRIL 2020 ‑ MARCH 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTSABOUT ENCQOR 5G 									

1A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD						

2GENERAL MANAGER’S MESSAGE							

3ENCQOR 5G PROGRAM PARTNERS						

4GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION							

5TESTIMONIALS FROM OUR ANCHOR PARTNERS					

6MOBILIZATION PARTNERS								

7ENCQOR 5G DIGITAL INNOVATION HUBS						

8SMES AT 5G SPEED								9-16SMES IN ACTION									

175G RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, A PRIORITY FOR THE ANCHOR PARTNERS OF ENCQOR

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MAJOR ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF 5G

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR 2020-2021 						28-30MANY 5G EXCHANGES AND MOBILIZATION ACTIVITIES				

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ENCQOR 5G IN NUMBERS							

33MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF INNOVATION ENCQOR INC.			

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ENCQOR : A VAST 5G ECOSYSTEM OF INNOVATIVE SMES WORKING IN
A MULTITUDE OF BUSINESS SECTORS (AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020)			

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STRONG
FOUNDATIONSTO SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF
A WORLD-CLASS 5G
INNOVATIONECOSYSTEMIN CANADAENCQOR 5G
ENCQOR has set up a 5G testbed network to allow
companies of all sizes, IT professionals, public andprivate sector researchers, and graduate students torapidly access a state-of-the-art 5G development andtesting platform for the prototyping of products andservices.
ENCQOR 5G has 5 innovation centres in Quebec andOntario, located in Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa,
Toronto, and Waterloo respectively.
With potential speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second,
increased network capacity and ultra-low latencies in
the millisecond range, 5G will be critical to bringing
a whole new generation of products and services
to market, including connected and autonomousvehicles, remote health systems, virtual solutions,smart cities, and new Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

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A MESSAGE FROMTHE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

ENCQOR 5G CONTINUES TO BUILD MOMENTUM DESPITE THE PANDEMIC
The past year has seen significant progress in the ENCQOR 5G program, despite the constraints posed by the pandemic. Whileplacing safety at the heart of our priorities, we were able to maintain our momentum and reach the milestone of 565 SMEs
committed to the program by the end of the last fiscal year, on March 31, 2021. In the months that followed, the program
maintained an accelerated pace of deployment to pass the 700 SME mark in July.
We can be very proud of these results, which demonstrate ENCQOR’s growing footprint in Canada and the willingness of our SMEs
to innovate and take advantage of the many opportunities 5G offers. The high quality of ENCQOR’s 5G network, as well as its state-ofthe-art services and equipment, allow SMEs to develop and test 5G solutions in a technological environment that is at the forefrontof new trends and market realities.
New autonomous 5G network
In this regard, I would like to highlight the commissioning of ENCQOR’s Standalone 5G network, with the valuable contributionof one of our five anchor partners, Ericsson. The ENCQOR 5G testbed is now capable of serving edge applications with
one-way latency tolerances of less than five milliseconds, a critical advance for the success of future innovations such as
autonomous driving, robotics, and public safety.
Of course, talent development is another essential requirement for the successful deployment of 5G technology. Thanks tothe commitment of various partners, in particular the academic community, the Ontario Centre of Innovation and Mitacs,
ENCQOR 5G will have facilitated some 400 internships to date, involving hundreds of graduate students and dozens ofsupervising professors. These cohorts of students will have acquired concrete and enriching work experience by participating
directly in 5G research and development work, whether in a large company or in an SME.
Continuing to support 5G deployment
These various accomplishments have prepared us well for what’s next as ENCQOR 5G completes the final year of its initial
5-year program. There is no doubt that we will need to continue to provide strong support for the deployment of 5G technology
over the next few years in Canada, with an increased focus on its adoption in various high-value sectors. These include
manufacturing, healthcare, transportation, smart cities, mining, and the environment, to name a few.
The success of the ENCQOR 5G program relies on the collaboration of several key players whom I would like to thank.
I am thinking, particularly, of our five anchor partners, CGI, Ciena, Ericsson, IBM and Thales, whose commitment and expertise
enable ENCQOR to offer a leading-edge, high-performance 5G network and ecosystem. I would also like to acknowledge theunwavering support of our three government partners, the federal, Quebec and Ontario governments, who share our belief
in the strategic importance of supporting the development of 5G technology in Canada.
Competitiveness and new technologies
The competitiveness of the Canadian economy and our collective prosperity in the future will depend in large part on ourability to adopt and exploit new «disruptive» technologies, such as 5G. We will also need to be able to take advantage ofother emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing and cybersecurity, for which the developmentof 5G is key.
In this context, a program like ENCQOR 5G, which brings us together to combine our strengths, increases the quality and impactof our efforts, enabling us to better compete internationally. This is certainly an approach that should inspire and guide us
as we pursue the deployment of 5G technology in Canada over the next few years.
Germain Lamonde
Chairman of the Board
INNOVATION ENCQOR

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GENERAL MANAGER’SMESSAGEOver the year, ENCQOR 5G demonstrated that its collaborative model works well, taking advantage of a leverage
effect with all its partners, be it governments and founding partners, as well as NPOs such as OCI, Prompt and
ADRIQ and our innovation sites Centech in Montreal, Communitech in Waterloo, MaRS in Toronto, Invest Ottawa
and IID in Quebec City. No less than a hundred people across Quebec and Ontario were able to raise awarenessand mobilize innovators to see 5G applied not only in the technology sector, but also in many other areas, fromagriculture to transportation, health, manufacturing, and smart cities, among others.
A significant aspect of the ENCQOR program (in addition to engaging and supporting Canadian SMEs looking
to take advantage of 5G in their product development) is the support of 5G research, in combination with relatedareas such as artificial intelligence applied to network management and resiliency; quantum computing applied
to cybersecurity; cl edge cloud computing; optics-photonics for 5G circuits; the Internet of Things; big data; andcybersecurity applied to and enabled by 5G. These research efforts in partnership with established academic
institutions in Ontario and Quebec, as well as with our founding partners, have resulted in the development of
new 5G knowledge. This work is paving the way to further push research into 5G applications.
This year also saw 5G begin to be deployed commercially in Canada with the upgrade of service providers’ cellular
networks and the introduction of new 5G-enabled devices. In this context, ENCQOR’s pre-commercial network
has remained relevant by enabling 5G trials that are not currently possible on commercial networks, such as theuse of 5G millimeter frequencies, the possibility of conducting 5G tests without access fees, or to test prototype
devices or sensors using 5G.
I must also underline the extensive training to which ENCQOR’s NPO partners (OCI, Prompt, ADRIQ, Invest
Ottawa, Communitech, MaRS, IDD, Centech) have contributed by setting up webinars, bootcamps, training
sessions, demo days, newsletters, and video testimonials of success stories where 5G is used. I also would like toacknowledge their support of the development of startups that wish to use 5G. Thanks also to Mr. Pierre Fitzgibbon,
then Quebec Minister of Economy and Innovation, for his participation in an interactive virtual session for thoseusing and developing 5G.
This year’s accomplishments set the stage for the next step: accelerating the adoption of 5G in various fields
to realize its economic and social benefits in order to help Canada recover from the pandemic and remain internationally competitive.
Pierre Boucher
General Manager
INNOVATION ENCQOR

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ENCQOR 5G
PROGRAM PARTNERS
The ENCQOR 5G program is a transformative$400 million partnership that brings together fiveglobal leaders in digital technologies (Ericsson,
Ciena Canada Inc., Thales Canada Inc., IBM Canada,
and CGI) and the following mobilization partners:
Prompt, ADRIQ, and the Ontario Centre of Innovation(OCI).
This partnership is made possible in part by funding
from the Government of Canada, and the governmentsof Quebec and Ontario.

ANCHOR PARTNERS

GOVERNMENT PARTNERS

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GOVERNMENTPARTICIPATIONCANADA“More than ever, Canadians rely on technology and connectivity in their everyday
lives to work, study, and to stay in touch with their loved ones. Through its 5G
ecosystem, ENCQOR has maintained thousands of qualified jobs in Canada andis now helping our country to play a leadership role in 5G network capability.
We will always support Canadian businesses who are succeeding in the global
innovation race.”

The HonourableFRANÇOIS-PHILIPPE
CHAMPAGNE,
Minister of Innovation,
Science and Industry

QUEBEC“The ENCQOR 5G project is an opportunity to develop our digital infrastructure
and technologies for the next generations. It aims to create a synergy at the heartof the information technology and communications industry in order to accelerateinnovation and improve the productivity of our businesses. We are counting on thebenefits of this initiative to continue Quebec’s transition to a new, more efficientand prosperous economy.”

PIERRE FITZGIBBON,
Quebec’s Ministerof Economy
and Innovation

ONTARIO“Too many people, especially those living in rural and Northern communities, do
not have fast and reliable connectivity. The ENCQOR 5G program is an incredible
opportunity for Ontario’s businesses to create and test innovative homegrownsolutions for the benefit of our communities as we continue together on our path
to a full economic recovery from the COVID-19 outbreak.”

The Honourable
VIC FEDELI,
Minister of Economic
Development,
Job Creation and Trade

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TESTIMONIALS FROMOUR ANCHOR PARTNERS“Now in its fourth year, ENCQOR 5G continues to drive forward Canada’s 5G ecosystem. Our
digital lifestyles are evermore dependent on high-performance connectivity, and ENCQOR’s
infrastructure-as-a-service approach has helped businesses improve the quality and performanceof their solutions and speed time to market. Through its research investment initiatives, the collaborativehas made it possible for academic researchers to tackle complex, real-world challenges. Looking
ahead, we anticipate even greater innovations and results as we work to make the promise of
5G a reality.”- Steve Alexander, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Ciena
Ciena“We are proud of the work we accomplished this year with our other ENCQOR 5G partners. We havehelped Canadian SMEs implement 5G capabilities for their future products and solutions. 5G is adisruptive technology, but its many benefits, including higher bandwidth, lower latency and the ability
to connect billions of devices, will require all stakeholders in all sectors of Canada’s economy to cometogether to make its adoption a reality. This concerted effort will have a major impact on the digitaltransformation of the Canadian economy, in communities large and small, and across markets fromtransportation to space.”- Siegfried Usal, VP Digital Innovation, Thales North America General Manager
THALES“Ericsson is committed to bringing 5G to Canada, and we are proud to support the evolution of the
ENCQOR 5G program. Our research and development in Canada enabled us to maintain the ENCQOR 5G
network with our latest technologies. Over the past year, we have seen increased interest from Canadianbusinesses who see 5G as a catalyst for their digital transformations. The ENCQOR 5G program, and allof its partners and participants, have played a major role in this transformation.”- Jeanette Irekvist, Vice President and Head of Customer Unit, Ericsson Canada
ERICSSON“We are proud of our participation in the ENCQOR 5G program, an initiative that has introduced manysmall and medium-sized enterprises in Quebec and Ontario to cutting-edge 5G technology and expertise.
The ecosystem created and maintained by ENCQOR 5G has stimulated growth and innovation in multiple
sectors, spanning entertainment, telecommunications, transportation and logistics, utilities and many otherfields. As one of the founding partners of ENCQOR 5G, we continue to support this program that will benefit
many segments of the technology industry, now and in the future.”– Frédéric Lesieur, Vice President Consulting Services, Manufacturing & Utilities at CGICGI“The ENCQOR 5G ecosystem continues to be a unique and essential catalyst for IBM Canada, particularly
for the Bromont plant, to develop complex opto-electronic component packaging solutions adapted to
the growing needs of emerging 5G networks. The development of these assembly processes and theirintegration into complex configurations are significant technological advances, which will contributeto a new offering of innovative solutions that will benefit our Canadian economy.”- Louis Labelle, Director, Bromont Plant, IBM CanadaIBM

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MOBILIZATIONPARTNERS

PROMPT
Prompt is the Industrial Research Regroupment for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Digital,
Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity in Quebec. Our mission is to propel and fund research anddevelopment with high potential for socio-economic benefits, coming from collaborative research partnerships,
business, and public sector researchers working in these highly strategic sectors for Quebec.
PromptONTARIO CENTRE OF INNOVATIONOCI maximizes the commercial impact of research developed in Ontario’s colleges, universities, and research hospitals,
and accelerates the commercialization of emerging technologies. A pan-provincial collaboration platform, with a broadand deep network across industry, academia and government, OCI initiates unparalleled partnership opportunities,
develops and manages successful industry-academic collaborations, supports high-potential SMEs in commercializing
ground-breaking research and provides hands-on training and skills development opportunities for the next generationof highly-skilled talent.
OCI
ADRIQ
ADRIQ addresses the main concerns and conveys the opportunities for research and innovation players in order to create
favourable conditions for their success. Its mission is to support and promote research and innovation in Quebec in order toincrease the competitiveness of businesses, both here and abroad. With the help of the various innovation players in Quebec,
the association intends to maximize innovation efforts in order to offer its members a maximum return on their investment
and accelerate the growth of their organizations.
ADRIQ

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ENCQOR 5G
DIGITAL INNOVATION HUBSCENTECH
Dedicated to high-tech (deep tech) companies with high growth potential, Centech is a world-class businessincubator based in Montreal. Centech is a non-profit organization open to everyone and offers two support
programs for startups: the ACCELERATION program (12 weeks), then the strongest potential is selected to
get into the PROPULSION program (24 months). Centech performs particularly well in the fields of medical
technology, manufacturing, telecoms and microelectronics and other intelligent objects. In 2019, Centech wasrecognized by UBI Global as one of the most successful university incubators in the world.
CentechINSTITUTE INTELLIGENCE AND DATA
Inaugurated in January 2020, IID (Institute Intelligence and Data) at Université Laval brings together
the driving forces of research and innovation in artificial intelligence and data valorization in the greater
Quebec City area. From fundamental to applied research, including major ethical issues, IID members,
collaborators and associate researchers are actively working today to develop methods, technologies
and practices that will support the Quebec of tomorrow.
IID
INVEST OTTAWA
Invest Ottawa is the lead economic development agency for knowledge-based industries in Canada’s
Capital, facilitating economic growth and job creation in the City of Ottawa. Guided by a vision to help
realize Ottawa’s full potential as a globally recognized, innovative and future-ready city, and the bestplace to learn, work, live, and play, Invest Ottawa delivers venture development and global expansion
programs and services that catalyze the growth and success of entrepreneurs and firms.
Invest Ottawa
COMMUNITECH
Communitech was founded in 1997 by a group of entrepreneurs who came together to help one anotherbuild successful companies to help ensure the future prosperity of Canada. They created an organization
to support the entire “Community of Tech” to help companies start, grow and succeed.
Communitech
MaRS DISCOVERY DISTRICT
MaRS, a centre based in Toronto, supports over 1,200 Canadian science and tech companies that are
tackling some of society’s greatest challenges, providing them with tailored resources at every stageof their growth, from startups to scale-up. We focus on the four sectors — cleantech, health, fintech
and enterprise software — where the potential is greatest to build high-impact companies thatstrengthen the economy.
MaRS

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SMES AT 5G SPEED

As of March 31, 2021, some 565 SMEs had joined the ENCQOR program since its launch in 2017
(over 730 as of August 31, 2021). SMEs participating in ENCQOR 5G are using 5G network solutions tomodernize and transform a wide variety of sectors, including telecommunications, multimedia andentertainment, transportation, smart cities, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, agriculture, and mining.
The achievement of this remarkable new milestone underscores the strategic importance and impact
of ENCQOR in the development and testing of new 5G technologies in Canada. With so many SMEs
participating in the program, ENCQOR has created a dynamic, diverse and innovative 5G ecosystem
in just a few years.
Among other things, ENCQOR’s participating SMEs have been given free access to ENCQOR’s
high-performance testbeds, providing them with access to all three of the 5G spectrum ranges.
Due to the pandemic, businesses are more dependent than ever on high-performance connectivity.
Despite the challenges posed by COVID-19, the ENCQOR 5G team was able to keep the 5G testbed
accessible throughout the pandemic. These efforts enabled ENCQOR to continue its successful
deployment and reach the 500 SME milestone by March 31, 2021. SME’s applications of 5G are many,as shown by sector in the illustration below.
TARGETED SECTORS AND THEIR ECONOMIC IMPACT

SMEs by sectors – ENCQOR 5G(n=565)2020-2021 ACTIVITY REPORT

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SMES AT 5G SPEED

These multiple uses of the ENCQOR testbed illustrate that even if 5G is still in its infancy in terms of consumeruse, it is already an important lever to support Canadian businesses in their digital transformation.
This digital transition is now essential to ensure the competitiveness of our companies on an international
scale.
ENCQOR’s experience during the last year has clearly highlighted that support for the implementation of
5G within Canadian companies is essential to allow them to continue to innovate and carry out their digitaltransformations. For these companies, we have seen through our various mobilization activities that 5G
also poses various challenges, including understanding this technology and the benefits it can generate,particularly in terms of operational efficiency.
A recent study on the economic impact of 5G in different sectors in Canada highlights the benefits of thistechnology by sector, as shown in the illustration below.

5G benefit distribution, by sector
Others 9%
Manufacturing
12 %Agriculture 1%
Construction
and real estate 3%
Education 5%

Oil and gas
12 %Information andcommunication 6%

CanadaServices
8%

Retail12 %Finance
10%
11% Public
administration

Healthcare
11%

Source : GMSA Intelligence, 5G and economic growth – An assessment of GDP impacts in Canada, November 2020, p.21 et 35

To date, the SMEs participating in ENCQOR come from many of these sectors, including the manufacturing sector,
health, the financial sector, information and communications, education and agriculture.
Below we present some testimonials from SMEs about the impact that 5G can have in the sectors.

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THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTORLATENCE TECHNOLOGIES: CLOUD COMPUTING IN REAL TIME
Latence Technologies is a company that develops an AI-based cloud solution to track and monetize,in real time, the new benefits of 5G, including ultra-low latency and high reliability.
Latence Technologies collects real-time, continuous latency and reliability data from the five ENCQOR
5G network sites and can predict their development. The solution developed by Latence Technologies
also performs advanced analysis including trend prediction and benchmarking.
Finally, Latence Technologies develops a monetization tool based on theconcept of Bonus-Malus (a business model based on the fluctuation of the priceof a service according to its quality) allowing the quality of 5G service to be
optimized for industrial uses.
5G deployment in industrial environments
Latence Technologies’ objective is to commercialize a cloud solution basedon artificial intelligence to help mobile operators deploy 5G connectivity
in the industrial environment.
To date, Latence Technologies has carried out the following work withthe support of ENCQOR 5G:- 24/7 ENCQOR 5G network testing and data collection;- 24/7 ENCQOR 5G network testing and data collection using
Ciena EDGE nodes;- Developed a tool for real-time monitoring of ENCQOR 5G network latency,
reliability and bandwidth.

Benoit Gendron, Founder & CEO
and Zara Khani, Co-founder and AI/ML Expert

ENCQOR 5G offered strong technical support in Montreal and Quebec City,
helping Latence Technologies when the 5G modems used had problems and to
gain access to the ENCQOR network. In addition, access to ENCQOR 5G networks in Montreal
and Quebec City allowed the company to collect data continuously.

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SMES AT 5G SPEED
THE SMART CITY SECTORNIOSENSE: INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC
Niosense, a company that adapts traffic lights to each user, aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions related to transportation by creating intelligent infrastructure.
Niosense is currently implementing its technological showcase in the city of Trois-Rivières with a fleetof 50 vehicles on 15 intersections with traffic lights. This fleet will allow for better management of heavy
vehicle traffic in the city and thus reduce the nuisances associated with trucking, including reducing
GHG emissions.
“The important thing is to respect the fact that mobility belongs to everyone. We believe that only
business models that give cities ownership of their data and full autonomy over the managementof their infrastructure will have the public’s support and, in the long run,
will be able to aspire to success.” - Patrick Lauzière, CEO of Niosense
Benefits of ENCQOR 5G
As part of the 5G project with ENCQOR, Niosense carried out a great dealof work following the acquisition of 5G hardware, including the creation ofdata architectures, tests and concepts, APIs and several data collection andanalysis tools. These elements will allow Niosense to support development
and demonstrations with tangible data, which will demonstrate the benefitsof using 5G to improve urban mobility.
Niosense offers a product that enables heavy vehicle traffic management andallows cities and infrastructure managers to better target their interventions
and adapt traffic signals to each user. Niosense also offers fleet managers a mobile application andhardware components to make vehicle management more efficient, both operationally and environmentally.
Working with ENCQOR 5G has been very simple and efficient. The terms of use are clear, the support
is comprehensive, and the project management and monitoring teams are well versed in the operationof the entire platform. Niosense received full support in terms of access to various tools and the projectis progressing smoothly. It is a pleasure for Niosense to work with the ENCQOR 5G team.

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SMES AT 5G SPEEDTHE HEALTHCARE SECTORATEK: CONNECTED TECHNOLOGIES AND THE HEALTHCARE FIELDATEK is a company specialized in automating operational processes in the healthcare field with the helpof connected technologies also known as the Internet of Things (IoT).
Their temperature management system monitors the operational parameters of sensitive and critical biomedical
equipment such as refrigerators, freezers or incubators and notifies users of temperature deviations. Their laboratory
sample traceability system is a platform that tracks samples in analytical laboratories. It ensures the traceabilityof samples and avoids losses during inter or intra site transportation. Finally, the ATEK cloud platform manages
the client interfaces and the millions of daily connections and sensor recordings.
Important tests to develop concrete solutions
Within the framework of the ENCQOR 5G project, ATEK’s objective was to adapt its infrastructure to take fulladvantage of 5G technology. Specifically, ATEK wants to use the 5G communication protocols NB-IoT and
LTE-M to optimize the solutions developed.
Each avenue of development improves its infrastructure for a specific use. In this sense, LTE-M communication
is particularly effective in the healthcare field. Our LTE-M network allows data exchange via a gateway between
ATEK’s server and the sensors deployed in the products developed. This communication protocol is more efficientbecause it reduces interference caused by physical obstacles and increases the transmission range. As for
5G NB-IoT, it optimizes battery consumption, a crucial improvement when sensors are scattered acrossQuebec’s vaccination sites.
These advances were made possible thanks to the series of tests that were conducted during the project with
ENCQOR 5G. ATEK was able to conduct both office and field tests, and the company plans to conduct tests
at ENCQOR 5G’s IpaaS site soon.

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SMES AT 5G SPEEDTHE HIGH TECHNOLOGY SECTOR

ARVIZIO: TOWARDS MIXED AND AUGMENTED REALITY
Ottawa-based Arvizio is on a mission to deliver the next generation of mixed reality team collaboration andvisualization technology, remotely and in real time, to a wide range of markets including architecture, engineering,
construction and more. Their platform has a variety of capabilities to allow users to share 3D models on multiple typesof headsets and mobile devices, as well as allowing documents, images and other project data to be included in
the Augmented Reality / Mixed Reality experience without the development of custom application software.
A productive partnership with ENCQOR 5G
Through an ENCQOR 5G project, Arvizio focused on testingand demonstrating the use of 5G wireless technology andedge computing for AR/MR collaboration. The high network
bandwidth and low latency that is delivered through 5G
technology was a requirement that Arvizio looked for toallow them to run next generation MR applications. The
project provided the company access to a live 5G test
environment for them to test and validate their solution,
create a proven test reference, demonstrate the advantages of their solution to potential customers and strategic
partners, and accelerate the time to market for the solution.
The project allowed Arvizio to build into their mobile
application many of the features that previously could only
be offered on a desktop version, making the software more
attractive to many types of users.
“When we founded Arvizio, our goal was to offer the industry’s first mixed and augmented reality platform
for real-time visualization and collaboration with large scale 3D models used in engineering, advanced
manufacturing, energy and other industry verticals,” says Alex Berlin, President and COO of Arvizio.
“It’s exciting to see this vision advance and deliver leading edge technology to companies around the world.
The next phase will be even more exciting, as the worlds of AR, AI, IoT and 5G begin to align for a whole newphase in the digital transformation of industry.”
Arvizio is continuing to test and expand their product and solution offering, increase their customer base andgrow recurring revenue. Recently, the company secured large customers, and is looking to expand their teamto support this growth and bring their solution to a range of industries.

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SMES AT 5G SPEEDTHE HIGH TECHNOLOGY SECTORFIGHTING COVID-19 WITH INTELLIGENT VIDEO ANALYTICS POWERED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Finding a silver lining during a pandemic may seem unrealistic for most businesses, but for EAIGLE, it was an opportunity
waiting to happen.
Operating in Markham and Waterloo, EAIGLE is a computer vision and Artificial Intelligence (AI) company that designs
and implements AI software technologies that non-invasively detects people within indoor and outdoor spaces in realtime. The company began with co-founders Amir Hoss, OCI and Mahdi Marsousi, CTO, and their goal of finding ways
to optimize space, energy, and labor operations for facilities and buildings sustainable operations. Now, the technology
is being applied in ways that go beyond saving money and toward helping
people stay safe and healthy during uncertain times.
When the pandemic struck, EAIGLE pivoted their original business strategy
towards building a solution to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. EAIGLE
makes all the steps of COVID-19 screening unmanned and fully automatedtargeting all the main areas of concern, such as self-declaring questions, social
distance measurement, temperature screening, people counting, occupancy
monitoring and mask detection. By using their same technology to detect
people who might have contracted the virus, EAIGLE has effectively reduced
labor, time and interactions between people for their clients.
Their system uses AI to monitor numerous cameras at once to count people, assess mask compliance, and detect
fevers in an automated process that doesn’t interrupt normal traffic flow or require stationed staff. As the cameras
monitor people within a designated monitoring area, real-time notifications are provided when elevated bodytemperature is detected, or social distancing and mask compliance isn’t being followed.
EAIGLE’s engagement with OCI helped to develop a made-in-Ontario AI solution that is scalable and expandable
to a variety of verticals and industries. “Access to OCI’s ENCQOR 5G program helped to optimize hardware cost andoverall system architecture, especially in outdoor discrete locations which allows us to expand our AI solution to smart
city applications at much lower cost and an improved business model,” says Hoss.
“The value to us, first and foremost, is OCI’s credibility as a partner and investor, which is key in gaining the trustof private investors, and strategic customers especially in the Canadian market. For our customers, knowing OCI is
supporting a local tech company is a great help towards our go to market strategies,” says Hoss. “Second is the advice
and network connections that we get through OCI and their strategic partners, which is a key step in our expansion
strategies that is especially prominent within the commercial real estate and retail sectors.”
The COVID-19 automated screening solution helps industries and businesses plan their safe return-to-work strategy
so that employers, employees and visitors can go to work with the confidence that state-of-the-art protection anddetection is in place. EAIGLE’s technology is currently used in a variety of businesses and industries, from government
and public facilities to commercial real estate and retail, from manufacturing and warehousing to healthcare andpharmaceuticals. It is also exported to the US market.

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THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR

OTTO MOTORS: AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING
Waterloo’s OTTO Motors provides autonomous mobile robots for material handling inside manufacturing facilities
and warehouses. OTTO is trusted for mission-critical deliveries in the most demanding of industrial environments
and its customers include some of the world’s most recognized brands, including GE and Toyota.
Otto Motors had a successful formula, but they knew they could do more. They saw the inherent benefits 5G
can provide — higher reliability of communications than wifi, lower latency and higher throughput. The company
recognized that by utilizing 5G capabilities there was a potential to improve safety, reliability, and performanceof their materials handling robots. But this new protocol would require new hardware, infrastructure and testingto get it working.
By participating in the ENCQOR 5G program, and utilizing the 5G testbed at Communitech, Otto Motors gained
access to 5G modem equipment and test infrastructure which allowed for testing and final validation of theirproject. The program’s shared funding opportunity also de-risked and accelerated the project, providing
Otto Motors with a first-mover advantage over their competition. The project had the added benefit of connecting
the company to Ericsson, a global 5G leader.
Safe and reliable products
It is an exciting time for OTTO Motors. Manufacturers are increasingly using Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR)
platforms for modernization and transformation of their material handling to decrease non-productive tasks
for humans, improve safety, and increase productivity.
For Otto Motors, that means not only delivering industrial-strength
robots that can carry and transport goods autonomously within awarehouse but also the underlying software and automation technologythat enables them to safely take on the most dangerous and difficult
jobs at enterprise scale.
“On the product side, this year, we are releasing new robots including
an automated forklift so that our customers have access to the mostcomprehensive fleet on the market today. We’re also continually releasing new software that enables
our customers to use up to one hundred robots working in concert safety, reliably, and efficiently to transformtheir business.” — Jay Judkowitz, VP of Product, Otto Motors
With increasing demand, Otto Motors will continue to expand globally while offering support locally due to theirpartner network around the world.

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SMES IN ACTION

You can learn more about SMEs involved in the ENCQOR program by viewing the videos presented below.
ARVIZIO
Ottawa-based Arvizio is on a mission to deliver the next generation of mixed reality team collaborationand visualization technology, remotely and in real time, to a wide range of markets including engineering,
construction, manufacturing, energy, mining, IT infrastructure and more.
https://youtu.be/NdNpx5ISUME
AVO
Autonomous Vehicle Organization (AVO) is a Toronto-based company focused on connecting andprotecting people from connected and autonomous vehicles. Through the ENCQOR 5G program, AVO
was able to test their technology, Foresight, on a 5G network to further develop it to achieve maximum
performance.
https://youtu.be/zkV_eb7oCuY
MARION SURGICAL
Building the world’s first Virtual Reality Surgical Simulator. Through virtual reality, Marion Surgicalenable surgeons to learn, collaborate, practice, and share procedures in a realistic, safe, cloud-hosted
environment.
https://youtu.be/shEzQUz-o7c
OTTO MOTORSOTTO designs flexible and intelligent autonomous mobile robots for industry, with the ultimate goalof automating the world’s dullest, dirtiest, and deadliest jobs.
https://youtu.be/3yqv1GYA398
OVA
With the help of its partners, OVA, a Quebec-based company, is helping both businesses and industries
transform with space computing, artificial intelligence and extended reality (XR).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ1KfA3zKLQ

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5G RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT,A PRIORITY FOR THE ANCHOR PARTNERS
OF ENCQOR
SUMMARY

The pandemic turned the daily lives of all Canadians upside down, including those working in
the technology field. However, the founding partners of ENCQOR 5G were able to adapt quickly
to continue to advance 5G-related research and development. This section shows the work achievedby each partner through collaborative R&D with academia and R&D conducted internally.
IBM
COLLABORATIVE R&D
IBM’s R&D work has focused on the development of innovations in the encapsulation of photonic chipsthat can be used in 5G. These innovations were designed by IBM’s Bromont personnel (in particulara development team dedicated to photonic packaging) in collaboration with the NSERC/IBM Canada
Research Chair in Microelectronic Packaging at the Université de Sherbrooke. Co-development work was
carried out with companies such as LxSim, O-m6 Technologies and AEPONYX, as well as througha partnership with the C2MI Centres of Excellence.
OTHER R&D WORKIn its development work, IBM made many achievements in the coupling process using fiber arrays in
v-grooves (on the photonic chip). Among the main achievements, reliable strain relief process solutions(choice of materials, definition of application and curing parameters, implementation of surface treatments)
have been developed, ensuring the protection of optical connections as well as the reliability of modules
under thermal cycling (modules subjected to thermal cycling aging tests). To achieve such results,
different approaches using adhesives and polymeric tubes adapted to multi-fiber ribbons have beensuccessfully studied. Also, alternative processes for positioning the fibers in the v-grooves of camberedchips (camber resulting from the difference in thermal coefficient between the chip and the otherassembly components) have been developed to increase the robustness of the assembly and the optical
performance in reliability.
IBM has ensured the design and planning of prototypes allowing to identify future assembly constraints
on co-package optics with functional photonic and electrical chips, allowing to address several novelties
and uncertainties in the assembly processes.
To obtain manufacturable and competitive processes, much effort has been focused on the developmentof new assembly capabilities to meet the technological requirements of silicon photonics. Several activities
have been conducted to improve the optical adhesive application process, optimizing the selective
coating of photonic chips with a very high yield level. Alternative cures with reduced UV exposure timesof the different materials used to assemble the optical modules have also been studied to improve thecompetitiveness of the processes with new high volume manufacturing equipment.

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OF ENCQORERICSSONCOLLABORATIVE R&D
For Ericsson, which has more than 2,000 employees working on 5G development located in Ontario
and Quebec, R&D work has focused on innovations in 5G radio, core network and network management
technologies, as well as on some 5G applications, including autonomous and connected vehicles, buildings,
tourism applications and holographic communications.
Part of this innovation work was conducted in collaboration with Concordia’s new Industrial Research
Chair (IRC) in Cloud and Edge Computing for 5G. In addition to this Chair, the collaboration with
Concordia University was based on Mitacs internships and research in the areas of cybersecurity,
intelligent agents, energy efficiency, smart buildings, cloud computing, model-based automation, or
virtualized systems all applicable to 5G. With McGill University, Mitacs research internships were heldin artificial intelligence and 5G applied to connected vehicles. Finally, with the École des technologies
supérieures (ÉTS), Ericsson collaborated on a Mitacs project on the application of artificial intelligence(AI) and its effect on 5G and cybersecurity.
In 5G radio research, Ericsson is collaborating with the University of Toronto and Carleton University
to predict the spatial and temporal characteristics of 5G channels. In addition, with the support of the
University of Ottawa, Ericsson is exploring AI-facilitated 5G radio resource management, while with
Western University, work is being done on real-time knowledge of radio characteristics formachine-like communications and self-optimization and self-correction of radio access networks(RANs).
Ericsson’s 5G academic collaborations, which are partially funded by ENCQOR, have resulted in morethan 30 scientific publications. Dozens of research teams from various academic institutions in Ontario
and Quebec have participated in this work.
In addition to these academic research collaborations, Ericsson is also involved in co-development
projects through «Challenge Statements» used in Ontario as part of the Technological Development
Program managed by the OCI. In Quebec, technology challenges are launched through the
ENCQOR-Quebec website. The collaborations resulting from these technology Challenge Statements
include:- Redline Communications for the use of 5G in unawarded spectrum,- InDro Robotics and ARA Robotics for the use of drones with 5G,- Cheetah Networks for 5G planning and indoor deployment tools,- Iversoft for 5G public security solutions,- Fidus and Clearpath Robotics for 5G indoor antennas,- Awastoki for data processing for holographic communications,- Mixa Vision for a 5G tourism application,- and Elits for a maritime communications application using 5G.

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OF ENCQORERICSSONOTHER R&D WORK
Ericsson Canada employees have continued to develop new 5G technologies in line with evolving
standards, both for radio access products and for the internal parts of these networks. This is 5G “madein Canada by Canadians for Canadians and the world”. Ericsson is achieving this through very strong
collaborations with several local universities. Even during the worst of the pandemic, the company
maintained all its student internships, though telecommuting. Ericsson is focused on applying artificial
intelligence and machine learning techniques, not only within solutions, but also as part of how these 5G
networks are tested, deployed, operated, maintained and optimized.
Ericsson’s Canadian R&D focuses on many different aspects of 5G: software tools used to achieve thefull potential of this technology; software supply chain security; cloud-native environments (allowing allnecessary infrastructure to be in the cloud, without a physical presence); and advanced service orchestration. Ericsson has also partnered with several local small and medium-sized enterprises throughthe ENCQOR 5G program to co-develop new use cases not possible with 4G. Approximately 2000 of
Ericsson’s 3000 Canadian employees are involved in creating or delivering 5G solutions to its customers.

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5G RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT,A PRIORITY FOR THE ANCHOR PARTNERS
OF ENCQORCIENACOLLABORATIVE R&D
Ciena has nearly 1,000 employees involved in the research and development of 5G adaptive Networks.
The research is focused within Ciena’s Adaptive Network™ vision, which combines the following threemain areas, programmable infrastructure, Control & automation, and Analytics & Intelligence.
As part of its ENCQOR 5G partnership, Ciena has established research and innovation partnerships
with academia and small/medium size businesses. These collaborations, both in Ontario & Quebec,
include activities in the use of optical data transport systems, artificial intelligence, and its Self-Optimizing
Fabric program.
With the Self-Optimizing Fabric (SOF) Program, Ciena has created an international research ecosystemwith industry and academia to assess demand-side implications of fully-connected intelligent fabricsof the future. The results of these studies will inform new paradigms for planning, design, and operationof 5G era intelligence systems. In addition to Ciena, the members of this ecosystem include Mitacs,
ÉTS University, University of Ottawa, Western Ontario University, Dawson College, CRIM, the Platform
Lab at Stanford University, Menya, Humanitas and Tria Network Systems. The research ecosystem
explores how a self-optimizing fabric (SOF) can address the complexity of distributing intelligenceacross disparate intelligent systems collaborating toward mutual tasks while maintaining separationof concerns.
This new collaborative effort expands ENCQOR 5G’s mission that serves as the first Canadian
pre-commercial corridor for 5G. SOF aims at evolving the ENCQOR 5G corridor with self-optimizing
constructs for discovery and verification of real-world use-cases leveraging 5G, AI, and cloud technologies,
all underpinned by the principles of Ciena’s Adaptive Network™ vision.
Academic research and the development of young talent are essential components to the ENCQOR
program. Ciena offers a large number of internship opportunities, both directly and through programs
such as Mitacs. Through its ENCQOR participation & research initiatives, Ciena has sponsored33 unique research investigations with 15 different Academic/Research Institutions, contributing
to the technology leadership of the Canadian marketplace.

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OF ENCQOR
CIENA

CIENA ACADEMIC RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
AND PROJECT THROUGH ENCQOR INCLUDE
Ottawa University• Machine Learning-Based Firewall-less Security
Automation for the Network• Self-optimized edge caching and computing fabric
in 5G• Enhanced Mobility Solutions for Ultra Reliable Low
Latency Edge Computing• Augmented Reality for Manufacturing• The Smart Factory
University of Toronto• VNF Development and Deployment on Galapagos• Feasibility of Si-based Quantum Information Processing
Western Ontario & York Universities• AI/ML Driven Multi-Layer Self-Optimizing Network(SON) for 5G era systems

Dawson College• SOF - ENCQOR Distributed Fabric Development
In addition to these academic research collaborations,
Ciena, is engaged in co-development projects based on
key technology challenges. These initiatives have enabled
Ciena to sponsor collaborative projects with the following
small & medium size businesses:• Streamworx: Preserving video transmission quality
through an optical transport network, such as ENCQOR’s,
and the internet using machine learning techniques,among others.
• TierOne OSS: Development of a 5G network management system.
• Invision AI: Aims to use AI for recognition of obstacles
to 5G signals using cameras on radio towers.

Carleton University• Algorithms for Virtualized Network Embedding• I-EMS group: Investigating how some smart gridfeatures can be applied to 5G.

Waterloo University• Comprehensive Clock Synch. Solution for 5G Networks• Arvizio: Working on the DRONE (Digital Reality forOperations & Network Enablement) project to use
AI-assisted augmented and virtual reality to facilitate
network operations.

École de technologie supérieure (ETS)• Self-Optimizing Fabric• Self-Adaptive Machine Learning libraries for Forecastingand Anomaly Detection• Multilayered Orchestration software platform (MLOP)
Centre de Recherche Informatique de Montréal (CRIM)• Collaborative Networks in ENCQOR 5G Ecosystem
Concordia University• Adaptive Slicing for Intelligent Network Automation
Polytechnique Montréal• Automated monitoring and debugging of large-scale
systems• Developments in High-Speed Low Power Transceiver• Lemay Solutions Consulting: Collaborating to detect
data traffic anomalies using machine learning techniques.
• Humanitas: health care project on the use of edge
computing in a hospital environment for the purpose
contact tracing & asset tracking.
• Menya: The projects aim to develop the AI capabilitiesof the SOF platform and use them for fault detection ina testing environment.
• Tria Networks: Aims to create a verification environment
for data centres that are linked together to form a virtual
data centre.

Mcgill University• Next Gen User Multilingual Machine Translation• MyValue Change Agents Inc: End to End 5G Zero Touch
Provisioning

Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)• Towards Next Generation Translation Management withan adaptation to specialized and low-resources
domains• Beslogic: Adaptive Slicing for Intelligent Network
Automation

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OF ENCQORCIENAOTHER R&D WORK
The pace of technological advancements in the field of network telecommunications did not diminish
during the fiscal year 2020-2021. Network operators were placed under pressure, as massive changes
in network traffic patterns occurred almost overnight. As the world took steps to manage the
COVID-19 pandemic, network providers had to reconfigure and rebalance their networks. They did thisin ways that were transparent to most end-users, adapting and responding to unique and extreme
conditions. For many, the ability to quickly pivot was made possible by the Ciena portfolio of networking
solutions, which includes optical, routing, switching, and software solutions enhanced by monitoring,orchestration, management, and security capabilities. These are the same technologies available to
ENCQOR SMEs in the Innovation Platform as a Service (IPaaS) testbed, enabled for users seeking
competitive advantages when developing new 5G-centric network solutions.
Throughout the last year, IPaaS continued to provide small and medium businesses and enterprises
with a full suite of services, despite lockdowns and closures. While many sites were closed muchof the year, end-to-end connectivity remained fully operational and available. New services withincreased functionality for 5G backhaul site-to-site connectivity were supported by Ciena’s 5170
Platform. Ciena provided Graphic Processing Unit (GPU) server enhancements for virtual cloud andedge compute capabilities which were made available to users prior to rollout in many commercial
networks. Together with our partners, we provided access to enhanced edge compute platforms andcloud network simulation services.
Application boot camps, led by Ciena, helped SMEs in multi-media and entertainment businesses get
the most out of what ENCQOR has to offer. Of note were two sessions sponsored by the Kingston
Development Corporation in partnership with Ericsson and the Centre of Excellence in Next Generation
Networks (CENGN).
Significant network functionality advancement by researchers, and students through the Ciena-organized
Self-Optimizing Fabric (SOF) research ecosystem led to the publication of 10 scholarly works.
Additionally, participant SMEs connected to hub sites are improving the quality and performance of
their solutions and accelerating time to market, gaining a strategic advantage.
A particularly important aspect of the ENCQOR 5G program is the fostering of young talent.
Ciena offers many internship opportunities, both directly and through programs such as Mitacs.
In 2020-2021 Ciena sponsored 28 unique research investigations at 12 Canadian universities,
contributing to the technology leadership of the Canadian marketplace.

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THALESCOLLABORATIVE R&D
Thales has more than 1,200 employees working in 5G application areas such as transportation, smart cities,
cyber security, and artificial intelligence. The company has established strong partnerships with several partners
in Quebec and in Ontario.
With Concordia University, research has focused on cyber security as it applies to smart grids. With Université
Laval, in collaboration with the Institute Intelligence and Data (IID) among others, research focused on urban
fluidity with AI and 5G solutions applicable to bus transportation. Other projects with Université Laval focusedon machine learning and a simulator to be used to evaluate cyber security. With École Polytechnique deMontréal and the Institut de valorisation des données (IVADO), research has focused on the valorization ofoperational data for public transportation systems, as well as on knowledge graphs that can help with intelligent
conversational systems.
OTHER R&D WORKOver the past year, Thales continued to deploy the ENCQOR 5G ecosystem and focused its research activities
on consolidating the results of analysis, prototyping and simulation work. This work is aimed at leveraging
certain advances related to 5G as a disruptive technology for connected objects and secure communications,but also for real-time prediction and decision support systems related to security and intelligent urban mobility.
The company also renewed the engaging smart city boot camp experience that uses Thales-developed image
processing and data cross-referencing software.
With the deployment activities of the cyber security lab for IoT completed, Thales teams now have the righttool in 2021 to support research and analysis of connected object communications and security. New innovativetechnologies have been tested to secure the network while maintaining 5G data throughput at its highest
level of performance.
The company also continued its work on the urban security prototype, focusing on the generic reasoning platform
for visualizing theaters of operation and real-time decision support for police responders. The processing andaugmentation of raw data acquired from 5G sensors has enriched the knowledge models and improved theperformance of artificial intelligence algorithms. The continued exploration of different use cases for the connected
police officer has made it possible to add physiological and capability dimensions of individuals, and to deepen thedata processing performed.
Thales has also entered into a collaboration with an SME working in the field of inertial measurement units to
support technological advances in the localization of autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles. The co-development
project is currently being launched.
The consolidation of its research activities for the collection, storage and processing of multi-source 5G data hasenabled Thales to reach a level of maturity for its various building blocks within the framework of its mobilizing
project. The latest algorithms for localization and data compression to power decision-making in a safety context
have completed the overall integration qualification for the use case of 5G development and demonstration ofreal-time data analysis in support of autonomous vehicles in the face of obstacles and harsh Canadian weather
conditions.

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OF ENCQORCGI

As part of the research and development related to the ENCQOR 5G program, CGI is continuing thefourth phase of the SaaS-Web (web-based software) deployment of the Pragma solution. Pragma
provides North American utilities with an outage and personnel management platform that allows
for the optimal deployment of mobile forces to manage the restoration of electrical services.
The bandwidth available with 5G provides Pragma with the means to enrich the quality and quantityof data that is available to mobile users, enabling greater efficiency in operations. Research anddevelopment efforts on this component will continue until the end of the ENCQOR 5G program in 2022.
The effects of the pandemic on North American utilities continue to reinforce the need to accelerate
the migration of these critical systems to cloud computing.
The Pragma solution also manages mobile forces and power distribution networks, enabling a synoptic
view of operations (PragmaGEO) that displays telemetry from multiple common utility IT systems.
The PragmaGEO Re-architecture project touches on integration with the Geographic Information System(GIS), which contains the inventory of devices and lines that make up the electrical network. The useof PragmaGEO with this new architecture in a 5G context will allow mobile forces to have a view of theconditions that exist on the geography, powered by the GIS as well as Pragma’s real-time data, which
will ensure the safety of operations and personnel. Work linking Pragma to intelligent location of faultsand failures also continued during this period, functions that enable faster and more accurate predictionof problems that cause electrical service outages.

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MAJOR ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPSFOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF 5G

5G AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GO HAND IN HAND IN THE
CAPITALE-NATIONALE THANKS TO THE COLLABORATIONBETWEEN ENCQOR AND LAVAL UNIVERSITY’S INTELLIGENCE
AND DATA INSTITUTE
Laval University’s Intelligence and Data Institute (IID) and ENCQOR
5G joined forces in September 2020, with the signing of a strategic partnership.
With this collaboration, hundreds of companies in the Capitale-Nationale region have accessto cross-expertise between artificial intelligence and 5G. Indeed, SMEs now have access not only
to antennas and 5G technologies available for R&D in a pre-commercial context, but also toexperienced researchers with a wide range of expertise in fields related to artificial intelligence,
data science or industry 4.0 in support of the digital transformation of organizations.
Through its unifying mandate as well as its actions, IID combines applied and fundamental researchin these cutting-edge fields. Its member researchers develop methods, technologies and practices
that will support the Quebec of tomorrow. The Institute’s offer complements the ENCQOR 5G programsin the greater Quebec City area, allowing SMEs to test a wide range of applications with access to
three 5G frequency ranges, and to obtain support in the development of innovative projects basedon artificial intelligence.

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PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA TO SUPPORTTHE DEVELOPMENT OF 5G PROJECTS
Since 2018, the University of Ottawa, ENCQOR 5G and some of its
founding partners have been collaborating to develop 5G-related
projects while fostering world-class talent specialized in the wirelesscommunications industry and the internet of tomorrow.
The projects, also developed with the support of some of ENCQOR 5G’s founding partners, touchon a multitude of fields including virtual reality, intelligent transportation, computer security andmanufacturing, among others. For example, at the Networked Systems and Communications
Research (NETCORE) Laboratory, directed by Dr. Melike Erol-Kantarci, a PI for 3 ENCQOR projects
and Canada Research Chair in AI-enabled Next Generation Wireless Networks, students gain valuable
skills on developing novel machine learning algorithms for optimizing the performance of 5G
and paving the way to new technologies that have the promise to be adopted in 6G. The strong
collaborations built around those ENCQOR projects have resulted in numerous innovations andacademic publications, as well as creating a talent pipeline with several of the NETCORE graduatesembarking on careers at the ENCQOR partners.
The University of Ottawa wishes to encourage collaboration between the various players in the technology
industry and students and faculty members to find creative solutions to the needs of business andsociety. In addition, the research and projects conducted at the University of Ottawa will help develop
a more reliable and secure 5G network in the long term.
This type of partnership allows students, professors and researchers to deepen the knowledge they
have gained to date in the 5G community, while stimulating the economy by bringing specialists into
the workforce who are ready to contribute to 5G technology projects within the companies that needthem.

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FROM APRIL 1, 2020 TO MARCH 30, 2021

NEW PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MITACS AND ENCQOR 5G TO SUPPORTTHE DEVELOPMENT OF 5G TECHNOLOGY IN CANADAAPRIL 27, 2020
ENCQOR 5G and Mitacs announced a partnership agreement to support the development of
a competitive 5G innovation ecosystem in Canada. Through this agreement, Mitacs is helping toconnect 400 interns and supervising professors with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
in Quebec and the industry at large to develop several projects under the ENCQOR 5G program.

OVA AND ELLICOM PARTICIPATE IN THE ENCQOR 5G PROJECT
MAY 28, 2020
Ellicom, a leader in training and learning solutions, and OVA, an immersive technology company,
announced a major collaboration with ENCQOR 5G. OVA’s flagship product, StellarX™, has been
available via the Steam platform online store since January 25, 2020. It is a powerful tool, supported
by artificial intelligence and enabling the co-creation of augmented, virtual and mixed reality
environments. The OVA team has been working tirelessly on its development for the past six years,
and recently unveiled its new branding, as well as a completely revamped website.

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, ENCQOR 5G AND ERICSSON JOIN FORCES TO
CREATE THE INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH CHAIR IN CLOUD AND EDGE COMPUTINGFOR 5G AND BEYOND
JUNE 26, 2020
Concordia University, ENCQOR 5G and Ericsson announced the creation of a new Industrial
Research Chair (IRC) in Cloud and Edge Computing for 5G and beyond. The goal of the new chairis to increase the performance of the 5G network by leveraging cloud and edge computing, as well
as artificial intelligence. The creation of this new advanced research team, which has a five-year
mandate, was made possible by a total investment of $2.7 million.

ENCQOR 5G COMBINES 5G TECHNOLOGY WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AND DATA SCIENCE AT ITS QUEBEC CITY INNOVATION CENTERSEPTEMBER 3, 2020
ENCQOR 5G announced a strategic partnership between Laval University’s Institute for Intelligenceand Data (IID) and Prompt to manage its Quebec City innovation site. Through this partnership,
5G will meet, more than ever, artificial intelligence and data science. Since September 1, 2020,
IID and Prompt have joined forces to run this exceptional site and mobilize hundreds of Quebec
SMEs to develop products and services using the new capabilities offered by 5G connectivity.

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FROM APRIL 1, 2020 TO MARCH 30, 2021

IRISTEL ENTERS INTO COLLABORATION AGREEMENT WITH ENCQOR 5G
OCTOBER 9, 2020
ENCQOR 5G announced the signing of a new collaboration agreement with Iristel, an innovative
telecommunications player based in Markham, Ontario, with operations across Canada. Throughthis agreement, Iristel will have access to ENCQOR’s 5G testbed to perform various technologicaldevelopment work and test new solutions using 5G technology. Iristel joins the ranks of ENCQOR
5G, along with 6 other telecommunications companies: Bell, Cogeco, Ecotel (Ambra Solutions),
Rogers, Telus and Videotron. These companies also signed memorandums of understanding last
February to use ENCQOR 5G infrastructures for technological development purposes.

ENCQOR 5G AND OVA JOIN FORCES TO OFFER SMES THE OPPORTUNITY
TO DEVELOP VIRTUAL REALITY SOLUTIONS POWERED BY 5GNOVEMBER 6, 2020
ENCQOR 5G entered into a collaboration agreement with OVA Inc. to offer SMEs the opportunity
to develop virtual and augmented reality solutions while leveraging the power of 5G technology.
OVA is a company specialized in the field of spatial computing. Through its StellarX platform, whichenables the development of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) simulations, OVA seeks
to democratize the use of immersive technologies in many business sectors.

VEXXHOST COLLABORATES WITH CIENA IN CANADIANENCQOR 5G PARTNERSHIPFEBRUARY 17, 2020
VEXXHOST entered into a collaboration agreement with Ciena as part of the ENCQOR 5G
partnership. As a certified specialist in OpenStack hosting and management, VEXXHOST’scontribution to ENCQOR 5G will be to provide a fully managed service of the OpenStack cloudenvironment. As the cloud partner for this initiative, VEXXHOST will take care of ENCQOR 5G’s
internal IT network environment, supported by Ciena, and ensure that it is implemented with bestpractices. VEXXHOST’s responsibility is to maintain ENCQOR 5G’s IT resources across its 5 innovation
centers located in Quebec (Montreal and Quebec City) and Ontario (Ottawa, Toronto and Waterloo)
and to ensure the proper functioning and efficiency of cloud resources.

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ADRIQ ANNOUNCES 5G ADOPTION PROJECT WITH WALLRUS
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES UNDER THE ENCQOR 5G PROGRAMFEBRUARY 25, 2020
The Association pour le développement de la recherche et de l’innovation du Québec (ADRIQ)
announced the 5G adoption project with Wallrus Creative Technologies. As a partner in the
ENCQOR 5G program, ADRIQ is assisting Quebec companies from all walks of life in the adoption
and integration of 5G technology. The application developed by Wallrus Creative Technologies
is one of these projects.

KEPSTRUM GETS ENCQOR 5G SUPPORT FOR COLLABORATIVE 5G PROJECTTO IMPROVE QUALITY CONTROL AND SUPPLY CHAIN RELIABILITYMARCH 8, 2021
ENCQOR 5G announced a collaborative research project between Kepstrum Inc. (inventor of
Product DNA and a leading global provider of artificial intelligence and physics-based prognostics
and health management technologies) and Ciena, a networking systems, services and software
company. Using state-of-the-art learning methods and algorithms, Kepstrum and Ciena will explore
ways to leverage artificial intelligence to ensure better quality control and reliability in supply
chains. Dr. Pedram Ataee, author of Artificial Intelligence: Unorthodox Lessons, is leading the researchin this collaboration.

AIOT CANADA TEAMS UP WITH ENCOQR 5G TO PROMOTE THE ADOPTION,
DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONALIZATION OF IA AND IDO TECHNOLOGIESMARCH 17, 2021
AIoT Canada and ENCQOR 5G have teamed up to accelerate the adoption of AI (Artificial Intelligence)and IoT (Internet of Things) technologies. AIoT Canada sees the Internet of Things combined with artificial
intelligence as a key driver of economic and social development. The scope of this field is such that it is
now essential to bring together best practices and key industry and research partners for Canada tomaintain its leadership position on the international stage. Through this collaboration with ENCQOR 5G,
AIoT will have the opportunity to establish synergies to propel education and training programs, technology
demonstrations and various projects to drive 5G, AI and IoT innovation.

A MAJOR MILESTONEMARCH 18, 2021
ENCQOR 5G passed the milestone of 500 SMEs joining the program since its launch in 2017. SMEs
participating in ENCQOR 5G are using 5G network solutions to modernize and transform a wide variety
of sectors, including telecommunications, multimedia and entertainment, transportation, smart cities,
healthcare, advanced manufacturing, agriculture, and mining.

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MANY 5G EXCHANGESAND MOBILIZATION ACTIVITIESIN QUEBECENCQOR 5G EVENTS IN QUEBEC 2020-2021
February 23, 2020
Video Games | Experiential and 5G: Opportunity or Threat?
Presentation by ENCQOR of the possibilities
offered by 5G within the digital experienceand video game industry to accelerate theshift of the digital economy and strengthen
the competitiveness of our innovative SMEs.
April 17 and May 15, 2020
Business Continuity: Augmented Reality
Powered by 5G
Webinar with renowned 5G and industry
experts, including ENCQOR, to discuss thepotential of 5G and augmented reality indeveloping a technological and industrial
advantage in Quebec.
July 8 and September 16, 2020
Virtual Bootcamp - 5G and Smart Cities
Bootcamp organized by ENCQOR 5G to
explain how 5G technology can be used insmart cities and to support SMEs in theirunderstanding of 5G issues and the eventual development of new use cases that canbenefit from it.
October 13, 2020
MTL Connects - «SILVER Partner» and“Health Pavilion Presenter”
ENCQOR 5G presentation to introduce its
program to the digital media ecosystem.

November 24, 2020
AI and 5G: Take advantage of the potential
Webinar hosted by ENCQOR to present 5G
technology and make industry expertise
accessible.
November 27 and December 8, 2020
5G Showcase: Get to know 5G
Technology showcase in partnership with
ENCQOR 5G to discover the program andthe innovative projects of SMEs involved with
ENCQOR.
January 18, 2021
Ericsson AAP Information Session
Information session to discover Ericsson’s
new 5G and AI projects in partnership with
ENCQOR.
February 25, 2021
AQTR Round Table
ENCQOR’s participation in a roundtablediscussion on the changes that will impact
the various fields of transportation with thedevelopment of 5G technology.
March 30, 2021
AR-VR Bootcamp
Bootcamp organized by ENCQOR tohighlight the opportunities of 5G within theexperiential industry.

October 27, 2020 and November 10, 2020
5G and industrial digital transformation
The critical Internet of Things and 5G: a catalyst for industrial digital transformation
Webinars hosted by ENCQOR demonstrating
how ENCQOR can help Quebec industry
prepare for the arrival of 5G.

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AND MOBILIZATION ACTIVITIESIN ONTARIO
ENCQOR 5G EVENTS IN ONTARIO 2020-2021
May 11, 2020
Virtual Roundtable: How technology willcontribute to the recovery and success of
Ontario’s small businesses after COVID-19.
ENCQOR 5G participation in a roundtablediscussion with the federal government on
SME participation in the OCI Advanced
Technology Platform.
June 11, 2020
Virtual Roundtable: Digital technology andOntario’s path to economic recovery andsupply chain resilience.
ENCQOR 5G participation in a roundtablediscussion with the federal government
on SME participation in the OCI Advanced
Technology Platform.
July 22, 2021
Virtual Roundtable: Enabling the digital
economy: leveraging Canadian data forinnovation, resilience and global competitiveness
ENCQOR 5G participation in a roundtablediscussion with the federal government on
SME participation in OCI’s advanced technology
platform.
October 21, 2020
Virtual Conference: Ontario East Municipal
Conference
OCI presentation on its advanced technology
platform, including the ENCQOR 5G program.

November 19, 2020
Canadian Telecom Summit
What’s next? Panel on innovative 5G opportunities and applications
OCI-led panel discussion with Ericsson andCienna and ENCQOR 5G SMEs.
November 20, 2020
OCI General Meeting
Presentation on the advanced technology
platform, including the ENCQOR 5G programand interactive exhibition with company
profiles from the ENCQOR 5G program.
November 26, 2020
5G Demo Day - Invest Ottawa
Four Ottawa technology companies demonstrated how they have embraced 5G to stayahead of their competitors at the first-ever
5G Demo Day hosted by Invest Ottawa.
December 8, 2020
2020 VISTA Innovation & Technology
Symposium
York University Symposium. OCI exhibit
space showcasing advanced technology
platform programs and companies, including
ENCQOR 5G.
March 2, 2021
Queen’s Partnerships and Innovation
Roundtable discussion with OCI andQueen’s Partnerships and Innovation withthree Kingston-based companies that havebenefited from OCI’s advanced technology
platform programs, including ENCQOR 5G.

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IN NUMBERS
as of March 31, 2021
5G: A TRANSVERSAL AND TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGY
5G is a technology that is comparable to artificial intelligence, quantum and cybersecurity. It is a transversal
technology that will have a structuring impact on a large number of sectors. This technology will enablesignificant productivity gains, in addition to improving the lives of citizens in a multitude of aspects of
their daily lives.
5G will also optimize the performance of new technologies such as artificial intelligence and cybersecurity,
thanks in particular to its very low latency and very high speed. Artificial intelligence needs to rely on
processing and transmitting large amounts of data to perform at its full potential, which 5G is able to dovery efficiently, with latency times never seen before for mobile use cases.

565 As of March 31, 2021, 565 SMEs had joined the ranks of ENCQOR 5G to develop and test
solutions using 5G technology in a variety of sectors, including telecommunications, smart cities,
media and entertainment, and transportation and mobility.
By the end of its last fiscal year, March 31, 2021, ENCQOR 5G had approved the support of 5G
R&D projects for a total value (including government and private contribution) of more than
$15M in Quebec and more than $16M in Ontario.
In collaborative R&D with academia, at least $16M has been invested in 5G research projects.

1800 The ENCQOR 5G program contributes to the maintenance or creation of more than1800 high-level research and development jobs in Quebec and Ontario. These researchers anddevelopers work mainly within the five founding partner companies of ENCQOR 5G, but also with
SMEs that have projects with ENCQOR.

15 ENCQOR 5G currently has collaborative projects with some 15 higher education institutionsin Quebec and Ontario. These institutions in Ontario are the University of Ottawa, Carleton,
Ryerson, Queens, University of Toronto, Western and the University of Waterloo. In Quebec
they are the École de Technologie Supérieure, École Polytechnique de Montréal, INRS, UQAM,
Laval University, University of Sherbrooke, Concordia and McGill.

400 There are approximately 400 student internships in Quebec and Ontario that have been
completed or are currently underway as part of the ENCQOR 5G program. These internships allow
hundreds of university graduate students to participate in numerous 5G research and development
projects, particularly in companies, with the support and guidance of supervising professors.

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MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFINNOVATION ENCQOR INC.
VOTING MEMBERS

BOARD OBSERVERS

Germain Lamonde, Chairman of the Board

Anne Bermonte, Government of Ontario

Paul Baptista

Éric Dagenais, Government of CanadaPeter A. Barnes

Mathieu Gervais, Government of Québec

Frédéric Bastien

Claudia Krywiak, Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI)

Corinne Charette
Étienne Lemieux

Pierre Boucher, General Manager of Innovation ENCQOR

Andrew Hrymak
John Luszczek
Jonathan Milne
Nizar Ladak
Claude Carrier
Catherine Samson
Mark Shorey
Rodney G. Wilson
Suhayya Abu-Hakima

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A MULTITUDE OF BUSINESS SECTORS
as of December 31, 2020
IOAIRFLOWAPP MASTERY INC.

BLUBRIM SYSTEMS INC.

ITMANAGER.NET INC.

APPLIED RECOGNITION

BLUE CITY TECHNOLOGY

10840939 CANADA INC.

AQUARIUS INNOVATION INC.

BLUEROVER INC.

26 DAY INC. DBA ROADLAUNCHAQUARIUS INNOVATION INC.
[10757969 CANADA CORPORATION]

BLUERUSH INC.

AQUASENSING INC

BLUWAVE-AI

2718645 ONTARIO INC (C/O WATFLY)
3D VIRTUAL CRAFTING INC
3S TECHNOLOGIES
8XLABS
9406395 CANADA INC
A.I. VALI INC.
ABLE INNOVATIONS INC.
ABRAFO NEGAJOULE
ACCU-TEMP SYSTEMSADEXFLOWADEXFLOW INTERNATIONAL INC.
ADVANCED OPTO-MECHANICAL SYSTEMSARA ROBOTIQUE
ARVIZIO INC.
ARVIZIO INC.
ARVIZIO INC.
ASSETFLO INC.
ATEK
ATHENA INTEGRATED SYSTEMS INC
ATHENA TECHNOLO-G INC.
ATTITUDE MARKETINGAUDACE TECHNOLOGIESAND TECHNOLOGIES INC. (AOMS)AUDESSEADVANCED PROCESS AUTOMATIONTECHNOLOGIES INC

AUTONOMAUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ORGANIZATION LTD.

AERONYXAUTZU INC

AFFORDANCE STUDIO

AWASTOKI

AGRITECH URBAIN INCAWVENTXR INC.

AHA PLATFORM INC

AXIONABLE

AI VIEW

AXIS LABS INC

AIH TECHNOLOGY INC

AYE3D INC.

AIH TECHNOLOGY INC.

AZAPPLIED TECH INC.

AIRSHARE INC.

AZURDEVAIRSHARE INC.

B DATA SOLUTIONS INC.

AIZTECH INC

BAYSIL INC

AIZTECH INC.

BBA

ALBEDO INFORMATICS INC.

BEAM.CITY INC.

ALBORÉA

BEAM.CITY INC.

ALCEA TECHNOLOGIESBEAUCE TELECOM

ALGONATBEHR TECHNOLOGIES INC.

ALPHABET COMMUNICATION (ALPHC)BG LATENCEALTIS LABS

BI EXPERTISE

ALTKEY

BIOCONNECT

A-MALGAM

BIOLIFTAMOTUS SOLUTIONSBIONIC-I INC.

ANAGRAPH

BLACKSPARK CORPORATIONAP RENEWABLESBLAISE TRANSITAPERIUM

BLOQS4BLUWAVE AIBOOMBOXBOSS INSIGHTSBRIOWIRELESSCAMAUPOINTCANSCANTECHCATHERINE BÉLANGER, ARTISTECERBO CANADA INC
CHAAC TECHNOLOGIESCHANGE WIRELESSCHARGELAB INC.
CHEETAH NETWORKSCHIRP APP INC
CHROMASCOPE
CIVALGO
CIVILIA
CLARIDION
CLAUSEHOUND
CLEARPATH ROBOTICS INC.
CLICKMOX SOLUTIONS INC
CLINIQUE MULTISENSCLOUD MONITORING OBJECT (CMO)
CLOUDCONSTABLE INCORPORATED
CLOUDHAWKCLOUDVISOR WEALTH INC.
COENG ADVISORS 2020 INC.
COMMUNITY SMART LIVING INC.
CONTENANTS CANOCONTEXTERE CORPORATIONCONTINUUMSCOTEACHER
CRATER LABSCRÉOCRYP LABSCYA INCCYBERDEFENSE AI

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A MULTITUDE OF BUSINESS SECTORS
as of December 31, 2020
CYBERWORKS ROBOTICSFLARE SYSTEMS INC.

I-EMS GROUP LIMITEDDAXYONFLEX GROUPS

I-EMS GROUP LIMITEDDEEPSIGHT

FLEXUR SYSTEMS INC.

ILLOGIKA

DEJERO LABS INC.

FLIGHT DATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

IMC BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE INC.

DESKLINX INC.

FLYSCAN SYSTEMSIMERCIV INC

DIMONOFFFORAHEALTHYME INC.

IMERCIV INC.

DISTAPPSFORMI 3DP INC.

IMPORTANT SAFETY TECHNOLOGYDIZIFILMS

G.S.D GROUP INC.

INCUVERS INC.

DRONE DES CHAMPSGAN SYSTEMSINDRO ROBOTICS INC.

DUOLOGIKGENBU TECHNOLOGIES INC.

INDUSTRIAL LOT INC./ALTUS TECHNOLOGIEE2027

GÉNIE LABINSTAGE

E2IP

GEOMATE INC

INTELENSE INC.

EAIGLE INC.

GIMME360 INC.

INTELLICULTURE

ECOGREENCROPSGLOBAL LIFI TECHINVISION AI, INC.

ECOPIA TECH CORPORATIONGNOWISE INC.

IOL SYSTEMS INC.

ECOSYSTEM INFORMATICS INC.

GNOWIT INC.

IPTOKIEDGEGAPGOLD SENTINTEL INC.

IREGAINED INC.

EGGDEMY INC

GPS SOLUTION

IRIS R&D GROUP INC.

ELASTALINKGRAIN DISCOVERY CORP.

ISB GLOBAL SERVICES

ELECTRONILINE EQUIPEMENT INC.

GREENEE ÉNERGIE INCISCANELEVEN-X INCORPORATEDGROUPE ALPHARD INC.

ISR TRANSITELITS CANADA INC.

GROUPE ENO

IVERSOFTELLICOMGROUPE HUMACOIVIRTUAL

ENERTICS INC.

GROWRATIOJAKARTOENERTICS INC.

GSS SOLUTIONSJEU VERT INC. (GREENPLAY)

ENVISION INTEGRATED

H.H. ANGUS & ASSOCIATES LTD.

JL CORRIVEAUEON MEDIA CORP.

H2O GEOMATICSJNA LEBLANC

ET GROWHALION DISPLAYS INC.

JOMBONE INC.

EUGERIAHAULERADS INC

KAMAZOOIE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONEVOAHAULERADS INC

KANKEI GROUPEWARREN FINANCIAL SERVICESHAVELAAR CANADA

KANKEI GROUPEXDIALYULHEALTHIMKEPSTRUM INC.

EXO INSIGHTS CORP.

HELLO ARTKINGS DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS LTD

EXO TACTIKHIGHCLOUDKINGS DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS LTD.

EYFULHILITEKLASHWERSKFABLAB4D

HOLY CITY VR INC.

KOMUTELFICTION MINEHOOKMOTIONKORAH LIMITEDFIDUS SYSTEMS INCORPORATEDHORSE SHOW SERVICES

KORECHI INNOVATIONS INC

FINTROS - 9823565 CANADA CORP

HYIVY

KROWDXFIRST30

IDEOCONCEPTKWILT INC.

FLAGTOWN QC INC.

IDEVOPS.CA

L.V.I.C.T. SOLUTIONS INC.

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A MULTITUDE OF BUSINESS SECTORS
as of December 31, 2020
LANTERN INSTITUTEMEDIA ONE CREATIVE INC.

ONGOINGLANTERNE DIGITALEMELIOREM WORD

OPEN FLEETLAROCHELLE GROUPE CONSEIL

MERO TECHNOLOGIES INC.

OPENMIND TECHNOLOGIESLAZAR ENTERTAINMENTMETROPOLISOPERAI CANADALCIMICROGREEN SOLAR CORPORATIONORANGE TRAFFICLE TECHSTOLOGUEMIFKA TECHNOLOGIES INC.

ORMUCO

LEAP CONSEILMINETELL

OSCPS MOTION SENSING INC.

LEDDARTECHMIXA VISIONOSMAN ZEKI - WALLRUS

LEMAY SOLUTIONS CONSULTING INC.

MLAI ANALYTICS INC.

OSSICLESLES VIOLONS DU ROY

MOBISTREAM SOLUTIONSOVALEVEL SOFTWARE INC

MORELLI DESIGNERSOVERBOND

LIMA CHARLIE - WALLRUS

MOVIWEARPAIDIEM PAYMENT SOLUTIONS INC.

LOCATEMOTION INC.

MTLIGHT COLLECTIVE INC.

PALEO DOCTORLOG5DATAMULTI PRESSIONPARALLEL GEOMETRY

LOGICIEL RADIO IP

MVT GEO SOLUTIONSPARSEDATA 2020 INC

LONGAN VISIONMY LIL’ HEALTHMARTPATTERNEDSCIENCELONGTERM TECHNOLOGY SERVICES INC.

MY LIL HEALTHMART INC

PCPVR INC.

LOPHIRA LTD

MYVALUE CHANGE AGENTS INC.
(CHANGENT.IO)

PEYTEC INC.

NECTAR

PILOT THINGSLTI INFORMATIQUE ET GÉNIE
LUCID
LUCID INC
LUMCA INCLYNXFIELD CANADALYTICA INC.
MADSUS
MAESTRIA SOLUTIONS INC.
MAJIK SYSTEMS INC
MAKILAMANTLE BLOCKCHAIN
MANYETA
MAPLE PRECISION INC
MAPYOURPROPERTY INC.
MARGAL CANADAMARID TECHNOLOGIESMARION SURGICALMARTELLO TECHNOLOGIESMASV INC.
MATAGAMI TECHNOLOGIESMECH SOLUTIONS LTD
MEDCOMXCHANGE
MEDELLA HEALTH

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH PLUS
NERONIC WORKSNESTING SAFENEW VISION SYSTEMS CANADA INC.
NEWEB LABS
NEXAPP
NIDINE TECHNO
NIOSENSENOESIS DIGITALNORDEXCONORDICOM INC.
NORMAL STUDIO - WALLRUS
NORMATIVE INCNORTH POINT LIFE SCIENCESNOTIONOVA INSTITUTENUPORT ROBOTICS INC.
NUUTOKNUVOOLANXM TECHNOLOGIES INC
NYTILUS INC.
OLYMPIC TOOL AND DIE

PIERRE-LUC THIVIERGEPINCH VR
PLC GROUP
PLEORA TECHNOLOGIESPM SCADA CYBER DEFFENSEPMG TECHNOLOGIESPOSTALGIA INC.
POWERSHIFT CLOUDPREVU3D
PROCESSPROJECT1PROLOGUE AI
PROTOLAB QUEBEC
PUBLIVATE INC.
PULSE INDUSTRIAL
PURELOAD SOFTWARE CANADA INC
PUSH DESIGN SOLUTIONS INC.
QIDNI LABSQOHERENT INC.
QUALI AIQUANTOLIOQUANTUM CAPTURE

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A MULTITUDE OF BUSINESS SECTORS
as of December 31, 2020
QUBE 4D VENTURES INC.

SOLID STATE OF MINDTRIFIDERACHID_9411-9641

SOLUTIONS CONNEKTICA

TRISTAR MULTICOPTERS

RAKR

SOLUTIONS REXYS INC.

TROES CORP.

RE-AKSOS INFOTECHTROES CORP.

REAL THIBAULTSOULROOMS INC.

TRYON TECHNOLOGY LTDREALIZE MEDICAL INC.

SPACECARD INC

TSI ECOREDLINE COMMUNICATIONS INC

SPARK MICROTUIOREDLORE CANADA INC.

SPECTRUM MOBILE HEALTH INC.

UKKO AGRO INC.

RENALCAN INC.

SPOTEVUZINAKOD

RESADEHBOZORGISPY POINT / VOSKER

VALIDERE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

RFIC TECHNOLOGIESSSIMWAVE

VALKARIROLL TECHNOLOGIES INC.

STAGE TENVANADATA INC.

ROMAERIS CORPORATIONSTAGEKEEP

VEREM INC.

RUBICON

STRATODYNAMICS AVIATION INC

VERSAGILIT INC.

SALIMA BELLILISTREAMWORX.AI INC.

VIDEOLATITUDESATWIISTRIPE STUDIOS INC.

VIDEOLINQSAVINTESTUDIO IREGULAR INC.

VIDEOSHIP

SAVORMETRICS INC.

SWIDGET CORPVINCI LABSSBBSYNAPSE CVIRGIL SYSTEMSSCHEDULE 101

SYNCSTATS

VIRTRO ENTERTAINMENTSCRATCHVOX INC

SYNERVOZ COMMUNICATIONS INC.

VIRTUOLABSSCUTO EVENTS INC.

SYNGLI INC

VISION MÉTÉOSEED INTERACTIVE INC.

SYSTEME VIREOVITALTRACER LTD.

SEMAPHOR.AI

TALEAM SYSTEMSVR VALLEYSENSEQUAKETAMVOES

VUBBLESHIPHAUL LOGISTIQUE

TANDEMLAUNCH

VYOOSHOWFLOORTECHGUILDS CONSULTINGWALLRUSSIA-PARTNERSTECHNOLOGIES IN A BLINK INC

WAVESHAPE

SIGNALISATION KALITECTECHNOLOGIES LIVING SAFE INC.

WAVVE BOATING INC.

SIITECHNOLOGY TRACE INC.

WEBCOACHS

SINEXOTELENET COMMUNICATIONSWITTI INC.

SKY

TELESIGNAL

WW8 HEALTH TECH INC

SKYGRID SOLUTIONSTEOPS SYSTEMS INC.

XESTO

SMART HALOTERMONTXPERT VR

SMARTCONE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

TESGOXYZ TECHNOLOGIESSMARTONE SOLUTIONS INC.

THE WORKING GROUP INC.

YABTRONIX

SMATS TRAFFIC SOLUTIONSTIDI NEW URBAN DESIGNYBT SOFTWARE SOLUTIONSSNAPSORT INC. (DBA SORTABLE)

TIERONEOSS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

YUSER INC.

SNOWM INCORPORATEDTILIKUM MÉDIAYVES R. HAMEL & ASSOCIÉS INC. - YRH

SOCIALBUS

TINYMILE

SOLANA NETWORKSTOTALSOLERTMINDTOUMORO

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