Benefit from the Exclusive Opportunities
We Provide for Our Partners
Priority access & eligibility to apply to funding offered through OWC with reduced management fees
Access to collaborate with academia and utilities to advance technology development and adoption
- University of Waterloo, Western University, USP Technologies, Brown and Caldwell, and OWC multi partnered Project is awarded for a highly competitive NSERC Alliance Option 2 grant with approximately $1.5M over five years
- 120 Mitacs units over 3 years
- $1.8M total project value
- Development and submission of $400K worth of OWC-Mitacs applications
- Industry-Academia NSERC project support for approximately $2M is awarded in 2022
- Next Generation Manufacturing Canada project support for approximately $200,000 is awarded in 2022
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Opportunity to create educational content and demystify innovative technologies and processes
Opportunity to showcase the leading edge technologies and products to OWC network
- Opportunity for water technology companies that are commercializing new technologies to meet with a panel of water and wastewater experts for a discussion to receive feedback
“The panel they put together was awesome! They were engaging and insightful.” - Adam Doran, Co-founder and VP of Sales and Marketing, Aclarus Ozone
“It was a very good cross-section of experienced and knowledgeable people. It helped us to determine where it is that our next steps were going to be taking place.” - David Ohayon, Canadian Market Development Manager, IPEX
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- The purpose of OWC's Innovation Showcase initiative is to create short, promoting videos to advertise your innovative technology and products that will be widely shared with OWC’s and other networks
- We are working on the Innovation Showcase page currently! Would like to create an innovation showcase video and highlight your innovative products?
- We support the Canadian water technology companies to overcome the unique challenges when entering the US market! Our new partnership with Management inSites helps bridge the gap by supporting companies in all phases of the business cycle
"We regularly refer our clients to Management inSites for assistance with setting up their U.S. business, and we work with MI to provide visa support for foreign-owned U.S. companies. They have a wealth of expertise and knowledge of multiple industries, business best practices, and practical experience that makes working with them easy, and sets companies up for success."
-Meredith W. Barnette, Partner, Garfinkel Immigration Law Firm
"With Management inSites, we knew we were in great hands. Their internationally-minded consultants and professional team supported us at every step along the way. MI gave us the start we needed."
- Stefano Cazzaniga, CEO, LC AMERICA
- The purpose of OWC's Knowledge Mobilization initiative is to create short, educational content that can be widely shared with OWC’s and other networks
- This is a great opportunity for technology developer companies to demystify science behind their technologies
- Would like to create a knowledge mobilization video and highlight your research findings?
Lead and participate in multi-stakeholder Action Groups advancing solutions to pressing challenges
Company spotlights in OWC channels and customized feature page on the OWC website
- Action Groups are formed to demonstrate showcase solutions, address real challenges and gaps in the water ecosystem, and ultimately contribute to positioning Ontario as a globally leading jurisdiction in water innovation
- OWC can help connect you with researchers, companies, municipalities, and other stakeholders to initiate your own Action Group on a water topic of your interest. Contact us for more information!
- Explore the profiles of early career water professionals who are highly skilled and seeking an opportunity to work in private sector
- Bishop Water offers a simple solution. The Renfrew, Ontario company has developed the BioCord™ Reactor
- These compact cubes provide an affordable, low-energy way to boost wastewater treatment capacity and nutrient-removal performance without expanding a facility’s footprint
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- OWC can help technology developer partners for grant applications' preparations, including:
- Building partnerships with academia for grant applications through OWC's network
- Organizing agency discussions to provide feedback and evaluate the draft application
- Reviewing the grant applications and support for its submission
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- OWC provides superior consulting and services for Canadian market entry
- OWC can assist foreign companies related to finding partners, knowing the end users, and creating their strategic plan and value proposition
- Case for support testing and validation
- Technology scouting
- Curated academic-industry-end-user collision
- Curated and custom partnerships by request and more
- Would you like to know more about OWC curated services for technology providers?
we provide for our partner organizations & members?