What does Alberta Innovates do?

Alberta Innovates is the province’s largest research and innovation agency. From funding to commercialization, we are Alberta’s innovation engine. We are working to solve today’s challenges, create new opportunities and forge a healthy, sustainable and prosperous future for Albertans today and for generations to come.

Is Alberta Innovates a government agency?

Alberta Innovates is a provincial funding agency tasked with delivering on the research and innovation priorities of the Government of Alberta. It advances economic benefit from the province’s agriculture, energy, environment, forest and health sectors through research and innovation.

Who funds Alberta innovates?

The Government of Alberta
Provincial partnerships The Government of Alberta enables R&I through policy implementation and budget allocations.

Is Alberta Innovates a Crown corporation?

Alberta Innovates is a public crown corporation and economic development agency.

Is Alberta Innovates not for profit?

Developing and commercializing geospatial and geomatic technology faster. TECTERRA is a government-funded non-profit organization whose goal is to support entrepreneurs, and small to medium-sized companies to develop and commercialize geospatial technology faster.

What is Alberta Innovates in action?

Innovation in Action. Alberta Innovates solves some of the biggest industry challenges in our province and supports the growth of business while stimulating the start-up community to build new technology and drive new ideas. We want to build a bright future for all Albertans.

What is the purpose of the research and Innovation Act?

The purpose of the Act is to promote and provide for the strategic and effective use of funding and other resources to meet the research and innovation priorities of the Government.

What is the Alberta emission offset system?

The Alberta Emission Offset System enables the generation of Alberta Emission Offsets as a method of compliance under TIER. The TIER regulation was amended in July 2020 to allow additional sectors to voluntarily opt-in to the regulation and reduce administrative burden for regulated conventional oil and gas facilities.

How does tier work in Alberta?

TIER applies to about 60% of Alberta’s emissions. Facilities that reduce emissions beyond their benchmark can generate emissions performance credits. Facilities that do not directly meet their benchmark can comply in one of three ways: TIER replaced the Carbon Competitiveness Incentive Regulation (CCIR) on January 1, 2020.