Host: Embassy of Canada, Washington DC – Trade Commissioner Service
Agenda
Please join the Embassy of Canada in Washington, DC, and Actuparo’s Joseph Jordan for a webinar discussing the basics of U.S. federal civilian procurement as well as special considerations for Canadian companies looking to succeed in this market.
Topics include:
Overview of the US$650 billion U.S. federal marketplace
Rules and regulations governing U.S. federal procurement
What Canadian companies need to do to compete effectively for U.S. federal contracts
The webinar will conclude with a Q&A session. All attendees will receive an online copy of our complimentary new guide, “U.S. Public Procurement 101 for Canadian Companies.”
Who should attend: This webinar is for Canadian companies who are either interested in or currently selling to the U.S. federal procurement market. This program will be of particular interest to companies in the clean tech, information technology, and infrastructure sectors.
In collaboration with the Canadian Embassy in Norway and the Norwegian Embassy in Ottawa, we are hosting a Virtual Energy Symposium with focus on the Hydrogen (H2) and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) value chains. The Symposium will include keynote speakers from Canada and Norway and showcase Norwegian technology and solutions providers.
15 February
09:00 – 12:00 (MST)
17:00 – 20:00 (CET)
16 February
09:00 – 11:55(MST)
17:00 – 19:55 (CET)
Norwegian and Canadian companies, research institutions and universities have over the last decades developed strong competence and experience in H2 and CCS technologies. These sectors are important parts of Norway’s decarbonization strategy.
There are many similarities between Norway and Canada, including an abundance of natural resources and closeness to the Artic. Both are fossil fuel rich countries committed to environmentally sustainable resource management and shifting to a net zero economy. There is a national push to further develop the CO2 value chains and CCUS as a solution to cutting GHG emissions. The Canadian government launched its Hydrogen Strategy in 2020 and a CCUS strategy is expected to be released this spring:
Since H2 and CCS are important focus areas for both Norway and Canada, with growing expertise and capabilities in both countries, collaboration in these areas would accelerate our respective decarbonization efforts.
Norwegian H2 & CCS brief
Norwegian industrial actors have produced and utilized hydrogen in large scale since 1927. Companies like Norsk Hydro developed their own electrolyser technologies that are today used all around the world.
Today, hydrogen technologies, solution providers and projects in Norway are emerging across the entire value chain, including;
Hydrogen/ammonia production
Industrial applications
Transport and Maritime
Hydrogen use in the energy system
CCS
Norway has extensive experience with CCS, both capture, transport, offshore storage and injection/monitoring with projects like Sleipner and Snøhvit having injected CO2 successfully for more than 2 decades.
In 2010 Norway established a large-scale carbon capture demonstration facility (Technology Centre Mongstad – TCM). Several new well-stream and post-combustion capture technologies have emerged from this facility.
In February 2021, Norway took FID on the Longship project capturing CO2 from industrial sources and transport and storage in Northern Lights project, the world’s first open-source CO2 transport and storage infrastructure. Through these initiative, a lot of technologies/solutions have emerged and ongoing R&D is high on the agenda.
This event will help policymakers and advocates design effective policy interventions for reforming public procurement.
About this event
Date: January 26, 2022 Time: 1-2pm ET Cost: Free, but registration is required Location: Virtual – Link will be emailed to you after registration.
Questions about this event? Contact events@smartprosperity.ca
Event description:
Public procurement of green goods and services has the power to send strong market signals, help environmentally preferable goods and services find their first customer, and ease their diffusion in the market. Despite procurement’s enormous potential to advance Canada’s environmental goals, and discussions over the last few decades around ways to reform public procurement, procurement remains an underused tool for growing Canada’s green economy.
This webinar from Smart Prosperity Institute will unearth where the real challenges lie when it comes to the federal government’s procurement of cleantech. The discussion will approach procurement decisions as the outcome of formal decision-making processes and systems, rather than the actions of individuals within these systems. This webinar will bring forth nuanced and contextualized understanding of how procurement takes place, how decisions are made, and what policy interventions could be most effective in the Canadian context.
This event will feature conversations with procurement experts, and the report’s authors will explore insights from Buying Better: Leveraging Federal Procurement to Drive Demand for Canadian Cleantech. The webinar will help policymakers and advocates design effective policy interventions for reforming public procurement.
The Multi-Materials Stewardship Board (MMSB) is a provincial Crown agency responsible for developing, implementing, and managing waste diversion programs in Newfoundland and Labrador, inclusive of a Used Tire Management Program.
MMSB has released a Request for Proposals (RFP), Reference RFP#202122UTP, in seeking to establish a contract with qualified parties for used tire management services that provides end of life management of the continuous supply of used tires generated in the province.
The closing date for submissions is 4 p.m., NST, Wednesday, February 2, 2022.
A copy of the RFP can be obtained by contacting Glenda Melvin by email, gmelvin@mmsb.nl.ca, or phone (709) 753-0955.
The NRC are seeking to hire the following positions: Technical Officer (Indoor Air Quality), Research Officer (Photometry), Administrative Assistant, Industrial Technology Advisor, Research Associate (Earthquake Engineering), Industrial Technology Advisor (Food Engineering), Industrial Technology Advisor (Info and Comm Tech), Health, Safety, and Environment Advisor and more.
Ocean Leaders Impact Program Guidelines – Call for Proposals
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster (OSC) has launched a second Canada-wide Call for Proposals under its Ocean Leaders Impact Program (OLIP). The program focuses on developing new opportunities and building on the experienced talent pool in Canada’s ocean economy. The Call will address important challenges in the innovation ecosystem by investing in projects that forge new partnerships, build on existing talent resources, and foster creative solutions that support small and medium-sized ocean enterprises (SMEs) as they grow.
The Ocean Leaders Impact Program Call for Proposals is designed for projects with a term ending by March 31, 2023. The OLIP Call is specifically targeting strategic opportunities that will attract experienced ocean talent and invest in current ocean leaders, partnering with projects that will:
Expand the highly skilled ocean talent pool through domestic recruitment efforts targeted outside the ocean economy;
Support ocean SMEs ability to secure senior leaders and specialized talents from international markets;
Focus on the near-term career advancement of employees with senior leadership potential with Canadian Ocean SMEs; and
Advance leadership opportunities for diverse and underrepresented groups.
The application process is now open, beginning with the Expression Interest (EOI) process. For consideration, organizations must submit a completed EOI by February 21, 2022, at 4 p.m. Atlantic time.
The Ocean Supercluster will host a virtual information session on the Ocean Leaders Impact Program Call for Proposals on January 27, 2022, at 2 p.m. Atlantic time. To register, email OLIP@oceansupercluster.ca.
LGL is accepting applications for a career-oriented, intermediate- or senior-level ornithologist in our St. John’s office. We conduct research and environmental assessments for a wide variety of clients in Canada, the U.S.A., and beyond. The successful candidate will work as a member of our existing office-based team. This is a full-time position with travel and fieldwork requirements.
Our pan-Canadian team is at a critical stage of growth and development. This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone interested in working in the Canadian ocean economy and innovation sectors alongside large and small companies, research institutions and non-profits, as well as building exceptional member experiences. You’ll learn a lot about what it takes to build a collaborative national initiative in an internship that lasts three to eight months (based on your availability).
Job Offer – Student Position
Ocean Asset Map (OAM) Client Outreach Coordinator
OceansAdvance Inc. is looking to hire a team of Client Outreach Coordinators to support the Ocean Asset Map 2.0 project.
Positions to fill: 8
Work location: Remote
Background
Canada’s ocean sector has incredible capacity and strengths located from coast-to coast-to-coast. Recognizing the nation’s vast array of ocean-based industries, and their perceived boundless potential for collaboration and partnership, an Ocean Asset Map (OAM) was designed, constructed, and launched in 2019. The purpose of the OAM was to generate enhanced awareness of Canada’s increasingly innovative, dynamic, and inclusive ocean ecosystem, and to facilitate collaboration and partnerships across ocean industry verticals. Through this effort, the OAM aimed to further develop and expand Canadian-based ocean enterprises, both nationally and internationally.A unique digital tool, the Ocean Asset Map 1.0, was sponsored by OceansAdvance (OA), the Ocean Technology Alliance Canada (OTAC) and the Atlantic Canadian Opportunities Agency (ACOA); with development input provided by Canada’s Ocean Supercluster. The tool was delivered by the collective’s team leads in collaboration with Triware, a St. John’s based technology service provider.
By combining collected data, and integrating a unique Ecosystem Search function, the team developed an online map that visually showcases ocean assets across the country and provides high-level details on each ocean entity. In so doing, the tool showcases the capabilities and competitive strengths of Canada’s ocean sector and helps facilitate more local, national, and international collaboration and partnership. Currently, the interactive pan-Canadian directory has 1,977 listings and several hundred visitors per week.
The first iteration of the map has done a solid job capturing such information, but there is an opportunity to go deeper and improve what is currently available. The challenge being addressed remains the same: What Ocean Assets exist in Canada and where do we find them?
OceansAdvance, on behalf of the OTAC Team, seeks to build upon the objectives and the momentum of the initial project. To do so, we are seeking dynamic and driven individuals to join the team dedicated to the Ocean Asset Map 2.0 project.
