Ocean Technology

Setting up an office in Nova Scotia offers many advantages to your company:

• Access to world-class R&D 
• Collaborative business environment between public and private sectors
• Innovative people
• Solid provincial and federal government incentives

Nova Scotia has an active R&D environment focused on harnessing the innovation, infrastructure, people and knowledge found here:  

• Nova Scotia is home to the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Canada's largest centre for ocean research and the country's first major centre devoted to oceanography.
• The Halifax Marine Research Institute (HMRI) will deliver advanced research that will inform public policy, build synergies with industry partners, and draw world attention to this sector.

• Dalhousie University is home to more than 100 researchers focusing on oceans and ocean technology.
• The NRC-Institute for Marine Biosciences is home to the Industry Partnership Facility based in Halifax, Nova Scotia exploring the commercial potential of  technologies in marine biosciences and life sciences.

Nova Scotia is also home to many world-leading companies focused on ocean technology and more than 150 local companies ready to be part of your supply chain:

• A shipbuilder since 1889, the Halifax Shipyard is running to be one of the two major suppliers to the Canadian government. The yard currently has 1,300 employees - 77 advanced degrees and professional designations and more than 400 employees experienced in naval ship construction.
• For thirty years, Acadian Seaplants has been producing world leading marine plant research working with leaders in marine science, plant biotechnology and physiology on a regional, national and global scale.
• Ocean Nutrition Canada, the world's largest supplier of Omega-3 EPA/DHA,  is home to North America's largest privately owned marine research and development facility, employing 35 scientists and engineers, including 14 PhDs.
  
• CarteNav Solutions, is an international leader in situational awareness solutions and offers a version of AIMS-ISR^® that enables maritime defence and security forces to achieve clarity in the complexity of operations at sea.