International Science and Technology Partnerships Canada (ISTPCanada) facilitates the creation of global technology partnerships that open new markets and trade doors for Canadian companies.  ISTPCanada develops and implements R&D collaboration programs under Science and Technology (S&T) cooperation agreements between Canada and three key trade partners: Brazil, China and India. Mandated by the Government of Canada through Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT), ISTPCanada facilitates R&D cooperation between Canadian companies, research organizations and their counterparts in these countries; and invests in collaborative R&D projects.  All S&T partnerships facilitated by ISTPCanada are jointly financed by industry, foreign partners, and often provincial governments. Since its inception in 2007, ISTPCanada has:

• Facilitated 50 bilateral or multilateral partnership development and match-making activities, engaging at least 4,000 highly qualified people, and leading to hundreds of S&T collaborations  
• Invested more than $10 million in 29 bilateral R&D projects valued at almost $38 million; and
• Gained almost four-fold leverage on every dollar invested by the Government of Canada.

These technology partnerships increase the competitiveness of companies as they acquire knowledge, customers and opportunities that facilitate access to new global markets. The resulting commercial activity generates increased trade, new jobs and wealth creation in Canada.  

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