Canada’s Semiconductor Talent, Innovation, and National Priorities

Join ICTC and CMC Microsystems for a discussion about the pivotal role of semiconductors in shaping Canada’s future priorities.

📅 Date: Thursday, November 6, 2025

📍 Location: RBCx Event Space, Hub350, 350 Legget Dr, Kanata, ON, K2K 2W7

⏰ Time: 1:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

💬 Language: English

Canada’s prosperity and growth increasingly depend on semiconductors—the tiny yet powerful technologies that drive everything from consumer electronics and clean tech to artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and advanced defence systems. As global competition intensifies, Canada’s ability to cultivate and retain semiconductor talent will be critical to ensuring both economic growth and technological leadership.

This event marks the launch of a new partnership between the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) and CMC Microsystems, a collaboration designed to expand Canada’s semiconductor talent pipeline through training, research, and work-integrated learning opportunities. The event will also unveil ICTC’s landmark report, Mapping Canada’s Semiconductor Industry: Insights on Talent, Workforce Development, and Technological Strengths, which provides new insights on workforce challenges, industry strengths, and policy directions for building a globally competitive semiconductor sector.

Bringing together industry leaders, policymakers, and partners across sectors, the event will highlight the pivotal role of semiconductors in shaping Canada’s future priorities. From powering AI and clean technologies to enabling advanced manufacturing and defence applications, semiconductors are essential to building a resilient, innovative, and future-ready Canada.

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Registration, Refreshments, Networking

10:30 AM -11:00 AM| Welcome and Opening Remarks

11:00 AM – 11:10 AM | Keynote Remarks: TBA

11:10 AM – 11:20 AM | Keynote Remarks: TBA

11:20 AM – 11:25 AM | ICTC and CMC Microsystems Partnership Overview

11:25 AM – 11:35 AM| Remarks: Namir Anani, President & CEO, ICTC

11:35 AM – 11:45 AM | Remarks: Gord Harling, President & CEO, CMC Microsystems

11:45 AM – 12:15 PM | Panel Discussion

12:15 PM – 1:00 PM | Closing Remarks and Networking

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