From June 2015 to March 2022, the Water Innovation Program has invested $31,961,494 and created a total project value of $114,050,122 in 83 projects. That’s almost $3 of value for every dollar invested.

The value of these investments goes beyond dollars and cents; they have created a tightly knit and influential water innovation ecosystem in Alberta that has:

  • Established a network of over 160 collaborators
  • Supported over 350 highly qualified personnel
  • Influenced 16 new policies and practices
  • Facilitated 29 field pilots
  • Created 19 new products and services

Learn more about the opportunities available through our Water Innovation Program.

This article is part of Making Waves, an annual Alberta Innovates publication highlighting water solutions we support. You can read more stories from this issue below.

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