The Edmonton Region is a major manufacturing center and boasts the highest per capita manufacturing sales in the country
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A talented workforce combined with supportive infrastructure offers a lot of opportunity for semiconductor manufacturing. The Region is home to renowned research institutions and cutting-edge facilities like nanoFab provide the supportive ecosystem and expertise for this rapidly growing sector.
This, combined with Canada’s stable and secure environment and Alberta’s business-friendly policies and taxes, provide some obvious advantages for nearshoring your semiconductor manufacturing facilities.
A thriving ecosystem, cutting edge research, reliable power supply and abundance of natural resources helps the sector to thrive.
The Edmonton Region is a global leader in AI research, ranked top five globally. This concentration of AI talent and research creates significant opportunities for semiconductor companies to leverage AI in design, manufacturing processes, and testing, driving innovation and efficiency.
Leverage Canada's 15 free trade agreements with 51 countries which translates into access to 1.5 billion consumers. Canada's resilient supply chains and competitive tariff structure ensure smooth operations and cost savings.
Alberta offers abundant renewable energy resources like net-zero hydrogen and solar, providing semiconductor companies with clean energy to power their operations.
Discover organizations that are driving innovation and growth in the Region’s semiconductor manufacturing sector
The nanoFAB lab at the University of Alberta is using it’s open-source model to make small scale fabrication more accessible for companies across the Edmonton Region, including for the production of semiconductors.
A startup based in Edmonton, has developed a new MOSFET-based process that enables fabrication of cutting-edge integrated circuits with significant benefits over existing GaN HEMT technology.
Nanoprecise specializes in AI and IoT solutions for predictive asset maintenance. Their technology helps clients save time and resources by providing timely and accurate diagnoses of machine faults, preventing unplanned downtime, and reducing emergency repairs.
North American Free Trade Agreement or Canada-United States-Mexico
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the European Union
The Comprehensive an Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
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Senior Manager, Business Development, AI & Tech