Technology Trends/Digital Twins/Canadian Academic, Government-Industry Programs

Institution / Initiative	Type	Program / Focus Area	Details / Notes	URL
Mohawk College	Micro-credential	Digital Twins – Fundamentals, Techniques & Approaches	Covers reality capture, BIM, analytics, 3D visualization, robotics, and operational twin design.	Course Info
Carleton University (CIMS & CSIT)	Research / Platform	Canada’s Digital Twin & CIMS immersive tech research	Open-source web platform integrating GIS/BIM at national corridor scale. Recognized for innovation.	CIMS Lab
Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)	Research / Collaboration	Infrastructure Digital Twins & municipal “What‑If” modeling	Part of Infrastructure Ontario MOU; developing smart‑campus and building performance twins.	IO–TMU Press Release
Dalhousie University	Industry Training Program	Digital Twinning for an Organization (DTO)	Offers consulting, co-op placements, and training for Atlantic Canada SMEs.	Digital Nova Scotia DTO
ÉTS and UBC	Academic–Industry Research	BIM/Digital Twin regulation, lifecycle, readiness tools	Partners in Mitacs/AECO projects addressing lifecycle/regulatory integration of digital twins.	AECO Innovation Lab Overview
Imagining Canada’s Digital Twin (ICDT)	National Consortium	Prototype for Montréal–Ottawa–Toronto corridor digital twin	A national research initiative exploring feasibility, standards, and public infrastructure roles.	ICDT Initiative
NRC – Aerospace	Federal Research Program	Digital twins for aerospace design, testing, lifecycle	Includes virtual testing and structural lifecycle frameworks for aircraft.	NRC Focus Area
Digital Twin Ontario	Industry Platform	Infrastructure policy and planning with digital twin tech	Promotes integration of twins in infrastructure planning and delivery.	Ontario News Release
NGen Canada	Industry-Led Initiative	Manufacturing lifecycle simulation and tooling	Partnered with Dalhousie and others for SME digital twin adoption in manufacturing.	Digital Nova Scotia DTO