FPInnovations / FPInnovations - Address, activities & membership
Address:
570, boul. St-Jean
Point-Claire, QC H9R 3J9
Canada
Telephone number:
514-630-4104
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Contact information in previous versions
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570, boul. St-Jean
Point-Claire, QC H9R 3J9
Canada
Telephone number:
514-630-4102
Fax number:
514-630-4110
Description of the organization's activities:
FPINNOVATIONS IS A NON-PROFIT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ORGANIZATION. IT OPERATES RESEARCH LABORATORIES IN POINTE-CLAIRE AND QUÉBEC CITY, QUÉBEC AND VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND EDUCATION AND POST-GRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAMS AT CENTRES ON THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, MCGILL UNIVERSITY, AND ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE. APPROXIMATELY 500 SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, TECHNICAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF WORK AT THESE LOCATIONS. THE OPERATING BUDGETS FOR FPINNOVATIONS ARE PROVIDED BY MEMBER COMPANIES AND FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS. OUR ACTIVITIES INCLUDE APPLIED RESEARCH, INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND SPECIALISED TECHNICAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS GRADUATE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION TO TRAIN SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS FOR THE CANADIAN FOREST INDUSTRY.
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Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- PAPRICAN IS A NON-PROFIT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ORGANISATION. IT OPERATES RESEARCH LABORATORIES IN POINTE-CLAIRE, QUÉBEC, AND VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND EDUCATION AND POST-GRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAMS AT CENTRES ON THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, MCGILL UNIVERSITY, AND ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE. APPROXIMATELY 340 SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, TECHNICAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF WORK AT THESE LOCATIONS. THE OPERATING BUDGETS FOR PAPRICAN ARE PROVIDED LARGELY BY OUR MEMBER COMPANIES. OUR ACTIVITIES INCLUDE APPLIED RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, AND SPECIALISED TECHNICAL SERVICES. AS WELL AS GRADUATE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION TO TRAIN SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS FOR THE PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY.
Organization's membership or classes of membership:
FULL MEMBERSHIP AS A MAINTAINING MEMBER COMPANY IS OPEN TO COMPANIES HAVING FORESTRY OPERATIONS AND/OR PRODUCING FOREST PRODUCTS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE CANADA.
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Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:
- FULL MEMBERSHIP AS A MAINTAINING MEMBER COMPANY IS OPEN TO COMPANIES PRODUCING PULP AND PAPER PRODUCTS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE CANADA. COMPANIES OUTSIDE CANADA THAT ARE AFFILIATED TO A MEMBER COMPANY IN CANADA MAY JOIN AS AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER, A CATEGORY THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO PAPRICAN, BUT ONLY LIMITED SERVICES AND PARTICIPATION.