The INRS Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications seeks to acquire an edge server and a mobile robot equipped with an integrated edge server. This is an equipment procurement funded through a Canada Foundation for Innovation grant, not a grant application program. Contract obligations must be completed within 14 weeks after receipt of the official purchase order, comprising 12 weeks for delivery and two weeks for installation.
The Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications (EMT), seeks to acquire a GPU server for a 5G Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN). The purchase is funded through a Canada Foundation for Innovation grant, but this solicitation is for goods rather than applications to a grant program. Delivery is required within 36 weeks of receipt of the purchase order, with an additional eight-week extension possible if adequately justified and approved by INRS.
Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) is seeking professional structural engineering services for construction of its new ALLS + Photonique pavilion. The contract will be awarded based on quality alone, followed by negotiation of the contract price, and the estimated structural-work cost is $10,000,000 including taxes. Bids are due October 28, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Québec time.
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Institut National De La Recherche Scientifique Programme Scientifique Institutionnel 2025-2030
Date: May 1, 2026Type: Strategic Plan
The Institutional Scientific Program 2025-2030 for Institut National De La Recherche Scientifique aims to enhance its impact by mobilizing research for positive, equitable, and sustainable outcomes in Quebec. It focuses on five strategic areas: socio-ecological transitions, healthy living, polycrises, photonics and quantum, and scientific governance and knowledge mobilization. The program also strengthens three pillars of responsible research—integrity and responsibility, collaboration and engagement, and impact-driven research—to foster a more sustainable, inclusive, and equitable future.
Institut National De La Recherche Scientifique Strategic Plan 2025-2030
Date: Aug 30, 2025Type: Strategic Plan
The strategic plan for the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) focuses on advancing multidisciplinary fundamental and applied research in strategic sectors. It aims to train the next generation of highly qualified scientists to serve society. The plan is based on three major priorities and nine objectives, emphasizing engagement, collaboration, and accountability. INRS directs its activities towards the economic, social, and cultural development of Québec, while ensuring the transfer of knowledge and technologies in all the sectors in which it operates.
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Centre Urbanisation Culture Société Scientific Programme 2020-2025
Date: Sep 14, 2020Type: Strategic Plan
The 2020-2025 scientific program for the Centre Urbanisation Culture Société (UCS) focuses on four major societal challenges: 1) the pluralization and reconfigurations of social and cultural worlds; 2) the transformation of living environments and environmental challenges; 3) the digital mutations of knowledge and practices; and 4) the construction of social inequalities. These challenges are addressed through three research axes: 1) Dynamics of urban environments; 2) Transformations of cultural worlds; and 3) Trajectories of young people, families, and populations. The program aims to produce new empirical data, contribute to conceptual and theoretical development, inform public policies, and support professional and citizen practices through knowledge transfer and mobilization activities. Specific outcomes include fostering a more democratic dialogue, promoting social justice, supporting governmental decision-making, and documenting the dynamics of civil society and the state on environmental issues.
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