Innovation Network

The Technology Roadmap for the Canadian Textile Industry identified the development of an industry-wide, multi-partner innovation network as critical to the future of our industry in terms of its capacity to respond to future market demands. Local concentration of the strengths of the entire value chain will be achieved through the utilization of scientific and technical resources. The implementation of dynamic R&D cooperation platforms, innovation, commercialization and business networking will offer intelligence, leadership and proactive processes. To find out more about the Technology Roadmap or to consult the document, please visit www.textileroadmap.com.

CTT Group is already facilitating a vast network of this kind. We consider our network to be our greatest asset. It has been founded on the strong partnerships we maintain with the variety of actors facilitating development in textile, geosynthetic and paratextile technologies. We are promoting the structure in a number of areas – please refer to the various market sectors to find out more!

Our partners cover a wide range of activities, industries and missions. Our network brings together:

• Businesses at all points on the value chain
• End-users , purchasers and specifiers
• Public administration facilitators
  • the Ministère du développement économique, de l’industrie et de l’exportation (MDEIE)
  • the Ministère de l’éducation, des loisirs et du sport (MELS)
  • Industry Canada
  • Canada Economic Development (CED-DEC)
• Research institutions
  • the Transtech Network
  • the École de technologie supérieure of Montréal
  • Concordia University
  • Université Laval
  • the Hexagram Institute
  • and a constellation of universities from both sides of the Atlantic
• World-class researchers who join us through the Bourse en milieu pratique (BMP) internship program
• Industry associations
  • American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
  • American Filtration & Separations Society
  • American Society of Interior Decorators
  • American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)
  • American Textile Machinery Association
  • Association canadienne de l'industrie des plastiques (ACIP Québec)
  • Association des manufacturiers d’équipements de transport et de véhicules spéciaux
  • Association Mondiale de la Route
  • Association Nationale du Textile (Québec)
  • Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry
  • Association Québécoise du Transport et des Routes
  • Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association
  • Canadian Textile Association (CTA), Ontario
  • Canadian Textile Institute
  • Centre d'expertise et de recherche en infrastructures urbaines
  • Comité sectoriel main d'oeuvre de l'industrie textile du Québec
  • CMT2P
  • Fédération du Textile
  • American Fiber Manufacturers Association, Inc.
  • IFAI Canada
  • Industrial Fabrics Association International
  • Institute of Textile Science
  • International Geosynthetics Society
  • International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
  • North American Geosynthetics Society
  • Office des normes générales du Canada
  • Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec
  • Preventex
  • Réseau Environnement
  • Société canadienne de géotechnique
  • Société des Ingénieurs du Plastique
  • Textile Human Ressources Council

If you would like to find out more about how you can become involved in this vast innovation network and the advantages it can offer, please contact us.