Supervised access to partner industrial, robotics, mobility, agriculture and building environments for testing connected products with private/public 5G and site-specific equipment. CENGN coordinates eligibility, project design, conditional co-funding and host delivery rather than supplying the applicant’s robot or sensor product.
Technical detail
Core features
CNIMI’s Drummondville industrial environment combines Ericsson private 5G SA n77 at 3.82GHz, positioning trials, robots and machine/sensor integration; its positioning package compares 5G IAP with UWB, BLE or RFID and supports ROS/IoT interfaces.
Bayview indoor positioning uses a separately specified network: n77 at 3.9GHz/80MHz, n78 at 3.41GHz, n261 at 28GHz and LTE Band14, with Ericsson REST, streaming and historical-data interfaces.
Waterloo combines indoor RoboHub and approved outdoor areas with n71/n41 outdoor and n78/n261 indoor configurations, partner robot/drone platforms and positioning equipment; radio coverage and platform access are site-specific.
Basic wireless testing typically supplies up to five SIMs and QoS measurement. Advanced adds agreed capacity and up to 10 consulting hours; premium may add up to 10 further hours, MEC or specialized facilities where offered.
Projects use agreed charters and reporting. Access is supervised; the guide excludes unrestricted facility modification and unsupervised testing, and specific packages exclude slicing, RedCap, outdoor access or external robots.
Living labs
Private 5G
Connected robotics
Indoor positioning
Industrial IoT
Use & integration
Recorded applications
Connected robot, machine and sensor integration trials
Indoor-positioning and asset-tracking comparison
Private-5G application behaviour in representative industrial settings
These describe the reviewed application scope, not confirmed deployments, released requirements or procurement eligibility.
Evidence of maturity
CNIMI confirms the April 16, 2026 launch; Ericsson reports robot inspection/video, AI assembly inspection and smart-glasses demonstrations in its 2,800m² factory-lab. Waterloo independently confirms the robotics partnership. Approved 2026 participant projects establish selected work, not completed acceptance or a universal accuracy/latency threshold.
Commercial availability
Access is project- and host-dependent. Canadian firms with 499 or fewer full-time staff and TRL4+ technology apply for innovation/adoption/call streams, subject to evaluation, available facilities, cost sharing, membership fee and agreement. The SME generally retains IP unless otherwise agreed; reviewers/hosts receive scoped confidential access and public summaries exclude confidential material.
Integration and verification
Readiness
A technology readiness level is not established by the reviewed public sources.
Reviewed connections
No reviewed Mission area or released Defence need connection is currently published.
Original sources 7 linked records
These records support this capability and its published Mission area and Defence need connections. A source count is not a count of independent confirmations.
CNIMI’s French original dated April 16, 2026 confirms its partnership with CENGN and Ericsson to open a Drummondville living lab for private-5G-enabled industrial validation, including positioning, connected sensors and robotics. The host confirms the facility and access purpose; the announcement is not a certificate or an accepted participant production deployment.
Guide basic5G testing is self-directed with typically up to5SIMs, standardQoS and orientation; no network customization. Advanced access adds lab-capacity-dependent SIMs and up to10consulting hours. Premium adds MEC/specialized facilities where available, up to10more consulting hours and approved log requests. Supervised facility access excludes real-time troubleshooting, unsupervised entry and modifications.
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
The linked guide allows rolling intake and specific calls, limits both Innovation and Adoption projects to12months and requires completion by December31,2027 with program conclusion March31,2028. Eligibility and external-panel review precede feasibility with lab hosts, project charter, schedule/budget and funding agreement. Quarterly/final reports and outcome surveys affect reimbursements. This delivery window is separate from a federal contribution agreement term.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
The guide describes temporary supervised IAP testing at CNIMI and Bayview Yards with preconfigured5GSA SIMs, Ericsson IAP REST/streaming/historical-export interfaces. CNIMI additionally compares5GIAP withUWB/BLE/RFID and supportsROS/sensor integration. CNIMI private5GSA uses NCLL n77 at3.82GHz; Bayview lists n77 at3.9GHz/80MHz,n78 at3.41GHz,n26128GHz and LTEB14. IAP scope excludes slicing, RedCap and unsupervised access; CNIMI excludes outdoor testing or robots not provided byCNIMI. No universal positional accuracy or latency guarantee is given.
The Waterloo lab page lists outdoor n71 600 MHz SA and n41 2.5 GHz NSA, indoor n78 3.5 GHz NSA and non-commercial n261 28 GHz NSA, plus 60 GHz WiGig. It identifies RoboHub indoor facilities, the AVRIL parking lot/class-G airspace and campus areas requiring approval; partner robot/drone platforms, RTK and indoor tracking are available by arrangement. These are site-specific options, not universal bands, unrestricted flight authority or CENGN-owned robot products.
Supports: Capability · core features
The Waterloo lab page lists outdoor n71 600 MHz SA and n41 2.5 GHz NSA, indoor n78 3.5 GHz NSA and non-commercial n261 28 GHz NSA, plus 60 GHz WiGig. It identifies RoboHub indoor facilities, the AVRIL parking lot/class-G airspace and campus areas requiring approval; partner robot/drone platforms, RTK and indoor tracking are available by arrangement. These are site-specific options, not universal bands, unrestricted flight authority or CENGN-owned robot products.
The current services overview maps Bayview and Area X.O in Ottawa, CNIMI in Drummondville, UBC Farm in Vancouver, Waterloo RoboHub, and three Morguard/Nokia building sites: St. Laurent in Ottawa, Bay Club in Toronto and Place Innovation in Montreal. Its separate central CENGN datacentre is labelled PCL Kanata/CBY Ottawa. These are a network of partner environments, not a claim that CENGN owns all facilities, robots or network assets.
Supports: Capability · slug
The current services overview maps Bayview and Area X.O in Ottawa, CNIMI in Drummondville, UBC Farm in Vancouver, Waterloo RoboHub, and three Morguard/Nokia building sites: St. Laurent in Ottawa, Bay Club in Toronto and Place Innovation in Montreal. Its separate central CENGN datacentre is labelled PCL Kanata/CBY Ottawa. These are a network of partner environments, not a claim that CENGN owns all facilities, robots or network assets.
The University of Waterloo’s September 26, 2025 original announces a CENGN/Rogers Connected Robotics Living Lab with indoor and outdoor robotics testing and 5G/LTE connectivity. Eligible Canadian startups and scaleups can seek co-funded access, including projects in robotics, AI and defence. A target to assist over 100 companies is prospective programme ambition, not a count of completed projects.
Public sources cited · Facts and assessments kept separate · Human review
The guide describes temporary supervised IAP testing at CNIMI and Bayview Yards with preconfigured5GSA SIMs, Ericsson IAP REST/streaming/historical-export interfaces. CNIMI additionally compares5GIAP withUWB/BLE/RFID and supportsROS/sensor integration. CNIMI private5GSA uses NCLL n77 at3.82GHz; Bayview lists n77 at3.9GHz/80MHz,n78 at3.41GHz,n26128GHz and LTEB14. IAP scope excludes slicing, RedCap and unsupervised access; CNIMI excludes outdoor testing or robots not provided byCNIMI. No universal positional accuracy or latency guarantee is given.
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
March2026 guide requires registered Canadian applicants with499 or fewer full-time employees, solutionTRL4+ and deployability in a lab, with at least90% of eligible-cost work in Canada. Innovation and Adoption maxima are CAD250000/CAD500000, reimbursing up to40% of eligible expenses; Calls for Proposals have a CAD100000 maximum and up-to50% reimbursement. Successful applicants pay a one-time CAD2500 nonreimbursable membership fee. Adoption requires a prospective-customer LOI. These are application limits, not awarded sums or CENGN staffing.
Supports: Capability · summary
The guide describes temporary supervised IAP testing at CNIMI and Bayview Yards with preconfigured5GSA SIMs, Ericsson IAP REST/streaming/historical-export interfaces. CNIMI additionally compares5GIAP withUWB/BLE/RFID and supportsROS/sensor integration. CNIMI private5GSA uses NCLL n77 at3.82GHz; Bayview lists n77 at3.9GHz/80MHz,n78 at3.41GHz,n26128GHz and LTEB14. IAP scope excludes slicing, RedCap and unsupervised access; CNIMI excludes outdoor testing or robots not provided byCNIMI. No universal positional accuracy or latency guarantee is given.
Supports: Capability · core features
The linked guide allows rolling intake and specific calls, limits both Innovation and Adoption projects to12months and requires completion by December31,2027 with program conclusion March31,2028. Eligibility and external-panel review precede feasibility with lab hosts, project charter, schedule/budget and funding agreement. Quarterly/final reports and outcome surveys affect reimbursements. This delivery window is separate from a federal contribution agreement term.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
The guide describes temporary supervised IAP testing at CNIMI and Bayview Yards with preconfigured5GSA SIMs, Ericsson IAP REST/streaming/historical-export interfaces. CNIMI additionally compares5GIAP withUWB/BLE/RFID and supportsROS/sensor integration. CNIMI private5GSA uses NCLL n77 at3.82GHz; Bayview lists n77 at3.9GHz/80MHz,n78 at3.41GHz,n26128GHz and LTEB14. IAP scope excludes slicing, RedCap and unsupervised access; CNIMI excludes outdoor testing or robots not provided byCNIMI. No universal positional accuracy or latency guarantee is given.
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
Guide section7 says SME-generated IP remains SME property unless otherwise agreed. External reviewers, infrastructure partners and lab hosts may access sensitive data/IP only for project purposes, with secure confidential handling and no onward sharing without written SME and CENGN consent. Applicants provide non-confidential summaries for ecosystem partners.
Supports: Capability · core features
The guide describes temporary supervised IAP testing at CNIMI and Bayview Yards with preconfigured5GSA SIMs, Ericsson IAP REST/streaming/historical-export interfaces. CNIMI additionally compares5GIAP withUWB/BLE/RFID and supportsROS/sensor integration. CNIMI private5GSA uses NCLL n77 at3.82GHz; Bayview lists n77 at3.9GHz/80MHz,n78 at3.41GHz,n26128GHz and LTEB14. IAP scope excludes slicing, RedCap and unsupervised access; CNIMI excludes outdoor testing or robots not provided byCNIMI. No universal positional accuracy or latency guarantee is given.
Supports: Capability · core features
Guide basic5G testing is self-directed with typically up to5SIMs, standardQoS and orientation; no network customization. Advanced access adds lab-capacity-dependent SIMs and up to10consulting hours. Premium adds MEC/specialized facilities where available, up to10more consulting hours and approved log requests. Supervised facility access excludes real-time troubleshooting, unsupervised entry and modifications.
Supports: Capability · core features
The guide describes temporary supervised IAP testing at CNIMI and Bayview Yards with preconfigured5GSA SIMs, Ericsson IAP REST/streaming/historical-export interfaces. CNIMI additionally compares5GIAP withUWB/BLE/RFID and supportsROS/sensor integration. CNIMI private5GSA uses NCLL n77 at3.82GHz; Bayview lists n77 at3.9GHz/80MHz,n78 at3.41GHz,n26128GHz and LTEB14. IAP scope excludes slicing, RedCap and unsupervised access; CNIMI excludes outdoor testing or robots not provided byCNIMI. No universal positional accuracy or latency guarantee is given.
Supports: Capability · summary
The linked guide allows rolling intake and specific calls, limits both Innovation and Adoption projects to12months and requires completion by December31,2027 with program conclusion March31,2028. Eligibility and external-panel review precede feasibility with lab hosts, project charter, schedule/budget and funding agreement. Quarterly/final reports and outcome surveys affect reimbursements. This delivery window is separate from a federal contribution agreement term.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
The guide describes temporary supervised IAP testing at CNIMI and Bayview Yards with preconfigured5GSA SIMs, Ericsson IAP REST/streaming/historical-export interfaces. CNIMI additionally compares5GIAP withUWB/BLE/RFID and supportsROS/sensor integration. CNIMI private5GSA uses NCLL n77 at3.82GHz; Bayview lists n77 at3.9GHz/80MHz,n78 at3.41GHz,n26128GHz and LTEB14. IAP scope excludes slicing, RedCap and unsupervised access; CNIMI excludes outdoor testing or robots not provided byCNIMI. No universal positional accuracy or latency guarantee is given.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
The guide describes temporary supervised IAP testing at CNIMI and Bayview Yards with preconfigured5GSA SIMs, Ericsson IAP REST/streaming/historical-export interfaces. CNIMI additionally compares5GIAP withUWB/BLE/RFID and supportsROS/sensor integration. CNIMI private5GSA uses NCLL n77 at3.82GHz; Bayview lists n77 at3.9GHz/80MHz,n78 at3.41GHz,n26128GHz and LTEB14. IAP scope excludes slicing, RedCap and unsupervised access; CNIMI excludes outdoor testing or robots not provided byCNIMI. No universal positional accuracy or latency guarantee is given.
Supports: Capability · technology readiness level
March2026 guide requires registered Canadian applicants with499 or fewer full-time employees, solutionTRL4+ and deployability in a lab, with at least90% of eligible-cost work in Canada. Innovation and Adoption maxima are CAD250000/CAD500000, reimbursing up to40% of eligible expenses; Calls for Proposals have a CAD100000 maximum and up-to50% reimbursement. Successful applicants pay a one-time CAD2500 nonreimbursable membership fee. Adoption requires a prospective-customer LOI. These are application limits, not awarded sums or CENGN staffing.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
The guide describes temporary supervised IAP testing at CNIMI and Bayview Yards with preconfigured5GSA SIMs, Ericsson IAP REST/streaming/historical-export interfaces. CNIMI additionally compares5GIAP withUWB/BLE/RFID and supportsROS/sensor integration. CNIMI private5GSA uses NCLL n77 at3.82GHz; Bayview lists n77 at3.9GHz/80MHz,n78 at3.41GHz,n26128GHz and LTEB14. IAP scope excludes slicing, RedCap and unsupervised access; CNIMI excludes outdoor testing or robots not provided byCNIMI. No universal positional accuracy or latency guarantee is given.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
The guide describes temporary supervised IAP testing at CNIMI and Bayview Yards with preconfigured5GSA SIMs, Ericsson IAP REST/streaming/historical-export interfaces. CNIMI additionally compares5GIAP withUWB/BLE/RFID and supportsROS/sensor integration. CNIMI private5GSA uses NCLL n77 at3.82GHz; Bayview lists n77 at3.9GHz/80MHz,n78 at3.41GHz,n26128GHz and LTEB14. IAP scope excludes slicing, RedCap and unsupervised access; CNIMI excludes outdoor testing or robots not provided byCNIMI. No universal positional accuracy or latency guarantee is given.
Supports: Capability · core features
The guide describes temporary supervised IAP testing at CNIMI and Bayview Yards with preconfigured5GSA SIMs, Ericsson IAP REST/streaming/historical-export interfaces. CNIMI additionally compares5GIAP withUWB/BLE/RFID and supportsROS/sensor integration. CNIMI private5GSA uses NCLL n77 at3.82GHz; Bayview lists n77 at3.9GHz/80MHz,n78 at3.41GHz,n26128GHz and LTEB14. IAP scope excludes slicing, RedCap and unsupervised access; CNIMI excludes outdoor testing or robots not provided byCNIMI. No universal positional accuracy or latency guarantee is given.
Supports: Capability · summary
The Waterloo lab page lists outdoor n71 600 MHz SA and n41 2.5 GHz NSA, indoor n78 3.5 GHz NSA and non-commercial n261 28 GHz NSA, plus 60 GHz WiGig. It identifies RoboHub indoor facilities, the AVRIL parking lot/class-G airspace and campus areas requiring approval; partner robot/drone platforms, RTK and indoor tracking are available by arrangement. These are site-specific options, not universal bands, unrestricted flight authority or CENGN-owned robot products.
Supports: Capability · name
The current services overview maps Bayview and Area X.O in Ottawa, CNIMI in Drummondville, UBC Farm in Vancouver, Waterloo RoboHub, and three Morguard/Nokia building sites: St. Laurent in Ottawa, Bay Club in Toronto and Place Innovation in Montreal. Its separate central CENGN datacentre is labelled PCL Kanata/CBY Ottawa. These are a network of partner environments, not a claim that CENGN owns all facilities, robots or network assets.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
The current services overview maps Bayview and Area X.O in Ottawa, CNIMI in Drummondville, UBC Farm in Vancouver, Waterloo RoboHub, and three Morguard/Nokia building sites: St. Laurent in Ottawa, Bay Club in Toronto and Place Innovation in Montreal. Its separate central CENGN datacentre is labelled PCL Kanata/CBY Ottawa. These are a network of partner environments, not a claim that CENGN owns all facilities, robots or network assets.
Supports: Capability · capability type
The current services overview maps Bayview and Area X.O in Ottawa, CNIMI in Drummondville, UBC Farm in Vancouver, Waterloo RoboHub, and three Morguard/Nokia building sites: St. Laurent in Ottawa, Bay Club in Toronto and Place Innovation in Montreal. Its separate central CENGN datacentre is labelled PCL Kanata/CBY Ottawa. These are a network of partner environments, not a claim that CENGN owns all facilities, robots or network assets.
Supports: Capability · summary
The current services overview maps Bayview and Area X.O in Ottawa, CNIMI in Drummondville, UBC Farm in Vancouver, Waterloo RoboHub, and three Morguard/Nokia building sites: St. Laurent in Ottawa, Bay Club in Toronto and Place Innovation in Montreal. Its separate central CENGN datacentre is labelled PCL Kanata/CBY Ottawa. These are a network of partner environments, not a claim that CENGN owns all facilities, robots or network assets.
CENGN’s August 27, 2026 announcement identifies six approved projects: Avidbots, JPlug, Konnexio, LatenceTech, SoilTeck and Zighra. It states combined project value CAD4.5 million and federal support CAD1.7 million. Avidbots intends testing at Waterloo; Zighra plans GNSS/RF-fusion and communications-degraded AI testing at Area X.O and Waterloo. Approval and planned tests are established; the article does not report achieved performance thresholds, certification or completed deployment.
Ericsson’s May 19, 2026 launch account identifies the April 16 opening of CNIMI’s 2,800-square-metre Drummondville factory-lab with Ericsson Private 5G and indoor positioning. It reports three launch demonstrations: Unitree Go2 inspection/video, Averian AI assembly inspection and smart-glasses remote assistance. These demonstrations establish an operating environment, not certified positioning accuracy, a latency SLA or participant production acceptance.
