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Area X.O
operator
Sponsor or operator: Invest Ottawa
Organization role. Invest Ottawa-operated complex supporting development, testing, validation, demonstration, and commercialization of autonomy, drones, advanced communications, defence, security, and smart-mobility technologies.
Program. Invest Ottawa-operated complex supporting development, testing, validation, demonstration, and commercialization of autonomy, drones, advanced communications, defence, security, and smart-mobility technologies.
Canada's National Defence Innovation Hub
lead partner and public strategy operator
Sponsor or operator: Invest Ottawa
Organization role. Ottawa-Gatineau defence innovation strategy and hub program led through Invest Ottawa’s public ecosystem surface to coordinate government, academia, industry and investors around testing infrastructure, procurement pathways, company growth, workforce capacity and allied dual-use technology landing opportunities.
Program. Ottawa-Gatineau defence innovation strategy and hub program led through Invest Ottawa’s public ecosystem surface to coordinate government, academia, industry and investors around testing infrastructure, procurement pathways, company growth, workforce capacity and allied dual-use technology landing opportunities.
IO Accelerator
operator
Sponsor or operator: Invest Ottawa
Organization role. Milestone-driven growth program for qualifying National Capital Region technology firms, providing expert support on product-market fit, finance, sales, marketing, talent, market intelligence, and access to capital.
Program. Milestone-driven growth program for qualifying National Capital Region technology firms, providing expert support on product-market fit, finance, sales, marketing, talent, market intelligence, and access to capital.
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Ottawa, Ontario
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Aug 11, 2026
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