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There is no cost to register your organization with the Canadian Robotics Council at this time. Any future fees that might arise will be optional and based on a per-event or per-activity basis.

No! As long as your organization has a web presence, has an office or is located in Canada, and is involved in the robotics ecosystem in some capacity, you are welcome to become an organizational member.

Yes! Robot hobbyists and enthusiasts, including students, are an important part of Canada’s growing informal robotics community. If you have a personal website and would like to be kept informed of Council activities, please fill out your information in the application form and select ‘Trade Schools/STEM Educators/Hobby Groups’ in the ‘Ecosystem Role’ section.

Anyone who has the authority to represent or make decisions for your organization or unit may fill out the registration form. Please ensure that your organization’s preferred lead contact / designate for the Council is submitted in the form.

Yes, if your organization has multiple units or branches with distinct leadership, each one should register separately. Examples include companies with branches in different cities, or different lab groups from the same university or institute.

NAICS Codes are used by governments to indicate the overall purpose of the organization from an economic perspective within a North American context. It focuses on the primary ‘output’ of the organization.

Collecting NAICS codes will help us show how our robotics ecosystem fits into the Canadian economy.

We have included a list of the most common NAICS Codes below, and on our How to Join page. If you are a public research lab/university: Select 611 (Educational Services) If you are a private research lab: Select 541 (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) If you build general purpose robots for multiple industries (arms, platforms, combination): Select 33X (Robotics Manufacturing) If you are a startup incubator or accelerator: Select 541 (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) If you are a consultancy or professional services firm: Select 541 (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) If you are a software development firm: Select 541 (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) If you are a private equity or investment firm: Select 523 (Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities) If you are a branch of the government: Select 921 (Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support)

More information about NAICS Codes can be found on the Statistics Canada website: https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/subjects/standard/naics/2017/introduction

We are eager to Canadian Robotics Council members on our website, so please register and we will follow up with next steps.

We are still constituting a variety of committees, where we’re taking into account geographic, market, ecosystem, language, and other forms of diversity. We’ll be selecting first from organizational member representatives, so please register to become a member!

1. Aggregate and report on our findings: We will use your information to generate a baseline of organizations that make up the Canadian robotics ecosystem, and to publish aggregated statistics on domestic strengths and weaknesses as well as domestic demand for robotics solutions in the form of a Canadian Robotics Ecosystem Report. 2. Build communication and collaborative capacity: The contact information you provide will be used to invite you to participate in future networking events, capability exhibitions, challenge scenarios and other Council activities.

1. Ongoing visibility for your organization, and for Canadian robotics as a whole: The information you share will be used to help us establish a comprehensive and up-to-date map of the Canadian robotics ecosystem, and will be shared back with you via publicly-available ecosystem reports produced by the Robotics Council. 2. Community and network connections: You will be invited to participate in future networking events and activities where you will have the opportunity to showcase your capabilities, share your challenges, and strategize with the broader membership on how to build a robust and globally competitive robotics ecosystem in Canada.

We anticipate hosting virtual and in-person networking events in the near future. By registering with the Council, you will be kept informed of upcoming events and other networking opportunities.

Anonymized data will be made available under favourable reproduction terms as part of the Canadian Robotics Council’s upcoming Ecosystem Report. Some non-anonymized data will be available for networking purposes. Registered members may make inquiries to the Council regarding specific networking opportunities.

The capabilities and adoption of robotics and autonomous systems are expanding at a rapid pace. It is in the interest of all Canadians to ensure that we are adopting this globally competitive technology in the right areas, in the right ways, and at the right times.

Absolutely! Please fill out your info in the application form and select ‘Advocacy/Policymaking Group’ or ‘Service Provider’ in the ‘Ecosystem Role’ section.

Several associations and agencies already exist across Canada, serving specific sub sectors or interest groups. Our membership leverages existing relationships to help coordinate activities and information between these groups.

The Canadian Robotics Council is a volunteer-driven initiative and our costs at present are minimal. At present, the Council is funded and resourced via contributions from the organizations associated with our Executive and Advisory Committees. If you are interested in contributing resources to the Council, let us know. We will be happy to find a way to get your organization involved in Council activities.

We recognize that there are many parts to a healthy robotics ecosystem, each serving a different, but important function. For this reason, we interpret “robotics ecosystem” in its broadest sense. The registration form categories capture most of the organization types that make up the formal and informal parts of the robotics ecosystem in Canada.