Partner With Us
Competitiveness is a team effort.
No organization improves an economy alone. ICA is designed to bring together the organizations that understand Alberta's businesses, technologies, workers and communities.
Who We Work With
What each partner brings.
ICA has not announced partnerships. The categories below describe the contributions that make practical initiatives work.
Industry Associations
Help identify sector challenges, engage businesses and scale proven approaches.
Businesses & Employers
Provide the real-world problems, data and environments where solutions are tested.
Post-Secondary Institutions
Contribute research, expertise, talent and applied innovation capacity.
Technology Providers
Help businesses evaluate and implement practical tools.
Economic Development Organizations
Connect ICA initiatives with local and regional economic priorities.
Municipalities & Communities
Help identify local business needs and economic opportunities.
Government
Align initiatives with broader productivity, workforce and economic-development priorities.
Ways to Collaborate
Four practical starting points.
Co-design an initiative
Shape the scope, diagnostics and measurement of a productivity initiative in your sector or region.
Bring businesses to the table
Connect ICA with employers facing challenges worth solving at more than one company.
Contribute expertise
Applied research, technical capacity, training design or industry knowledge.
Host a roundtable
Convene operators around a shared constraint and turn the discussion into an action plan.
Partner With ICA
If your organization works with Alberta businesses, there is likely a productivity problem we should be solving together.