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Smart solutions for challenging environments

Since 1975 C-CORE has provided research-based advisory services and technology solutions to mitigate operational risk and help clients improve safety, efficiency and cost-effectiveness in remote or challenging environments worldwide. We also address security, sustainability and safety issues for clients in the resource development, transportation and aerospace/defense sectors.

C-CORE’s three closely integrated areas of technical expertise – ocean and ice engineeringgeotechnical engineering and remote sensing (both applications and systems development) – work together to address specific challenges. With a staff of 70+ scientists, engineers and other professionals, we bring scientific rigor and business discipline to bear on real-world problems.

Headquartered in St John’s NL, with an office in Ottawa ON, C-CORE maintains a collaborative relationship with Memorial University, with access to its extensive facilities, diverse academic expertise and $120 million research portfolio.

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300 Trusted Clients
370 Value Generated (M)
72 Employees

C-CORE addresses complex challenges in our oceans, on land, and in space.

126 Contract Locations

Client Testimonials

“C‑CORE’s ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit has been instrumental in our government’s heightened importance on innovation.”

The Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore
NL Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

“As with all firsts, the development of the P-band transponder was a huge technological challenge that C‑CORE mastered with expertise, endurance and an attitude to never give up.”

Michael Fehringer, Program Manager
ESA

“We are very pleased to be continuing our relationship with a leading Canadian company like C-CORE.”

Stephane Germain
President and CEO of GHGSat

Our Process

Turning Ideas into Impactful Solutions.
01

Outreach

Connect with clients and stakeholders to understand challenges and engage partner communities

02

Develop

Create technology using experience, knowledge, skills, and iterative processes that focus on quality, innovation, and client requirements

03

Implement

Integrate best practices and novel techniques with rigorous testing to deliver timely and reliable outcomes

04

Deliver

Provide customized analyses and tools, and operational products and services to address challenging problems

05

Support

Offer ongoing assistance, maintenance, and optimization to ensure sustained performance and drive continuous improvement

Our Markets

Defence & Space

Helping clients navigate complex challenges and capitalize on emerging opportunities in the space, NewSpace and defence

Environment

Assisting clients in understanding the evolving climate and devising technology strategies to adapt to change

Energy & Ocean Technology

Enabling clients to operate safely and efficiently in harsh environments to produce more resilient energy infrastructure

Our Expertise

Radar Systems
Radar Systems

Adaptive Scheduling, Multifunction Radar, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Ground Penetrating Radar, Multistatic & Passive Radar, GNSS Reflectometry & Occultation, Highspeed Multichannel Radar, Phased Arrays

Artifical Intelligence
Artifical Intelligence

Machine Learning Operations, Satellite Telemetry Analysis, Pattern of Life Analysis, Deep Learning Models for Geospatial Data, Operational AI-enabled Platforms, Quantum Signal Processing for Signal Detection

Space Hardware Development
Space Hardware Development

Radar Transponders, Satellite Communications & Ground Stations, Software Defined Radio, Space Domain Awareness, Mission Concepts, Ground Segment Design, CubeSats‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

Ocean & Ice Engineering
Ocean & Ice Engineering

Managing Ice Risk, Protecting Vessels & Infrastructure, Advancing Design for Frontier Regions

Imagery & Data Analytics
Imagery & Data Analytics

Maritime Domain Awareness, Wetlands Inventory, Iceberg & Sea Ice Monitoring, River Ice Monitoring, Oil Slick/Seeps Identification, Vessel Detection, Emissions Monitoring

Geotechnical Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering

Pipeline & Power Cable Testing, Ice–seabed Interaction, Soil-structure Interaction, Reduced-Scale Physical Modeling using our Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility

Our solutions

Maritime Surveillance

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Ground Station Services

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Surveillance of Space

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Countering UAS Threats

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Environmental simulation and forecasting

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Testing services for technology validation and verification

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Emissions Monitoring from Space

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Risk assessment, design loads and structural analysis

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Data collection, characterization and design basis support

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