Even though COVID-19 put many challenges before us and our partners in 2020, IMII undertook and delivered on several innovation activities on behalf of its members in the past year. This quick “year in review” provides the links to the major initiatives. Click on any of the links below to see how IMII is advancing technology development & deployment, investing in Saskatchewan’s people through diversity & inclusion programs, scholarships and internships, as well as embarking on a new strategic direction.
We are starting 2021 with more than $4 million in project commitments – twice as much as 2020. Watch for our successes throughout this new year at imii.ca.
Innovation
- EECOL Electric and SafeBox System Named 2020 Innovation Award Winner by IMII
- IMII Announces Finalists for DEMOday 2020
- IMII’s Alternative Energy Systems Innovation Challenge Officially Launched!
- The industry-academia connection – Engineering Professor Travis Wiens tackles potash mining challenges
- IMII Announces Inaugural $500,000 Innovation Challenge
- 2020 IMII DEMOday and Innovation Award
Investing in Saskatchewan’s People
- Gender Equity in Mining Works in Saskatchewan
- Cultivating the Path Forward – iMpowered Women for the Mining Workforce
- Mining Futures Award
- Cultivating the Path Forward – Request for Proposals
- Cultivating the Path Forward – iMpowered to Lead Our Industry
- Mining Futures Award Winner Announced
- Mitacs and IMII contributing to a skilled minerals labour force through internships in Saskatchewan’s minerals industry
Strategic Direction