Get the industry perspectives you're missing from your studies.
CSSIC is a one-day conference in Ottawa that connects undergraduate engineers with the companies building Canada's semiconductor industry. Learn where the field is headed, meet the people leading it, and show them your skills firsthand.
The morning programme will be held at Bayview Yards in Ottawa. After lunch we head west to Kanata, Canada’s largest tech park, for lab tours, the afternoon programme and the career fair.
- Talent Readiness Survey Oct ’26
- Delegate applications open Nov ’26
- Hackathon challenge published Dec ’26
- CSSIC: Jan 21st, ’27
One day built to connect you with the people and problems shaping Canadian semiconductors.
- Morning · Bayview Yards, Ottawa
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9:00
Keynote & Panels
Canada’s legacy of frontier technology is rarely talked about today. Our keynote shows how the nation’s tech landscape evolved, and industry panels cover what’s next and the skills the semiconductor industry will need.
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10:45
Canadian Success Showcase
Most Canadian entrepreneurs default to other countries to launch their semiconductor companies. Founders and technical leads from high-growth Canadian hardware firms share how they built theirs here, and the engineering problems they’re solving today.
- Afternoon · Kanata
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1:30
Lab Tours
A first-hand view of Canadian semiconductor R&D inside Kanata’s industry labs, with presentations on lab equipment, current products and industry-grade debugging.
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4:15
Hardware Hackathon
Solve a real engineering problem in the weeks leading up to CSSIC, designed and judged by our hackathon sponsor, then present your solution to our industry partners.
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5:30
Career Fair & Networking
Meet mentors, industry representatives and professors in structured networking sessions throughout the day. CSSIC closes with a career fair, the place to find your next internship or new-grad role.
Questions? Email us at chairs@cssic.ca.