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.
CSSIC will take place at Bayview Yards in Ottawa, Ontario.
- Talent Readiness Survey Sep ’26
- Delegate applications open Nov ’26
- Hackathon challenge published Dec ’26
- CSSIC: Jan ’27
One day built to connect you with the people and problems shaping Canadian semiconductors.
The day opens with a keynote on the state of Canadian semiconductors and where the industry is headed, followed by panels on skill-development pathways and Canada's outlook.
Solve a real engineering problem released in the weeks before the conference, designed and judged by industry partners. Top teams demonstrate their submissions on the main stage in front of the delegate pool.
Find where you fit in the field by participating in technical deep-dives into leading areas of semiconductor R&D across Canada.
Meet the people hiring through speed networking. These sessions will run on an interest-badge and networking-passport system, matching you with the engineers and recruiters most relevant to your goals. Your resume goes straight to sponsoring companies hiring for internships and new-grad roles.
Hear how Canadian Founders and technical leads built their high-growth hardware firms, from their founding stories to the engineering problems they are solving right now.
Questions? Email us at chairs@cssic.ca.