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Canada and Ontario have a long heritage in telecommunications research leadership. Combined with world-class research institutions and a dynamic, skilled workforce, Huawei is making a long-term investment to expand our research & development efforts in Canada.
In partnership with the Province of Ontario, between now and 2020, Huawei will double the size of our Ontario-based Canada Research Centre operations. This investment includes the creation of 250 new research and engineering jobs focused in areas of 5G and other advanced communications research. In addition, Huawei has committed to invest a minimum of $500m in direct R&D spending.
We are proud that Huawei is now ranked 29th across all industry sectors for R&D investment in Canada, reinforcing our commitment to an innovative and competitive telecommunications industry and a thriving Canadian ICT Ecosystem.
As part of our announcement on November 1st, Huawei has reaffirmed our commitment to Universities and Research institutions in Ontario and across Canada. Huawei will invest between $6m-$9m annually in advanced communications research projects with Universities in Ontario, Quebec and across Canada.
Since 2010, our Canada Research Centre in Ottawa has played a central role in establishing Huawei as one of the global leaders in transformative 5G technology. Having the innovative research support provided by Canadian Universities is invaluable to expanding that work.
Our commitment also includes a ground-breaking “Seeds for the Future” initiative sponsors up to 20 Canadian engineering students annually to travel to Huawei headquarters in Shenzhen, China for a 2-week work study program.
The program will enable students from leading engineering firms across Canada to experience first-hand what it is like to work in a truly global and cross-cultural business environment.
