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Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance

The Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) is Canada’s leading entrepreneurial business alliance. The alliance is committed to helping its members with global competitiveness, as 80 percent of its members operate internationally. Their mandate is helping small businesses grow. CATA has offices across the country that focus on the provision of business services and government programs that provide assistance to entrepreneurs. Billed as the "Traditional Champion" of research and development in Canada, CATA is focused on global business growth through Canadian innovation.

Membership in CATA is offered to any enterprise or organization that benefits from the growth of Canada's advanced technology industry. There are a number of benefits and advantages CATA offers to its members

Tax Credits for Funds Spent on Research and Development. CATA helps small businesses prepare tax submissions to the federal government for tax breaks on research and development funds.

Worker's Compensation. CATA has convinced the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board that software companies should not have to pay premiums as their workplaces do not pose hazards to their employee’s well-being.

Government Contracting Terms and Conditions. CATA is working to clearly define the terms of intellectual property with the federal government to ensure that entrepreneurs can benefit from their innovations.

Immigration. CATA is lobbying the federal government to make immigration less strenuous to attract knowledgeable workers internationally.

E-Canada Campaign. This is a new initiative launched by CATA to stimulate growth in the economy through public sector investments that encourage advanced technology business in Canada.

CATA, through its encouragement of the entrepreneurial advanced technology in Canada, contributes to the country's efforts to create a knowledge-based economy by 2010. Their strategies and policies help to create an economy that encourages advanced sectors of the economy to grow and flourish.