We are the IVI

The Innovative Vehicle Institute is the nexus in electrification and transport automation. Our team of experts supports companies and organizations in their innovation process by helping them develop new vehicle technologies.

We hold a CCTT status, affiliated with the Cégep of Saint-Jérôme and are accredited as a research centre by NSERC.

The IVI is therefore one of the sixty CCTTs in Quebec in the Synchronex network and is recognized as a Technology Access Center member of Tech-Access Canada the network offering access to technical expertise from one ocean to another.

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Our Mission

Our mission is to conduct applied research, design and integrate state-of-the-art technologies applied to vehicles in order to help companies and organizations innovate, while aiming for positive economic and social benefits.

Commitment & values

The expertise of the Innovative Vehicle Institute is recognized thanks to its team of professionals and engineers who are unite under common values.

Professionalism

The entire IVI team carries out its projects with rigour and expertise and provides a service of exceptional quality.

Collaboration

Interactions are at the core of our work. We value internal teamwork and collaborative work with clients and partners.

Innovation & Creativity

Being always at the forefront of new technologies, we make it our duty to be at the cutting edge and take innovation further.

Board of Directors

The Innovative Vehicle Institute is governed by a Board of Directors composed of 11 members including 4 observer members who bring their varied and complementary expertise to the service of the transportation electrification industry.

President
Sylvain Chartier, Technologie Hypertronic Inc.

Vice-president
Thierry St-Cyr, InnovÉÉ

Treasurer
Cristina Telcian, Cégep de Saint-Jérôme

Secretary
Nadine Le Gal, Cégep de Saint-Jérôme

Board members

Pier-Luc Laurin, Institut du véhicule innovant

Daniel Simounet, Hitachi Energy

Jason Larocque, Kontron Canada Inc.

Stéphane Gauthier, Cégep de Saint-Jérôme

Clothilde Petitjean, Flying Whales Québec

Benoit St-Cyr, Novabus-Volvo

Marie-Pier Forget, Technologies Ingenext

Observers

Martine Éthier, Ville de Saint-Jérôme

Liette Laroche, Ministère de l’Économie, Innovation et Énergie

History

The Innovative Vehicle Institute was founded in 2015 following the merger of the Centre national du transport avancé (CNTA) and the Institut du transport avancé du Québec (ITAQ). As a result, we have more than 20 years of experience in transportation electrification and the development of technological solutions.

Winner of the Prix Génie Innovation 2016 for the development of an electric school bus, we have worked over the past 5 years with more than 120 companies, organizations, and partners.

In 2019, we received an investment of $12.7 million from the Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation to begin construction of our new building. With this new building, the IVI is becoming an unique innovation center in Quebec and Canada.