A collaboration or consortia is a group of multiple independent organizations working together to develop an innovative solution.
Collaboration Requirements
Partners must:
Be unaffiliated organizations
Contribute to the project
Share responsibility for project outcomes
Cost Sharing
Partners typically:
Incur their own project costs
Contribute resources to the project
Intellectual Property
Partners may share existing intellectual property when necessary to achieve project objectives.
Service Providers vs. Partners
Partners cannot invoice each other for project work.
If one organization pays another for services, the relationship is considered a service provider relationship, not a collaboration.
Need Help Structuring a Collaboration?
Contact the CFIN Programs Team at innovation@cfin-rcia.ca