The first cohort of nationally recognised TAC designations were awarded to nine college and cégep applied research centres:
- Camosun Technology Access Centre (CTAC) (formerly CamosunTech), Camosun College, Victoria, BC
- Transbiotech, Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon, Lévis, QC
- Centre d’expertise et de transfert en agriculture biologique (CETAB+), Cégep de Victoriaville, Victoriaville, QC
- Agrinova, Collège d’Alma, Alma, QC
- Centre technologique en aérospatiale (CTA), Collège Edouard-Montpetit, Saint-Hubert, QC
- Food Innovation and Research Studio (FIRSt), George Brown College, Toronto, ON
- Canada’s Smartest Kitchen (CSK), Holland College, Charlottetown, PEI
- Centre for Sensors and Systems Integration (CSSI) (formerly Nanotechnology Centre for Applied Research, Industry and Training Services), NAIT, Edmonton, AB
- Technology Access Centre for Aerospace & Manufacturing (TACAM), Red River College, Winnipeg, MB
NSERC launches second TAC competition.