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Training · Research · Discovery
Bringing World-Class Deep-Water Capability Home To Canada
Project Northern Waters is a founder-led initiative to develop Canada's first purpose-built deep-water training, research and innovation facility.
What Project Northern Waters Is
A National Deep-Water Capability Canada Does Not Yet Have
Deep pools are not just for divers. They are controlled environments where first responders train safely, where researchers and engineers validate instruments before they go into open water, and where underwater technology is tested without weather, ice or seasonal access windows getting in the way.
Countries across Europe, Asia and the Middle East already operate purpose-built deep-water facilities. Canada does not. Project Northern Waters exists to close that gap.
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Purpose-built deep-water training and research facilities operating in Canada today.
2013
The year Canada's only deep diving basin, in Montreal, closed and was not replaced.
365
Days a year of controlled, weather-independent operation, unlike open water.
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Core mission areas: public safety, applied research, clean technology and underwater production.
Who It Serves
One Platform, Many Missions
Because the environment is controlled and repeatable, a single facility can support a wide range of professional, institutional and research users.
Applied Research
A controlled platform for scientific, environmental, human-performance and space-analog research under repeatable conditions.
Clean-Technology Innovation
A demonstration model for advanced water stewardship, energy efficiency and closed-loop thermal integration at institutional scale.
Underwater Production
A stable, controlled environment for underwater robotics, autonomous systems, filming and technology validation.
The Facility
Engineered As A Controlled System,
Not A Conventional Pool
A purpose-built deep-water environment offers consistent depth, visibility and stability that natural water systems cannot provide, managed as an efficient, sustainable system.
Controlled Deep-Water Environment
Stable depth, clarity, temperature and flow allow training, testing and research to be repeated safely and precisely, year round.
Fully Instrumented Systems
Continuous monitoring of water quality, energy and treatment performance makes the facility a live platform for validation and applied research.
Clean Technology By Design
Advanced filtration, water recovery and closed-loop heat integration reduce discharge, chemical demand and emissions from the outset.
Proof Of Concept
A Working Proof of Concept Facility,
Being Developed By Tidal Flow Systems
The national facility is the destination. Ahead of it, Tidal Flow Systems Inc. is developing a smaller proof-of-concept deep pool, a training and equipment-evaluation facility that can be built and opened on a near-term timeline.
A working facility is the strongest foundation for the national vision. It proves the operating model in the real world, and it gives professional users a controlled deep-water environment in Canada while the larger project advances.
Project Status
Where The Project Stands
Phase I
Discovery
Visiting and studying the world's leading deep-water facilities to learn what worked, what challenges they faced, and how to avoid costly mistakes.
Currently ActivePhase II
Design
Creating the blueprint for a Canadian facility, carrying the findings of Phase I into a deliberately right-sized, future-ready design.
Phase III
Build
Bringing the vision to life in Canada: a facility serving public safety, research, industry, education and the community.
Recent progress includes early-stage engagement with public-sector, institutional and industry stakeholders, and completed reference visits to leading deep-water facilities abroad.
Get Involved
Help Bring A National Deep-Water Capability To Canada
Project Northern Waters welcomes constructive engagement from organizations that recognize the national value of a Canadian deep-water research and training capability. Confidential early-stage briefings are available on request.
Project Northern Waters is an initiative of Tidal Flow Systems Inc.