About
- As the voice of Canada’s paint and coatings industry since 1913, CPCA continues advocating for the three pillars of sustainability: economic, environmental and social.
Industry
- CPCA member companies contribute $12.3 billion annually to Canada’s economy, directly and indirectly creating 86,000 jobs.
Sustainability
- The industry has long been on the cutting edge of environmental sustainability and an early adopter of product stewardship and recycling.
Advocacy
- Advocating for an evidence-based approach to regulations to ensure full industry compliance for better protection of human health and the environment.
- - Government Relations
  - Canadian Coatings Regulations
Media HUB
- Stay connected to what matters most for the Canadian coatings industry with regular, insightful CPCA publications and news.
Membership
- Become a member of CPCA to stay informed on the many evolving issues impacting your business and support ongoing efforts to sustain a vibrant Canadian coatings industry.
PAINT-IT-YOURSELF
- CPCA’s Paint-it-Yourself Centre is curated with leading industry information and tutorials to inspire DIYers!
- INTERIORS
- EXTERIORS
- REFINISHING
- LEARNING CENTRE
- TUTORIALS

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Research & Innovation

Research & Innovation

The coatings industry has a proven track record of research and innovation, which has led to sustainable products that provide the performance needed by diverse customers in many sectors of the economy. Often they conduct research alone or in concert with key research centres and with support from government institutions. However it is done the industry is committed to doing more with research centres and with government support programs as noted here.

Research Centres

Automotive Coatings Research Facility, University of Windsor

Centre for Advanced Coating Technologies, University of Toronto

Centre for Advanced Polymer Processing and Design, McMaster University(Hamilton, Ontario)

Research Center for High Performance Polymer and Composite Systems

FPInnovations

Fraunhofer Project Centre for Composites Research, University of Western Ontario(London, Ontario)

GreenCentre Canada Inc.

Institute for Polymer Research, University of Waterloo

National Institute for Nanotechnology

National Research Council Canada Construction(Ottawa, Ontario)

National Research Council Canada Energy, Mining and Environment(Vancouver, British Columbia)

PARTEQ Innovations, Queen's University

PARTEQ Innovations, Queen's University

Particle Technology Research Centre, The University of Western Ontario

National Research Council Canada Energy, Mining and Environment(Vancouver, British Columbia)

Networks of Centres of Excellence, Composites Research Network(Vancouver, British Columbia)

Networks & Support Programs

Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)

Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Toronto

Export Development Canada (EDC)

Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)

Natural Resources Canada’s Canmet MATERIALS (Hamilton, Ontario & Calgary, Alberta)

Networks of Centres of Excellence, Carbon Management Canada(Calgary, Alberta)

Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada(Calgary, Alberta)

Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED)

Networks of Centres of Excellence of Canada

Are you looking to expand your knowledge of the paint and coatings industry? CPCA Coatings Diploma Program has three online semesters that enable you to learn at your own pace.