research facility and headquarters in Edmonton in 1986. Alberta Innovates (AI) In January 2010, the provincial government merged ARC and other research and development organizations including the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research and the Alberta Energy Research Institute to form a set of Alberta Innovates (AI) companies. This new set of companies included four corporations: AI Technology Futures, AI Health Solutions, AI Energy and Environment Solutions, and AI Bio Solutions. On November 1, 2016, AI consolidated the four corporations into one singular Alberta Innovates company with two subsidiaries: C-FER Technologies and InnoTech Alberta. In 2021, Alberta Innovates marked its 100-year centennial. References Technology companies of Canada Research institutes in Canada Canadian companies established in 1921 1921 establishments in Alberta Companies based in Edmonton