While affiliated with the Institut maritime du Québec, Innovation maritime is a separate non-profit company managed by an independent board of directors who come from both the maritime industry and the research community. Its members are:

President
Alain Richard
Director – Institut maritime du Québec

Secretary Treasurer
Paule Simoneau
Professor of architecture – Institut maritime du Québec

Administrator
Éric Hudier
Professor -Engineering department – Université du Québec à Rimouski

Administrator
Anne Legars
Director, Policy and Government Affairs – Shipping Federation of Canada

Administrator
Louis Morin
President – Service subaquatique BLM

Administrator
Guy Fortin
Cargo superintendent / Operations Branch – FEDNAV

Administrator
Luc Desaulniers
Professor – Université du Québec à Rimouski

Administrator
Benoît Cormier
Technical Advisor – Concept Naval

Administrator
Pierre Parent
Pilote – Corporation des pilotes du Saint-Laurent central

Observer
Claude Côté
Lower St Lawrence Region – Ministère du Développement économique, de l’Innovation et de l’Exportation du Québec (MDEIE)