Notable Grants
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These grants have been flagged as potentially controversial or of special public interest. This includes projects with significant public debate, unusual funding patterns, or international development initiatives that have drawn criticism.
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Novel, low carbon footprint anode materials for use in cylindrical Li-Ion batteries
NanoXplore Inc. Montreal, QC
This project aims to develop advanced anode materials for Li-ion batteries, enhancing fast-charging performance at a competitive price with low environmental impact. Proven in small Li-ion battery ce…
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contribu… 2024-25 May 23, 2024 - March 31, 2027
$2,900,000
SOLLUM TECHNOLOGIES INC. Montreal, QC
Development of a new generation of a connected industrial horticultural lightning platform, including hardware and software . The new generation offering will close the gap with legacy technologies a…
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2023-24 Jan. 22, 2024 - July 1, 2025
$2,500,000
Enhancing the Distributed Grid Management abilities of GridOS-DERMS
OPUS ONE SOLUTIONS ENERGY CORP. Richmond Hill, ON
The project will enhance the GridOS - Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) platform and its capabilities to intelligently control resources (DERs) with augmented control strategies t…
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2018-19
$1,575,000
Resson Agricultural Intelligent Assistant Bot- the Resson AgBot-2
Resson Aerospace Corporation Fredericton, NB
The Resson AgBot-2 builds upon the current RAMAS platform capabilities, and will enable farmers to react efficiently and more effectively to non-seasonal weather patterns while using decentralized se…
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2018-19 Aug. 20, 2018 - Sept. 6, 2019
$1,355,630
Lapalme gestion conception mcanique inc. Varennes, QC
The SAMI is an intelligent multifunctional agricultural system designed to harvest vegetables. The developed system will allow, in addition to carrying out the harvest in an autonomous and intelligen…
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2021-22 April 5, 2021 - Jan. 28, 2023
$990,000
District Ventures Calgary, AB
District Ventures (DV) is Canadas first accelerator for consumer packaged companies (CPG) in the food & beverage and health & wellness sectors. DV connects innovative early-stage entrepreneurs with …
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2018-19 Aug. 1, 2015 - Feb. 28, 2019
$965,000
Arcus Power Corp. Calgary, AB
Digital asset optimization software for the operation and management of Distributed Energy Resource (DER). Arcus will develop a new carbon cost tracking module, which will be used to economically o…
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contribu… 2024-25 Nov. 1, 2022 - Nov. 30, 2024
$900,000
Concrete Optimization Technology
Giatec Scientific Inc. Ottawa, ON
A new sensor will be developed for accurate and real-time monitoring of concrete performance during the early construction stages. This technology will be used to optimize mixtures that results in lo…
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2021-22 Oct. 1, 2021 - March 24, 2023
$880,000
Signifi Solutions Inc. Mississauga, ON
The project is to build an end platform including the hardware mechanisms and software solution. The solution will be designed to handle different food products including rice, sorghum, beans and oi…
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2021-22 Sept. 1, 2021 - March 25, 2022
$750,000
Les Tourbires Berger lte Saint-Modeste, QC
The project aims to develop an innovative approach to effectively integrate a range of biostimulant products into horticultural mixes.
Industrial Research Assistance Program ? Contribu… 2020-21 Dec. 14, 2020 - March 15, 2024
$750,000
Anaergia Inc. Burlington, ON
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Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2023-24 April 2, 2023 - April 30, 2025
$750,000
Tangent Design Engineering Ltd Calgary, AB
The project will develop an autonomous agricultural optimization system using IoT sensors, networks, and human guided artificial intelligence algorithms for International Euripedes project 18-1106 -S…
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2023-24 Aug. 1, 2021 - March 31, 2024
$700,000
Chinova Bioworks Inc. Fredericton, NB
Isolation of low-cost chitosan from Trichoderma ressei primarily targeting agricultural applications and development of unique chitosan-based food and beverage preservatives. Isolation of sorbic acid…
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2023-24 June 19, 2023 - July 31, 2025
$666,500
LlamaZOO Interactive Inc. Victoria, BC
As part of the international consortium project iDT4GDC", led by Red Dot Analytics Pte Ltd (Singapore). This project will focus on creating a 3D digital twin framework of data centers, that integrate…
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2023-24 June 1, 2023 - March 31, 2026
$650,000
JCA Industries Inc. Winnipeg, MB
Development of key components, which are part of an overall controls framework, that can be used to build customized autonomous agricultural machines. They include: an advanced perception platform; a…
Industrial Research Assistance Program ? Contribu… 2020-21 July 29, 2019 - June 30, 2021
$641,000
Low Carbon Readiness Program
Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology Hamilton, ON
Program to support SMEs in finding solutions to their energy, climate change, or environmental sustainability-related questions and barriers within their business.
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2023-24 April 1, 2024 - Sept. 29, 2025
$600,000
CarbonCure Technologies Inc. Dartmouth, NS
Through this project, CarbonCure will automate as much of the collection, validation and transfer of carbon credit data, as well as the carbon credit transaction process, as possible, find efficienci…
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contribu… 2024-25 July 29, 2024 - March 27, 2026
$599,835
Climative Inc. Fredericton, NB
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Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contribu… 2024-25 March 4, 2024 - March 10, 2025
$548,100
JCA Industries Inc. Winnipeg, MB
Development of key components, which are part of an overall controls framework, that can be used to build customized autonomous agricultural machines. They include: an advanced perception platform; a…
Industrial Research Assistance Program ? Contribu… 2020-21 July 29, 2019 - March 31, 2021
$541,000
Vivid Machines Inc. Toronto, ON
To advance precision agriculture by integrating our grower insights into industry leading agricultural sprayers to enable prescriptive spraying plans for targeted applications of farm inputs.
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2023-24 Aug. 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024
$538,200
1274935 B.C. Ltd. South Slocan, BC
To develop a software application that will allow for pricing made-to-order products. The software will output the product price, technical information necessary to verify the product specifications …
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2023-24 Dec. 12, 2022 - March 31, 2024
$513,195
Elevator Controller System
Savaria Concord Lifts Inc. Brampton, ON
Develop a single world wide accepted and compliant elevator/home lift controller for all drive and elevator types in our market segment. Currently our controllers vary in design and age since develop…
Industrial Research Assistance Program ? Contribu… 2020-21 April 1, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2021
$500,000
A.U.G. Signals Ltd. Toronto, ON
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Industrial Research Assistance Program ? Contribu… 2020-21 May 1, 2020 - April 30, 2022
$500,000
Lapalme gestion conception mcanique inc. Varennes, QC
The SAMI is an intelligent multifunctional agricultural system designed to harvest vegetables. The developed system will allow, in addition to carrying out the harvest in an autonomous and intelligen…
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2021-22 April 5, 2021 - Jan. 28, 2023
$500,000
Les Systmes FlyScan inc. Quebec, QC
Development, integration and testing of a Helicopter-mounted Ultraviolet Spectroscopic LIDAR and associated peripherals, for the remote detection of liquid hydrocarbon pipeline leaks.
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2018-19 Dec. 5, 2016 - May 31, 2019
$500,000
Voyages Encore Travel inc. Montreal, QC
Empower corporate travellers to participate in carbon offset decisions.
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2021-22 Aug. 30, 2021 - July 29, 2022
$500,000
Hyperlume, Inc. Toronto, ON
Hyperlume presents a sustainable ultra-low-power optical interconnect designed for high-performance computing and data centers, particularly for applications like artificial intelligence and machine …
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contribu… 2024-25 June 3, 2024 - Feb. 28, 2025
$500,000
Multielement pulsed eddy current
Eddyfi NDT inc. Quebec, QC
We want to develop a solution to quickly detect and quantify small and localized corrosion in carbon steel structures, using techniques based on pulsed eddy currents (PEC).
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2018-19
$500,000
Ryerson Futures Inc. Calgary, AB
Under this Project Zone Startups Calgary (Zone) will provide advisory services to NRC-IRAP client SMEs to: (1) support commercialization of novel technologies by NRC client SMEs by creating and faci…
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2018-19
$500,000
Universal Matter Burlington, ON
Universal Matter Inc. is implementing an 18-month project that is aimed at creating a world-class Global Innovation Centre for its proprietary Flash Joule Heating process technology, which transforms…
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2023-24 July 1, 2022 - March 31, 2024
$499,000
Envirosoft Corporation Calgary, AB
Development of a proprietary air emissions forecasting and scenario modeling technology to mitigate climate change and maximize emission reductions
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2021-22 Nov. 1, 2021 - March 31, 2023
$495,000
Elmer's Welding & Manufacturing Ltd. Altona, MB
To support a firm in Agricultural Implement Manufacturing (NAICS: 333110) with a research and development project to improve efficiency by use of sensors and automation of functions.
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2018-19 July 25, 2016 - March 15, 2019
$486,020
Densitas Incorporated Halifax, NS
This project aims to enhance the quality of mammography reports and patient communication with advanced AI that promotes patient engagement, equity, and inclusivity.
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contribu… 2024-25 Aug. 26, 2024 - Aug. 29, 2025
$478,534
Canalyst Financial Modeling Corporation Vancouver, BC
Software development project to transform the firm's product from a dataset composed of fundamental models with company operating statistics and financials into a data platform supporting the needs o…
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2021-22 Aug. 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022
$477,000
Socit pour l'informatique industrielle SII inc. Montreal, QC
UK AgTech Project 53706 RootDetect led by Airborne Robotics Limited (UK), will result in the development of a semi-autonomous remote sensing system that will efficiently scout large areas and identif…
Industrial Research Assistance Program ? Contribu… 2020-21 Nov. 2, 2020 - March 31, 2023
$476,000
Croptimistic Technology Inc. Naicam, SK
SWAT TSM will provide a scalable, easy to install, automated soil, water, and topography mapping system that is easy to install onto a wide variety of agricultural equipment by untrained personnel an…
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2021-22 Feb. 1, 2022 - Feb. 28, 2023
$455,000
Avalon Battery (Canada) Corporation Vancouver, BC
To develop a low cost, long duration Energy Storage Product enabling carbon-free electricity generation and lower electricity costs.
Eureka/Eurostar 2018-19 April 30, 2018 - Nov. 30, 2019
$453,200
Excir Works Corp. Calgary, AB
This project will broaden Excirs precious metal extraction technology to recover additional metals from E-waste, and recover metals from activated carbon and silicon carbide in catalytic converters a…
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2021-22 Dec. 1, 2021 - Nov. 30, 2022
$450,000
Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. Saint-Michel-Des-Saints, QC
The project aims to develop and validate a coating process that is efficient, competitive and should meet the demand of the Lithium-ion battery market. The whole process may be included in a carbon n…
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2021-22 Sept. 30, 2021 - June 30, 2023
$439,075
Nutriag Ltd Etobicoke, ON
This project is designed to develop novel bio-nutritional and bio-fertilizer technologies with the target of improving crop yields. This will be completed by increasing nutrient use efficiencies and …
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contribu… 2024-25 Aug. 1, 2024 - March 31, 2027
$430,000
Fulhaus Inc. Montreal, QC
Fulhaus Inc. provides furniture and decor packages for commercial and consumer markets. An adaptive recommendation engine will significantly reduce the need for human designers to specify, source and…
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2021-22 June 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022
$400,000
NEXUS ROBOTICS INC. SAINT-BRUNO-DE-MONTARVILLE, QC
Development of classification mechanisms for elements impacting the health of agricultural land.
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2021-22 Sept. 6, 2021 - March 31, 2023
$400,000
PTAC Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada Calgary, AB
PTAC (Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada) will connect NRC IRAP client SMEs with the hydrocarbon industry, help identify industry needs and technology gaps, and support testing, demonstration & dep…
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2021-22 April 1, 2021 - March 31, 2023
$400,000
PTAC Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada Calgary, AB
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Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2023-24 April 1, 2023 - March 31, 2025
$400,000
PTAC Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada Calgary, AB
PTAC (Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada) will provide advisory support to NRC-IRAP client SMEs (small and medium enterprises) designated by NRC-IRAP with petroleum technology product-market fit (P…
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2018-19
$400,000
Socit pour l'informatique industrielle SII inc. Montreal, QC
UK AgTech Project 53706 RootDetect led by Airborne Robotics Limited (UK), will result in the development of a semi-autonomous remote sensing system that will efficiently scout large areas and identif…
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2021-22 Nov. 2, 2020 - March 31, 2023
$396,000
Cytochrome Technologies Inc. St. John's, NL
The firm aims to advance the scale of its existing state-of-the-art flow-through biotically-driven geochemical carbon capture technologies. The development program will include characterizing in deta…
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2023-24 Dec. 4, 2023 - March 31, 2025
$395,345
Open Waters Design and Manufacturing Ltd. Prince George, BC
Design and manufacture of a 39ft high performance carbon fiber sailing catamaran. The boat has the ability to be shipped in a standard 40ft, high-cube shipping container and given its light weight ca…
Industrial Research Assistance Program ? Contribu… 2020-21 Oct. 21, 2019 - March 26, 2021
$374,060
Rockport Networks Inc. Ottawa, ON
Our technology platform targets the Data Centres need for scalability, in particular how the Data is networked inside the centre for processing and computation. The present system uses a hierarchica…
Industrial Research Assistance Program Contribut… 2018-19 April 1, 2018 - Jan. 31, 2019
$350,000
Artelys Canada Inc. Montreal, QC
This project aims to create a software solution for conducting prospective studies of the energy system, as well as market price projections, taking into account the specificities of the North Americ…
Industrial Research Assistance Program ? Contribu… 2020-21 Aug. 13, 2018 - March 30, 2021