Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA)
National Defence
Program purpose (as reported by the department)
Collaborate with academic and private sector partners to build a network of expertise to support Canada’s current and future defence and security needs.
Agreements with businesses
22
Median agreement
$169,000
Range
$169,000 – $169,000
Recipients
22
Last 12 months
22
Total value
$3,718,000
What the numbers say
- Half of the agreements with businesses are worth $169,000 or less.
- The largest recipient, Tightbeam Photonics Inc., holds $169,000 (5% of the program's business funding in this data).
- The most recent agreement in the data started on 2026-03-11.
By fiscal year
2025-26$3,718,00022
By recipient province
ON$1,352,0008
QC$845,0005
BC$845,0005
AB$507,0003
NL$169,0001
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Agreements | Value | Latest start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tightbeam Photonics Inc. | 1 | $169,000 | 2026-02-09 |
| SDQ Solutions Canada | 1 | $169,000 | 2026-03-11 |
| Lux Bio Inc. | 1 | $169,000 | 2026-02-11 |
| Deep Breathe Inc. | 1 | $169,000 | 2026-02-19 |
| Copsys Technologies Inc. | 1 | $169,000 | 2026-01-30 |
| Cohesys Inc. | 1 | $169,000 | 2026-01-30 |
| Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation | 1 | $169,000 | 2026-01-30 |
| Avivo Biomedical Inc. | 1 | $169,000 | 2026-01-30 |
| Qoherent Inc. | 1 | $169,000 | 2026-02-02 |
| Grengine Inc. | 1 | $169,000 | 2026-01-30 |
| Hydrogen In Motion Inc. | 1 | $169,000 | 2026-02-02 |
| Volta Space Technologies Inc. | 1 | $169,000 | 2026-02-13 |
| Neverfrost Inc. | 1 | $169,000 | 2026-02-02 |
| SolarSteam Inc. | 1 | $169,000 | 2026-02-11 |
| Niricson Software Inc. | 1 | $169,000 | 2026-02-04 |
Recent agreements
| Start | Recipient | Project | Province | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | SDQ Solutions Canada | Quantum-Resistant Anti-Spoofing Solution for Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing | AB | $169,000 |
| 2026-02-19 | Deep Breathe Inc. | ATLAS: On-edge, multi-diagnostic AI for real-time detection of traumatic torso injuries | ON | $169,000 |
| 2026-02-17 | Datifex Inc. | DATIVerseTM Platform for Digital Twins and the Industrial Metaverse | ON | $169,000 |
| 2026-02-13 | Volta Space Technologies Inc. | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - Plastic Optical Fiber (UAVPOF) | QC | $169,000 |
| 2026-02-11 | SolarSteam Inc. | SolarSteam Liquid Cooling for Data Centres | AB | $169,000 |
| 2026-02-11 | Lux Bio Inc. | Mission-Ready Bioluminescence - A Biochemical Light Platform for Critical Defense Applications | BC | $169,000 |
| 2026-02-09 | Tightbeam Photonics Inc. | Adaptive Optics on a Chip for Laser Ground Stations in Free-Space Optical Communication | ON | $169,000 |
| 2026-02-06 | Exonetik Inc. | Hydrogen-ready, high-efficiency turbogenerator for dual-use mobile power and microgrid resilience | QC | $169,000 |
| 2026-02-06 | FireSwarm Solutions Inc. | FireSwarm Solution's Dual-Use DASA-Enabled Ultra Heavy-Lift Drone Solution | BC | $169,000 |
| 2026-02-04 | Niricson Software Inc. | Robotics and AI based Predictive Maintenance and Analytics | BC | $169,000 |
| 2026-02-02 | NorthStar Earth & Space Inc. | Multisource Space Data Fusion for Operational Decision Making | QC | $169,000 |
| 2026-02-02 | Incendia Canada Inc. | Actionable Insight for Infrastructure | QC | $169,000 |
| 2026-02-02 | Hydrogen In Motion Inc. | Lightweight UxS Energy Storage | BC | $169,000 |
| 2026-02-02 | Qoherent Inc. | Interference Resistant Drone Networking (IRDN) | ON | $169,000 |
| 2026-02-02 | Neverfrost Inc. | Nanoparticle-Based Thermal Camouflage for Passive Multispectral Concealment in Extreme Environments | ON | $169,000 |
| 2026-01-30 | GlobVision Inc. | Space Common Operating Picture (SCOP) for Advanced Data Assisted Decision Making | QC | $169,000 |
| 2026-01-30 | GBatteries Energy Canada Inc. | Smart Pulse Charger and Battery System for Cold-Weather Drone Operations and Extended Range | ON | $169,000 |
| 2026-01-30 | Copsys Technologies Inc. | Copsys Intelligent Digital Skin (CIDS) On-Demand Antifouling | NL | $169,000 |
| 2026-01-30 | Cohesys Inc. | BoneTape: A New Approach to Orthopaedic Fracture Fixation | ON | $169,000 |
| 2026-01-30 | Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation | Mission Control (MC) - Remote Monitoring for Micro Modular Reactors (MMRs) | ON | $169,000 |
| 2026-01-30 | Avivo Biomedical Inc. | Delivery of a Universal Blood Supply for the Battlefield | BC | $169,000 |
| 2026-01-30 | Grengine Inc. | Grengine: Cyber-Secure, Modular Battery Systems for Austere and Off-Grid Energy Resilience | AB | $169,000 |
Method & sources
Source: Government of Canada "Proactive Disclosure – Grants and Contributions" (Open Government Licence – Canada). We include agreements with for-profit recipients that started on or after April 1, 2021, and keep the latest amendment of each agreement, so values are the current agreement value, not money paid out. Departments report on their own schedule, so the most recent quarter is incomplete. Recipients are linked to company pages by exact name match. This is not an endorsement or an eligibility determination — check each program's official page.
Dataset on open.canada.ca · Search the official grants records