Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
National Research Council Canada
Program purpose (as reported by the department)
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Agreements with businesses
10539
Median agreement
$75,000
Range
$0 – $10,000,000
Recipients
5968
Last 12 months
181
Total value
$1,833,458,952
What the numbers say
- Half of the agreements with businesses are worth $75,000 or less.
- The largest recipient, Providence Therapeutics Holdings Inc., holds $20,788,801 (1% of the program's business funding in this data).
- The most recent agreement in the data started on 2026-01-19.
By fiscal year
2021-22$409,759,6582262
2022-23$434,973,2362415
2023-24$363,915,8871908
2024-25$322,934,9612112
2025-26$301,811,8311841
By recipient province
ON$611,651,3453160
QC$386,742,9302321
BC$328,493,8302007
AB$230,761,8101152
NS$70,722,179483
NL$50,727,342369
SK$46,733,098270
NB$43,178,785319
MB$42,572,925299
PE$18,353,807131
NU$1,936,15212
NT$841,4556
YT$743,29410
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Agreements | Value | Latest start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Therapeutics Holdings Inc. | 3 | $20,788,801 | 2024-06-01 |
| Entos Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 6 | $16,419,700 | 2025-11-03 |
| Macrodyne Technologies Inc. | 5 | $11,500,946 | 2024-07-01 |
| Solace Corporation | 2 | $10,975,000 | 2023-05-01 |
| WOLF Advanced Technology Canada Inc. | 1 | $10,000,000 | 2025-09-01 |
| ILLUMIN INC. | 1 | $10,000,000 | 2023-04-01 |
| Vention inc. | 1 | $7,700,000 | 2022-05-01 |
| Avidbots Corp. | 3 | $7,013,020 | 2024-06-03 |
| Northern RNA Inc. | 1 | $7,000,000 | 2022-07-28 |
| Laurent Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $7,000,000 | 2023-02-01 |
| Introhive Services Inc. | 1 | $6,670,000 | 2021-11-01 |
| Saltworks Technologies Inc. | 4 | $6,604,650 | 2025-12-15 |
| Cymax Group Technologies Ltd. | 2 | $6,500,000 | 2022-09-02 |
| Kinova inc | 1 | $6,350,000 | 2023-09-18 |
| AbCellera Biologics Inc. | 1 | $6,325,000 | 2022-11-01 |
Recent agreements
| Start | Recipient | Project | Province | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-01-01 | Mediphage Bioceuticals, Inc. | UK Biomanufacturing - 10143578 - NPmsDNA2024 - Development of in vivo targeted non-viral gene therapies | ON | $63,380 |
| 2026-01-19 | OBKIO INC. | ICAP 2025 – Morocco & Kenya – International Co-Innovation Action Plan | QC | $50,000 |
| 2026-01-12 | SERVICES DE DEVELOPPEMENT PROFESSIONELS SDP INC | IP Assist L3 : Intellectual Property Strategy Engagement | QC | $25,000 |
| 2026-01-05 | Audyse Technology Incorporated | Industrial Soundscape Study and Security Certification and Tariff Research. | NL | $57,680 |
| 2026-01-05 | Apollo Machine & Welding Ltd. | Germany ZIM 15 – DECHRO - Development of a Sustainable Alternative to Hard Chrome Planting Through a Combination of EHLA and Simultaneous Roller Burnishing | AB | $230,000 |
| 2026-01-05 | Nordspace Corp | Germany ZIM 15 - EHLAM-Rocket - Extreme High-speed Laser Multi-Material Deposition for Rocket Propulsion | ON | $335,000 |
| 2026-01-05 | Griffith Foods Limited | Enhancing Food Safety and Quality: Implementing Advanced MAchine Learning and Data Analytics to Develop Predictive Models for Best-Before Dates | ON | $71,157 |
| 2026-01-05 | SOLUTIONS SEGIC INC. | Experimentation aimed at optimizing business processes in the field of insurance technology. | QC | $125,000 |
| 2026-01-01 | Noram Electrolysis Systems Inc. | Development of Two-Compartment Lithium Electrolyser | BC | $2,995,000 |
| 2026-01-01 | Hilltop Partner Network Inc. | AI Consulting Platform 2.0 | MB | $75,000 |
| 2026-01-01 | CEMWorks Inc. | EUREKA Cluster – CELTIC-NEXT SUSTAINET guarDian – C2024/3-1 – Automated Design Tool for Energy-Efficient Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces and Antenna Arrays | MB | $500,000 |
| 2026-01-01 | Languages In Motion Ltd. | OCR and AI Certified Translation | AB | $60,000 |
| 2025-12-15 | Fingerprint Technologies Corp. | Pilot Manufacturing Feasibility Study | BC | $74,568 |
| 2025-12-15 | Guild Automation Ltd. | Harness Drafting Tool Pre-Commercialization | MB | $52,500 |
| 2025-12-15 | Bio-Stream Diagnostics Inc. | Design Trax for Compliance and Manufacturability | AB | $74,500 |
| 2025-12-15 | Saltworks Technologies Inc. | MDAP 2025 – Market Diversification Action Plan | BC | $50,000 |
| 2025-12-15 | Les Solutions Paxeo inc. | ARP - Development of a secure SaaS platform for intelligent document management. | QC | $46,000 |
| 2025-12-15 | Bio-Stream Diagnostics Inc. | Developing a Comprehensive IP Portfolio for Field-Deployable Multiplex Biosensing | AB | $25,000 |
| 2025-12-15 | MHCombiotic Inc. | Wound Healing Study for ComBatic™ Antimicrobial Wound Kit | AB | $75,000 |
| 2025-12-08 | Charlottetown Metal Products Limited | Project Cascade | PE | $197,252 |
| 2025-12-08 | ÖAction inc. | IP Assist L3 : Intellectual Property Strategy Engagement | QC | $27,000 |
| 2025-12-07 | Northernmost Medical Devices, Inc. | Design and Transfer to Manufacturing | AB | $160,000 |
| 2025-12-05 | TREX-AI INC. | ALEX Cluster-Scaling and Distributed Learning Expansion | AB | $75,000 |
| 2025-12-03 | AGADA BIOSCIENCES INC. | Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to histological image analyses to increase international contracts | NS | $128,627 |
| 2025-12-01 | Blume Supply Inc. | Development of water soluble fiber and protein powders | BC | $92,500 |
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.
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