Industrial Research Assistance Program
National Research Council Canada
Program purpose (as reported by the department)
The purpose of Industrial Research Assistance Program Contributions to Firms is to provide support that assists small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to advance their innovation knowledge and ability to innovate, grow through innovation and stimulate wealth creation for Canada.
Agreements with businesses
1475
Median agreement
$75,000
Range
$0 – $7,200,000
Recipients
1328
Last 12 months
1437
Total value
$348,081,732
What the numbers say
- Half of the agreements with businesses are worth $75,000 or less.
- The largest recipient, GHGSat Incorporated, holds $7,200,000 (2% of the program's business funding in this data).
- The most recent agreement in the data started on 2026-08-01.
By fiscal year
2025-26$255,512,370862
2026-27$92,569,362613
By recipient province
ON$94,903,486399
QC$85,415,948399
BC$73,258,242255
AB$37,832,694159
NL$14,292,66662
NS$13,699,05566
MB$11,272,66052
SK$6,769,13834
PE$5,505,56118
NB$4,624,82228
NU$440,4602
NT$67,0001
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Agreements | Value | Latest start |
|---|---|---|---|
| GHGSat Incorporated | 1 | $7,200,000 | 2025-12-01 |
| Sonele Inc. | 1 | $4,500,000 | 2025-11-03 |
| ConeTec Investigations Ltd. | 1 | $4,400,000 | 2025-10-01 |
| Providius Corp. | 1 | $3,000,000 | 2026-01-01 |
| Clariti Cloud Inc. | 1 | $3,000,000 | 2025-12-15 |
| ALAYA CARE INC./ALAYA SOINS INC. | 1 | $3,000,000 | 2025-12-01 |
| Delta-Q Technologies Corp. | 1 | $2,980,000 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ranovus Inc. | 1 | $2,950,000 | 2025-12-01 |
| Electrophotonic-IC Inc. | 1 | $2,950,000 | 2025-11-01 |
| DeNova Inc. | 1 | $2,926,997 | 2025-12-01 |
| Loop Canada inc. | 1 | $2,920,000 | 2025-12-15 |
| GeoGen Technologies Inc. | 1 | $2,900,000 | 2026-02-01 |
| ABC Dust Technologies Corp. | 1 | $2,900,000 | 2026-01-12 |
| Anvil Intelligence Inc. | 2 | $2,900,000 | 2026-02-04 |
| Quantiam Technologies Inc. | 1 | $2,841,000 | 2026-01-11 |
Recent agreements
| Start | Recipient | Project | Province | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | AlchemistOne Inc | Experimentation to Optimize Business Processes in Addiction Recovery | SK | $90,000 |
| 2026-07-06 | Kilter Brewing Company Ltd. | Development of Operational Management Capabilities and Process Improvement | MB | $75,000 |
| 2026-07-06 | Xeos Technologies Inc. | Polar-Rated Broadband Data Relay Development | NS | $255,965 |
| 2026-07-06 | VESTED SOFTWARE INC. | Experimentation to design or optimize business process in various online digital channels | ON | $44,300 |
| 2026-07-06 | St. Francis Herb Farm Inc. | Optimizing production Techniques | ON | $75,000 |
| 2026-07-01 | Skadi Cyber Defense Corporation | Mining Equipment CS Connectivity Investigation | ON | $75,000 |
| 2026-07-01 | ROMAERIS CORPORATION | Long-Range UAV for Fugitive Methane Emissions Detection | ON | $350,000 |
| 2026-07-01 | Karma Medical Products Ltd. | Digit-Level Data-Capture and Analytics Engine for the FEPSim Rehabilitation Platform | AB | $74,880 |
| 2026-07-01 | Precise Downhole Services Ltd. | PSSP-AI-2026-7 Project | AB | $261,000 |
| 2026-07-01 | StereoLOGIC Ltd. | Experimentation to Design and Optimize Go-to-Market Business Processes for Process Intelligence Platform | ON | $75,000 |
| 2026-07-01 | INLETS.AI LIMITED | Multi Agent AI Visibility Platform for Healthcare | BC | $80,000 |
| 2026-07-01 | 2631856 ALBERTA INC. | Develop a Scalable, Multi-channel AI Agent Automation Platform | AB | $10,600 |
| 2026-07-01 | Fusion Maintenance Group Ltd | Expanded Technical Capabilities in Advanced Digital Technologies | SK | $75,000 |
| 2026-07-01 | 10161758 MANITOBA LTD | L3 IP Assist: Intellectual Property Strategy Engagement | MB | $36,150 |
| 2026-07-01 | Aro Robotic Systems Inc. | IP Assist: Intellectual Property Strategy Engagement | AB | $25,000 |
| 2026-07-01 | J4 Agri-Science Limited | Breeding Pulses and Specialty Crops | SK | $130,000 |
| 2026-07-01 | Enaimco Management Limited | Scaling Subsea Intelligence and Automation | NL | $225,000 |
| 2026-07-01 | Originality.AI Inc. | Enhanced AI Plagiarism | ON | $47,984 |
| 2026-07-01 | Beaucoup Data inc. | ARP - Natural Language Data Query Engine R&D platform | QC | $75,000 |
| 2026-07-01 | Tunistrong Technologies Inc. | Accelerating the Market Adoption of Tunicate-Derived Cellulose and Protein Products Through Targeted Customer Engagement and Trials | PE | $75,000 |
| 2026-07-01 | Lucky Iron Fish Inc. | Experimentation to design or optimize business process in various online digital channels | ON | $40,000 |
| 2026-07-01 | Ukko Agro Inc. | Experimentation to design or optimize business process in various online digital channels | ON | $40,000 |
| 2026-07-01 | Zerokey Inc. | Quantum RTLS 3.0: A Ruggedized, Tightly-Coupled Dual-Modality (Ultrasonic + UWB) Real-Time Location System for Defence and Dual-Use Operations | AB | $500,000 |
| 2026-07-01 | PBG BioPharma Inc. | Commercial Scale Up of Newly Developed Cannabinoid Extraction Process | AB | $170,000 |
| 2026-07-01 | Volta Energy Inc. | ARP - Experimentation to design or optimize business process in various online digital channels | ON | $20,000 |
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