Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks
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
50
Median agreement
$466,924
Range
$20,000 – $4,000,000
Recipients
38
Last 12 months
0
Total value
$36,860,149
What the numbers say
- Half of the agreements with businesses are worth $466,924 or less.
- The largest recipient, TERRAGON ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES INC., holds $4,500,000 (12% of the program's business funding in this data).
- The most recent agreement in the data started on 2024-09-24.
By fiscal year
2021-22$13,495,4547
2022-23$125,0005
2023-24$7,286,25110
2024-25$15,953,44428
By recipient province
QC$11,383,6587
ON$8,747,21118
AB$5,043,0006
BC$4,625,70011
SK$4,500,0002
NB$2,015,5803
NL$525,0002
MB$20,0001
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Agreements | Value | Latest start |
|---|---|---|---|
| TERRAGON ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 2 | $4,500,000 | 2021-09-23 |
| Ecopia Tech Corporation | 1 | $4,000,000 | 2024-07-11 |
| General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems- Canada Inc | 2 | $3,988,784 | 2023-10-13 |
| Innocorps Research Corporation | 1 | $3,000,000 | 2021-09-23 |
| SNC-Lavalin Inc | 1 | $2,499,874 | 2021-10-22 |
| Thinksoln Corporation | 1 | $2,000,000 | 2024-09-18 |
| North Vector Dynamics Inc. | 1 | $2,000,000 | 2024-09-18 |
| EarthDaily Analytics Corp. | 1 | $1,998,550 | 2024-07-22 |
| Black Arcs Inc. | 2 | $1,995,580 | 2022-01-10 |
| INNOCORPS RESEARCH CORPORATION | 1 | $1,500,000 | 2021-09-23 |
| Australian Intelligent Machines Pty. Ltd. | 2 | $1,020,000 | 2024-08-30 |
| Sarcomere Dynamics Inc. | 2 | $525,000 | 2023-08-11 |
| Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation | 2 | $525,000 | 2023-08-18 |
| Mirsee Robotics Inc. | 2 | $525,000 | 2023-08-11 |
| Compusult Limited | 2 | $525,000 | 2023-08-11 |
Recent agreements
| Start | Recipient | Project | Province | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-24 | Sky Canoe Inc. | Izhinan Detect and Defeat | ON | $345,000 |
| 2024-09-23 | Rival Lab Inc. | AeroWakes: Extracting Instantaneous UAS Wake Features Using Event-Based Imaging | ON | $494,300 |
| 2024-09-19 | 2442359 Ontario Inc. | Screech Owl - CUAS Detect Locate and Defeat System | ON | $466,924 |
| 2024-09-18 | North Vector Dynamics Inc. | Low-Cost Aerial CUAS Platform with Variable Air-to-Air Defeat Munitions | AB | $2,000,000 |
| 2024-09-18 | Thinksoln Corporation | Low-Cost Aerial CUAS Platform with Variable Air-to-Air Defeat Munitions | AB | $2,000,000 |
| 2024-09-16 | Doveka Group Ltd. | StealthRF: A Passive Detect and Defeat of Cellular-based UAS | ON | $354,976 |
| 2024-09-15 | Ascendent Technology Group Inc. | Modular Fiber Laser Amplifier for the Next Generation High Energy Weapons | BC | $497,250 |
| 2024-08-30 | Australian Intelligent Machines Pty. Ltd. | Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2024 | BC | $1,000,000 |
| 2024-08-22 | Scienetic Solutions | Bird of Prey - Artificial Intelligence | ON | $500,000 |
| 2024-08-08 | DARIT Technologies | Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2024 | QC | $375,000 |
| 2024-08-06 | Prandtl Dynamics Inc. | Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2024 - Diamond in the Rough | ON | $375,000 |
| 2024-07-30 | TensorOne Inc. | Drone Against Drone Interceptor | ON | $309,500 |
| 2024-07-22 | EarthDaily Analytics Corp. | AI based Wildfire Intelligence System providing Critical Decision Support to Fire Fighters | BC | $1,998,550 |
| 2024-07-11 | Ecopia Tech Corporation | Ecopia AI GEOINT | ON | $4,000,000 |
| 2024-07-10 | Jones Microwave Inc. | Plasma Pixel-by-Pixel Reconfigurable Phased Array for Detect and Defeat of Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems | AB | $498,000 |
| 2024-07-10 | Bornea Dynamics Limited | Merlin Modular C-UAS: FPMS Neuromorphic Detection Capability | ON | $498,944 |
| 2024-05-30 | Boeing Company | Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2024 | MB | $20,000 |
| 2024-05-23 | DARIT Technologies | Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2024 | QC | $20,000 |
| 2024-05-23 | FLIR Teledyne Unmanned Aerial Systems | Protected Environment Defense Systems Award - Unmanned Aircraft 2024 - Diamond in the Rough | BC | $20,000 |
| 2024-05-23 | Nominal Controls Inc. | Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2024 | ON | $20,000 |
| 2024-05-23 | Arcfield Canada Corp. | Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2024 | AB | $20,000 |
| 2024-05-23 | Prandtl Dynamics Inc. | Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2024 | ON | $20,000 |
| 2024-05-23 | Leonardo Canada - Electronics | Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2024 | ON | $20,000 |
| 2024-05-23 | LiveLink Aerospace Limited | Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2024 | NB | $20,000 |
| 2024-05-23 | Australian Intelligent Machines Pty. Ltd. | Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2024 | BC | $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.
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