Grants and Contributions

About this information

In June 2016, as part of the Open Government Action Plan, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) committed to increasing the transparency and usefulness of grants and contribution data and subsequently launched the Guidelines on the Reporting of Grants and Contributions Awards, effective April 1, 2018.

The rules and principles governing government grants and contributions are outlined in the Treasury Board Policy on Transfer Payments. Transfer payments are transfers of money, goods, services or assets made from an appropriation to individuals, organizations or other levels of government, without the federal government directly receiving goods or services in return, but which may require the recipient to provide a report or other information subsequent to receiving payment. These expenditures are reported in the Public Accounts of Canada. The major types of transfer payments are grants, contributions and \'other transfer payments\'.

Included in this category, but not to be reported under proactive disclosure of awards, are (1) transfers to other levels of government such as Equalization payments as well as Canada Health and Social Transfer payments. (2) Grants and contributions reallocated or otherwise redistributed by the recipient to third parties; and (3) information that would normally be withheld under the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.

1175169 records

$173,000.00

May 1, 2024

For-profit organization

Agreement:

City Rover Future Transit

Agreement Number:

1018216

Duration: from May 1, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
Description:

In this project, Visual Defence expand the CityROVER technology to cover additional innovative use cases in transit.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Richmond Hill, Ontario, CA L4B 1L5

$54,000.00

May 1, 2024

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Infrastructure Build for Real-time Performance Project

Agreement Number:

1018217

Duration: from May 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
Description:

Adrigo Insights aims to attribute success, such as conversions, on digital platforms to specific factors like content, ad spends, and the platform itself in real-time.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA B3H 1R2

$75,000.00

May 1, 2024

For-profit organization

Agreement:

ELO Unleashed MVP

Agreement Number:

1018255

Duration: from May 1, 2024 to Nov 30, 2024
Description:

To develop a mobile gaming "netflix" like companion application for our gaming controller.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Brampton, Ontario, CA L6V 3M3

$130,000.00

May 1, 2024

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Intelligent In-App Real-Time Audio Recording for Safety Meetings

Agreement Number:

1018256

Duration: from May 1, 2024 to Dec 15, 2024
Description:

Film industry clientele have indicated the need for intelligent recording, documentation, and conversion to text for in-field safety meetings. These meetings are recorded in a variety of environmental conditions, often offline and out of cell coverage, and on a simple mobile phone. Our proposed solution involves developing new, specific algorithms to process the audio recordings directly on the device, to enhance audio clarity through built for purpose sophisticated filtering, and to convert the audio into text format. This conversion will eliminate irrelevant data from the audio that does not pertain to the safety meeting, ensuring the capability to ultimately delivery clear, concise, and relevant safety information to all crew members.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Calgary, Alberta, CA T2P 1G1

$280,000.00

May 1, 2024

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Stack Modernization, API-Based Redesign and Functionality Expansion

Agreement Number:

1018263

Duration: from May 1, 2024 to Aug 17, 2026
Description:

Enviro Integration Strategies proposes to modernize its software tech stack, and to reconfigure its architecture to allow for modularization of its capabilities, API integrations with related complementary software, and greater ease of scaling.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program
Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CA S7N 2X8

$10,000,000.00

May 1, 2024

For-profit organization

Agreement:

10x Improved Gas Oscillation Super Plastic Forming (GO-SPF) Technology Adoption

Agreement Number:

1018288

Duration: from May 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2027
Description:

Development of advanced superplastic forming technology which uses Gas Oscillation to drastically (up to 10x) increase the speed of forming, moving SPF technology from a niche to forming technology to the mainstream.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Concord, Ontario, CA L4K 5R2

$60,000.00

May 1, 2024

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Youth Cherry Health

Agreement Number:

1018296

Duration: from May 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2026
Description:

Cherry Health is developing a new community engagement channel for its medical network to engage clinics and healthcare providers looking to hire physicians and licensed healthcare practitioners.

The project is focused on engaging medical associations, provincial healthcare agencies, and medical faculties across Canada and the US. The main goal of engaging these partners is to expand the reach of Cherry Health messaging to increase:
1. Awareness of Cherry Health's medical network as a preferred job facilitator
2. Increase healthcare practitioners being hired, thereby increasing patient consultation capacity
3. Increase Cherry Health's SaaS revenue from Organization Memberships, Recruiter Tool and Boosted Jobs products

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
Location: Calgary, Alberta, CA T2E 1Y9

$10,000.00

May 1, 2024

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Municipal Multiplayer Downtown Quests

Agreement Number:

1018301

Duration: from May 1, 2024 to Feb 28, 2025
Description:

EarthMMO transforms real-life locations into interactive gaming experiences through augmented reality technology. Players engage with 3D models of dragons, goblins, and more, while businesses serve as interaction points within the game.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Calgary, Alberta, CA T3M 1V8

Academia

Agreement:

Efficient operator-guided cobot programming and scene recognition for
welding applications

Agreement Number:

1015787

Duration: from May 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2026
Description:

In manufacturing projects that require a high degree of adaptability such as
shipbuilding or energy, robots often fail to provide utility to the welder as
they require significant time to program, are often stationary, and for safety
must be isolated from nearby workers. To address these issues, this Project
will introduce cobots to the large-scale welding job workflow through the
adoption of vision systems combined with machine learning to identify the
potential weld seams and adapt programming accordingly, providing a
simple interface for the welding operator to assign tasks to the cobot. In
addition, the cobot motion will be optimized by creating a library of robust
parametric or micro-motions, collision avoidance planning, and resolved
redundancy while avoiding singularities or cable wrapping. Through a
simulation module, the operator will verify the planned trajectory and make
any necessary corrections before the cobot executes the task.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Location: Montreal, Quebec, CA H3C 3A7

$207,000.00

May 1, 2024

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Cognitive Assessment Platform for the Workplace Health and Safety Industry

Agreement Number:

1018479

Duration: from May 1, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025
Description:

Deliver a fully-featured brain health and fitness-for-duty platform built for workplace health and safety teams in large industrial organizations. In industries such as mining, transportation and infrastructure, where workplace safety is paramount, this platform will allow employers to assess employees’ fitness for duty with the goal of reducing the risk of workplace accidents and injuries.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Toronto, Ontario, CA M5H 1K4