Grants and Contributions

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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

$150,000.00

Oct 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

B2B Restaurant Marketing Platform and AI Recommendation System

Agreement Number:

1035739

Duration: from Oct 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Description:

The firm will develop a recommendation engine and performance-focused B2B marketing platform for the restaurant industry.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V6C 0A3

$66,541.00

Oct 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Development of Robin – Advanced Enterprise Deployment

Agreement Number:

1035746

Duration: from Oct 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Description:

AI-powered SMS platform

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA R3T 6G2

$77,001.00

Oct 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

FPCM - Field Test of Central Systems with Energy Storage

Agreement Number:

1035771

Duration: from Oct 1, 2025 to May 1, 2026
Description:

Field testing of novel 24kW Central Thermal Storage HVAC system.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program
Location: Montreal, Quebec, CA H4C 2S6

$120,000.00

Oct 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Verifiable Credentials for User Authentication and Onboarding

Agreement Number:

1035791

Duration: from Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026
Description:

With employees joining, leaving, and working remotely, the need for more secure identity and access strategies grows. In this modern workplace, managing how and when software applications are accessed is critical. The project will research, develop, integrate and test the use of W3C standard verifiable credentials to authenticate and provision users in an existing enterprise environment, reducing user friction, enterprise onboarding and support costs.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Calgary, Alberta, CA T2P 2V1

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Experimentation to Optimize Business Processes in Photovoltaic Components.

Agreement Number:

1035798

Duration: from Oct 1, 2025 to May 22, 2026
Description:

This project will test hypotheses and experiments with new mechanisms to design a repeatable and scalable business process, which may result in new business methods for the photovoltaic component market.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Saint-Augustin-De-Desmaures, Quebec, CA G3A 2C8

$45,000.00

Oct 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

ICAP 2025 - International Co-Innovation Action Plan

Agreement Number:

1035817

Duration: from Oct 1, 2025 to Feb 24, 2026
Description:

International Co-Innovation Action Program (ICAP) project. Identify and collaborate with co-innovation partners.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Quebec, Quebec, CA G2E 5E8

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Investigation of Environmental Conditions for Lithium-Ion Batteries as an Energy Storage System for Aircraft, Phase 2

Agreement Number:

1035843

Duration: from Oct 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Description:

This project aims to further investigate and characterize propulsion grade lithium-ion batteries for aircraft by bringing together subject matter experts to identify and address gaps in the industry standards and operator requirements to ensure the safety of this new zero-emissions e-aircraft technology.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Richmond, British Columbia, CA V7B 1W4

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Agreement:

Upping the odds - increasing entrepreneurial success rates

Agreement Number:

1035848

Duration: from Oct 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Description:

This project provides some key supports to IRAP clients in the areas of effective knowledge development and preparation, road-mapping, progress measurement and scalability opportunities.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
Location: Calgary, Alberta, CA T2M 0L4

$75,000.00

Oct 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Experimentation to Optimize Business Processes in Retail Distribution for Period Care

Agreement Number:

1035863

Duration: from Oct 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Description:

This project will test hypotheses and experiment with new mechanisms to design a repeatable and scalable business process, which may result in new business methods for selling period care through retail and B2B channels.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Toronto, Ontario, CA M5J 2N8

$75,000.00

Oct 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

ARP - Experimentation to optimize business processes in the remote monitoring sector of the information technology industry.

Agreement Number:

1035864

Duration: from Oct 1, 2025 to Jun 26, 2026
Description:

The objective of this project is to test hypotheses and experiment with new mechanisms in order to design reproducible and scalable processes that could lead to new commercial methods in the remote monitoring sector of the information technology industry.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Quebec, Quebec, CA G1K 3J2