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.
$137,000.00
Mar 1, 2023
For-profit organization
Business Innovation - US market entry through a new marketing and sales approach
1003606
Business Innovation to expand Envo's growth to new markets in the US by hiring culturally and strategically aligned new resources.
$296,065.00
Mar 1, 2023
For-profit organization
Life Cycle Assessment tool for the selection of plastic materials used in sustainable food packaging products
1003620
The NRC and the CIRAIG are collaborating to develop an advanced life-cycle
assessment (LCA) ecodesign tool to guide the main steps of the development
of more sustainable plastics for food packaging, in an iterative manner from
lab-scale research to massive market deployment. Early lab-scale decisions
will first be guided by simplified LCAs, but these will be quickly followed by
more detailed prospective analyses of potential environmental impacts that
integrate engineering models to capture expected economies of scale and
learnings. These will be complemented by an analysis of the manner in which
these materials may alter the material flows of plastics in the Canadian
economy, along with possible positive or negative repercussions on the
environmental performance of national and regional waste management, agri?food and energy sectors. These different analysis perspectives will be
integrated in a single, open-source software tool and database infrastructure
to ensure optimal use of available data and coherent guidance.
$9,525.00
Mar 1, 2023
For-profit organization
IP Assist - Intellectual Property Strategy Engagement
1003660
The project will support development of intellectual property capacity within the firm.
$230,500.00
Mar 1, 2023
For-profit organization
USV Design Improvement for Manufacturability and Manufacturing Process Enhancement
1003831
Open Ocean Robotics (OOR) will optimize the design of its uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) to enhance its capabilities and to improve the manufacturability by creating processes, systems, and procedures.
$170,000.00
Mar 1, 2023
For-profit organization
Business Innovation - Improve customer success and product marketing internal processes
1003925
The Firm is planning to experiment with a number of business innovation programs to improve its business processes, improve customer success programs, and boost the effectiveness of its marketing initiatives.
$75,000.00
Mar 1, 2023
For-profit organization
Process Mapping to Optimize Workflow
1001723
Mapping of manufacturing processes and production capacity outputs. The data will be used to generate production scheduling and planning systems as well as to optimize automation and to develop a customized ERP system that tracks inventory and WIP.
$299,970.00
Mar 1, 2023
Academia
Development of novel, sensitive, measures of hand-function to expedite clinical
trials for neuromuscular disorders impacting aging in place.
1001787
Normal aging and chronic disease can reduce our fine motor skills. However, sensitive outcome measures for assessing hand function and fine motor skills required for activities of daily living are lacking. This is impacting treatment development for late onset neuromuscular conditions affecting hand function in the elderly, such as Myotonic Dystrophy type-1 (DM1), because the lack of PAGE 4 sensitive outcome measures to monitor treatment efficacy is preventing industry investment in clinical trials for these conditions. This project will develop and test novel, sensitive, outcome measures to assess hand function in patients with neuromuscular conditions using the NRC’s bTrained software platform combined with wearable hardware. At the end of the project, a novel outcome measure (consisting of a suite of sensitive hand function assessment exercises on the bTrained platform) will be delivered and be ready for testing in the context of clinical trials. This study directly falls under the objectives of the AiP program by developing tools to facilitate drug discovery for neuromuscular diseases affecting the elderly, and thereby help elderly individuals to remain well and living independently in their homes.
$30,000.00
Mar 1, 2023
For-profit organization
YOUTH - Agminded Controller
1002054
The project will be associated with creating and improvising the standard and scenarios for financial modelling, planning, funding scenario review, general book keeping and creating of quarterly financial related documentation and packages.
$29,995.00
Mar 1, 2023
For-profit organization
Marketing
1002103
This project will develop the marketing plans and products needed to launch a high potential, scalable digital product (ENGEX™ / SOFEX™ / CMEX™) that builds high performing teams in virtual, hybrid and in-person ‘connected’ settings.
$240,625.00
Mar 1, 2023
Academia
Active cooling with dynamic and localized flow control
1002197
Thermal management is a critical industrial challenge that is directly linked to manufacturing output quality and optimal product performance in various applications. For example, complex heating and cooling systems are required for forming tools to reach and maintain the required process temperature. Nevertheless, current designs are not leveraging the full potential of new fabrication techniques such as additive manufacturing. Conformal cooling, where organically shaped channels follow the geometry of the part, is an active field of research. While conformal cooling provides an excellent solution to improve cooling spatial resolution and provide custom temperature distribution, it still cannot address important transient behaviors. The goal of the Project is to explore a new high-potential technology that allows spatio-temporal resolved cooling and could shift manufacturing paradigms: active cooling