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.

1193918 records

$396,000.00

Jun 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Creating a Cannabis Dispensary Operating System

Agreement Number:

1031098

Duration: from Jun 1, 2025 to Nov 30, 2026
Description:

This project is focused on leveraging the firm's foundation to develop an operating system for their clients.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, CA S4P 1Y1

$75,000.00

Jun 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Darius - AI Business Assistant Proof of Concept

Agreement Number:

1031101

Duration: from Jun 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Description:

Project Darius will develop an AI that will eliminate manual data entry, enrich customer records, and generate tailored outreach plans, freeing account executives to focus on selling, enhancing data accuracy, and improving pipeline visibility.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Calgary, Alberta, CA T2G 4Y5

$20,002.00

Jun 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

AI Assist Pilot

Agreement Number:

1031105

Duration: from Jun 1, 2025 to Oct 20, 2025
Description:

Parados will pilot the integration of large language models (LLMs) into its existing computer vision (CV) platform to automate repetitive tasks for physical therapy and movement professionals. The project will validate technical feasibility, compare LLM strategies, and define performance benchmarks for three use cases: intake automation, Q&A/reporting, and exercise program building.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick, CA E3B 4S7

$75,000.00

Jun 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

AI QA automation

Agreement Number:

1031115

Duration: from Jun 1, 2025 to Feb 9, 2026
Description:

Factory Bucket Inc. is adapting its CohesivAI platform, originally built for manufacturing, for use by Managed Service Providers (MSPs).

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: London, Ontario, CA N6A 5B5

$45,500.00

Jun 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Honey Bee’s Strategic Path into Australia’s Pulse & Wheat Market

Agreement Number:

1031117

Duration: from Jun 1, 2025 to Mar 19, 2026
Description:

Targeted market research for the Australian market for Honey Bee's products.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Frontier, Saskatchewan, CA S0N 0W0

$23,365.00

Jun 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Develop IP Strategy

Agreement Number:

1031129

Duration: from Jun 1, 2025 to Feb 16, 2026
Description:

The project will support development of intellectual property capacity within the firm.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, CA A1C 2C9

$75,000.00

Jun 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Developing Novel Nano Formulations of Poorly Soluble Active Ingredients To Act As Anti-Inflammatory And Antioxidant Agents in Humans.

Agreement Number:

1031138

Duration: from Jun 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2026
Description:

Pividl's Micellosomes are a novel nano-delivery system used to deliver hard to solubilize and poorly bioavailable compounds. This project is aimed at demonstrating how Micellosomes can be used to deliver anti-inflammatory molecules that have the potential to provide radiation protection and reduce the impacts of radiation / inflammation exposure on and in the human body. Formulations produced will be standardised and validated for stability, encapsulation efficiency and bioavailability kinetics in order to demonstrate their ability to prevent and reduce radiation induced inflammation in Microvascular endothelial cells and anti-inflammatory responses in human Embryonic kidney cells, cardiovascular cells and blood-brain-barrier cells.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick, CA E1C 4X7

$75,000.00

Jun 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

AI-Powered Solver Engine Enhancements for Advanced Healthcare Scheduling Solutions

Agreement Number:

1031159

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

This project will deliver performance and functional enhancements to our scheduling engine through the development of a Gen-AI Mesh Bot that automates core scheduling queries and a Fairness & Compliance Dashboard that provides real-time workload-equity insights and risk alerts.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Kingston, Ontario, CA K7L 0E9

$75,000.00

Jun 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

ARP - Development of advanced AI features and implementation in employee retention software for the construction industry.

Agreement Number:

1031181

Duration: from Jun 1, 2025 to Aug 28, 2026
Description:

Development of an intelligent cognitive assistant powered by internal documents for front-line workers in the construction industry.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program
Location: Lavaltrie, Quebec, CA J5T 2H4

$354,000.00

Jun 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Gravity Wagon Development - Industrial Resilience

Agreement Number:

1031188

Duration: from Jun 1, 2025 to Jul 4, 2026
Description:

To research and develop a new product line of gravity wagons with a dual wall option.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program
Location: Indian Head, Saskatchewan, CA S0G 2K0