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.

1175130 records

$675,832.00

May 1, 2020

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Digital Transformation

Agreement Number:

949499

Duration: from May 1, 2020 to Nov 30, 2021
Description:

Development of technology to digitize RWDI’s core operations in order to improve capacity and the ability to provide agile services early in the building design phase.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Guelph, Ontario, CA N1G 4P6

$500,000.00

May 1, 2020

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Variable Stability System (VSS)

Agreement Number:

950101

Duration: from May 1, 2020 to Feb 28, 2023
Description:

Develop the Fly-By-Wire, avionics and Flight-Test-Instrumentation systems required to create a VSS.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: London, Ontario, CA N5V 3Z9

$144,650.00

May 1, 2020

Academia

Agreement:

Crowdsourcing framework for last mile delivery by leveraging AI and blockchain

Agreement Number:

951227

Duration: from May 1, 2020 to Feb 28, 2024
Description:

The purpose of the project is to develop an efficient and effective open framework for last-mile delivery (LMD) to reduce cost and optimize the delivery time. The proposed framework will leverage emerging technologies and business models. In particular, it will utilize artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and crowdsourcing techniques. The outcome of the project will be an open and extensible framework by design. In particular, the framework will be agnostic towards the operational environment (e.g., city road network, district planning) and carrier resources.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Location: Windsor, Ontario, CA N9B 3P4

$37,500.00

May 1, 2020

For-profit organization

Agreement:

US Market Entry Project

Agreement Number:

951265

Duration: from May 1, 2020 to Feb 28, 2021
Description:

Vepica Ltd has determined there is large potential for our services in the US market and wants to hire a global consulting firm to help us engage with projects and help us build a successful market entry strategy.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: CanExport SMEs
Location: Calgary, Alberta, CA T2E 7K6

$49,227.00

May 1, 2020

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Improving operational efficiency through faster data annotation - proof of concept

Agreement Number:

948060

Duration: from May 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Description:

The goal of this project is to introduce a new process proof of concept for data annotation that can reduce the total annotation cost by a minimum of 25%.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Windsor, Ontario, CA N8W 0A6

$20,000.00

May 1, 2020

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Laser Assembly and Testing

Agreement Number:

948119

Duration: from May 1, 2020 to Jan 31, 2021
Description:

The project will focus on development of mid-infrared laser products for gas sensing applications and improved packaging platform to enhance laser reliability for operations in harsh environment including aerospace applications.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, CA T6E 5H5

indus.ai Inc.

$190,000.00

May 1, 2020

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Enhanced ML platform for large-scale real-time video analytics

Agreement Number:

948121

Duration: from May 1, 2020 to Jan 31, 2021
Description:

Real-time and scaling optimization of a large-scale machine learning video analytics platform with focus on stability, latency and resource utilization

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: North York, Ontario, CA M2N 6C6

$200,000.00

May 1, 2020

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Generative Design System & Block Library for Creative Applications

Agreement Number:

948128

Duration: from May 1, 2020 to Mar 15, 2021
Description:

Create a Generative Design System & Block Library for Creative Applications - will investigate, research, and develop several key components and capabilities on top of the ArtKit framework - enabling us to continue to test, refine and to move towards product/market fit and acquire industry customers.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1Y 4R1

$11,313.00

May 1, 2020

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Organic Allergen-Free Infant Formula

Agreement Number:

948181

Duration: from May 1, 2020 to Feb 28, 2021
Description:

Baby Gourmet is investigating expanding their product line into baby infant formula. This project will explore technical, economic and market viability.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Calgary, Alberta, CA T2R 1B2

$21,000.00

May 1, 2020

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Curved Space: International Launch with Multi-Platform Certification

Agreement Number:

948188

Duration: from May 1, 2020 to Jan 31, 2021
Description:

Curved Space is a video game based on Only By Midnight’s proprietary Surface Engine, a Graphics Processor Unit (GPU)- powered physics and pathfinding system that maps 2D physics onto arbitrary 3D topology

Curved Space is scheduled for a multi-platform international launch late in 2020 including PC, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft XBox, and ideally Sony PlayStation—all of which require formal certification and compliance testing to verify the platform specific performance and integrity of both technology and integrated product.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, CA T6R 3R4