Grants and Contributions

The Project will support the development of an innovation plan to explore integrating AI into the Firm’s core product.

Develop tools for designing, developing, and testing various deep learning models on Rockland's datasets. The project will improve the quality of Rockland's data products and facilitate their integration with robotic ocean observation platforms.

Scale the application to AWS and GCP, enhance AI-driven capabilities to improve debugging efficiency, and integrate advanced storage and GPU solutions to improve in AI workload handling.

The project aims to demonstrate the performance of a superconducting cable that is cooled to cryogenic temperatures for the transmission of electrical power for the all-electric aircraft. This superconducting cable will be able to transmit a strong current in a restricted volume.

The project will support training AI agents on video and AIS data for harbour security and management. Additionally, it will be used to assist with the development of documentation AI and data governance.

The Project will support the development of an innovation plan to explore integrating AI into the Firm’s core business.

The International Co-Innovation Action Program project: “Co-innovation with Chile for nature-based carbon removal” will identify co-innovation partners in Chile who are interested in the carbon removal market, who want to grow trees and improve farmer livelihoods. Using co-innovation as a mechanism to increase speed to market and reduce unit economic costs, this project will enable Taking Root to enter a new international market to increase and diversify supply of carbon removals.

Swift Innovations, under the NRC IRAP Youth Employment Program, is launching the "YOUTH - Market Research and Business Development" project to enhance the market presence of its skincare brand, Refresh Botanicals. This initiative involves hiring a young professional to conduct industry research, competitor analysis, and identify growth opportunities. The project will focus on developing a comprehensive pricing strategy, expanding market share, and strengthening vendor relationships. Additional responsibilities include managing sales transactions, inventory support, and crafting business strategies to drive the brand's expansion and optimize operations.

Port Electric are looking to identify co-innovation partners who are experienced in full electric small ferry vessels, with zero -emissions. The plan is to investigate the possibility of working together on some co-innovation projects in eastern Canada, New Zealand and Europe.

Rivers and lakes in the Northwest Territories (NWT) provide vital
sources of drinking water and food for many NWT communities
and are strategically monitored by the NWT’s territorial and
Indigenous Governments, among other water partners. Through
active collaboration with local Indigenous communities, the
Government of the NWT (GNWT) uses available technologies to
monitor the health of freshwater ecosystems to answer questions
including whether the water remains safe to drink and the fish
remain healthy to eat. However, existing sensors are cost?prohibitive, track limited water quality parameters and cannot
efficiently perform real-time and remote monitoring. Consequently,
affordable, adaptable and user-friendly remote-monitoring sensor
systems are required to ensure that aquatic ecosystem integrity is
maintained, especially amid ongoing concerns over cumulative
effects from a variety of sources. The Project proposes to leverage
NRCs existing sensor technologies in sensing to address gaps in
water quality monitoring that are: 1) practical for remote
environments (i.e., power and other conditions); 2) cost-effective;
3) easy to deploy; 4) sustainable.