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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.

Found nine records

$800,000.00

Dec 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Development of automated, source and target agnostic, pathogen detection system

Agreement Number:

1038812

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

The project aims to develop and validate a fully automated, field-deployable system for rapid detection of biological pathogen threats in air and water. By integrating autonomous sampling, qPCR analysis, sequencing preparation, and cloud-based data reporting, the platform will enable near–real-time situational awareness for both defense and civilian bio-surveillance and community health monitoring applications.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program
Location: Oakville, Ontario, CA L6J 7X5

$87,436.80

Mar 4, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Détection en temps réel des agents pathogènes d'origine alimentaire

Agreement Number:

1029484

Duration: from Mar 4, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Description:

L'objectif du projet est de commercialiser de nouveaux biocapteurs spécifiques aux souches capables de distinguer de faibles concentrations de bactéries pathogènes en temps quasi réel, de mettre en œuvre une méthodologie de fabrication évolutive pour les capteurs de détection rapide des pathogènes et de piloter les systèmes complets de détection des pathogènes avec 4 à 5 premiers adeptes.  La technologie des capteurs sera développée parallèlement à une plate-forme automatisée d'échantillonnage et de traitement capable de fonctionner de manière indépendante dans une usine de transformation alimentaire et de traitement des eaux. À l'issue du projet, le système automatisé Kraken sera capable de prélever, d'analyser, de stocker, de transmettre des données et de détecter des bactéries pathogènes à de faibles concentrations, le tout en temps réel et avec une intervention humaine minime, voire inexistante. La technologie d'Ecoli Sense permettra d'éviter les rappels d'aliments liés à des pathogènes tout au long de la chaîne d'approvisionnement en identifiant la contamination par des pathogènes au cours de la transformation des aliments et en disposant d'informations sur la qualité des aliments en temps réel. Ecoli Sense prévoit de commercialiser sa technologie dans le secteur de la transformation des protéines et des légumes au Canada et dans le monde à partir de 2022. Les avantages environnementaux cumulatifs, au Canada seulement, sur une période de 10 ans, sont estimés à une réduction des émissions de GES de plus de 22 mégatonnes de CO2e, à des économies d'eau de plus de 6 milliards de m3, à un évitement de la mise en décharge de plus de 330 kilotonnes et à une réduction de l'utilisation des terres agricoles de plus de 10 millions d'hectares.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology
Location: Oakville, Ontario, CA L6J 7X5

$100,000.00

Jun 1, 2024

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Optimization of automated DNA/RNA sequencing preparation device

Agreement Number:

1021035

Duration: from Jun 1, 2024 to Nov 30, 2024
Description:

The goal of the project is to optimize the automated DNA/RNA sequencing preparation device for size selection and reliability through design iteration and prototyping iterations and testing.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Oakville, Ontario, CA L6J 7X5

$75,000.00

Jul 17, 2023

For-profit organization

Agreement:

COVID Monitoring Ontario Pilot Project

Agreement Number:

1008666

Duration: from Jul 17, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024
Description:

Pilot program to demonstrate the capabilities of the Kraken automated pathogen detection platform in remote Ontario communities. The platform will be built and deployed in northern Ontario community, where it will autonomously monitor wastewater for target pathogen loads.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Oakville, Ontario, CA L6J 7X5

$225,000.00

Jul 1, 2023

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Automated COVID DNA purification and preparation device

Agreement Number:

1008181

Duration: from Jul 1, 2023 to Feb 29, 2024
Description:

The goal of the project is to develop a functional and automated DNA purification and preparation device. The device will automate the preparation steps required in DNA and RNA isolation and preparation for further analysis by other biological devices.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Oakville, Ontario, CA L6J 7X5

$295,695.00

Jan 3, 2023

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Product Development and Manufacturing Processes for Automated Wastewater Sampling Device and Standalone DNA/RNA Preparation Systems.

Agreement Number:

1000986

Duration: from Jan 3, 2023 to Nov 30, 2023
Description:

The goal of the project is to further advance the development of Kraken automated device by working on the development of mass manufacturing process in preparation for the entry into general market, as well as the development of a standalone DNA/RNA preparation device based on the methodology employed in the Kraken device for the laboratory setting.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Oakville, Ontario, CA L6J 7X5

$367,322.00

Aug 16, 2021

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Automated Real-time Detection of Target Pathogenic Bacteria at Low Concentrations

Agreement Number:

977437

Duration: from Aug 16, 2021 to Aug 15, 2022
Description:

The goal of the project is to develop novel strain-specific bio-sensors capable of distinguishing low concentrations of pathogenic bacteria in near-real-time regime. The sensor technology will be developed alongside automated sampling and processing platform capable of independent operation at a food processing and water treatment plants. The sensor technology development will include investigation of electrochemical and opto-magnetic detection technologies and will be based on company’s previous work in the area of pathogen sensor development.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Oakville, Ontario, CA L6J 7X5

$50,000.00

May 18, 2021
Agreement:

218103

Agreement Number:

218103

Duration: from May 18, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
Description:

Hire a senior microbiology researcher

Organization: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Program Name: REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
Location: Sydney, Nova Scotia, CA B1P 6L2

$315,000.00

Feb 16, 2021
Agreement:

217710

Agreement Number:

217710

Duration: from Feb 16, 2021 to Aug 31, 2022
Description:

Commercialize pathogen detection device that can provide real-time bacteria detection

Organization: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Program Name: REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
Location: Sydney, Nova Scotia, CA B1P 6L2