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.

Found 11 records

$75,000.00

Mar 9, 2026

For-profit organization

Agreement:

ARP - Development and optimization of an artificial intelligence platform

Agreement Number:

1040883

Duration: from Mar 9, 2026 to Aug 31, 2026
Description:

Develop a chatbot that collects personal memories and enriches them with input from family and friends to create a digital legacy.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program
Location: Montreal, Quebec, CA H2T 2A3

$30,000.00

Jun 27, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

YOUTH - AI Agent Development

Agreement Number:

1032559

Duration: from Jun 27, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Description:

Develop digital personalities and conversation repertoires for intelligent, interactive virtual beings.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
Location: Montreal, Quebec, CA H2T 2A3

$475,000.00

Sep 3, 2023

For-profit organization

Agreement:

MemoryCareAI V2 - Reminescence + KidsCareAI

Agreement Number:

1011921

Duration: from Sep 3, 2023 to Dec 26, 2025
Description:

Development of a virtual companion to encourage cognitive efforts to slow reminiscence-induced neurodegeneration.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Montreal, Quebec, CA H2T 2A3

$75,000.00

Oct 31, 2022

For-profit organization

Agreement:

ARP22 —Mind as a Service (MaaS)

Agreement Number:

997190

Duration: from Oct 31, 2022 to May 21, 2023
Description:

Development of conversational contexts (Distinct Avatar Persona) for dynamically interactive digital artworks.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Montreal, Quebec, CA H2T 2A3

$75,000.00

Oct 3, 2022

For-profit organization

Agreement:

ARP22.3 —Development: AI Virtual Beings

Agreement Number:

996878

Duration: from Oct 3, 2022 to Oct 1, 2023
Description:

Development of dynamic conversational structures for AI Virtual Beings.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Montreal, Quebec, CA H2T 2A3

$30,000.00

Jul 1, 2022

For-profit organization

Agreement:

YEP – Developing Digital Personas

Agreement Number:

992463

Duration: from Jul 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2023
Description:

Developing the digital personas as well as the body of conversations of 3D intelligent beings

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
Location: Montreal, Quebec, CA H2T 2A3

$75,000.00

Apr 15, 2022

For-profit organization

Agreement:

ARP – "Journeys Application"

Agreement Number:

988529

Duration: from Apr 15, 2022 to Oct 31, 2022
Description:

The development of a stand-alone solution allowing the installation of a virtual being directly on an intelligent mobile device (tablet, cell phone, etc.) while integrating the elements of the array of functionalities coming from the virtual being in digital health; the solution will make it possible to offer a cognitive and dynamic accompaniment to a visitor by the integration of the vectors of translation, guide, learning and continuous interactivity.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Montreal, Quebec, CA H2T 2A3

$50,000.00

Oct 3, 2021

For-profit organization

Agreement:

ARP - Memory Care AI

Agreement Number:

978721

Duration: from Oct 3, 2021 to Apr 15, 2022
Description:

Memory Care AI is a tablet based interactive virtual being to assist those who struggle with memory loss which will improve 2 areas patients struggle with (Comfort and Companionship).

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Montreal, Quebec, CA H2T 2A3

$40,000.00

Sep 6, 2021

For-profit organization

Agreement:

YEP - Marketing/Business Development Specialist

Agreement Number:

977836

Duration: from Sep 6, 2021 to Sep 5, 2022
Description:

Support the management team, conduct market analysis and participate in the business development of the firm.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
Location: Montreal, Quebec, CA H2T 2A3

$32,500.00

Jul 5, 2021

For-profit organization

Agreement:

YEP - Conversational Designer - Être virtuelIA (AI Virtual Being)

Agreement Number:

974827

Duration: from Jul 5, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
Description:

Develop the digital personalities as well as the corpus of conversations of 3D intelligent beings.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
Location: Montreal, Quebec, CA H2T 2A3