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 nine records

$75,000.00

Mar 20, 2026

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Adapting Safesight Uncrewed Systems and Spatial Intelligence for Canadian Defence

Agreement Number:

1039965

Duration: from Mar 20, 2026 to Mar 19, 2027
Description:

This project will produce a Defence-aligned technical assessment and design package that defines how SafeSight’s platforms will keep pace with emerging technologies, accelerate digitalization, and maintain interoperability with allies.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program
Location: North Bay, Ontario, CA P1B 7S3

$300,000.00

Jun 3, 2024

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Business Innovation - Business Process Engineering

Agreement Number:

1019879

Duration: from Jun 3, 2024 to May 30, 2025
Description:

This is an R&D project to test hypotheses and experiment with new mechanisms to design a repeatable and scalable business process and to develop IP in business methods.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: North Bay, Ontario, CA P1B 7S3

$30,000.00

Jun 2, 2024

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Marketing and Public Relations

Agreement Number:

1019440

Duration: from Jun 2, 2024 to Mar 21, 2025
Description:

SafeSight has now moved to full commercialization across of innovation product suite. The SafeSight Exploration Marketing and Public Relations project is designed to develop content that will showcase the products, services, and opportunities to new and current stakeholders in the mining industry. The goal of each production or posting is to:

Teach industry professionals about the unique and beneficial products created by SafeSight.
Generate interest and awareness
Create inquiries and requests for more information
Generate demonstrations and requests for proposals

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
Location: North Bay, Ontario, CA P1B 7S3

$245,000.00

Dec 1, 2022

For-profit organization

Agreement:

514747

Agreement Number:

514747

Duration: from Dec 1, 2022 to Apr 30, 2023
Description:

To develop software in order to capture: Shaft 3D model, 360 Video by set and critical measurements of each compartments

Organization: Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Program Name: Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI)
Location: North Bay, Ontario, CA P1B7S3

$63,000.00

Dec 13, 2021

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Software Product Development - Francisco

Agreement Number:

983777

Duration: from Dec 13, 2021 to Mar 31, 2023
Description:

SafeSight has continued to expand and grow our products and service capabilities through extraordinary conditions created by the global pandemic. This has required us to focus on the refinement and performance of our core products. This project is focused on evolving our basic drone intelligence for real-time rendering and confined space operations. These innovations will apply to both our LiDAR inspection and Scout/Mine rescue platforms. The project will not only support our "ease of use strategy" but will support our globalization program defined in our Scale Up and Out project.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: North Bay, Ontario, CA P1B 7S3

$32,000.00

Nov 8, 2021

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Software Engineer

Agreement Number:

981250

Duration: from Nov 8, 2021 to Jun 30, 2022
Description:

SafeSight has continued to expand and grow our product and service capabilities even during the extraordinary conditions created by the global pandemic. This has required us to focus on the refinement and performance of our core products. This project “Scale and Support” is a component of a broader corporate initiative called “Scale Up and Out” and it focuses on ensuring our ability to scale software development and QA as well as product intelligence, positioning our organization to reach for a broader range of client locations globally across the industry.
The focus of the project is to ensure that we have the technical sophistication to remotely manage and operate our technologies as they are distributed worldwide.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: North Bay, Ontario, CA P1B 7S3

$323,000.00

Nov 1, 2021

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Emergency response mine rescue drone

Agreement Number:

987857

Duration: from Nov 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2023
Description:

Development and initial deployment of our Scout-Emergency Response Drone (ERD) - The conceptual model was rolled out in the field in September of 2021 and has attracted the attention of sector mine sites, Ontario Mine Rescue and the Emergency Response Organizations. This Project focuses on the on the evolution of the Emergency Response Drone product in features and flight intelligence along with the world wide distribution of the unit.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: North Bay, Ontario, CA P1B 7S3

$88,245.00

Aug 19, 2019

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Adaptive Autonomous Flight / Pilot Assist

Agreement Number:

933653

Duration: from Aug 19, 2019 to Mar 31, 2020
Description:

SafeFlight – Adaptive Autonomous Flight with Pilot Assist - This project will enable the semi-autonomous flight of UAVs in an underground environment and further their penetration into the market by removing industry apprehension in regards to manually controlling the hardware.
As this is currently a significant hurdle in the technology's adoption, this innovation is expected to increase the acceptance of this hardware by clients, as well as the ability of this hardware to function in more diverse environments.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: North Bay, Ontario, CA P1B 7S3

$25,000.00

Jul 9, 2018

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Continued development of semi-autonomous obstacle avoidance drone for underground mining

Agreement Number:

910232

Duration: from Jul 9, 2018 to Feb 28, 2019
Description:

As we move to transform the mining industry with applied drone Technology we are building on the base platform of our DB2 unit to create a DB3 unit that has the ability to support the pilot with recognize environments and avoid collisions. Our current unit in operation supports imaging and 360 degree LiDAR. Our Project goal is to increase "flight support" and decrease the needed skill level of the pilot. This will make the technology more accessible to a broader group of operational staff, reduce the risk of loss during flight and increase the success rate in complex flight plans. Over all the project will create a product that has more applications underground and is easier to use.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: North Bay, Ontario, CA P1B 7S3