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 22 records

$500,000.00

Dec 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Germany ZIM 15 – MASCOT - Multi-wavelength lAser Source for Co-packaged OpTics

Agreement Number:

1037608

Duration: from Dec 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2027
Description:

Project MASCOT is developing an energy-efficient multi-wavelength laser source to enable next-generation Co-Packaged Optics (CPO), addressing the critical power consumption and connectivity demands of AI data centres.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CA K2K 2X1

$2,950,000.00

Dec 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Co-Packaged Low-power Short Reach Serdes Optical Engine for AI Compute Centres

Agreement Number:

1039139

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

The exponential growth of AI/ML data centers requires a shift to Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) to overcome critical power and bandwidth bottlenecks and drastically reduced the environmental impact of AI. This project will enable the development of a prototype of a next-generation Co-Packaged Low-power Short Reach Serdes optical engine for AI Compute Centres.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CA K2K 2X1

$150,000.00

Jul 1, 2025

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Canadian Sovereign AI Framework Feasibility Analysis

Agreement Number:

1032492

Duration: from Jul 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Description:

This project is a feasibility study to analyze the Canadian AI ecosystem and identify key resources and deployment sites for a sovereign AI capability. The study will produce a plan for a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) demonstration of a "Sovereign AI Switch," complete with a risk assessment, a deployment timeline with milestones, and a proposed EUREKA-like framework to govern supply chain contributions and mitigate risks.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CA K2K 2X1

$5,976.00

Sep 4, 2024

For-profit organization

Agreement:

CIIP PDA – Ranovus Inc. – 2024-25

Agreement Number:

7462040 P014964001

Duration: from Sep 4, 2024 to Dec 6, 2024
Description:

The purpose of the Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP) contribution agreement is to support Canadian SMEs identify international partners in CIIP target countries for industrial research and development collaboration that has good potential for commercialization.

Organization: Global Affairs Canada
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CA K2K 2X1

$4,800,000.00

Jan 1, 2024

For-profit organization

Agreement:

1016990

Agreement Number:

1016990

Duration: from Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2027
Description:

To establish a commercial-level manufacturing capacity to meet growing demand for cutting-edge optical engines.

Organization: Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
Program Name: Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP)
Location: OTTAWA, Ontario, CA K2K 2X1

$3,000.00

Oct 18, 2023

For-profit organization

Agreement:

EUREKA cluster Xecs: Participation in Canadian partnering mission to 2023 PIC Summit in the Netherlands

Agreement Number:

1011613

Duration: from Oct 18, 2023 to Nov 18, 2023
Description:

Participation in the NRC IRAP’s PIC Summit Europe mission held in the Netherlands, November 6-10, 2023, led by the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to develop international partnerships and potential project ideas for the 2023 Xecs Call for Proposals.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CA K2K 2X1

$500,000.00

Jul 3, 2023

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Germany ZIM - TRIMPIC - Post-fabrication Wavelength Trimming of Photonic Integrated Circuits

Agreement Number:

1007214

Duration: from Jul 3, 2023 to Mar 31, 2025
Description:

The project is to develop a methodology to modify the optical phase of fabricated devices

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CA K2K 2X1

$75,000.00

Sep 11, 2022

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Feasibility of establishing a Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Ecosystem in Canada

Agreement Number:

995021

Duration: from Sep 11, 2022 to Sep 30, 2023
Description:

Project Summary:
This project proposes a feasibility study of the establishment of a compound semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem in Canada composed of a foundry and all other elements required to produce known good and secure semiconductor devices. It also provides recommendations on where to focus attention in order to address shortcomings based on industry shared experience. The report proposes to setup a framework that follows Design Thinking methodology in approaching the ecosystem. It will review Best Practices in funding from existing frameworks like Eureka, NRC IRAP and IMEC.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CA K2K 2X1

$36,000,000.00

Jun 1, 2022

For-profit organization

Agreement:

816046

Agreement Number:

816046

Duration: from Jun 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2027
Description:

Development of power efficient connectivity technologies for AI/ML in Data Centers

Organization: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Program Name: SIF Stream 1- R&D
Location: Kanata, Ontario, CA K2K2X1

$216,768.00

Dec 20, 2020

For-profit organization

Agreement:

Innovation Assistance Program – Round 2.5

Agreement Number:

965886

Duration: from Dec 20, 2020 to Mar 13, 2021
Description:

The funding provided from the Innovation Assistance Program is to assist innovative, early-stage small- and medium-sized enterprises that are unable to access existing COVID-19 business support.

Organization: National Research Council Canada
Program Name: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Innovation Assistance Program
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CA K2K 2X1