Grants and Contributions
About this information
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.
$80,000.00
Sep 16, 2026
For-profit organization
Deploying Digitized Subject Matter Experts for Mixed-Robotics Fleet Operations
1046146
The Illumia Labs Cognitive Brain introduces a unified framework that digitizes and distributes human Subject Matter Expert (SME) knowledge for mixed-drone fleet operations. By decoupling the system, a high-level cloud engine (System 2) handles strategic reasoning and intent , while a low-level local edge runtime (System 1) manages mechanical execution. Communication bandwidth is optimized downstream. This architecture enables rapid fleet scalability across diverse hardware layouts without re-training the central Al , supported by real-time safety fallbacks.
$30,000.00
Sep 1, 2026
For-profit organization
Junior Mechanical Engineer
1046180
The primary objective of the project is to develop a prototype self-driving electric mining robot that can autonomously navigate and mine the rock face in complex mining environments while maintaining high levels of safety, reliability, and operational efficiency.
$250,000.00
Sep 1, 2026
For-profit organization
Advancing Physical Hyperautomation: Scaling mm-Level Precise Indoor Positioning, Intuitive Digital Work Guidance for Human Workers, & Digitizing Skill for Robot Training and Physical AI
1046281
Simultaneously, the platform digitizes fine human manual skills into spatial ground-truth data used to train advanced robotics and physical AI models. By bridging human operator guidance and automated robot training, SpatialFlo improves industrial productivity, reduces assembly errors, and accelerates intelligent automation.
$75,000.00
Sep 1, 2026
For-profit organization
The Future of Quick Service Restaurant Waste Diversion: Autonomous QSR MRF
1046353
Building directly on the validated proof of concept established through NRC IRAP's ICAP program, Rethink Resource will design, build, and launch Canada's first operational Autonomous QSR MRF - an AI-powered robotic waste sorting system capable of diverting 99%+ of Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) waste from landfill at lower costs and with fewer CO2e emissions.
$5,625.00
Sep 1, 2026
For-profit organization
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MASTERMIND ROBOTICS INC.-2026-2027-1047000
1047000
The purpose of this CanExport Innovation agreement is to support Canadian organizations to carry out activities related to pursuing opportunities that would lead to establishing new collaborative Research and Development (R&D) partnerships between the Recipient and foreign organizations in order to support R&D on the Recipient’s technology and advance its commercialization.
$75,000.00
Aug 31, 2026
For-profit organization
ARP - Improving the reliability of an autonomous logistics robot in a hospital setting.
1046492
The project aims to improve the reliability of autonomous mobile robots in a hospital setting.
$50,000,000.00
Aug 21, 2026
For-profit organization
820367
820367
Through
collaborative research and development projects, Smart Farm and Commercial Farm
Demonstration activities, funding programs, and knowledge-sharing initiatives, CAAIN
will support the adoption of automation, artificial intelligence, robotics, and data-driven
technologies to improve productivity, strengthen food production and processing
capacity, enhance supply chain resilience, and support food security objectives.
$75,000.00
Aug 17, 2026
For-profit organization
AI Assist - AI-Driven Platform for Automated Creative Campaign Production and Management
1046297
Development of an AI-driven platform that automates campaign creation, validation, and deployment. The project aims to improve efficiency, consistency, and scalability of personalized marketing across digital channels while reducing manual effort.
$75,000.00
Aug 15, 2026
For-profit organization
Development of Automated Engineering-to-Manufacturing Workflow for High-Variation Prefabricated Wall Panels
1045808
Framerz Prefab is developing an automated manufacturing process that directly converts engineered residential wall panel designs into machine-executable fastening instructions for a robotic wall panel assembly line. Although the equipment and software are commercially available, they are currently unable to accommodate the variability and engineering requirements of Canadian residential construction.
$30,000.00
Aug 14, 2026
For-profit organization
YEP male
1046237
UIG plans to develop an initial MVP robotic system focused on standardized residential basement environments.