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Title:

Youth-Green - Marketing for Home Transition Service

Agreement Number:

910119

Agreement Value:

$10,000.00

Agreement Date:

Jul 5, 2018 - Oct 31, 2018

Description:

Virtuo is a Calgary-based, tech-enabled service that makes transitioning and settling into a new home simple & stress free. Virtuo saves homebuyers 40+ hours of their time by facilitating and managing everything for them. Forwarding mail, transferring media, utilities, to ensuring they have the best mortgage, junk removal, movers, TV mounting…etc Virtuo has secured some Alberta’s largest homebuilders in a short amount of time. There has also been demand to expand its offering into additional home services / maintenance. At this time, Virtuo requires more market research in this segment to effectively adjust its marketing plan to deliver its technology & service to the homebuilder industry in multiple markets.

Organization:

National Research Council Canada

Expected Results:

The purpose of IRAP’s Youth Employment Program - Green is to assist in increasing the supply of highly qualified people, promoting the benefits of advanced studies, demonstrating federal leadership by investing in the skills required to meet the needs of the green economy and facilitating the transition of highly skilled young people to a rapidly changing labour market.

Location:

Calgary, Alberta, CA T2R 0S3

Reference Number:

172-2018-2019-Q2-910119

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

819002395

Recipient Type:

For-profit organization

Recipient's Legal Name:

Virtuo Inc.

Federal Riding Name:

Calgary Centre

Federal Riding Number:

48004

Program:

Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program

Program Purpose:

Coverage:

Green projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation.

NAICS Code:

511211