Title:
AI Assist: ARP AI Qualification and Planning for Smart Operations Assistant for OwlOps
Agreement Number:
1029952
Agreement Value:
$75,000.00
Agreement Date:
Jun 2, 2025 - Feb 28, 2026
Description:
The Project will support the development of an innovation plan to explore integrating AI into the Firm’s core business to:
Develop OwlAI, an intelligent assistant embedded within its task and maintenance management platform used by multi-unit operators.
Project will lean heavily into AI tools to modernize the platform, improve efficiency, and accelerate innovation.
By leveraging Azure-based AI and other tools, OwlOps will enhance internal development and deliver customer-facing features like smart onboarding, predictive maintenance, intelligent scheduling, and real-time, data-driven insights.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
The NRC IRAP Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assist Program aims to equip and support SMEs to incorporate AI into their core products and services and/or undertake scientific research, product development, testing, and validation. AI Assist aims to increase the number, the quality, and the competitiveness of Generative AI (Gen AI), Deep Neural Nets (DNN), and Deep Learning (DL) products created and delivered by SMEs.
Location:
Simcoe, Ontario, CA N3Y 0A3
Reference Number:
172-2025-2026-Q1-1029952
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
885182501
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Recipient's Operating Name:
OwlOps
Recipient's Legal Name:
CurvePoint Inc.
Federal Riding Name:
Haldimand--Norfolk
Federal Riding Number:
35033
Program:
Industrial Research Assistance Program – AI Assist
Program Purpose:
The NRC IRAP Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assist Program aims to equip and support SMEs to incorporate AI into their core products and services and/or undertake scientific research, product development, testing, and validation. AI Assist aims to increase the number, the quality, and the competitiveness of Generative AI (Gen AI), Deep Neural Nets (DNN), and Deep Learning (DL) products created and delivered by SMEs.
Coverage:
The AI Assist program is designed to help innovative SMEs navigate the challenges of developing and adapting generative AI (GenAI) and deep learning (DL) solutions and to assist SMEs with awareness, planning and execution in order to develop these technologies safely and ethically.