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Title:

Technical Developer - Software (AI/ML)

Agreement Number:

1033569

Agreement Value:

$30,000.00

Agreement Date:

Sep 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

This project will develop technologies tailored for space applications, enabling immersive synthetic data generation, simulation, and real-time interaction in extended reality environments. The Mixed Reality platform will support critical use cases across the space sector—including autonomous mission planning, astronaut training, satellite operations, & space sustainability assessments. The platform will provide a spatial computing environment where users collaborate and interact with high-fidelity simulations of spacecraft systems, space asset monitoring and mission workflows. Through these interactive experiences, the platform will generate valuable datasets, to enhance AI models operational readiness, system design, command and control.

Organization:

National Research Council Canada

Expected Results:

The purpose of IRAP’s Youth Employment Program 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 knowledge economy and facilitating the transition of highly skilled young people to a rapidly changing labour market.

Location:

Kitchener, Ontario, CA N2H 1A6

Reference Number:

172-2025-2026-Q2-1033569

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

884510322

Recipient Type:

For-profit organization

Recipient's Operating Name:

Columbiad

Recipient's Legal Name:

Columbiad Launch Services Inc.

Federal Riding Name:

Kitchener Centre

Federal Riding Number:

35045

Program:

Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program

Program Purpose:

Coverage:

IRAP Youth Employment Program projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation.

NAICS Code:

336410