Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Alertable for First Nations Messaging
Agreement Number:
1039501
Agreement Value:
$74,000.00
Agreement Date:
Feb 1, 2026 - Nov 22, 2026
Description:
Support for Indigenous languages in emergency alerts remains limited across Canada. This project will research, develop, and validate the capability to deliver emergency notifications in the nine Indigenous languages recognized under Canada’s Official Languages Act. Work includes language and character-set support, translation workflows, and platform integration and testing to ensure alerts remain accurate, readable, and fast to deliver. The goal is to reduce barriers to adoption and improve accessibility for Indigenous communities by enabling inclusive, reliable, multilingual emergency communications.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
The expected results and outcomes of NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program is focused on growing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through innovation and wealth creation for Canada.
Location:
Calgary, Alberta, CA T2P 0V2
Reference Number:
172-2025-2026-Q4-1039501
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
746809284
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Recipient's Operating Name:
PEASI
Recipient's Legal Name:
Public Emergency Alerting Services Inc.
Federal Riding Name:
Calgary Centre
Federal Riding Number:
48004
Program:
Industrial Research Assistance Program
Program Purpose:
The purpose of Industrial Research Assistance Program Contributions to Firms is to provide support that assists small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to advance their innovation knowledge and ability to innovate, grow through innovation and stimulate wealth creation for Canada.
Coverage:
Industrial Research Assistance Program projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation and strengthen Canadian innovation ecosystem by creating new industrial capacity.
NAICS Code:
51919