Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Next-Generation Interactive AI for Policing, Corrections and Other Vulnerable Communities in Health and Immigration
Agreement Number:
1043927
Agreement Value:
$100,000.00
Agreement Date:
Jun 1, 2026 - May 31, 2027
Description:
Duologue Systems will develop next-generation AI for policing, corrections, and vulnerable populations. Key activities include: building adversarial-safe guardrails and novel benchmarking for Hapi for Policing; deploying offline edge AI for corrections environments; integrating WhatsApp voice AI for low-literacy and newcomer users; fine-tuning open-source models on client data; and advancing a formal patent. This work advances Canadian AI sovereignty, creates specialized jobs, and strengthens social infrastructure for marginalized communities.
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:
Edmonton, Alberta, CA T5J 0K5
Reference Number:
172-2026-2027-Q1-1043927
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
755446358
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Recipient's Legal Name:
Duologue Systems Inc
Federal Riding Name:
Edmonton Centre
Federal Riding Number:
48014
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:
51121