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Title:

Youth

Agreement Number:

1038417

Agreement Value:

$30,000.00

Agreement Date:

Dec 1, 2025 - Jun 1, 2026

Description:

Project involves supporting the development of additional tasks that a human performs while driving a truck in a distribution centre. This includes 2 major components in this project: (i) Robot Arm for attaching/detaching glad hands; (ii) Parking trucks. Project includes providing support for the development of hardware and software for robot arms for attaching and detaching glad hands for shunt trucks or semi trucks for truck and trailer coupling. A component of this project also includes support for development of a system for autonomous parking of shunt trucks.

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:

Markham, Ontario, CA L3R 9Z7

Reference Number:

172-2025-2026-Q4-1038417

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

703099911

Recipient Type:

For-profit organization

Recipient's Operating Name:

NuPort Robotics Inc.

Recipient's Legal Name:

NuPort Robotics Inc.

Federal Riding Name:

Markham--Thornhill

Federal Riding Number:

35055

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:

4841