Grants you can apply for · Federal program · Non-repayable contribution
NRC IRAP Clean Technology program
Government of Canada, National Research Council Canada
Taking applications?
No intake dates on the official page
Read from the official page on October 13, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Not stated on the page
- Cost share
- Not stated on the page
- Who can apply
- Businesses
- Where
- Anywhere in Canada
What it is
Support for SMEs developing and advancing clean technology
Get advice, connections, and funding to develop, demonstrate and commercialize new and innovative clean technologies.
Description from the Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025), Open Government Licence – Canada.
What applicants actually got
From the federal records of every agreement signed under this program.
- Agreements, last 12 months
- 4
- starting Oct 2025 or later
- Typical award
- $476K–$1.6M
- the middle half, since Oct 2023
- Median award
- $898K
- 59 agreements since Oct 2023
- All agreements
- 62
- $72.7M
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026. Filed as “Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology” (National Research Council Canada, 62).
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program, all years.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Spark Microsystems International inc. | 1 | $4.8M |
| Vive Crop Protection Inc. | 1 | $4.2M |
| Nfinite Nanotechnology Inc. | 1 | $3.9M |
| Clir Renewables Inc. | 1 | $3.2M |
| Progressive Planet Solutions Inc | 1 | $3.1M |
| QEATech Inc. | 1 | $3M |
| VueReal Inc. | 1 | $2.9M |
| Rigid Robotics Inc. | 1 | $2.8M |
| Genoptic LED Inc. | 1 | $2.6M |
| eCAMION Inc. | 1 | $2.3M |
| Visual Defence Inc. | 1 | $2.3M |
| GHGSat Incorporated | 1 | $2M |
| Future Fields Biomanufacturing Ltd. | 1 | $1.8M |
| SmartCone Technologies Inc. | 1 | $1.6M |
| Nouveau Monde Graphite inc. (NMG) | 1 | $1.6M |
| E2Metrix inc. | 1 | $1.6M |
| Mikro-Tek Inc. | 1 | $1.5M |
| Solaires Enterprises Inc. | 1 | $1.4M |
| Environmental Material Science Inc. | 2 | $1.4M |
| Polar Sapphire Ltd. | 1 | $1.3M |
| A Friendlier Company Inc. | 1 | $1.2M |
| Niricson Software Inc. | 1 | $1.2M |
| Mariner Partners Inc. (dba Shift Energy) | 1 | $1.1M |
| Excir Works Corp. | 1 | $1.1M |
| Wyvern Incorporated | 1 | $1M |
| Cyclic Materials Inc. | 1 | $1M |
| Spare Labs Inc. | 1 | $1M |
| Routific Solutions Inc. | 1 | $1M |
| Symbient Environmental Technologies Inc. | 1 | $967K |
| Universal Matter Inc. | 1 | $867K |
Plus 1 agreements ($898K) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
Who got it in your province
Open a province to see the organizations there with the most funding under this program, all years.
Ontario24 agreements · $31.5M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Vive Crop Protection Inc. | 1 | $4.2M |
| Nfinite Nanotechnology Inc. | 1 | $3.9M |
| QEATech Inc. | 1 | $3M |
| VueReal Inc. | 1 | $2.9M |
| eCAMION Inc. | 1 | $2.3M |
| Visual Defence Inc. | 1 | $2.3M |
| SmartCone Technologies Inc. | 1 | $1.6M |
| Mikro-Tek Inc. | 1 | $1.5M |
| Polar Sapphire Ltd. | 1 | $1.3M |
| A Friendlier Company Inc. | 1 | $1.2M |
| Cyclic Materials Inc. | 1 | $1M |
| Symbient Environmental Technologies Inc. | 1 | $967K |
| Universal Matter Inc. | 1 | $867K |
| Equispheres Inc. | 1 | $800K |
| Symboticware | 1 | $797K |
British Columbia11 agreements · $15.2M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Clir Renewables Inc. | 1 | $3.2M |
| Progressive Planet Solutions Inc | 1 | $3.1M |
| Rigid Robotics Inc. | 1 | $2.8M |
| Solaires Enterprises Inc. | 1 | $1.4M |
| Niricson Software Inc. | 1 | $1.2M |
| Spare Labs Inc. | 1 | $1M |
| Routific Solutions Inc. | 1 | $1M |
| Axine Water Technologies | 1 | $622K |
| Saltworks Technologies Inc. | 1 | $440K |
| Panevo Services Limited | 1 | $430K |
| Circular Rubber Technologies Inc | 1 | $0 |
Quebec11 agreements · $13M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Spark Microsystems International inc. | 1 | $4.8M |
| GHGSat Incorporated | 1 | $2M |
| Nouveau Monde Graphite inc. (NMG) | 1 | $1.6M |
| E2Metrix inc. | 1 | $1.6M |
| Sollum Technologies Inc. | 1 | $775K |
| Cannforecast Logiciel Inc. / Cannforecast Software Inc. | 1 | $700K |
| Béton Brunet Ltée | 1 | $483K |
| Entosystem | 1 | $473K |
| Enim Technologies Inc. | 1 | $300K |
| Omniply Technologies Inc. | 1 | $195K |
| Intellinox Technologies Inc. | 1 | $124K |
Alberta11 agreements · $10M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Genoptic LED Inc. | 1 | $2.6M |
| Future Fields Biomanufacturing Ltd. | 1 | $1.8M |
| Excir Works Corp. | 1 | $1.1M |
| Wyvern Incorporated | 1 | $1M |
| Provision Analytics Inc. | 1 | $803K |
| Modern Wellbore Solutions Ltd | 1 | $588K |
| 2S Water Incorporated | 1 | $554K |
| Hifi Engineering Inc. | 1 | $340K |
| Swirltex Inc. | 1 | $140K |
| Synergraze Inc | 1 | $130K |
Saskatchewan3 agreements · $1.5M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Material Science Inc. | 2 | $1.4M |
| Red Leaf Pulp | 1 | $116K |
New Brunswick1 agreements · $1.1M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Mariner Partners Inc. (dba Shift Energy) | 1 | $1.1M |
Nova Scotia1 agreements · $300K
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Salient Energy Inc. | 1 | $300K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | Spare Labs Inc. | Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system and pilot demonstration for public transit fleetsContribution | $1,000,000 |
| Nov 2025 | A Friendlier Company Inc. | Modular Systems for Scaling Reusable PackagingContribution | $1,229,712 |
| Oct 2025 | Routific Solutions Inc. | Contribution | $1,000,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Genoptic LED Inc. | Development of Smart Energy System for TelecomContribution | $2,595,000 |
| Sep 2025 | Cannforecast Logiciel Inc. / Cannforecast Software Inc. | Digital platform for smart management of water network assets.Contribution | $700,000 |
| Mar 2025 | QEATech Inc. | Contribution | $3,022,848 |
| Mar 2025 | Panevo Services Limited | Advanced Industrial Energy Management Information Systems & Asset OptimizationContribution | $429,910 |
| Mar 2025 | GHGSat Incorporated | Scaling GHGSat’s Space-Based System to Transform GHG Monitoring WorldwideContribution | $2,000,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Synergraze Inc | Synergraze Cattle Feed AdditiveContribution | $130,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Symbient Environmental Technologies Inc. | Catalytic Production of PFA for Water Treatment ApplicationsContribution | $967,482 |
| Mar 2025 | Vive Crop Protection Inc. | Bridging the gap for wider adoption of Biologicals via hybrid synthetic-biological products for key Canadian cropsContribution | $4,164,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Nfinite Nanotechnology Inc. | Nfinite pilot-facility startupContribution | $3,874,516 |
| Mar 2025 | Mariner Partners Inc. (dba Shift Energy) | Chiller Plant InnovationContribution | $1,130,963 |
| Mar 2025 | Wyvern Incorporated | Increasing agricultural efficiency with space-based hyperspectral imaging from CubeSatsContribution | $1,021,147 |
| Mar 2025 | VueReal Inc. | Custom MicroLED Display Production LineContribution | $2,936,624 |
| Mar 2025 | Visual Defence Inc. | Sustainable Infrastructure Maintenance and Traffic Optimization Using Smart FleetsContribution | $2,254,917 |
| Mar 2025 | Universal Matter Inc. | Low-Cost Turbostratic Graphene from Flash Joule HeatingContribution | $866,808 |
| Mar 2025 | Symboticware | Design and build Symbot 5 and develop 4-Sight.aiContribution | $796,731 |
| Mar 2025 | Swirltex Inc. | Commercial demonstration of buoyancy based membrane filtration for produced water recyclingContribution | $140,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Spark Microsystems International inc. | UWB Wireless Transceiver for High-Energy PeripheralsContribution | $4,802,841 |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62 | $72.7M |
The full record: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology.
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