National Research Council Canada · Grant program
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.
- Total value
- $349M
- Agreements
- 982
- Sep 2018 to Jun 2026
- Median agreement
- $250K
- Typical range
- $146K–$414K
- the middle half of agreements
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.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on National Research Council Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 13 agreements ($3.9M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 14 | $41.6M |
| 2019 | 10 | $7.1M |
| 2020 | 218 | $69.9M |
| 2021 | 174 | $50.1M |
| 2022 | 157 | $48.7M |
| 2023 | 108 | $33.1M |
| 2024 | 127 | $40.9M |
| 2025 | 92 | $29.9M |
| 2026 | 82 | $27.7M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 400 | $169M |
| Quebec | 211 | $65.2M |
| British Columbia | 114 | $38.9M |
| Alberta | 68 | $23.7M |
| Outside Canada or not stated | 44 | $14.5M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 30 | $8M |
| Nova Scotia | 35 | $7.7M |
| Manitoba | 16 | $6.1M |
| New Brunswick | 17 | $3.9M |
| Saskatchewan | 15 | $3.3M |
| Northwest Territories | 11 | $3M |
| Prince Edward Island | 5 | $2.3M |
| Yukon | 9 | $1.8M |
| Nunavut | 7 | $1.2M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Academia | 775 | $266M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 91 | $43.2M |
| For-profit organizations | 97 | $34.6M |
| Government | 13 | $3.1M |
| International (non-government) | 4 | $1.1M |
| Indigenous recipients | 2 | $500K |
Industries funded
Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS). Most agreements have none.
| Industry group | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific research and development services | 982 | $349M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | York University | A Data-Informed Decision Support Systems for Sustainable Construction Material Supply Chain Management Using BIM and GISGrant | $462,000 |
| Jun 2026 | Simon Fraser University | High Quality Quantum Dot Production at ScaleGrant | $279,766 |
| Jun 2026 | Noram Electrolysis Systems Inc. | Extraction of Lithium from black mass and Lithium Hydroxide productionContribution | $300,053 |
| Jun 2026 | University of Ottawa | Polarized Single Photon Sensing with 2D MaterialsGrant | $418,000 |
| Jun 2026 | University of Windsor | An Integrated Battery Diagnostic System (iBDS) for Fast and Scalable Battery Health AssessmentGrant | $99,000 |
| Jun 2026 | Carleton University | Advancing SENSE-APP to Manage Risk and Empower Older Drivers (SENSE-APP-II)Grant | $499,813 |
| Jun 2026 | Baune Ecosystem Inc. | Integration and validation of NRC’s VitalSeer technology with BAÜNE’s Autonomous Care Unit (ACU™) systemContribution | $607,357 |
| May 2026 | D-Wave Systems Inc. | Improved Embedding Algorithms for Posing Ising Problems to Commercial-Scale Quantum Annealing ProcessorsContribution | $299,025 |
| May 2026 | Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal | Transforming Insomnia Care: Deployment of CBT-I in a Mobile ApplicationGrant | $497,773 |
| May 2026 | Queen's University at Kingston | Innovative Leaching and Precipitation for Production of Next Generation Battery Materials Precursors.Grant | $57,860 |
| Apr 2026 | Ottawa Community Housing Corporation | Ottawa Community Housing Retro-Densification ProjectContribution | $1,000,000 |
| Apr 2026 | One Yukon Coalition | Decentralized Molecular One Health Monitoring for Northern and Remote CommunitiesGrant | $375,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Hamlet of Paulatuk | Paulatuk Energy Transition: Community-Led Housing and Emission ImprovementsGrant | $450,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Prodexim international inc. | Processing and beneficiation of harvested fly ash for concrete industriesContribution | $500,000 |
| Apr 2026 | University of Ottawa | Nature-based and Hybrid Solutions for Arctic Coastal Shoreline Protection: Physical Modeling and Erosion Process Insights of Permafrost BeachesGrant | $64,680 |
| Apr 2026 | Sha Shaw Corporation | Grant | $375,000 |
| Apr 2026 | North Slave Métis Alliance | Food Security and Climate Resilience for the North Slave Métis CommunityGrant | $450,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Innovationsgesellschaft Technische Universität Braunschweig mbH | Nature-based and Hybrid Solutions for Arctic Coastal Shoreline Protection: Physical Modeling and Erosion Process Insights of Permafrost BeachesGrant | $225,621 |
| Apr 2026 | Government of the Northwest Territories | Sensor Technologies for Augmented NWT Water Quality MonitoringGrant | $374,997 |
| Mar 2026 | University of Ottawa | Design and Development of Flexible Thin-Film Solid-State Batteries with Enhanced Energy DensityGrant | $279,010 |
| Mar 2026 | École Polytechnique de Montréal | Project NODE: Nonlinear-Optical Deterministic Entanglement for Quantum InterconnectsGrant | $349,971 |
| Mar 2026 | University of New Brunswick | Deployment Strategies: Technology-Based Balance and Fall Risk Assessments in Community-Dwelling Older AdultsGrant | $281,434 |
| Mar 2026 | University of Guelph | Novel Quantum Error Correction Frameworks and Non-Additive CodesGrant | $253,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Tightbeam Photonics Inc. | Quantum PHotonic Adaptive System‑on‑chip Internetworking Communication Station (Q-PHASICS)Contribution | $110,138 |
| Mar 2026 | The Governing Council of the University of Toronto | Next Generation Quantum Algorithms for Differential EquationsGrant | $600,000 |