Natural Resources Canada · Contribution program
Enabling Small Modular Reactors Program
The objective is to support the establishment of conditions and enabling frameworks necessary for SMRs to displace fossil fuels and contribute to climate change mitigation, by supporting research on waste management and minimization for SMRs and SMR supply chains (including fuel supply).
- Total value
- $28.6M
- Agreements
- 15
- Feb 2024 to Mar 2025
- Median agreement
- $1.7M
- Typical range
- $930K–$2.8M
- 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.
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Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | $20.7M |
| 2025 | 2 | $7.8M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 9 | $17.2M |
| Saskatchewan | 2 | $3.8M |
| New Brunswick | 2 | $3.2M |
| Quebec | 1 | $2.8M |
| Alberta | 1 | $1.7M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 5 | $8.8M |
| Academia | 4 | $8.5M |
| Other organizations | 4 | $8M |
| Indigenous recipients | 1 | $2.1M |
| Government | 1 | $1.1M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2025 | The University of Western Ontario | Safety Assessment & Fuel Evaluation of TRISO (SAFE-T)Contribution | $4,999,996 |
| Mar 2025 | Saskatchewan Industrial And Mining Suppliers' Association | Accelerating Supply Chain Readiness and Participation in Saskatchewan for SMRs and Fuel SupplyContribution | $2,830,385 |
| Nov 2024 | Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Ltd. | Supporting the Canadian Nuclear Industry with Guidelines, Strategies and Standards for SMR and MMR DeploymentContribution | $3,537,809 |
| Sep 2024 | Prodigy Clean Energy Ltd. | Enabling Transportable Nuclear Power Plants (TNPPs) For Fleet-Scale SMR DeploymentContribution | $2,750,000 |
| Sep 2024 | Chemetics Inc. | Developing SMR Engineering and Fabrication CapacityContribution | $2,131,000 |
| Aug 2024 | Queen's University at Kingston | SMRs – addressing fuel dry storage concerns and a techno-gap / life cycle assessment to enable effective deploymentContribution | $935,542 |
| Jul 2024 | North Shore Mi'kmaq Tribal Council | Building the Indigenous Supply Chain Supporting SMR Development and Deployment in New BrunswickContribution | $2,070,336 |
| Jun 2024 | Nuclear Waste Management Organization | Using Adaptive Phased Management to Enable SMRs in CanadaContribution | $3,750,000 |
| Jun 2024 | University of Regina | Contribution | $941,651 |
| Jun 2024 | Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries | National Ready4SMR ProgramContribution | $543,000 |
| Jun 2024 | Opportunities New Brunswick | Modularization & Manufacturing Development (MMD)Contribution | $1,094,850 |
| Jun 2024 | The Governors of the University of Alberta | Design and Additive Manufacturing of Next-Generation Functionally-Graded Inconel Alloy 617 Materials for Use in Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)Contribution | $1,656,000 |
| Jun 2024 | Kinectrics Inc. | Recovery of C-14 from SMR Wastes to Reduce Disposal Costs and Recover ValueContribution | $126,475 |
| May 2024 | Calian Ltd. | Guidance for Characterization of SMR Building MaterialsContribution | $261,535 |
| Feb 2024 | Canadian Standards Association | Standards For Small Modular Reactors: Research, Development Of Standards Content, And Awareness And EducationContribution | $925,000 |