National Research Council Canada · Contribution program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
- Total value
- $2.8B
- Agreements
- 16,110
- Jan 2010 to Jan 2026
- Median agreement
- $75K
- Typical range
- $50K–$186K
- 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.
Applying? NRC IRAP Financial Assistance. Taking applications? Apply through the funder’s page; no deadline stated. The deadline, who can apply and what applicants actually got are on its page.
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 498 agreements ($96.6M) 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.
* 2026 so far: agreements starting by Oct 2026. Departments publish each quarter after it ends, so the latest months fill in later.
Show the numbers
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | $95K |
| 2011 | 0 | $0 |
| 2012 | 1 | $50K |
| 2013 | 1 | $98K |
| 2014 | 0 | $0 |
| 2015 | 7 | $2M |
| 2016 | 57 | $11.7M |
| 2017 | 183 | $37.9M |
| 2018 | 2,043 | $310M |
| 2019 | 1,886 | $337M |
| 2020 | 1,707 | $323M |
| 2021 | 2,066 | $391M |
| 2022 | 2,353 | $410M |
| 2023 | 2,161 | $401M |
| 2024 | 1,945 | $305M |
| 2025 | 1,689 | $250M |
| 2026* | 9 | $4.3M |
By province
Per resident: the total over the whole window divided by the population on 1 July 2026 (Statistics Canada, table 17-10-0009-01). Agreements are placed by the recipient’s address, so a national organization’s funding counts where its office is.
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 4,998 | $908M |
| Quebec | 3,377 | $600M |
| British Columbia | 2,992 | $486M |
| Alberta | 1,792 | $344M |
| Nova Scotia | 715 | $105M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 511 | $79.8M |
| New Brunswick | 505 | $76.9M |
| Saskatchewan | 483 | $75.7M |
| Manitoba | 503 | $75.3M |
| Prince Edward Island | 193 | $28.3M |
| Yukon | 19 | $1.7M |
| Nunavut | 13 | $1.6M |
| Northwest Territories | 9 | $1.3M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 16,052 | $2.7B |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 58 | $35.5M |
Industries funded
Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS). Most agreements have none.
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | Obkio inc. | ICAP 2025 – Morocco & Kenya – International Co-Innovation Action PlanContribution | $50,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Services De Developpement Professionels Sdp Inc | IP Assist L3 : Intellectual Property Strategy EngagementContribution | $25,000 |
| Jan 2026 | NordSpace Corp. | Contribution | $335,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Audyse Technology Incorporated | Industrial Soundscape Study and Security Certification and Tariff Research.Contribution | $57,680 |
| Jan 2026 | Apollo Machine & Welding Ltd. | Germany ZIM 15 – DECHRO - Development of a Sustainable Alternative to Hard Chrome Planting Through a Combination of EHLA and Simultaneous Roller BurnishingContribution | $230,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Noram Electrolysis Systems Inc. | Development of Two-Compartment Lithium ElectrolyserContribution | $2,995,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Languages In Motion Ltd. | OCR and AI Certified TranslationContribution | $60,000 |
| Jan 2026 | Hilltop Partner Network Inc. | AI Consulting Platform 2.0Contribution | $75,000 |
| Jan 2026 | CEMWorks Inc. | EUREKA Cluster – CELTIC-NEXT SUSTAINET guarDian – C2024/3-1 – Automated Design Tool for Energy-Efficient Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces and Antenna ArraysContribution | $500,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Saltworks Technologies Inc. | MDAP 2025 – Market Diversification Action PlanContribution | $50,000 |
| Dec 2025 | MHCombiotic Inc. | Wound Healing Study for ComBatic™ Antimicrobial Wound KitContribution | $75,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Les Solutions Paxeo inc. | ARP - Development of a secure SaaS platform for intelligent document management.Contribution | $46,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Guild Automation Ltd. | Harness Drafting Tool Pre-CommercializationContribution | $52,500 |
| Dec 2025 | Bio-Stream Diagnostics Inc. | Design Trax for Compliance and ManufacturabilityContribution | $74,500 |
| Dec 2025 | ÖAction inc. | IP Assist L3 : Intellectual Property Strategy EngagementContribution | $27,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Charlottetown Metal Products Limited | Project CascadeContribution | $197,252 |
| Dec 2025 | Northernmost Medical Devices, Inc. | Design and Transfer to ManufacturingContribution | $160,000 |
| Dec 2025 | AGADA Biosciences Inc. | Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to histological image analyses to increase international contractsContribution | $128,627 |
| Dec 2025 | VizworX Inc. | VOE Platform: Advanced Geospatial, Digital Twin, and Analytics IntegrationContribution | $500,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Torus Biomedical Solutions Inc. | Fully integrated System for Automatic Intraoperative Surgical Measurements in Total Hip Replacement SurgeryContribution | $200,000 |
| Dec 2025 | RV Plumbing & Heating Ltd. | Development of High-Performance Recycled PVC for Flooring ApplicationsContribution | $72,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Ranovus Inc. | Germany ZIM 15 – MASCOT - Multi-wavelength lAser Source for Co-packaged OpTicsContribution | $500,000 |
| Dec 2025 | PharmaServ Distribution Inc. | Contribution | $30,000 |
| Dec 2025 | Pathway to Innovation Inc. | Completion of the Prototype for the Lobster Primary Processing Unit. (Integration, Programming, and Testing)Contribution | $100,000 |
| Dec 2025 | ONSITE Remediation Solutions Ltd | IP Assist: Intellectual Property Strategy EngagementContribution | $25,000 |