National Research Council Canada · Contribution program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program
The purpose of IRAP’s Youth Employment Program - Green 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 green economy and facilitating the transition of highly skilled young people to a rapidly changing labour market.
- Total value
- $10.6M
- Agreements
- 932
- Jan 2018 to Mar 2019
- Median agreement
- $10K
- Typical range
- $10K–$10K
- 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.
Applying? NRC IRAP Youth Employment Program. 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 30 agreements ($359K) 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.
Show the numbers
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 853 | $9.7M |
| 2019 | 79 | $899K |
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 | 227 | $2.7M |
| Quebec | 205 | $2.2M |
| British Columbia | 183 | $1.8M |
| Alberta | 122 | $1.5M |
| New Brunswick | 47 | $574K |
| Nova Scotia | 43 | $438K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 38 | $435K |
| Saskatchewan | 30 | $379K |
| Manitoba | 19 | $290K |
| Prince Edward Island | 16 | $189K |
| Yukon | 1 | $10K |
| Northwest Territories | 1 | $10K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 931 | $10.6M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 1 | $6,468 |
Industries funded
Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS). Most agreements have none.
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2019 | Fortran Traffic Systems Limited | Green Youth - Traffic Signal Timing Estimation and OptimizationContribution | $20,000 |
| Mar 2019 | Saab Performance Group Ltd. | YOUTH GREEN - Customer transaction Digitization to elimnate paper.Contribution | $10,000 |
| Mar 2019 | Fauxmagerie Zengarry Inc. | Youth Green - Marketing AnalysisContribution | $10,000 |
| Mar 2019 | Landscape Safety Inc. | Paperless Onboarding - Youth GreenContribution | $20,000 |
| Mar 2019 | FT Synthetics Inc. | Youth Green #2 - Quality ControlContribution | $10,000 |
| Feb 2019 | Vertical Growers Network Ltd. | Y-Green: Development of value-added condiments and food products from vegetable crops grown in indoor vertical farmContribution | $10,000 |
| Feb 2019 | Manna X Corporation | YOUTH GREEN - Digitized hiring and training processesContribution | $10,000 |
| Feb 2019 | eliquidMEDIA International Inc. | YOUTH GREEN - Social Media TechnicianContribution | $10,000 |
| Feb 2019 | Seedmaster Manufacturing LTD. | Green Youth Assistant Controller - Finance SpecialistContribution | $10,000 |
| Feb 2019 | Stoller Chemical Company of Canada Limited | Green Youth - Environmental Characterization and Sustainability of Gravel Pit Lakes for Aquaculture ProductionContribution | $10,000 |
| Feb 2019 | Plateau Games Inc. | Blightmare - Green YouthContribution | $10,000 |
| Feb 2019 | Joydrop Ltd. | Material ComponentReplacement R&D - Green YouthContribution | $10,000 |
| Feb 2019 | Suswork Inc. | Green Youth Project: Supporting Business, Financial & Target Market PlanningContribution | $17,000 |
| Feb 2019 | Fathom Scientific Ltd. | Youth Green - Instrumentation EngineerContribution | $10,000 |
| Feb 2019 | Unico Power Corp. | Youth Green Project - Energy Management System Controls EngineerContribution | $10,000 |
| Feb 2019 | Sustainitech Inc. | Youth-Green: Increase of plant production efficiency through new production modules and improved data analysis control systemsContribution | $20,000 |
| Feb 2019 | Stromcore Energy Inc. | YOUTH GREEN 3Contribution | $10,000 |
| Feb 2019 | RGL Reservoir Management Inc. | Green Youth: Sand Control Research AssistantContribution | $10,000 |
| Feb 2019 | Greenlight Innovation Corporation | Youth Green - Engineer #4Contribution | $10,000 |
| Feb 2019 | Greenlight Innovation Corporation | Youth Green - Engineer #3Contribution | $10,000 |
| Feb 2019 | DevFacto Technologies Inc. | Sparrow AI components (Youth Green)Contribution | $20,000 |
| Feb 2019 | The Container Guy Ltd. | Youth-Green - Alternative Green Designs for Conventional StowageContribution | $10,000 |
| Feb 2019 | Ca Granite Inc. | Youth Green – CNC Machine Operation Standard Work PrepContribution | $20,000 |
| Feb 2019 | Airdar Inc. | Youth Green - Fugitive Emission (Re-Generated)Contribution | $10,000 |
| Feb 2019 | A.U.G. Signals Ltd. | Youth- Green Development of an automated colorimetric sensor for monitoring ammonium in waterContribution | $9,840 |