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National Research Council Canada · Contribution program

Industrial Research Assistance Program – Innovation Assistance Program

The purpose of IAP is to provide support to assist innovative, early-stage companies that are unable to access other COVID-19 business supports.

Total value
$143M
Agreements
2,665
Apr 2020 to Dec 2020
Median agreement
$29K
Typical range
$16K–$58K
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.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Contact Point 360 Inc.1$4.2M
Enerkem inc.1$2M
Kaloom Inc.2$1.7M
Food Hwy Canada Inc.1$1M
Neo Financial Technologies Inc.2$985K
Qvella Corporation2$968K
Pivot Furniture Technologies Inc.2$933K
Svante Inc.1$877K
Advanced Intelligent Systems Inc.2$794K
enGene Inc.2$794K
Chata Technologies Inc.2$714K
Ranovus Inc.2$704K
Airy3D Inc2$695K
SoundBite Medical Solutions Inc.2$669K
Conavi Medical Inc.2$643K
Cannapiece Group Inc.2$633K
Bold Growth Inc.2$633K
Untether AI Corporation2$616K
TVeon Inc.2$595K
Aerîal Technologies Inc.2$570K
VueReal Inc.2$559K
7226438 Canada Inc.2$556K
Sequence Bioinformatics Inc.2$556K
Spark Microsystems International inc.2$536K
Health Tech Connex Inc.2$498K
JCM Power Corporation2$493K
Vital Biosciences Inc.2$476K
Inteloom Inc.2$475K
ChipCare Corporation2$475K
NoNO Inc.2$457K
DiaMentis inc.2$456K
Corsa Technology Inc.2$437K
Kenota Inc.2$432K
Netsweeper Inc.1$418K
Lofty Sky Entertainment Inc.2$417K
Green Sky Labs Inc.2$417K
Networks for Change Inc.2$417K
Resverlogix Corp.2$405K
Freshgrade Education Inc.2$397K
9496041 Canada Inc2$387K
Link Investment Management Inc.2$377K
Lendified Technologies Inc.2$377K
Fusion Pharmaceuticals Inc.2$369K
Fellow Insights Inc.2$369K
Cloud Diagnostics Canada ULC2$369K
ISARA Corporation1$365K
Oceanic Releaf Inc.2$357K
GNL Québec inc.2$357K
Aceage Inc.2$357K
Chisel AI Inc.2$352K

Plus 87 agreements ($3.1M) 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.

YearAgreementsTotal
20202,665$143M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario1,131$62.1M
British Columbia496$25.7M
Quebec413$24.9M
Alberta305$14.2M
Nova Scotia128$5.9M
Saskatchewan52$3.4M
New Brunswick48$2.6M
Newfoundland and Labrador42$2.2M
Manitoba37$1.5M
Prince Edward Island11$345K
Northwest Territories2$79K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
For-profit organizations2,665$143M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Dec 2020Zown Corp.$21,676
Dec 2020ZoraMat Solutions Inc.$5,419
Dec 2020Zoom.ai Inc$54,192
Dec 2020Zetane Systèmes Inc.$37,934
Dec 2020Zerosound Systems Inc.$16,257
Dec 2020Zennea Technologies Inc.$32,515
Dec 2020Zenfri Inc.$21,676
Dec 2020ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd$32,515
Dec 2020ZED Network Inc.$21,676
Dec 2020ZAAP Charge Inc.$21,676
Dec 2020Z3 Controls Inc.$16,257
Dec 2020Yuser Inc.$16,257
Dec 2020Yungo Media Inc.$16,257
Dec 2020Yr Plans Inc.$16,257
Dec 2020Yourbrook Energy Systems Ltd.$10,838
Dec 2020Yellow Mountain Cleantech Capital Corp.$5,419
Dec 2020YDX Innovation Corp.$21,676
Dec 2020YasTech Developments Inc.$16,257
Dec 2020Yaar Inc.$37,934
Dec 2020YaaLk Technologies Inc.$48,772
Dec 2020Xr Media Group Inc$10,838
Dec 2020XProEM Ltd.$10,838
Dec 2020Xpan Inc$10,838
Dec 2020XCO Tech Inc.$54,192
Dec 2020Wyvern Incorporated$5,419