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National Research Council Canada · Contribution 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
$271M
Agreements
2,252
Apr 2020 to Apr 2020
Median agreement
$41K
Typical range
$20K–$91K
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 69 agreements ($4.5M) 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
20202,252$271M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario869$100M
Quebec425$58.4M
British Columbia416$48M
Alberta279$26.1M
Manitoba42$13M
Nova Scotia93$8.5M
New Brunswick41$7.8M
Saskatchewan41$5.3M
Newfoundland and Labrador36$3.1M
Prince Edward Island9$518K
Northwest Territories1$41K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
For-profit organizations2,252$271M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Apr 2020Breathing Image Technologies Inc$40,656
Apr 2020Zown Corp.$40,656
Apr 2020ZoraMat Solutions Inc.$10,164
Apr 2020Zoom.ai Inc$101,640
Apr 2020ZetaTango Technology Inc$294,756
Apr 2020Zetane Systèmes Inc.$71,148
Apr 2020ZEROTEK Inc.$10,164
Apr 2020Zerosound Systems Inc.$30,492
Apr 2020Zept Inc.$30,492
Apr 2020Zennea Technologies Inc.$60,984
Apr 2020Zenfri Inc.$40,656
Apr 2020ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd$81,312
Apr 2020ZED Network Inc.$20,328
Apr 2020ZAAP Charge Inc.$40,656
Apr 2020Z3 Controls Inc.$30,492
Apr 2020Yuser Inc.$30,492
Apr 2020Yungo Media Inc.$30,492
Apr 2020Yugen Inc.$50,820
Apr 2020Yr Plans Inc.$30,492
Apr 2020Yourbrook Energy Systems Ltd.$20,328
Apr 2020Yellow Mountain Cleantech Capital Corp.$20,328
Apr 2020YDX Innovation Corp.$40,656
Apr 2020Yava Technologies Inc.$20,328
Apr 2020YasTech Developments Inc.$30,492
Apr 2020Yaar Inc.$71,148