National Defence · Contribution program
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security
To encourage the creation of new as well as support and sustain existing science and technology networks external to DND that can generate new ideas and formulate solutions to Canada's current and future defence and security requirements.
- Total value
- $18M
- Agreements
- 12
- Aug 2019 to Nov 2019
- Median agreement
- $1.5M
- Typical range
- $1.5M–$1.5M
- 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? Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS). Taking applications? No intake dates on the official page. 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 Defence’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Corporation de l'École Polytechnique de Montréal | 2 | $3M |
| York University | 2 | $3M |
| Université de Sherbrooke | 1 | $1.5M |
| Carleton University | 1 | $1.5M |
| The University of British Columbia | 1 | $1.5M |
| The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | 1 | $1.5M |
| University of Manitoba | 1 | $1.5M |
| Concordia University | 1 | $1.5M |
| The Governors of the University of Calgary | 1 | $1.5M |
| McMaster University | 1 | $1.5M |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12 | $18M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 5 | $7.5M |
| Ontario | 4 | $6M |
| British Columbia | 1 | $1.5M |
| Manitoba | 1 | $1.5M |
| Alberta | 1 | $1.5M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Academia | 12 | $18M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2019 | Concordia University | Cooperative Network of Autnomous Unmanned Vehicles Protection, Trustworthiness, and Resilient Recovery Subject to Faults and Cyber AttacksContribution | $1,498,394 |
| Oct 2019 | The Governors of the University of Calgary | AutoDefence: Towards Trustworthy Technologies for Autonomous Human-Machine SystemsContribution | $1,496,021 |
| Oct 2019 | McMaster University | Quantifying Trust in Autonomous Medical Advisory SystemsContribution | $1,479,441 |
| Oct 2019 | York University | Effective Human-Machine Cooperation with Intelligent Adaptive Autonomous SystemsContribution | $1,499,578 |
| Oct 2019 | York University | SENTRYET: Developing trust between soldiers, civilians, and robotsContribution | $1,480,884 |
| Oct 2019 | The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University | Optimized teaming and adaptive interfaces in mixed initiative human automation systemsContribution | $1,499,577 |
| Oct 2019 | Université de Sherbrooke | Contribution | $1,500,000 |
| Aug 2019 | University of Manitoba | Development of Advanced Materials for Improved Protection Against Ballistic Impacts, Wear and Corrosion Damage with Additive Manufacturing and Cold SprayingContribution | $1,499,340 |
| Aug 2019 | The University of British Columbia | The Comfort-Optimized Materials for Operational Resilience, Thermal-transport, and Survivability (COMFORTS) Micro-netContribution | $1,500,000 |
| Aug 2019 | Corporation de l'École Polytechnique de Montréal | Terahertz to Mid-Infrared Compact Photonic Platform on Scalable Semiconductor TechnologyContribution | $1,500,000 |
| Aug 2019 | Corporation de l'École Polytechnique de Montréal | Flexible, Stretchable and Self-Healable Optoelectronic Materials for Detection Avoidance and Physical ProtectionContribution | $1,499,814 |
| Aug 2019 | Carleton University | Artificially Intelligent Biomimetic Metasurfaces for Electromagnetic CamouflageContribution | $1,500,000 |