National Defence · Contribution program
Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Netowrks
Collaborate with academic and private sector partners to build a network of expertise to support Canada’s current and future defence and security needs.
- Total value
- $11.8M
- Agreements
- 8
- Aug 2019 to Jun 2020
- Median agreement
- $1.5M
- Typical range
- $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 |
| Carleton University | 1 | $1.5M |
| University of Manitoba | 1 | $1.5M |
| The Governors of the University of Calgary | 1 | $1.5M |
| MJMG Holdings Inc. | 1 | $1.3M |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
Show the numbers
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | $10.5M |
| 2020 | 1 | $1.3M |
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.
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Academia | 7 | $10.5M |
| Other organizations | 1 | $1.3M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| MJMG Holdings Inc.SARS-CoV-2 Point of Care Test Development · Contribution · Jun 2020 | SARS-CoV-2 Point of Care Test DevelopmentContribution | $1,331,809 | |
| The Governors of the University of CalgaryAutoDefence: Towards Trustworthy Technologies for Autonomous Human-Machine Systems · Contribution · Oct 2019 | AutoDefence: Towards Trustworthy Technologies for Autonomous Human-Machine SystemsContribution | $1,496,021 | |
| York UniversityEffective Human-Machine Cooperation with Intelligent Adaptive Autonomous Systems. · Contribution · Oct 2019 | Effective Human-Machine Cooperation with Intelligent Adaptive Autonomous Systems.Contribution | $1,499,578 | |
| York UniversitySENTRYNET: Developing trust between soldiers, civilians, and robots. · Contribution · Oct 2019 | SENTRYNET: Developing trust between soldiers, civilians, and robots.Contribution | $1,480,884 | |
| University of ManitobaDevelopment of Advanced Materials for Improved Protection against Balistic Impact, Wear and Corrosion Damage with Additive Manufacturing and Cold Spraying · Contribution · Aug 2019 | Development of Advanced Materials for Improved Protection against Balistic Impact, Wear and Corrosion Damage with Additive Manufacturing and Cold SprayingContribution | $1,499,340 | |
| Corporation de l'École Polytechnique de MontréalTerahertz to Mid-Infrared Compact Photonic Platform on Scalable Semiconductor Technology · Contribution · Aug 2019 | Terahertz to Mid-Infrared Compact Photonic Platform on Scalable Semiconductor TechnologyContribution | $1,500,000 | |
| Corporation de l'École Polytechnique de MontréalFlexible, Stretchable and Self-Healable Optoelectronic Materials for Detection Avoidance and Physical Protection · Contribution · Aug 2019 | Flexible, Stretchable and Self-Healable Optoelectronic Materials for Detection Avoidance and Physical ProtectionContribution | $1,499,814 | |
| Carleton UniversityArtificially Intelligent Biomimetic Metasurfaces for Eloctromagnetic Camouflage · Contribution · Aug 2019 | Artificially Intelligent Biomimetic Metasurfaces for Eloctromagnetic CamouflageContribution | $1,500,000 |