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National Defence · Contribution program

Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program - Innovation Networks

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
$71.7M
Agreements
81
Aug 2019 to Sep 2024
Median agreement
$500K
Typical range
$27K–$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.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
SNC-Lavalin Inc.2$5.5M
Innocorps Research Corporation2$4.5M
Terragon Environmental Technologies Inc.2$4.5M
Ecopia Tech Corporation1$4M
MJMG Holdings Inc.2$3.4M
École Polytechnique de Montréal1$3M
Black Arcs Inc.3$3M
York University2$3M
McMaster University2$3M
Oncovir Canada Inc1$2.1M
University of Calgary3$2M
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems - Canada Inc.1$2M
North Vector Dynamics Inc.1$2M
Halifax Regional Municipality1$2M
EarthDaily Analytics Corp.1$2M
The Governors of the University of Alberta3$1.5M
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto1$1.5M
The University of British Columbia1$1.5M
University of Waterloo1$1.5M
The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University1$1.5M
McGill University1$1.5M
Concordia University1$1.5M
University of Ottawa1$1.5M
Vancouver Police Board1$1.1M
Australian Intelligent Machines Pty. Ltd.2$1M
Unity Toronto Health1$995K
City of Edmonton1$873K
Mirsee Robotics Inc.2$525K
Sarcomere Dynamics Inc2$525K
Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation2$525K
Compusult Limited2$525K
Indro Robotics Inc.2$525K
Ascendent Technology Group Inc.2$517K
Scienetic Solutions1$500K
Université Laval1$500K
Bornea Dynamics Limited1$499K
Rival Lab Inc.1$494K
2442359 Ontario Inc.1$467K
IMT Partnership1$456K
The Hospital for Sick Children1$449K
Queen's University2$396K
Prandtl Dynamics Inc.2$395K
DARIT Technologies2$395K
Doveka Group Ltd.1$355K
TensorOne Inc.1$310K
Human Systems Incorporated1$271K
ONE9 Capability Labs Inc1$71K
Centre de l'entrepreneurship technologique de l'ÉTS - CENTECH1$27K
Université Laval - NorLab1$25K
Boeing Company1$20K

Plus 2 agreements ($843K) 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.

$0$10M$20M201920202021202220232024
Show the numbers
YearAgreementsTotal
20199$13.4M
20202$3.4M
20217$16.6M
202217$10M
202314$9.8M
202432$18.5M

By province

Alberta: $7.5M in 12 agreements, $1 per residentBritish Columbia: $9.3M in 14 agreements, $2 per residentManitoba: $20K in 1 agreements, $0 per residentNew Brunswick: $3M in 4 agreements, $3 per residentNewfoundland and Labrador: $525K in 2 agreements, $1 per residentNova Scotia: $2M in 1 agreements, $2 per residentNT: none hereNU: none hereOntario: $24.4M in 31 agreements, $2 per residentPE: none hereQuebec: $20.5M in 14 agreements, $2 per residentSaskatchewan: $4.5M in 2 agreements, $4 per residentYT: none hereABBCMBNBNLNSNTNUONPEQCSKYT
$0$1$1–$2$3–$4

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 territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario31$24.4M
Quebec14$20.5M
British Columbia14$9.3M
Alberta12$7.5M
Saskatchewan2$4.5M
New Brunswick4$3M
Nova Scotia1$2M
Newfoundland and Labrador2$525K
Manitoba1$20K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
For-profit organizations53$42.4M
Academia22$23.9M
Government3$3.9M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities3$1.5M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Sep 2024Rival Lab Inc.$494,300
Sep 20242442359 Ontario Inc.$466,924
Sep 2024North Vector Dynamics Inc.$2,000,000
Sep 2024Doveka Group Ltd.$354,976
Sep 2024Ascendent Technology Group Inc.$497,250
Aug 2024Australian Intelligent Machines Pty. Ltd.$1,000,000
Aug 2024Scienetic Solutions$500,000
Aug 2024City of Edmonton$872,500
Aug 2024Queen's University$121,000
Aug 2024DARIT Technologies$375,000
Aug 2024Prandtl Dynamics Inc.$375,000
Jul 2024TensorOne Inc.$309,500
Jul 2024EarthDaily Analytics Corp.$1,998,550
Jul 2024Halifax Regional Municipality$1,999,400
Jul 2024Ecopia Tech Corporation$4,000,000
Jul 2024Bornea Dynamics Limited$498,944
Jul 2024Vancouver Police Board$1,072,000
May 2024Boeing Company$20,000
May 2024Twenty20 Insight Inc.$20,000
May 2024Skycope Technolgies Inc.$20,000
May 2024Prandtl Dynamics Inc.$20,000
May 2024Nominal Controls Inc.$20,000
May 2024LiveLink Aerospace Limited$20,000
May 2024FLIR Teledyne Unmanned Aerial Systems$20,000
May 2024Electronics$20,000