National Research Council Canada · Grant program
Innovative Solutions Canada
Fuel the development and adoption of technological innovation in Canada
- Total value
- $40.6M
- Agreements
- 83
- Apr 2019 to Mar 2026
- Median agreement
- $222K
- Typical range
- $150K–$459K
- 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 8 agreements ($6.5M) 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.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | $741K |
| 2020 | 20 | $6.2M |
| 2021 | 16 | $9.6M |
| 2022 | 23 | $13.1M |
| 2023 | 5 | $3.4M |
| 2024 | 2 | $300K |
| 2025 | 9 | $2.6M |
| 2026 | 3 | $4.5M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 32 | $18.1M |
| British Columbia | 17 | $9.4M |
| Quebec | 18 | $7.9M |
| Alberta | 11 | $3.5M |
| New Brunswick | 3 | $1.3M |
| Manitoba | 1 | $300K |
| Saskatchewan | 1 | $133K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 83 | $40.6M |
Industries funded
Where the department recorded an industry code (NAICS). Most agreements have none.
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | TerraFixing Inc. | Modular Long-Duration Thermal Energy Storage (MoLTES)Grant | $1,500,000 |
| Mar 2026 | 15138671 Canada Inc. | Hybrid membrane separation process to separate water from industrial processes as an alternative to thermal evaporationGrant | $1,500,000 |
| Feb 2026 | VEI Contracting Inc. | Continuous Flow Phtochemical Destruction of PFAS in Aqueous MatricesGrant | $1,498,000 |
| Aug 2025 | TerraFixing Inc. | Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Thermal Energy Storage (TPMS TES)Grant | $200,000 |
| Aug 2025 | 15138671 Canada Inc. | Hybrid membrane separation process for separating water from industrial processes as an alternative to thermal evaporationGrant | $198,905 |
| Aug 2025 | 12989972 Canada inc. | Development of an electrode plasma heating systemGrant | $200,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Volta Energy Inc. | Novel Cobalt-free High Voltage Cathode paired with hybrid Solid-State Electrolyte for High Performance Li-Ion BatteriesGrant | $162,492 |
| Apr 2025 | Dark Matter Materials Inc. | Alkali Metals Based Nanomaterials for Semi Solid-State BatteriesGrant | $200,000 |
| Mar 2025 | VEI Contracting Inc. | Continuous Flow Phtochemical Destruction of PFAS in Aqueous MatricesGrant | $192,263 |
| Mar 2025 | TRIUM Environmental Inc. | Innovative and Effective Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS Destruction unsing Rotor-based Hydrodynamic Cavitation (RHC) Combined with Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOP)Grant | $200,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Saltworks Technologies Inc. | P-Sonic: An Advanced Ultrasonic Cavitation Solution for PFAS DestructionGrant | $200,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Facca Inc. | Development of Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) Construction Piles and associated splice methodologyGrant | $1,000,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Plascon Plastics Corporation | Low-Carbon Construction MaterialsGrant | $150,000 |
| Mar 2024 | Facca Inc. | Low-Carbon Construction MaterialsGrant | $150,000 |
| Jan 2023 | Response Biomedical Corporation | Rapid high sensitivity Troponin I Assay for COVID patient management at the Point of CareGrant | $2,000,000 |
| Jan 2023 | 5R Enabler Designs and Operations Inc | A Trojan-Horse Approach to the Development of Compostable Latex Medical GlovesGrant | $1,000,000 |
| Jan 2023 | Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc. | Onternabez, a Novel Therapeutic for Systemic HyperinflammationGrant | $149,180 |
| Jan 2023 | PharmaPlanter Technologies Inc | Development of plant-based Nrf2 activator therapeutics to alleviate the severe complications of respiratory diseasesGrant | $150,000 |
| Jan 2023 | Canurta Inc. | Therapeutic potential of cannflavins in viral respiratory infectionsGrant | $150,000 |
| Dec 2022 | Solutions Avancées | LSVS-2 in 1 (healthy light for healthy living - 2 in 1 technology) with disinfection and air purification.Grant | $1,000,000 |
| Dec 2022 | Plasmagear Inc. | Development of Efficient Portable Air Purifiers by Surface Engineering of Nanospun Filters for Capture and Inactivation of Viral ParticlesGrant | $2,000,000 |
| Dec 2022 | Acuva Technologies Inc. | UV-LED Air Purification System for Ground Public TransportationGrant | $2,000,000 |
| Dec 2022 | 719399 N.B.Corp. | Ultraviolet Germicidal irradiation (UVGI) Air Purification System (Charli 5)Grant | $969,534 |
| Sep 2022 | Vision Composites Inc. | Scaling up Vision’s developed transparent nanofilter medical grade mask technology: from laboratory scale to industrial levelGrant | $998,009 |
| Sep 2022 | Plasmagear Inc. | Fully-Breathable, Transparent and Compostable Medical Grade MasksGrant | $1,000,000 |