For-profit organizations · Vancouver, British Columbia
Spare Labs Inc.
- Total value
- $11.8M
- Agreements
- 18
- Programs
- 9
- First and latest
- 2017–2026
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. Agreements under programs that mostly fund individuals are not listed under any name.
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Applying for the same funding? NRC IRAP Financial Assistance (apply through the funder’s page; no deadline stated); AI Compute Access Fund (not taking applications now); PacifiCan — Regional Economic Growth through Innovation — Regional Innovation Ecosystems (closes 30 Oct 2026). Deadlines, who can apply and who else got it.
By program
| Program | Department | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 7 | $3.9M |
| AI Compute Access Fund | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $3.4M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Pacific Economic Development Canada | 1 | $3M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $1M |
| Innovation Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $193K |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 2 | $81K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $60K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $35K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $10K |
Plus 2 agreements ($120K) where the department did not name a program.
Agreements
Newest first.
| Start | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | AI Compute Access FundInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $3,350,000 |
| Nov 2025 | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean TechnologyNational Research Council Canada | Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system and pilot demonstration for public transit fleetsContribution | $1,000,000 |
| Oct 2023 | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | IP Assist: Intellectual Property Strategy EngagementContribution | $15,865 |
| Jul 2023 | Regional Economic Growth through InnovationPacific Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $3,000,000 |
| May 2023 | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | IP Assist: Intellectual Property Strategy EngagementContribution | $12,108 |
| Apr 2023 | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Spare Network - an on demand transportation ecosystem for public transportation organizations to broker transportation serviceContribution | $3,000,000 |
| Sep 2022 | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Grant | $35,000 |
| Aug 2021 | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Web-based multi-modal booking interfaceContribution | $490,000 |
| Jun 2021 | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | Grant | $16,500 |
| Jul 2020 | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | Expanding Spare to Municipalities in GermanyContribution | $64,500 |
| Apr 2020 | Innovation Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Innovation Assistance ProgramContribution | $193,116 |
| Oct 2019 | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Expansion into EUR MarketsContribution | $60,000 |
| Oct 2019 | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Japanese market support product developmentContribution | $253,000 |
| Aug 2019 | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Canadian partnering mission to Japan for the annual Innovation Leaders Summit (ILS) – Oct 27 to Nov 1, 2019Contribution | $3,000 |
| May 2018 | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth Green - software development for transportation networkContribution | $10,000 |
| Apr 2018 | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Software development of the Spare Realize MVPContribution | $126,900 |
| Jul 2017 | Program not namedNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $75,600 |
| Jul 2017 | Program not namedNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $44,800 |