For-profit organizations · Ottawa, Ontario
Virica Biotech Inc.
- Total value
- $3.3M
- Agreements
- 14
- Programs
- 10
- First and latest
- 2020–2026
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); Regional Tariff Response Initiative in southern Ontario (taking applications; no deadline stated); NRC IRAP Youth Employment Program (apply through the funder’s page; no deadline stated). Deadlines, who can apply and who else got it.
By program
| Program | Department | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $1.5M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 4 | $782K |
| Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $750K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $100K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 2 | $47K |
| Innovation Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $41K |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $35K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $25K |
| Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP) | Global Affairs Canada | 1 | $3,982 |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $1,650 |
By year
Funding by the year agreements started.
* 2026 so far: agreements starting by Oct 2026. Departments publish each quarter after it ends, so the latest months fill in later.
Show the numbers
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | $41K |
| 2021 | 1 | $100K |
| 2022 | 1 | $35K |
| 2023 | 2 | $1.5M |
| 2024 | 3 | $357K |
| 2025 | 4 | $1.2M |
| 2026* | 2 | $27K |
Agreements
Newest first.
| Start | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Canada–UK Biomanufacturing Peer-to-Peer In-Person Networking Meetings – June 2026Contribution | $1,650 |
| Apr 2026 | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $25,000 |
| Nov 2025 | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $75,000 |
| Sep 2025 | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | UK Multisector - BioM - LV Production Kit: Development of GMP lentiviral production kit with optimized upstream and downstream processes.Contribution | $354,200 |
| Apr 2025 | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $27,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $750,000 |
| Jul 2024 | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | ICAP - International Co-Innovation Plan with the Nordic RegionContribution | $48,111 |
| May 2024 | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | UKRI Biomanufacturing - 10100745 - Viral Enhancers - Development of small molecule formulations for enhanced production of AAVContribution | $304,720 |
| Feb 2024 | Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP)Global Affairs Canada | CIIP PDA – Virica Biotech Inc – 2023-24Contribution | $3,982 |
| Nov 2023 | Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $1,500,000 |
| Apr 2023 | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $20,000 |
| Apr 2022 | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $35,000 |
| Aug 2021 | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $100,000 |
| Apr 2020 | Innovation Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Innovation Assistance ProgramContribution | $40,656 |