National Research Council Canada: grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · all departments

National Research Council Canada: grants and contributions: 65,670 agreements; $10.0B value; 25,322 recipients; 25 programs.

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65,670agreements
$10.0Bvalue
25,322recipients
25programs

Years

20262,691agreements$335Mvalue1departments
20255,408agreements$1.2Bvalue1departments
20244,847agreements$648Mvalue1departments
20234,887agreements$570Mvalue1departments
20224,849agreements$815Mvalue1departments
20215,530agreements$605Mvalue1departments
20208,932agreements$1.5Bvalue1departments
20194,093agreements$451Mvalue1departments
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20183,862agreements$403Mvalue1departments
20171,795agreements$222Mvalue1departments
20162,660agreements$368Mvalue1departments
20152,216agreements$1.1Bvalue1departments
20142,018agreements$437Mvalue1departments
20132,386agreements$257Mvalue1departments
20122,974agreements$315Mvalue1departments
20111,007agreements$97.5Mvalue1departments
20102,736agreements$450Mvalue1departments
20092,697agreements$306Mvalue1departments
200854agreements$13.2Mvalue1departments
200720agreements$6.9Mvalue1departments
20067agreements$2.3Mvalue1departments

Programs

Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms16,109agreements$2.8Bvalue8,363recipients
Contribution to TRIUMF (Canada’s National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics)5agreements$1.2Bvalue2recipients
Industrial Research Assistance Program2,281agreements$624Mvalue1,947recipients
International Astronomical Observatories Program20agreements$334Mvalue8recipients
Innovation Assistance Program2,252agreements$271Mvalue2,252recipients
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives842agreements$270Mvalue237recipients
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program6,682agreements$204Mvalue3,931recipients
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations985agreements$199Mvalue451recipients
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Biologics Manufacturing Centre1agreements$173Mvalue1recipients
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Innovation Assistance Program2,665agreements$143Mvalue1,409recipients
CanExport SME5,063agreements$120Mvalue3,796recipients
CanExport SMEs3,296agreements$97.8Mvalue2,673recipients
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology62agreements$72.7Mvalue61recipients
CanExport2,241agreements$63.6Mvalue2,031recipients
Eureka/Eurostar181agreements$51.7Mvalue161recipients
Innovative Solutions Canada83agreements$40.6Mvalue62recipients
Canadian International Innovation Program89agreements$38.3Mvalue83recipients
Canada Accelerator and Incubator Program6agreements$30.1Mvalue6recipients
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund387agreements$22.9Mvalue104recipients
Industrial Research Assistance Program – AI Assist217agreements$16.5Mvalue212recipients
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program932agreements$10.6Mvalue741recipients
  • CoEng Advisors Inc.
  • BioVectra Inc.
  • MANNA X CORPORATION
  • VIDCRUITER INC.
  • iGEN Technologies Inc.
  • 62076 Newfoundland and Labrador Ltd.
  • 10167410 Canada Inc.
  • eliquidMEDIA International Inc.
  • SucSeed Social Enterprises Inc.
CanExport Innovation418agreements$7.1Mvalue326recipients
Payment of an assessed contribution for the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures8agreements$5.2Mvalue1recipients
Grants to International Affiliations245agreements$4.7Mvalue57recipients
  • International Science Council (ISC)
  • EUREKA Secretariat
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP)
  • International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)
  • SCOR Secretariat
  • International Astronomical Union (IAU)
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
  • International Science Council (ISC)
  • Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Outreach Initiative162agreements$2.1Mvalue125recipients

Largest recipients

TRIUMF9agreements$1.5Bvalue1departments
  • Contribution to TRIUMF (Canada’s National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics)
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives

All grants to TRIUMF

TRIUMF Inc.1agreements$268Mvalue1departments
  • Contribution to TRIUMF (Canada’s National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics)

All grants to TRIUMF Inc.

TMT INTERNATIONAL OBSERVATORY,LLC1agreements$214Mvalue1departments

All grants to TMT INTERNATIONAL OBSERVATORY,LLC

BIOLOGICS MANUFACTURING CENTRE (BMC) INC.1agreements$173Mvalue1departments
  • Biologics Manufacturing Centre

All grants to BIOLOGICS MANUFACTURING CENTRE (BMC) INC.

SKA Organization5agreements$146Mvalue1departments
  • International Astronomical Observatories Program

All grants to SKA Organization

The National Science Foundation of the United States of America6agreements$129Mvalue1departments
  • International Astronomical Observatories Program

All grants to The National Science Foundation of the United States of America

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION6agreements$62.3Mvalue1departments

All grants to NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

RYERSON UNIVERSITY11agreements$36.1Mvalue1departments
  • Canada Accelerator and Incubator Program
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations

All grants to RYERSON UNIVERSITY

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DIGITAL RESEARCH ALLIANCE OF CANADA1agreements$34.7Mvalue1departments
  • International Astronomical Observatories Program

All grants to DIGITAL RESEARCH ALLIANCE OF CANADA

INVEST OTTAWA INVESTMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION GRP3agreements$27.6Mvalue1departments

All grants to INVEST OTTAWA INVESTMENT & COMMERCIALIZATION GRP

University of Ottawa121agreements$27.5Mvalue1departments
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Outreach Initiative

All grants to University of Ottawa

CORPORATION INNO-CENTRE DU QUEBEC8agreements$27.3Mvalue1departments

All grants to CORPORATION INNO-CENTRE DU QUEBEC

Providence Therapeutics Holdings Inc.4agreements$27.2Mvalue1departments
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program

All grants to Providence Therapeutics Holdings Inc.

ENTOS PHARMACEUTICALS INC.12agreements$26.8Mvalue1departments
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms

All grants to ENTOS PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

MARS DISCOVERY DISTRICT25agreements$24.5Mvalue1departments
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations

All grants to MARS DISCOVERY DISTRICT

The Governing Council of the University of Toronto74agreements$23.0Mvalue1departments
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • International Astronomical Observatories Program

All grants to The Governing Council of the University of Toronto

THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA51agreements$22.9Mvalue1departments
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund

All grants to THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

CENTRE FOR DRUG RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT2agreements$22.1Mvalue1departments

All grants to CENTRE FOR DRUG RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

In-Sec-M, Security Research and Innovation12agreements$18.6Mvalue1departments
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program

All grants to In-Sec-M, Security Research and Innovation

LAURENT PHARMACEUTICALS INC.10agreements$18.6Mvalue1departments
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Innovation Assistance Program
  • Innovation Assistance Program

All grants to LAURENT PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

University of Waterloo68agreements$18.4Mvalue1departments
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Outreach Initiative

All grants to University of Waterloo

Corporation inno-Centre du Québec16agreements$15.5Mvalue1departments
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
  • Canada Accelerator and Incubator Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program

All grants to Corporation inno-Centre du Québec

Tech-Access Canada7agreements$14.5Mvalue1departments
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program

All grants to Tech-Access Canada

The University of British Columbia55agreements$14.5Mvalue1departments
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund

All grants to The University of British Columbia

Solace Corporation5agreements$14.0Mvalue1departments
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program

All grants to Solace Corporation

Canada France Hawaii Telescope Corporation3agreements$13.5Mvalue1departments
  • International Astronomical Observatories Program

All grants to Canada France Hawaii Telescope Corporation

CANADA-FRANCE-HAWAII TELESCOPE3agreements$12.8Mvalue1departments

All grants to CANADA-FRANCE-HAWAII TELESCOPE

CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS21agreements$12.1Mvalue1departments
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program

All grants to CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS

Macrodyne Technologies Inc.12agreements$11.8Mvalue1departments
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport SMEs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • CanExport SME

All grants to Macrodyne Technologies Inc.

ATTABOTICS INC.9agreements$11.3Mvalue1departments
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Innovation Assistance Program
  • CanExport

All grants to ATTABOTICS INC.

1,429 agreements worth $173M went to individuals, who are not named.

Federal ridings

Vancouver Quadra510agreements$1.0Bvalue169recipients

All grants in Vancouver Quadra

Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Île-des-Soeurs1,676agreements$269Mvalue623recipients

All grants in Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Île-des-Soeurs

Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount124agreements$183Mvalue65recipients

All grants in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount

Vancouver Centre1,647agreements$181Mvalue635recipients

All grants in Vancouver Centre

Spadina–Fort York1,230agreements$153Mvalue562recipients

All grants in Spadina–Fort York

Calgary Centre1,164agreements$125Mvalue557recipients

All grants in Calgary Centre

Ottawa Centre733agreements$114Mvalue232recipients

All grants in Ottawa Centre

Humber River–Black Creek498agreements$91.9Mvalue165recipients

All grants in Humber River–Black Creek

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Vancouver Centre843agreements$90.4Mvalue343recipients

All grants in Vancouver Centre

Québec748agreements$89.6Mvalue263recipients

All grants in Québec

University–Rosedale557agreements$88.6Mvalue189recipients

All grants in University–Rosedale

University–Rosedale715agreements$86.9Mvalue269recipients

All grants in University–Rosedale

Edmonton Centre421agreements$86.4Mvalue159recipients

All grants in Edmonton Centre

Burnaby North–Seymour386agreements$78.2Mvalue160recipients

All grants in Burnaby North–Seymour

Ottawa–Vanier221agreements$71.4Mvalue67recipients

All grants in Ottawa–Vanier

Thunder Bay—Superior North650agreements$69.6Mvalue258recipients

All grants in Thunder Bay—Superior North

Halifax694agreements$64.1Mvalue202recipients

All grants in Halifax

St. John's East532agreements$61.2Mvalue153recipients

All grants in St. John's East

Kenora—Kiiwetinoong389agreements$60.9Mvalue163recipients

All grants in Kenora—Kiiwetinoong

Mississauga–Malton397agreements$58.9Mvalue171recipients

All grants in Mississauga–Malton

Calgary Confederation476agreements$57.4Mvalue189recipients

All grants in Calgary Confederation

Calgary Shepard243agreements$55.7Mvalue117recipients

All grants in Calgary Shepard

Dartmouth–Cole Harbour415agreements$55.1Mvalue118recipients

All grants in Dartmouth–Cole Harbour

Fredericton402agreements$55.0Mvalue93recipients

All grants in Fredericton

Papineau492agreements$53.5Mvalue224recipients

All grants in Papineau

Vancouver East435agreements$52.8Mvalue176recipients

All grants in Vancouver East

Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk392agreements$52.7Mvalue151recipients

All grants in Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk

St. John's South–Mount Pearl404agreements$49.0Mvalue125recipients

All grants in St. John's South–Mount Pearl

Victoria478agreements$46.4Mvalue166recipients

All grants in Victoria

Edmonton Strathcona367agreements$45.2Mvalue150recipients

All grants in Edmonton Strathcona

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value.Years are the agreement start year.Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.