E Sonar Inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · St. John's|St. John's, NL · grants and contributions register · St. John's East

E Sonar Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 15 agreements; $1.7M value; 3 departments; 11 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-0A6QXJJ0SQ · Cite as: Assay Systems, “E Sonar Inc.: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/e-sonar-inc/

$
15agreements
$1.7Mvalue
3departments
11programs

Largest agreements

CIIP Singapore - SENFIN: Sensor Fusion for Intelligent Navigation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles$387Kvalue2026start2027end

As part of the international consortium project “SENFIN”, this project will focus on developing, integrating and testing an advanced combination sensor suite and associated algorithms to verifiably increase the subsea situational awareness and extend mission profile for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs).

202186$293Kvalue2013start2015end

Undertake national and international marketing activities

AUV Situational Awareness Sensor Suite$256Kvalue2023start2024end

This proposal targets a multi-faceted approach to realization of a situational awareness sensor suite for AUVs making high quality information available to the vehicle control algorithms. Solution comprises a package of three sensor advances: 1) Multi element upward looking lead zirconate titanate (PZT) acoustic sensor array providing information on surface obstructions that may prevent safe surfacing of the vehicle; 2) Side-lobe-suppressed-transducer-based sonar bottom-tracking sonar implementation with transducer clamping for close range enhancement, providing subsea obstacle avoidance; and

Acoustic Towed Array System Development$190Kvalue2025start2026end

E-Sonar will design and develop a hardware/software-based acoustic towed array for multi-channel subsea acoustic data collection and beamforming. The project objective outcomes will support target identification through beamformed passive listening.

228413$175Kvalue2026start2027end

Undertake initiatives to mitigate the impacts of ongoing tariff and trade volatility

Array Recording System for Digital Subsea Acoustic Data Recording/Processing$75.0Kvalue2024start2024end

E-Sonar will design and develop a hardware/software-based array recording system for multi-channel subsea acoustic data collection, beamforming, and processing. The resulting technology will operate paired with commercial low-frequency projectors to provide a target detection capability, while also comprising a beam-formed passive listening system.

Packaged Hydrophone for Air-Dropped Acoustic Data Acquisition$73.9Kvalue2025start2025end

E-Sonar will design and develop a packaged hydrophone concept, including hardware/software-based acoustic recording and digital RF transmission system for air-dropped deployment and subsea acoustic data acquisition, including limited beamforming, and signal pre-processing. The resulting technology will enable operation with in-house developed and produced hydrophone arrays to provide short-range target detection capability.

Calibration of the Pop-up Prototype Whale Detection System$52.5Kvalue2021start2022end

To encourage scientific research and related scientific activities (e.g., data collection, integration, monitoring, and communication, including communication via conferences and symposia) and dissemination of scientific knowledge in the areas of:(a) Fisheries

Show all 15
214385$50.0Kvalue2020start2020end

Enhance capabilities in the area of mechanical engineering to support product development

197046$49.5Kvalue2010start2011end

Hire expertise to expand aqua-culture and oil/gas opps

200427$49.5Kvalue2012start2013end

Hire a qualified electrical engineer

222329$47.8Kvalue2023start2024end

Enhance technical capabilities to improve product functionality and digitalization

E Sonar Inc.-2024-2025-1026213$20.0Kvalue2024start2025end

The purpose of this CanExport SMEs agreement is to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for activities related to export market development that are part of an export business case for a specific target market, particularly where activities are targeting departmental priority markets and sectors.

E Sonar Inc.-2025-2026-1040874$18.0Kvalue2026start2027end

The purpose of this CanExport SMEs agreement is to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for activities related to export market development that are part of an export business case for a specific target market, particularly where activities are targeting departmental priority markets and sectors.

E Sonar Inc.-2023-2024-1008101$4.8Kvalue2023start2024end

The purpose of this CanExport Innovation agreement is to support Canadian organizations to carry out activities related to pursuing opportunities that would lead to establishing new collaborative Research and Development (R&D) partnerships between the Recipient and foreign organizations in order to support R&D on the Recipient’s technology and advance its commercialization.

Departments

National Research Council Canada8agreements$1.0Mvalue5programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Canadian International Innovation Program
  • CanExport SME
  • CanExport
  • CanExport Innovation

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency6agreements$665Kvalue5programs
  • Business Development Program
  • REGI-BSP-Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
  • REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)

All grants from Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Fisheries and Oceans Canada1agreements$52.5Kvalue1programs
  • Ocean and Freshwater Science Contribution Program

All grants from Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Years

20263agreements$580Kvalue3programs
  • Canadian International Innovation Program
  • REGI-BSP-Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)
  • CanExport
20252agreements$264Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20242agreements$95.0Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport SME
20233agreements$309Kvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)
  • CanExport Innovation
20211agreements$52.5Kvalue1programs
  • Ocean and Freshwater Science Contribution Program
20201agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
20131agreements$293Kvalue1programs
  • Business Development Program
20121agreements$49.5Kvalue1programs
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills
20101agreements$49.5Kvalue1programs
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills

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.