Ecoation Innovative Solutions Inc.: federal grants and contributions

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Ecoation Innovative Solutions Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 16 agreements; $5.5M value; 5 departments; 7 programs.

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16agreements
$5.5Mvalue
5departments
7programs

Largest agreements

OKO Modularization and Cart Independence.$3.9Mvalue2020start2033end

The objective of this project will commercialize an artificial intelligence platform developed to assist greenhouse growing operations and help in minimizing pesticide use.

CANGrow Modular Indoor Food Production System$380Kvalue2024start2024end

CANGrow is a novel modular polyculture indoor food production system that will enable long term space exploration. The CANGrow system incorporates novel technologies in order to offer the widest possible variety of foods with optimal yield. It grows a diversity of biologically efficient food products: strawberries, cherry tomatoes, two root vegetables, microgreens, four unique culinary herbs, mini-head lettuce, an algae superfood, and a mycelial meat substitute - “space bacon”. The technology has the potential to provide over 500kg of nutrient dense food annually.

  • Canadian Space Agency
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Agreement$300Kvalue2015start–end
Agreement$250Kvalue2015start–end
BC Fast Pilot - Low Emission Pesticide-Free Crop Production$163Kvalue2019start2020end

The project will focus on the improvement of environmental impact of agricultural greenhouse operations using the firm's crop health management technology.

CANGrow Modular Indoor Food Production System$100Kvalue2023start2023end

CANGrow is a novel modular polyculture indoor food production system that will enable long term space exploration. The CANGrow system incorporates novel technologies in order to offer the widest possible variety of foods with optimal yield. It grows a diversity of biologically efficient food products: strawberries, cherry tomatoes, two root vegetables, microgreens, four unique culinary herbs, mini-head lettuce, an algae superfood, and a mycelial meat substitute - “space bacon”. The technology has the potential to provide over 500kg of nutrient dense food annually.

  • Canadian Space Agency
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
000015333$100Kvalue2019start2021end

Test crop stress management technology in commercial greenhouses in BC and ON

Light-based Pest and Disease control – an alternative to chemical control$49.0Kvalue2021start2022end

The project is designed to validate the hypothesis that by controlling light in combination with digital imaging and spectroscopy the greenhouse growers can decelerate spread of the pests and enhance the success of biological control agents without chemical intervention.

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ICAP 2023 – International Co-Innovation Action Plan$47.8Kvalue2024start2024end

This International Co-Innovation Action Program (ICAP) project will prepare the firm to enter into future international co-innovation work.

Agreement$47.3Kvalue2013start–end
Export Market Information and Development$37.5Kvalue2020start2020end

This project will enable Ecoation to gain important exposure to European and North American markets, refine its understanding of specific customer needs, adapt its marketing material and and build its sales funnel in target markets.

Development of Tomato Yield and Ripeness Model$35.6Kvalue2018start2019end

The project will focus on development of tomato crop yield and ripeness application using data acquired in greenhouses with company's robotic platform.

CANGrow Modular Indoor Food Production System$30.0Kvalue2021start2022end

CANGrow is a novel modular polyculture indoor food production system that will enable long term space exploration. The CANGrow system incorporates novel technologies in order to offer the widest possible variety of foods with optimal yield. It grows a diversity of biologically efficient food products: strawberries, cherry tomatoes, two root vegetables, microgreens, four unique culinary herbs, mini-head lettuce, an algae superfood, and a mycelial meat substitute - “space bacon”. The technology has the potential to provide over 500kg of nutrient dense food annually.

  • Canadian Space Agency
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Ecoation Innovative Solutions Inc.-2023-2024-1006705$25.0Kvalue2023start2023end

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.

Ecoation Innovative Solutions Inc.-2024-2025-1024148$16.0Kvalue2024start2025end

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.

Canadian Digital Adoption Program Boost your Business Technology Stream$10.1Kvalue2024start–end

Develop digital adoption plan

Departments

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada1agreements$3.9Mvalue1programs
National Research Council Canada10agreements$971Kvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport SME
  • CanExport SMEs

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Canadian Space Agency3agreements$510Kvalue1programs
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

All grants from Canadian Space Agency

Western Economic Diversification Canada1agreements$100Kvalue1programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation

All grants from Western Economic Diversification Canada

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada1agreements$10.1Kvalue1programs
  • Canadian Digital Adoption Program Boost your Business Technology Stream

All grants from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Years

20244agreements$454Kvalue4programs
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport SME
  • Canadian Digital Adoption Program Boost your Business Technology Stream
20232agreements$125Kvalue2programs
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
  • CanExport SME
20212agreements$79.0Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
20202agreements$3.9Mvalue2programs
  • AgriInnovate Program
  • CanExport SMEs
20192agreements$263Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
20181agreements$35.6Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20152agreements$550Kvalue0programs
    20131agreements$47.3Kvalue0programs

      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.