FEMTUM INC.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Quebec|Québec, QC · grants and contributions register · Québec

FEMTUM INC.: federal grants and contributions: 21 agreements; $5.6M value; 2 departments; 10 programs.

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21agreements
$5.6Mvalue
2departments
10programs

Largest agreements

600072599$1.9Mvalue2024start2026end

Acquisition of equipment and marketing strategy: The project aims to increase the production capacity and accelerate the marketing of the products of a young technology company specializing in laser solutions.

600072599$1.9Mvalue2024start2026end

Acquisition of equipment and marketing strategy: The project aims to increase the production capacity and accelerate the marketing of the products of a young technology company specializing in laser solutions.

Full integration and qualification of a laser solution for photonic chip correction in several industrial test machines.$700Kvalue2025start2028end

Development of an innovative laser solution integrated into wafer test equipment for photonic chips, which are essential in data centres.

Design and manufacture of a functional laser prototype for the semiconductor industry$250Kvalue2023start2025end

Improvement of the optical performance and industrial processes of a laser to facilitate its integration on several systems and industrial platforms, with the aim of improving the yield and performance of new technologies.

600070494$230Kvalue2022start2024end

Innovation and production activities: The project aims to adapt a fiber optic-based laser micromachining solution to transparent and semiconductor polymers and to acquire production equipment.

400057085$105Kvalue2020start2021end

Innovation and commercialization activities: The project aims to increase the sales and innovation potential of a company that manufactures fiber optic laser solutions.

Laser adaptation and process development for semiconductor processing$75.0Kvalue2022start2023end

Adapting the performance of Femtum lasers and the industrial machining platform to modify the properties of semiconductor materials. These advanced machining applications require a high degree of control over laser alignment and parameters in order to precisely machine semiconductors and thus develop world-class machining expertise.

400056569$50.0Kvalue2019start2020end

Innovative business start-up: Grant to Femtum, one of the ten winning companies in the DEC 2019 Propulsion Challenge, to enable it to finalize the development of its innovation and commercialize it.

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ARP - Laser application platform$50.0Kvalue2019start2021end

The project is to develop a platform for interaction with different materials using lasers designed by the firm. It must be flexible and user-friendly enough to rapidly include any type of laser machined sample.

400057528$40.0Kvalue2020start2020end

Working capital : In the context of the crisis caused by the pandemic at COVID-19, the project aims to ensure the continuity of operations of a company that specializes in the manufacture of laser systems for manufacturing companies.

FEMTUM INC.-2025-2026-1036739$31.0Kvalue2025start2026end

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.

Youth - Hiring of a General Manager$30.0Kvalue2019start2020end

The project involves hiring a general manager for the start-up company. This will play a key role in the company's development and growth. More specifically, he will be responsible for product marketing, financing and operations management.

FEMTUM INC.-2023-2024-1011131$30.0Kvalue2023start2024end

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.

FEMTUM INC.-2024-2025-1026630$30.0Kvalue2024start2025end

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.

YOUTH— Hiring a finance manager$24.0Kvalue2024start2024end

This project aims to support the hiring of a finance manager to improve the firm’s financial structure for financial reporting and overall firm strategy.

IP Assist - L2: Intellectual Property Strategy Engagement 4$23.0Kvalue2026start2026end

The project will support the development of the firm’s intellectual property capabilities.

IP Assist L2: Intellectual Property Strategy Engagement$15.0Kvalue2025start2026end

The project will support development of intellectual property capacity within the firm.

FEMTUM INC.-2026-2027-1043741$15.0Kvalue2026start2027end

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.

IP Assist L2 : Intellectual Property Strategy Engagement$13.5Kvalue2023start2024end

The project will support development of intellectual property capacity within the firm.

IP Assist – L2: Intellectual Property Strategy Engagement$9.4Kvalue2022start2022end

The project will fund the development of the firm's intellectual property capacity

EUREKA cluster Xecs: Participation in Canadian partnering mission to 2023 PIC Summit in the Netherlands$3.0Kvalue2023start2023end

Participation in the NRC IRAP’s PIC Summit Europe mission held in the Netherlands, November 6-10, 2023, led by the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to develop international partnerships and potential project ideas for the 2023 Xecs Call for Proposals.

Departments

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions6agreements$4.3Mvalue5programs
  • The Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation Program (REGI)
  • REGI - Quantum
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program (REGI)
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI)
  • Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (REGI-RRRF)

All grants from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

National Research Council Canada15agreements$1.3Mvalue5programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport SME
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • CanExport

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Years

20262agreements$38.0Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • CanExport
20253agreements$746Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport SME
20244agreements$4.0Mvalue4programs
  • The Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation Program (REGI)
  • REGI - Quantum
  • CanExport SME
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20234agreements$296Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport SME
20223agreements$314Kvalue2programs
  • The Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation Program (REGI)
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20202agreements$145Kvalue2programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program (REGI)
  • Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (REGI-RRRF)
20193agreements$130Kvalue3programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI)
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program

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.