Letenda inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Longueuil|Longueuil, QC · grants and contributions register · Longueuil–Saint-Hubert

Letenda inc.: federal grants and contributions: 18 agreements; $2.4M value; 1 departments; 4 programs.

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18agreements
$2.4Mvalue
1departments
4programs

Largest agreements

Detailed design and assembly of a zero-emission bus with high accessibility.$990Kvalue2019start2022end

Detailed design of a zero-emission bus with improved accessibility thanks to its low floor plan throughout the passenger space and superior energy efficiency thanks to its lightweight structure and optimized air conditioning system.

Pre-production development of a new generation of zero emission buses$600Kvalue2022start2024end

Optimization of the design criteria of the new generation of zero-emission buses following the observations captured during the manufacturing and certification of a first prototype to set up the supply chain of the pre-production version and launch the production, while ensuring a cost of production in accordance with the firm's business plan.

Development of the vehicle control unit$174Kvalue2025start2026end

This project aims to mitigate the risks of commercializing an electric city bus by enabling the development and testing of a new electric city bus propulsion control system on a test bench in a controlled environment.

Support for the pilot project; road testing of the bus$140Kvalue2024start2025end

Support for field trials of the demonstrator vehicle in the Saint-Eustache area of Quebec. These trials will demonstrate to potential customers that the midibus meets the needs of operators in the metropolitan area, and gather the data needed to validate the autonomy simulation models required for sales.

ARP - Preparing the development of a vehicle control system for zero-emission buses$75.0Kvalue2023start2024end

Support for the preliminary and preparatory studies required to launch the in-house development of the vehicle control system solution for zero-emission buses.

Innovation Assistance Program$61.0Kvalue2020start2020end

The funding provided by the IAP program is intended to assist innovative small and medium-sized enterprises in the start-up phase that cannot access existing commercial support related to COVID-19.

ARP: Structural design of a bus$50.0Kvalue2018start2019end

Analysis and structural validation of an aluminum bus structure based on different load cases.

Optimized electrical design of a zero emission bus$45.0Kvalue2022start2023end

Hiring of an electrical designer to optimize the electrical integration of the various components of a zero-emission bus while ensuring compliance with current standards, product safety and respecting the client's requirements.

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YEP - Integration of the control and telemetry systems of an electric bus$41.0Kvalue2021start2022end

Hiring of a programmer to work on the control and telemetry systems of the electric bus.

YEP - Design of attachment systems for electric bus components$35.0Kvalue2021start2022end

Hiring a mechanical engineer to work on solutions for assembling the various components of a bus to the vehicle structure.

YEP - Mechanical design in systems integration$30.0Kvalue2019start2020end

Support for the development of a bus structure by mechanical integration of the components of the electrical and pneumatic systems in the structure of the vehicle.

Youth - Electrical design in system integration$30.0Kvalue2020start2020end

Electrical integration of the various primary and secondary systems of an electrically propelled bus in order to achieve the vehicle's functionality objectives.

YEP - Finite element analysis of zero emission bus components$30.0Kvalue2022start2022end

Hiring of a mechanical engineer specialized in finite element analysis to optimize the mechanical integration of various components of the bus while ensuring compliance with current standards and customer requirements.

YEP - Mechanical design of modular and lightweight bus structure$30.0Kvalue2019start2020end

Support for the development of a bus structure.

YOUTH - Detailed mechanical design of a zero-emission bus$30.0Kvalue2023start2024end

Hiring of a mechanical engineer to work on the detailed mechanical design of the various components of the production vehicle, ensuring compliance with customer standards and requirements, as well as product safety.

YOUTH - Development of a sales strategy based on market data analysis$30.0Kvalue2024start2025end

Hired a data and business analysis resource to strengthen sales activities and optimize sales strategies using market data to support sales objectives.

YEP – Optimized electrical design$15.6Kvalue2022start2022end

Hiring of an electrical engineer, who will work on the electrical design to optimize the electrical integration of the various components of a zero-emission bus, while ensuring compliance with current standards, product safety and respecting the client's specifications.

CleanTech co-innovation mission to Japan ILS Dec 2023$3.0Kvalue2023start2023end

Participation in the Canadian clean technologies co-innovation mission to Japan ILS – December 4-7, 2023. Delegation led by the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to develop international partnerships and potential project ideas under the Japan Program.

Departments

National Research Council Canada18agreements$2.4Mvalue4programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • Innovation Assistance Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Years

20251agreements$174Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
20242agreements$170Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20233agreements$108Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20224agreements$691Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20212agreements$76.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20202agreements$91.0Kvalue2programs
  • Innovation Assistance Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20193agreements$1.1Mvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20181agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms

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.