Niricson Software Inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Victoria|Victoria, BC · in the contract register · grants and contributions register · Victoria

Niricson Software Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 20 agreements; $2.4M value; 3 departments; 9 programs.

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20agreements
$2.4Mvalue
3departments
9programs

Largest agreements

Increase condition assessment platform’s automation capacity from 50% to 90%+ using deep learning models, single cloud architecture, and demonstration sites.$1.2Mvalue2025start2025end

Niricson is developing a proprietary cloud-based damage assessment platform-AUTOSPEX to help asset owners inspect and manage their assets (Dams, Bridges, Nuclear Power Plants etc.) faster, cost-effectively, accurately, and safely. With the proposed project, Niricson plans to automate the big data processing from 50% to over 90%. This will allow more asset owners to collect and process their assets data frequently allowing building predictive maintenance models, extending the service life of their assets, and hence, reducing the CO2 emissions significantly.

Dual Use - AI Based Airfield Pavement Condition Distress Mapping using vehicle-mounted optical data collection and auto analytics platform$250Kvalue2026start2027end

Pilot a dual-use airfield pavement inspection solution for civilian airports and defence airstrips by integrating vehicle-mounted high-resolution optical data collection with an automated processing pipeline and AI-based distress detection and quantification aligned with standard pavement condition survey practices.

AUTOSPEX Insights Product Development$240Kvalue2023start2024end

Enhance and improve Niricson's software, AUTOSPEX-Insights, as a SaaS GIS and collaboration platform for infrastructure inspection including visualization of AI-generated and quality checked surface (cracking, spalling, efflorescence and vegetation) and subsurface (delamination, thermal) defects, identifying areas of concern and comparing multi-year surveys to support maintenance decisions .

AUTOSPEX 3D Product Development$190Kvalue2024start2025end

The project is to improve and enhance the asset management and condition assessment platform by adding 3D viewing and analyzing capabilities to help asset owners and engineering consultants to visualize AI-generated surface and subsurface defects, to identify areas of concern and compare multi-year surveys to support maintenance decisions for their critical infrastructure.

Robotics and AI based Predictive Maintenance and Analytics$169Kvalue2026start2026end

Funding under the Innovator Stream will support continued research and development of solutions under National Defence’s Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA) program.

  • National Defence
  • Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA)
AUTOSPEX AI Model Development for Runway Inspections$50.0Kvalue2025start2026end

Develop and operationalize AI models that automate distress management for airfield pavements to improve inspection scalability, accuracy, and profitability.

Fast Pilot for Foreign Market - Pilot demonstration of detecting surface and subsurface damages on a hydro dam structure to monitor structural condition$40.0Kvalue2021start2022end

The project is supported under Fast Pilot in Foreign markets program to implement Niricson’s data collection technology at a pilot scale to detect and quantify surface and subsurface damages on a hydro dam structure in the United States. The data collection and processing of visual images, thermal dataset, and acoustic signatures will be conducted at multiple locations and a surface and subsurface damage map will be created.

Youth internship -Jr. Software Developer$36.0Kvalue2021start2022end

To provide employment for a recent graduate in the field of software developer to support the development of cloud platform for computing structural damage.

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Youth Internship -Jr. Machine Learning Engineer$36.0Kvalue2021start2022end

To provide employment for a recent graduate in the field of Machine Learning to provide support for further development of Deep Learning Model.

Niricson Software Inc.-2025-2026-1040529$34.0Kvalue2026start2026end

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.

Innovation Assistance Program$30.5Kvalue2020start2020end

The funding provided from the IAP program is to assist innovative, early-stage small- and medium-sized enterprises that are unable to access existing COVID-19 business support.

Youth Internship - Software Engineer for the development of an Automated Cloud-based Post-Processing of Damage Quantification Workflow$30.0Kvalue2022start2022end

To provide employment for a recent graduate in the field of software engineering to provide technical improvement for the development of an automated cloud-based post-processing of damage quantification workflow.

Niricson Software Inc.-2024-2025-1018946$25.0Kvalue2024start2025end

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.

Niricson Software Inc.-2025-2026-1031991$25.0Kvalue2025start2026end

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.

Niricson Software Inc.-2023-2024-1009553$21.5Kvalue2023start2024end

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 internship - Design Engineer to develop a UAV-based technology for Condition Assessment of Vertical Spillway Walls$20.0Kvalue2020start2021end

To provide employment for a recent graduates in the field of engineering to develop an acoustic technology for the assessment of Vertical Spillway Walls.

Youth internship - Market Analyst for a UAV-based Condition assessment of Vertical Spillway walls$20.0Kvalue2020start2021end

To provide employment for a recent graduates in the field of marketing to help develop an acoustic technology for the assessment of Vertical Spillway Walls.

NIRICSON SOFTWARE INC.-2022-2023-999754$20.0Kvalue2022start2023end

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.

BC Fast Pilot - Implementation of data collection technology to assess the condition of vertical walls of a Spillway structure$16.5Kvalue2020start2021end

The proposed project is to implement Niricson’s data collection technology at a Pilot-scale to detect and quantify subsurface damage on vertical walls of a hydro dam structure owned and operated by the British Columbia Hydro Authority. The data collection and processing in-terms of acoustic signatures at multiple locations are proposed. The outcome of the project is in terms of a subsurface damage map. Successful implementation of this technology will lead to accurate assessments of spillway side walls while saving time and cost for the inspections.

FR-09056$15.0Kvalue2023start–end

Develop digital adoption plan

Departments

National Research Council Canada18agreements$2.2Mvalue7programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • CanExport SME
  • CanExport

All grants from National Research Council Canada

National Defence1agreements$169Kvalue1programs
  • Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA)

All grants from National Defence

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada1agreements$15.0Kvalue1programs
  • Canadian Digital Adoption Program Boost your Business Technology Stream

All grants from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Years

20263agreements$453Kvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • Funding for Canadian Innovators and Accelerators of DIANA (FCIA-DIANA)
  • CanExport
20253agreements$1.2Mvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport SME
20242agreements$215Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport SME
20233agreements$276Kvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport SME
  • Canadian Digital Adoption Program Boost your Business Technology Stream
20222agreements$50.0Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • CanExport SME
20213agreements$112Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20204agreements$86.9Kvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • Innovation Assistance Program
  • 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.