Ocean Sonics Ltd.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Great Village|Great Village, NS · grants and contributions register · Cumberland–Colchester

Ocean Sonics Ltd.: federal grants and contributions: 20 agreements; $2.7M value; 2 departments; 11 programs.

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20agreements
$2.7Mvalue
2departments
11programs

Largest agreements

CIIP - UK Multisector - AI-AFS: AI-Enabled Feeding System Utilizing Acoustic Markers of Fish Feeding Behaviour$490Kvalue2025start2027end

The AI-AFS project is an industrial research initiative aimed at developing a next-generation, AI-powered feeding system. The economic viability of fish farming hinges on effective health monitoring and optimized feeding strategies.

Platform 4 Single Channel Digital Hydrophone with Recorder$476Kvalue2016start2019end

This project focuses on a single channel unit, with a detachable digital recorder. The architecture of this device differs from the existing icListen product in that the power and memory are moved to the Host, either the PC, or the digital recorder, substantially lowering the product cost.

Agreement$396Kvalue2016start–end
210751$214Kvalue2018start2019end

Purchase machinery, equipment and fixtures for expansion

Innovation Assistance Program$203Kvalue2020start2020end

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.

Agreement$179Kvalue2014start–end
Agreement$132Kvalue2014start–end
Agreement$79.3Kvalue2014start–end
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227685$75.0Kvalue2026start2026end

Purchase pressure vessel equipment to increase production capacity

Defence Readiness Project - Increased Defence Industry Engagement$75.0Kvalue2026start2027end

Ocean Sonics will use the project funding for several new initiatives that will increase the team's engagement in the Canadian Defense Industry.

213354$50.0Kvalue2019start2020end

Hire a senior engineer with expertise in acoustics

203472$50.0Kvalue2013start2014end

Hire an engineer with experience in hydrophone calibration

205830$50.0Kvalue2015start2016end

Hire a Production Manager to manage staff and production of all the Ocean Sonics products

214984$50.0Kvalue2020start2021end

Engage technical expertise to enhance product manufacture capacities.

222318$37.5Kvalue2023start2024end

Engage business development expertise to develop new growth strategies and sales processes

Youth - Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator$34.6Kvalue2021start2022end

The Marketing / Public Relations Coordinator will provide strategic editorial, digital, and creative direction through the development and implementation of a broad range of Marketing and Public Relations initiatives. The goal is to increase awareness of the Ocean Sonics brand around the world leading to an increase in sales of the leading-edge products and services.

Youth - Development of Higher Production Capacities$33.0Kvalue2022start2022end

The Project will provide the ability to increase production capacity in order to decrease our lead times for customers.

Youth - Electrical Engineering Technician to Support Research and Development Projects$30.0Kvalue2019start2020end

Recruitment of an Electrical Engineering Technician to support research and development projects and other design projects that will help grow the production capacity at Ocean Sonics to increase the export potential of the company.

Youth-Green - R&D Engineer Intern to Assist on Development of Classification and Localization Algorithms$10.0Kvalue2018start2018end

Intern to assist in the test and production of leading edge sensor-based products, working with algorithms and data analysis.

Youth-Green - R&D Engineer Coop to Assist on Development of Product$10.0Kvalue2019start2019end

R&D Engineer Coop to assist in the test and production of leading edge sensor-based products, working with microcontrollers and low power analog circuits.

Departments

National Research Council Canada13agreements$2.1Mvalue6programs
  • Canadian International Innovation Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Innovation Assistance Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency7agreements$527Kvalue5programs
  • Business Development Program
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills
  • REGI - Business Scale-Up and Productivity (BSP)
  • REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)

All grants from Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Years

20262agreements$150Kvalue2programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-Up and Productivity (BSP)
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
20251agreements$490Kvalue1programs
  • Canadian International Innovation Program
20231agreements$37.5Kvalue1programs
  • REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)
20221agreements$33.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20211agreements$34.6Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20202agreements$253Kvalue2programs
  • Innovation Assistance Program
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
20193agreements$90.0Kvalue3programs
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program
20182agreements$224Kvalue2programs
  • Business Development Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program
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20162agreements$871Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20151agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills
20143agreements$390Kvalue0programs
    20131agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
    • 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.