Open Waters Design and Manufacturing Ltd.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Prince George|Prince George, BC · grants and contributions register · Cariboo–Prince George

Open Waters Design and Manufacturing Ltd.: federal grants and contributions: 7 agreements; $1.6M value; 1 departments; 3 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-1RFY69R10Z · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Open Waters Design and Manufacturing Ltd.: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/open-waters-design-and-manufacturing-ltd/

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7agreements
$1.6Mvalue
1departments
3programs

Largest agreements

Composite Photovoltaic Panel - Automation Process and Machinery Build$738Kvalue2024start2026end

Complete the design and build of an automation system for the production of composite solar panels.

Design and Manufacture of a 39ft Carbon Fibre Sailing Catamaran Built for Shipping in a Sea Container$374Kvalue2019start2021end

Design and manufacture of a 39ft high performance carbon fiber sailing catamaran. The boat has the ability to be shipped in a standard 40ft, high-cube shipping container and given its light weight can take advantage of a clean and quiet 100% electric drive system.

Pre-commercialization of Vehicle Integrated Photovoltaics$274Kvalue2023start2024end

Design, build and test composite laminates with integrated photovoltaic cells.

Solar Defense Applications$75.0Kvalue2026start2026end

Research mobile solar applications in the defence sector to understand current use and identify new opportunities for solar-powered mobile energy systems.

Vehicle Integrated Photovoltaics - Automation Design$72.0Kvalue2023start2024end

Design the mechanical and high level electrical systems for the automatic soldering and internal wiring for solar panels intended for use in the marine and transportation industries.

Development of Composite Embedded Solar Panels with Integrated Electronics$70.5Kvalue2022start2023end

Reliable electrical generation on sailboats and shaded applications is required as more consumers demand to move to zero emissions technology. The firm proposes to solve this problem by integrating solar cells into composite laminates and applying advanced solar cells and circuitry.

Youth Internship - Marketing Manager$30.0Kvalue2024start2025end

The Firm has designed a yachting comsumer based product. It is proposed that the new recent graduate taking on the role of Marketing Manager take the lead to establish a brand and set up an e-commerce system for direct to consumer sales.

Departments

National Research Council Canada7agreements$1.6Mvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Years

20261agreements$75.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
20242agreements$768Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20232agreements$346Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20221agreements$70.5Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20191agreements$374Kvalue1programs
  • 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.