QRA Consulting Inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Halifax|Halifax, NS · grants and contributions register · Halifax

QRA Consulting Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 20 agreements; $7.2M value; 2 departments; 11 programs.

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20agreements
$7.2Mvalue
2departments
11programs

Largest agreements

206719$3.0Mvalue2017start2018end

Develop QVtrace, an advanced software-based early-stage analysis and verification tool

Agreement$749Kvalue2017start–end
QVscribe Technology Development$749Kvalue2017start2019end

Information systems are becoming more complex and interconnected, and the quality of the systems designs, as well as implementation, depends primarily on the originating requirement documentation. The QVscribe Technology Development project at QRA focuses on applying state of the art Natural Language Processing techniques to create solutions that increase clarity, consistency, and quality of technical documentation, thereby reducing the most common causes of developmental errors.

QWL: A Distributed, Autonomous, and Proactive Technical Language Processing Engine$643Kvalue2023start2024end

Developing new infrastructure to handle requirements analysis.

203113$500Kvalue2014start2014end

Product development, commercialization of a V&V platform for complex systems

228611$400Kvalue2026start2026end

Engage business development and engineering expertise to support European market growth

215679$250Kvalue2020start2021end

Provide assistance to mitigate impacts of Covid-19

Innovation Assistance Program – Round 2$231Kvalue2020start2020end

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

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Innovation Assistance Program$163Kvalue2020start2020end

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.

Innovation Assistance Program – Round 2.5$86.7Kvalue2020start2021end

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

Generative AI and Large Language Models For Systems Engineering Requirement Specs$50.4Kvalue2023start2023end

Exploration to determine the extent to which Large Language Models based on Generative AI principles are suitable.

213914$50.0Kvalue2019start2020end

Hire a Chief Financial Officer

206566$50.0Kvalue2015start2016end

Recruit a top level software engineer

211670$50.0Kvalue2018start2019end

Engage a requirements specification language expert

222327$50.0Kvalue2023start2024end

Hire expertise to develop a strategic growth plan

226257$50.0Kvalue2024start2025end

Engage expertise to develop a sales and marketing strategy.

Agreement$50.0Kvalue2013start–end
Deployment System$50.0Kvalue2020start2021end

Development of a modern software deployment system.

204590$48.8Kvalue2014start2015end

Hire a Vice President, Business Development

Youth Hire - Technical Sales$30.0Kvalue2021start2022end

Hiring a youth into the position of technical sales.

Departments

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency10agreements$4.4Mvalue7programs
  • Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II
  • Business Development Program
  • REGI-BSP-Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills
  • REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)

All grants from Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

National Research Council Canada10agreements$2.8Mvalue4programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Innovation Assistance Program
  • Innovation Assistance Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Years

20261agreements$400Kvalue1programs
  • REGI-BSP-Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI)
20241agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)
20233agreements$743Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)
20211agreements$30.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20205agreements$780Kvalue4programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Innovation Assistance Program
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • Innovation Assistance Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20191agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
20181agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills
20173agreements$4.5Mvalue2programs
  • Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF) - II
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
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20151agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills
20142agreements$549Kvalue2programs
  • Business Development Program
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills
20131agreements$50.0Kvalue0programs

    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.