Quantum Valley Ideas Laboratories: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Waterloo|Waterloo, ON · in the contract register · grants and contributions register · Whitby

Quantum Valley Ideas Laboratories: federal grants and contributions: 5 agreements; $30.6M value; 2 departments; 2 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-0HHUIAV0GW · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Quantum Valley Ideas Laboratories: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/quantum-valley-ideas-laboratories/

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5agreements
$30.6Mvalue
2departments
2programs

Largest agreements

Agreement$20.0Mvalue2019start–end

Ideas Lab's exclusive endeavour is application focused research and development projects toward the development of new quantum technologies that will be the basis for new products and new businesses.

1019254$8.0Mvalue2026start2028end

To support the development and future commercialization of quantum computing-based applications within the defence sector.

Metrology Measurements for Rydberg Atom-Based Electric Field Sensing$1.2Mvalue2021start2025end

The objective of the Project is to move Rydberg atom-based electric field sensing towards becoming a primary standard for radio frequency (RF) power in the MHz-THz frequency range. The Project will consist of three main components. First, QVIL and NRC will investigate three different electric field probes that QVIL has designed for metrology applications. These electric field probes reduce scattering and increase the uniformity of the measured electric fields inside of the vapour cell sensor. Secondly, the Project team will make precision measurements of the transition dipole moments between R

Rydberg atom sensors for space applications$1,000Kvalue2023start2026end

The main objective of the project is to develop Rydberg atom-based radio frequency (RF) sensors for applications in space. The initial studies show that Rydberg atom-based sensors are poised to outperform classical technology in almost all relevant metrics. The project team will perform feasibility checks, do a performance analysis, propose a high-level instrument architecture, survey requirements and carry-out proof-of-concept experiments to evaluate Rydberg atom-based sensors for spaceborne radar during the program period.

A Two-Photon Cesium Optical Clock$411Kvalue2025start2028end

Despite their unmatched precision, modern laboratory optical clocks like the strontium lattice clock are unlikely to become portable in the near future. Many important applications, e.g., radar, communications, and navigation, require fieldable devices with volumes of <50 liters and fractional frequency instabilities that are ≤ 10-13 /√τ. √τ is the square root of the integration time, i.e., clocks with 1s instabilities of around 10-13. For modern technological needs, compact portable optical clocks are the best candidates for low frequency instability, but current models, which achieve 10⁻¹³/√

Departments

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario2agreements$28.0Mvalue1programs
National Research Council Canada3agreements$2.6Mvalue1programs
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Years

20261agreements$8.0Mvalue1programs
  • Regional Defence Investment Initiative (RDII)
20251agreements$411Kvalue1programs
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
20231agreements$1,000Kvalue1programs
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
20211agreements$1.2Mvalue1programs
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
20191agreements$20.0Mvalue0programs

    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.