Serious Labs Inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Edmonton|Edmonton, AB · grants and contributions register · Edmonton Centre

Serious Labs Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 7 agreements; $2.4M value; 2 departments; 3 programs.

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7agreements
$2.4Mvalue
2departments
3programs

Largest agreements

Agreement$1.1Mvalue2014start–end
000019508$698Kvalue2020start2021end

Support for Serious Labs Inc. to continue operations during the COVID-19 pandemic

Development of advanced motion system to mitigate cybersickness and the integration of VR technologies for the MELT VR Driving Simulator$350Kvalue2021start2023end

Serious Labs Inc. in partnership with Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) and the Government of Alberta will develop a virtual reality training simulator for the Mandatory Entry Level Training (MELT) Program for Class 1 and 2 driver’s licenses. This innovative simulator, based on SLI’s existing award-winning technology, will help reduce GHG emissions while supporting job creation and economic diversification in Alberta and Canada. The proposed project will focus on adding sway and surge motion in the development of the MELT virtual reality (VR) simulator.

Development of Rotational Motion Base for VR Simulators$160Kvalue2020start2022end

Serious Labs will develop and test rotational motion base(s) to mitigate cybersickness caused by VR simulators to provide a competitive advantage in the market.

SLI’s UK and NL Market Exploration$40.0Kvalue2018start2019end

SLI’s European Market Exploration project focuses on market research, travel, product presentations, and the development of marketing tools for Serious Labs’ products and services, beginning with the UK and the Netherlands.

Agreement$34.0Kvalue2016start–end
Agreement$30.0Kvalue2013start–end

Departments

Western Economic Diversification Canada2agreements$1.8Mvalue1programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation

All grants from Western Economic Diversification Canada

National Research Council Canada5agreements$614Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Years

20211agreements$350Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20202agreements$858Kvalue2programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20181agreements$40.0Kvalue1programs
  • CanExport
20161agreements$34.0Kvalue0programs
    20141agreements$1.1Mvalue0programs
      20131agreements$30.0Kvalue0programs

        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.