SkyWatch Space Applications Inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Waterloo|Waterloo, ON · grants and contributions register · University–Rosedale

SkyWatch Space Applications Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 11 agreements; $1.6M value; 4 departments; 7 programs.

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11agreements
$1.6Mvalue
4departments
7programs

Largest agreements

Earth Observation Intelligent Management for Enterprise and Government$399Kvalue2021start2024end

SkyWatch Space Applications will develop a state of the art cloud-enabled cataloging, ordering, searching, processing, distribution and collaboration platform for Earth Observation (EO) data, catering to the unique needs of large organizations and governments. This will enable efficiencies by centralizing ordering, orchestrating data distribution, and secure collaboration to obtain RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) and other commercial data sources. SkyWatch Space Applications will collaborate with expert remote sensing communities and large organizations who make significant use of EO data

  • Canadian Space Agency
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
VHR land cover products for biodiversity$250Kvalue2025start2027end

This project aims to deliver on-demand Earth observation tools for biodiversity monitoring using the SkyWatch cloud platform, combining VAP processing, VHR landcover, and specialized data to turn optical, SAR, and hyperspectral imagery into actionable insights.

  • Canadian Space Agency
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Edge Computing in Space - Onboard ML Cloud Detection$240Kvalue2022start2023end

Delivery of multi-spectral cloud prediction machine learning models to be deployed and operated onboard satellites in orbit, reducing satellite operator downlink costs by up to 70%

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.

Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology$150Kvalue2018start–end

RADARSAT M2M Cloud Platform The project intends to provide cloud-based processing for RADARSAT-2 and RCM via the SkyWatch platform to enable machine to machine integration. The service will facilitate Earth Observation applications combining RADARSAT data with data from other missions including Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 as well as very high resolution commercial products.

  • Canadian Space Agency
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
EO Computer Vision and ML Segmentation and Classifiers$149Kvalue2019start2020end

The SkyWatch EarthCache platform aggregates the world’s satellite data and makes it available to everyone in a simple API. Each day, 70% of the earth is covered in clouds, rendering optical satellite imagery less usable. This project leverages machine learning to address the problem of cloud cover and the shadows cast by clouds.

Defence Sector Market Readiness and Technical Adaptation for a Geospatial Data Platform$75.0Kvalue2026start2027end

A Canadian SME will assess the defence sector market opportunity for its geospatial data platform, build knowledge of procurement processes and certification requirements, and explore technical adaptations needed for defence applications.

Co-registration of Multi-Spectral Satellite Imagery$74.5Kvalue2018start2019end

The SkyWatch EarthCache platform aggregates the world’s satellite data and makes it available to everyone in a simple API. When comparing images and other observations from different providers, various factors make it difficult to accurately detect changes from one time period to the next. We will build a system to co-register images from multiple sources to increase order fulfillment and the quality/usability of the data delivered to our customers.

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SkyWatch Space Applications Inc.-2023-2024-1010520$30.0Kvalue2023start2024end

The purpose of this CanExport SMEs agreement is to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for activities related to export market development that are part of an export business case for a specific target market, particularly where activities are targeting departmental priority markets and sectors.

CXI - SkyWatch Space Applications Inc. 2019-2020$8.8Kvalue2019start2021end

The purpose of this CanExport Innovation (CXI) grant agreement is to support organizations and to build on targeted relationships between Canadian companies/researchers and key organizations in other countries to allow them to proceed with formal discussions to initiate collaboration(s) on future international R&D initiatives that could lead to commercialization of Canadian technologies.

CSJ 2020 - SkyWatch (Waterloo)$3.9Kvalue2020start2020end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Departments

Canadian Space Agency3agreements$799Kvalue1programs
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology

All grants from Canadian Space Agency

National Research Council Canada6agreements$772Kvalue4programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Innovation Assistance Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • CanExport SME

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Global Affairs Canada1agreements$8.8Kvalue1programs
Employment and Social Development Canada1agreements$3.9Kvalue1programs

Years

20261agreements$75.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
20251agreements$250Kvalue1programs
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
20231agreements$30.0Kvalue1programs
  • CanExport SME
20221agreements$240Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20211agreements$399Kvalue1programs
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
20202agreements$207Kvalue2programs
  • Innovation Assistance Program
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20192agreements$158Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport - Innovation
20182agreements$225Kvalue2programs
  • Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
  • 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.