SmartICE Sea Ice Monitoring & Information Inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · St. John's, NL · grants and contributions register · St. John's East

SmartICE Sea Ice Monitoring & Information Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 14 agreements; $5.7M value; 8 departments; 9 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-16PFNNC1D4 · Cite as: Assay Systems, “SmartICE Sea Ice Monitoring & Information Inc.: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/smartice-sea-ice-monitoring-information-inc/

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14agreements
$5.7Mvalue
8departments
9programs

Largest agreements

Expnding SmartICE Monitoring Services$1.4Mvalue2018start2020end

Make technical improvements and modifications to the monitoring system in order to improve its sensitivity to accurately identify slush on top of ice.

Agreement$1.0Mvalue2021start–end

Mobilizing Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit of Ice Travel to Enhance Community Engagement with and Adaptation to Changing Ice Conditions

210810$660Kvalue2018start2020end

Establish a SmartICE technology production and training facility in Northern Labrador

Radio-Frequency Sensor Technology for Community Monitoring of Winter Trails$472Kvalue2023start2027end

This project will develop new radio-frequency (RF) instrumentation for, and in partnership with, Indigenous communities to monitor those components of their traditional trails that pass over frozen lakes and rivers (hereafter called Winter Trails). In doing so, it will integrate Indigenous knowledge of ice dynamics and travel safety into the design and testing processes. The project will also co-create a training curriculum for community members to operate and deploy the instrumentation, create ice-condition travel maps and share the ice information products within and between communities.

1920-HQ-000329$398Kvalue2019start2026end

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

221200$373Kvalue2023start2026end

Undertake business development activities to support growth in the Inuit Nunangat region

Mitigating Risks of On-ice Travel in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut in Response to Climate Change Challenges$352Kvalue2018start2020end

SmartICE is the world’s first climate change adaptation tool to integrate traditional knowledge of sea ice with advanced data acquisition and remote monitoring technology.

220409$272Kvalue2022start2024end

Develop a new SmartBUOY to enhance sea ice monitoring for northern Indigenous communities

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Monitoring Iqaluit Community Ice to Support Community Economic Development, Youth Training and Safe Travel Under Changing Conditions$255Kvalue2020start2022end

To encourage scientific research and related scientific activities (e.g., data collection, integration, monitoring, and communication, including communication via conferences and symposia) and dissemination of scientific knowledge in the areas of:(a) Fi

1718-NR-000017$207Kvalue2018start2021end

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

Adapting and Piloting SmartICE Operator Training for Search-and-Rescue Responders$199Kvalue2024start2026end

Adapt and pilot SmartICE Operator Training for Search-and-Rescue (SAR) responders in two Inuit Nunangat communities, by tailering and using the Pilimmaksaqniq Sikulirijimik training program.

Nunavut based Northern Production Centre Feasibility Study$100.0Kvalue2023start2025end

Hire subject matter experts to complete a feasibility study and implementation plan. The plan and findings of the study will identify a location for a new Northern Production Centre in Nunavut and determine which components of the Smart Technology will be most feasible and suitable to be produced at this location.

1718-NR-000017$22.4Kvalue2018start2021end

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

1718-HQ-000514$1.0Kvalue2018start2024end

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

Departments

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency2agreements$1.5Mvalue2programs
  • Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development
  • IDEANorth

All grants from Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency3agreements$1.3Mvalue1programs
Environment and Climate Change Canada1agreements$1.0Mvalue0programs
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada3agreements$606Kvalue2programs
Polar Knowledge Canada2agreements$552Kvalue2programs
  • Northern Science and Technology Program
  • Grants and Contributions for the Advancement of Northern Science and Technology

All grants from Polar Knowledge Canada

National Research Council Canada1agreements$472Kvalue1programs
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Fisheries and Oceans Canada1agreements$255Kvalue1programs
  • Ocean and Freshwater Science Contribution Program

All grants from Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Indigenous Services Canada1agreements$22.4Kvalue1programs

Years

20241agreements$199Kvalue1programs
  • Grants and Contributions for the Advancement of Northern Science and Technology
20233agreements$945Kvalue3programs
  • Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
  • ICF - Strategic Community Capacity
  • IDEANorth
20221agreements$272Kvalue1programs
  • ICF - Strategic Community Capacity
20211agreements$1.0Mvalue0programs
    20201agreements$255Kvalue1programs
    • Ocean and Freshwater Science Contribution Program
    20191agreements$398Kvalue1programs
    • Northern Affairs
    20186agreements$2.6Mvalue5programs
    • Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development
    • ICF - Strategic Community Capacity
    • Northern Science and Technology Program
    • Public Health Protection
    • Northern Affairs

    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.