Smartrend Manufacturing Group (SMG), Inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Winnipeg|Winnipeg, MB · grants and contributions register · Winnipeg West

Smartrend Manufacturing Group (SMG), Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 8 agreements; $3.5M value; 2 departments; 3 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-0PUBFQT1JH · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Smartrend Manufacturing Group (SMG), Inc.: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/smartrend-manufacturing-group-smg-inc/

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8agreements
$3.5Mvalue
2departments
3programs

Largest agreements

PC0012767$2.1Mvalue2026start2029end

Launch new products and reduce costs with advanced manufacturing technologies

PC0012464$1.0Mvalue2026start2029end

Expand market and reduce costs with productivity enhancing technologies

Electric Vehicle Charge Controller$250Kvalue2021start2023end

Development of an electric vehicle communications controller for use with electric vehicles battery management systems.

Sr. Process Engineer$40.0Kvalue2024start2025end

Process engineering to identify gaps in the firm's processes and to develop and implement solutions for improvements to achieve higher outputs and reduced cycle time.

YOUTH - ISBS Improvements & Stop Arm Projector Development$35.0Kvalue2021start2022end

Assist in the development of the firm's Illuminated School Bus Sign (ISBS) and Fully Illuminated Stop Arm (FISA) products.

YOUTH - ERP Software Improvements and Implementation$25.0Kvalue2021start2022end

Implementation and improvements for ERP software focusing on the following modules: materials planning, CRM and Quality.

Electronics Engineering Technologist$25.0Kvalue2023start2023end

Review of electronics processes for opportunities for process improvements and automation.

Jr. Embedded Designer$25.0Kvalue2023start2023end

Developer for embedded software design for test fixtures and production support.

Departments

Prairies Economic Development Canada2agreements$3.1Mvalue1programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation

All grants from Prairies Economic Development Canada

National Research Council Canada6agreements$400Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Years

20262agreements$3.1Mvalue1programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
20241agreements$40.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20232agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20213agreements$310Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program

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.