Vivid Machines Inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Toronto|Toronto, ON · grants and contributions register · Davenport

Vivid Machines Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 20 agreements; $3.5M value; 3 departments; 8 programs.

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20agreements
$3.5Mvalue
3departments
8programs

Largest agreements

Digitizing Vineyards for Improved Crop Load Estimation and Disease Detection Using Computer Vision$1.7Mvalue2024start2027end

This project aims to build systems that offer precise real-time early grape crop load estimates, measures critical Brix readings that drive harvest timing decisions, and facilitating early disease detection.

Advancing precision agriculture in fruit farming through real-time proximal sensing$538Kvalue2023start2024end

To advance precision agriculture by integrating our grower insights into industry leading agricultural sprayers to enable prescriptive spraying plans for targeted applications of farm inputs.

Vivid Machines provides fruit growers with a real-time sensor and computer vision system to digitize production and provide insights to prevent quality issues, reducing food waste and increasing profitability$400Kvalue2022start2023end

The objective of this project is for sensors to help growers better manage crop loads to increase the volume of quality fruit produced and reduce food waste, by seeing every plant in detail across the entire season and providing insights enabling early intervention.

Digitizing Permanent Crop Production to Improve Farm Outcomes$390Kvalue2021start2022end

The objective of this project is to develop a novel spectral sensor and computer vision technology to digitize permanent and specialty crop production and capture plant level data below the canopy of leaves.

Seeing the Invisible - A Smart Sensor and Intelligence System for Fruit and Vegetable Production$100Kvalue2021start2021end

The objective of this project is to develop AI-driven technology to help fruit and vegetable farmers increase the percentage of marketable produce by decreasing issues the prevent them being sold in grocery stores.

Real-time localization and mapping of orchard trees$75.0Kvalue2022start2022end

This project aims at developing the technology to map trees in an orchard, based on ground-based imagery.

Vivid Machines Inc.-2026-2027-1042166$33.0Kvalue2026start2027end

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.

Vivid Machines Inc.-2023-2024-1012394$32.0Kvalue2023start2024end

The purpose of this CanExport Innovation agreement is to support Canadian organizations to carry out activities related to pursuing opportunities that would lead to establishing new collaborative Research and Development (R&D) partnerships between the Recipient and foreign organizations in order to support R&D on the Recipient’s technology and advance its commercialization.

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Vivid Machines Inc.-2025-2026-1036483$30.0Kvalue2025start2026end

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.

Vivid Machines Inc.-2024-2025-1025193$27.6Kvalue2024start2025end

The purpose of this CanExport Innovation agreement is to support Canadian organizations to carry out activities related to pursuing opportunities that would lead to establishing new collaborative Research and Development (R&D) partnerships between the Recipient and foreign organizations in order to support R&D on the Recipient’s technology and advance its commercialization.

Vivid Machines Inc.-2024-2025-1021417$25.0Kvalue2024start2025end

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.

IP Assist L3: Developing Intellectual Property Assets for Vivid Machines$18.8Kvalue2022start2022end

The Project will support the execution of the intellectual property strategy (developed during the IP Assist L2 project) for Vivid Machines

IP Assist: Developing Intellectual Property Assets for Vivid Machines – Part 2$18.6Kvalue2022start2023end

This proposed IP Assist L3 builds on the strategy that was developed and delivered on during our IP Assist L2 work. This second round of IP Assist Level 3 funding will help further strengthen the firm'sposition and understanding of the steps Vivid Machines in the new markets they have found traction in since the 1st L3 was completed.

Vivid Machines Inc.-2026-2027-1042454$15.2Kvalue2026start2027end

The purpose of this CanExport Innovation agreement is to support Canadian organizations to carry out activities related to pursuing opportunities that would lead to establishing new collaborative Research and Development (R&D) partnerships between the Recipient and foreign organizations in order to support R&D on the Recipient’s technology and advance its commercialization.

Work Experience$14.0Kvalue2024start2025end

This project aims to provide a youth with some work experience in the agriculture and agri-food sector.

Work Experience$14.0Kvalue2024start2025end

This project aims to provide a youth with some work experience in the agriculture and agri-food sector.

Vivid Machines Inc.-2022-2023-1000847$13.7Kvalue2022start2023end

The purpose of this CanExport Innovation agreement is to support Canadian organizations to carry out activities related to pursuing opportunities that would lead to establishing new collaborative Research and Development (R&D) partnerships between the Recipient and foreign organizations in order to support R&D on the Recipient’s technology and advance its commercialization.

Youth Employment and Skills Program$11.5Kvalue2025start2026end

This project aims to provide a youth with work experience and skill development opportunities in the agriculture sector.

IP Assist: Intellectual Property Strategy Engagement$10.1Kvalue2022start2022end

The Project will support development of intellectual property capacity within the Firm.

CSJ 2021-Gaea Agritech Inc.(Spadina--Fort York )$6.0Kvalue2021start2022end

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

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada7agreements$2.6Mvalue3programs
  • AgriScience Program - Project Component
  • Food Waste Reduction Challenge
  • Youth Employment and Skills Program

All grants from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

National Research Council Canada12agreements$837Kvalue4programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport Innovation
  • CanExport SME
  • CanExport

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Employment and Social Development Canada1agreements$6.0Kvalue1programs

Years

20262agreements$48.2Kvalue1programs
  • CanExport
20252agreements$41.5Kvalue2programs
  • CanExport SME
  • Youth Employment and Skills Program
20245agreements$1.8Mvalue4programs
  • AgriScience Program - Project Component
  • Youth Employment and Skills Program
  • CanExport Innovation
  • CanExport SME
20232agreements$570Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport Innovation
20226agreements$536Kvalue3programs
  • Food Waste Reduction Challenge
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport Innovation
20213agreements$496Kvalue3programs
  • AgriScience Program - Project Component
  • Food Waste Reduction Challenge
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs

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.