VodaSafe Inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Vancouver|Vancouver, BC · grants and contributions register · Vancouver Centre

VodaSafe Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 13 agreements; $1.8M value; 3 departments; 7 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-1F1JK3L0M5 · Cite as: Assay Systems, “VodaSafe Inc.: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/vodasafe-inc/

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13agreements
$1.8Mvalue
3departments
7programs

Largest agreements

Improve AquaEye ease of use and manufacturability$370Kvalue2024start2025end

Consolidate customer feedback from worldwide field use to improve the user experience and ease of adoption of the Firm' s underwater scanner.

Manufacturing improvements for scale and new application development$357Kvalue2022start2024end

Improve the manufacturability of an ultrasonic scanner and add a mobile application to improve the user experience.

Development of an AquaEye web-based platform for dual use: EMS AquaEye network and customer management features$300Kvalue2026start2027end

Build a unified system for water rescue by extending the feature set of the Firm's current products and building an online space for the Firm's user community.

Extending Scanner's Functional Capabilities in Emergency Response and Expansive Searches$190Kvalue2021start2022end

Improve performance and design for manufacturability in an underwater scanner.

Improved performance and design for manufacturability for underwater scanner$160Kvalue2020start2021end

Conduct characterization tests and complete design improvements for better manufacturability, ease of use, and reduced technical support requirements.

External and Repeated Environmental Object Detection Expansion$130Kvalue2019start2020end

The firm seeks to improve the overall design and capability of their underwater scanner.

AquaEye™ Data-driven Development$100Kvalue2018start2019end

To generate field data and use this data to improve the AquaEye’s TM product.

000015354$100Kvalue2019start2021end

Manufacture and increase market opportunities for hand-held search and rescue sonar device

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VodaSafe Inc.-2022-2023-990332$40.0Kvalue2022start2022end

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.

Youth - Mechanical Engineering Graduate$30.0Kvalue2022start2023end

Provide employment for a recent Mechanical Engineer graduate in product development and design.

VodaSafe Inc.-2024-2025-1018329$30.0Kvalue2024start2025end

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.

VodaSafe Inc.-2023-2024-1008206$23.0Kvalue2023start2023end

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.

FR-05878$12.3Kvalue2023start–end

Develop digital adoption plan

Departments

National Research Council Canada11agreements$1.7Mvalue5programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • CanExport SME
  • CanExport SMEs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Western Economic Diversification Canada1agreements$100Kvalue1programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation

All grants from Western Economic Diversification Canada

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada1agreements$12.3Kvalue1programs
  • Canadian Digital Adoption Program Boost your Business Technology Stream

All grants from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Years

20261agreements$300Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
20242agreements$400Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport SME
20232agreements$35.3Kvalue2programs
  • CanExport SME
  • Canadian Digital Adoption Program Boost your Business Technology Stream
20223agreements$427Kvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport SMEs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20211agreements$190Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20201agreements$160Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20192agreements$230Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
20181agreements$100Kvalue1programs
  • 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.