Whitfield Welding Inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Oldcastle|Oldcastle, ON · in the contract register · grants and contributions register · Windsor–Tecumseh

Whitfield Welding Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 10 agreements; $1.1M value; 2 departments; 4 programs.

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10agreements
$1.1Mvalue
2departments
4programs

Largest agreements

Agreement$312Kvalue2013start–end
Eureka SMART S0302 AdManTool$265Kvalue2021start2024end

Eureka SMART project S0302 AdManTool led by SVUM a.s (Czech Republic). This project is aimed at solving existing problems of near-net-shape laser additive cladding, particularly instability of the cladding process and the challenges with programming the laser beam trajectory resulting in an elimination of extra cladding steps and speeding-up the machining phase.

4802520200601$149Kvalue2020start2020end

RRRF funding will be used to support Recipients to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Laser Applications Applicability Research for Sovereign Asset Repair and Refurbishment$75.0Kvalue2026start2027end

Conduct a comprehensive assessment of the defense landscape to identify specific customer segments where our high-power laser and robotic welding technologies offer a distinct competitive advantage. Build procurement readiness & compliance roadmap by researching the complexities of federal defense contracting is critical for operational success

Lincoln Laser DED Additive Machine - Prototype #8 - Design/Research/Proof of Concept$74.8Kvalue2022start2023end

Proof of concept to design and build Fully automated additive manufacturing CNC machine capable of 3D printing near net shaped parts via Directed Energy Deposition (DED) process in the inert atmosphere with the most advanced DED Nozzle and feedback systems.

Controls Software for 5-Axis CNC Additive Manufacturing$49.6Kvalue2020start2021end

Controls development for simultaneous 5-Axis CNC additive manufacturing machine to achieve complex near net shape parts with reduced cycle time while maintaining consistent quality throughout the process. Overcome Directed Energy Deposition challenges with simultaneous 5-Axis Additive Manufacturing through iterative additive software, machine post, and CNC control development.

Enterprise Resource Planning Software Rollout$43.3Kvalue2021start2021end

Whitfield Welding and it's group of associated companies (Lincoln Laser Solutions and Lincoln Conveyors) have built an ERP system in partnership with Mobistream Solutions (as Canadian owned software developer). The software is nearing completion, however there is around 3-4 months of rollout activities required - this project will help offset these costs.

Graduate Welding Engineer$35.0Kvalue2020start2021end

Employing a welding engineer to audit and improve our welding processes across all divisions of our company.

Graduate Junior Mechanical Engineer$35.0Kvalue2021start2022end

The employee will be working on design aspects of engineering projects as directed by the company. This includes but is not limited to: Design and development of new machines, customers specific inquires, and any other mechanical engineering components.

Graduate Laser Technologist$20.0Kvalue2019start2020end

We have hired a St. Clair College graduate to start working as a Laser Technologist. The graduate will take roughly 6 months to train on the following: laser operation, robot programming, offline CAM programming, fixturing, design, safety.

Departments

National Research Council Canada9agreements$910Kvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario1agreements$149Kvalue1programs
  • Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – For Profit

All grants from Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

Years

20261agreements$75.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
20221agreements$74.8Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20213agreements$343Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20203agreements$233Kvalue3programs
  • Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – For Profit
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20191agreements$20.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20131agreements$312Kvalue0programs

    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.