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NRC IRAP Financial Support for Technology Innovation

PARI CNRC - Aide financière à l'innovation technologique

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
10,000,000 CAD

Non-repayable contributions covering up to 75% of eligible salary and up to 50% of eligible contractor costs; historically capped around CAD 10 million per firm per year for the largest projects. There is no published fixed grant amount - the advisor scopes the contribution to the project.

You must co-fund 25%.

Funder

National Research Council of Canada, Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP)

public · national

Deadline: rolling — No calls or deadlines. Entry is by phoning the NRC IRAP contact centre (1-877-994-4727); funding follows an advisor relationship.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 25% yourself.

Who can apply

Must be incorporated and for-profit. NRC IRAP does not support unlimited/limited liability corporations (ULCs or LLCs), sole proprietorships, partnerships or cooperatives.

How to apply

  1. A senior executive of the business calls 1-877-994-4727; the bilingual contact centre screens minimum requirements.
  2. Meet a client engagement advisor (CEA) who reviews the business and may refer you onward.
  3. Work with an industrial technology advisor (ITA) who assesses technical, financial and management capacity.
  4. If invited, submit a project proposal; contribution agreement signed and costs claimed monthly in arrears.

What you will need

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://nrc.canada.ca/en/support-technology-innovation/financial-support-technology-innovation — checked 2026-08-14

"To work with NRC IRAP, your business must: be incorporated, for-profit, and operating in Canada; employ up to 500 people (full-time equivalent)"