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NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) – financial support for technology innovation

Programme d'aide à la recherche industrielle du CNRC (PARI CNRC)

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

No funding amounts, ceilings or cost-share percentages are published on the official NRC IRAP financial support page. Contributions are negotiated project by project with an Industrial Technology Advisor. Do not assume a published maximum.

Funder

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

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — No application deadlines are published; intake is continuous and starts by contacting NRC IRAP (1-877-994-4727).

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
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

'To work with NRC IRAP, your business must: be incorporated, for-profit, and operating in Canada' and employ up to 500 full-time-equivalent people. Unlimited/limited liability corporations (ULCs, LLCs), sole proprietorships, partnerships and cooperatives are not supported. Day-to-day operating costs, non-technical activities and work outside Canada are not funded.

How to apply

  1. Check the minimum requirements, then contact NRC IRAP at 1-877-994-4727. — link
  2. A client engagement advisor reviews your business information and goals.
  3. An Industrial Technology Advisor may assess innovation potential and business readiness and, if appropriate, invite a proposal. 'Working with an advisor or being invited to submit a proposal does not guarantee funding.'

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://nrc.canada.ca/en/support-technology-innovation/financial-support-technology-innovation

"To work with NRC IRAP, your business must: be incorporated, for-profit, and operating in Canada ... employ up to 500 people (full-time equivalent) ... Working with an advisor or being invited to submit a proposal does not guarantee funding."

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: nrc.canada.ca

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