Innovative Solutions Canada Program
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Program purpose (as reported by the department)
Innovative Solutions Canada aims to fuel the development and adoption of technological innovation in Canada and grow Canadian companies through direct funding to support early stage, pre-commercial research and development, late stage prototypes, and to accelerate commercialization.
What the numbers say
- Half of the agreements with businesses are worth $150,000 or less.
- The largest recipient, Exonetik Inc., holds $2,300,000 (35% of the program's business funding in this data).
- The most recent agreement in the data started on 2024-03-28.
By fiscal year
By recipient province
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Agreements | Value | Latest start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exonetik Inc. | 4 | $2,300,000 | 2024-03-28 |
| Kinova Inc. | 2 | $1,124,543 | 2024-03-28 |
| Mycionics Inc. | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2024-03-01 |
| E.O.I Technologies | 1 | $955,875 | 2024-03-18 |
| STRATUSCENT INC. | 1 | $150,000 | 2022-04-16 |
| POSS Design Limited | 1 | $150,000 | 2021-09-01 |
| GWS VERTICAL FARMS INC. | 1 | $150,000 | 2022-04-01 |
| E.O.I. Technologies Inc. | 1 | $150,000 | 2022-04-01 |
| Mode40 Ltd | 1 | $150,000 | 2021-10-01 |
| SINOPA ENERGY INC | 1 | $148,780 | 2022-04-01 |
| Circulus Agtech Solutions Inc. | 1 | $124,500 | 2022-01-01 |
| TRULY NORTHERN INC. | 1 | $111,360 | 2022-05-01 |
Recent agreements
| Start | Recipient | Project | Province | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-28 | Kinova Inc. | First Harvest | QC | $974,543 |
| 2024-03-28 | Exonetik Inc. | Compliant Magnetorheological Robotic (MR) Arm for Fruit and Vegetable Harvesting | QC | $1,000,000 |
| 2024-03-28 | Exonetik Inc. | Teleoperated Haptic MR Robot for Meat Processing Applications | QC | $1,000,000 |
| 2024-03-18 | E.O.I Technologies | Condition Monitoring for Modular Conveyor Systems | AB | $955,875 |
| 2024-03-01 | Mycionics Inc. | The HAS | ON | $1,000,000 |
| 2022-05-01 | TRULY NORTHERN INC. | The Hydroponic Rack Automation Project | ON | $111,360 |
| 2022-05-01 | EXONETIK INC. | Compliant Magnetorheological Robotic (MR) Arm for Fruit and Vegetable Harvesting | QC | $150,000 |
| 2022-04-16 | STRATUSCENT INC. | Deploying the Digital Sense of Smell to Enable AI-powered Automation in Controlled Environment Agriculture | QC | $150,000 |
| 2022-04-01 | E.O.I. Technologies Inc. | Condition Monitoring for Modular Conveyor Systems | AB | $150,000 |
| 2022-04-01 | SINOPA ENERGY INC | Artiflex Automated Mushroom Harvester for Existing Operations | ON | $148,780 |
| 2022-04-01 | GWS VERTICAL FARMS INC. | Automating an Aeroponic Vertical Farm | ON | $150,000 |
| 2022-03-21 | KINOVA INC. | First Harvest | QC | $150,000 |
| 2022-01-01 | Exonetik Inc. | Teleoperated Haptic MR Robot for Meat Processing Applications | QC | $150,000 |
| 2022-01-01 | Circulus Agtech Solutions Inc. | Computer Vision for Plant Assessment and Automated Liquid Nutrient Analyzer in Indoor Hydroponic Facilities | QC | $124,500 |
| 2021-10-01 | Mode40 Ltd | Optimization of Meat Quality, Food Safety and Profitability in the Meat Industry through the Use of IOT and Artificial Intelligence | MB | $150,000 |
| 2021-09-01 | POSS Design Limited | Automated, State-of-the-Art Mechanical Turkey Drumstick Separation | ON | $150,000 |
Method & sources
Source: Government of Canada "Proactive Disclosure – Grants and Contributions" (Open Government Licence – Canada). We include agreements with for-profit recipients that started on or after April 1, 2021, and keep the latest amendment of each agreement, so values are the current agreement value, not money paid out. Departments report on their own schedule, so the most recent quarter is incomplete. Recipients are linked to company pages by exact name match. This is not an endorsement or an eligibility determination — check each program's official page.
Dataset on open.canada.ca · Search the official grants records