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NRC IRAP — Industrial Research Assistance Program

Federal funding plus advisory for technical innovation projects in Canadian SMEs.

Program status and primary actions

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Quick facts.

Size range
$50,000 — $10,000,000
Cost / pricing
Non-repayable contribution covering up to ~80% of internal technical salaries and ~50% of contractor costs on eligible projects.
Typical speed to close
Weeks to a few months
Capital type
Government grant

Eligibility

Who this program is for.

For-profit incorporated Canadian SME with under 500 staff and a project with clear technical innovation plus a credible commercialization plan. Pairs financial assistance with NRC technical advisors.

Use of proceeds

What this capital can fund.

Outside these categories the program either isn’t a fit or requires a non-standard structuring conversation. The screener cross-references your specific use of proceeds against the full catalog before recommending an instrument.

What Capital Toolkit does

CPA-led engagement, not lead generation.

Whether the answer is NRC IRAP — Industrial Research Assistance Programor something else in the catalog, the engagement starts the same way: a CPA reviews the use of proceeds, the balance sheet, and the projections to confirm the right structure. Only then do we build the package and approach providers. The catalog page's screener exists to triage cleanly; this page exists so you can read the program in detail before that conversation.

If NRC IRAP — Industrial Research Assistance Programis the right fit, you’ll get a normalized financial package, a coverage or eligibility analysis appropriate to the program category, and provider / program outreach handled by a CPA with the engagement still under one roof.

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Where this program shows up

The hubs that feature NRC IRAP.

This program is curated into the hubs below — industry verticals where it’s a typical fit, business stages where it’s the right answer, and funding stacks where it combines with others.

3 industries

Featured in industries

3 stages

Featured at stages

3 stacks

Used in stacks

Head-to-head

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