Speed meets strategy: Building Canada’s hypersonic innovation network │ Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS)

Open to applications

In response to the rapid development and deployment of maneuvering hypersonic weapons, the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) are seeking to stimulate the application of […]

December 7, 2025

Bitumen Partial Upgrading Program │ Alberta Innovates

Open to applications

The Bitumen Partial Upgrading (BPU) program invests in technologies that meet these objectives, while facilitating stakeholders with common interests working in collaboration, such as the Bitumen Value Enhancement Committee, formerly […]

December 5, 2025

Hazard Assistance and Resilience Program | Government of Alberta

Open to applications

The Hazard Assistance and Resilience Program (HARP – formerly known as the Disaster Recovery Program (DRP)) does not cover costs, damage or loss that could have been covered by insurance. […]

October 31, 2025

IDEaS fictional intelligence contest Polar paradigms 2045: Defending Canada’s sovereignty

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The DND/CAF is seeking visionary essays in hard science fiction that explore how emerging technologies can empower military forces to defend Canada’s sovereignty and national interests in the Arctic. Writers […]

October 26, 2025

Net-Zero Communities Accelerator │ Municipal Climate Change Action Centre (MCCAC)

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The Net-Zero Communities Accelerator (NCA) program uses proven tools and services to develop and continuously implement community emission reduction plans in participating communities. The program provides a robust suite of […]

October 25, 2025

Urban forestry plans and studies │ Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)

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Funding to strengthen the planning, management and stewardship of urban forests

October 11, 2025

Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund – Indigenous Grants

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The CMIF Indigenous Grants stream was established to provide Indigenous groups impacted by these critical minerals infrastructure projects with the resources necessary to actively engage on, participate in and benefit […]

October 9, 2025

Drone surge: Scaling tactical Uncrewed Aerial Systems manufacturing for modern defence │ Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS)

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The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) seek innovative, low-cost, attritable Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) to address gaps in military readiness and industrial capacity. The aim is to […]

September 13, 2025

Beyond GPS: Quantum solutions for next generation multistatic radar systems │ Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS)

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The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are seeking a quantum optics solution for phase synchronization between local radar oscillators where the transmitters and receivers […]

Time without limits: Developing tactical-grade clocks for GPS-denied environments in the North │ Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS)

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The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are seeking innovative tactical-grade solutions that offer precise positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) in Global Positioning System (GPS)-denied […]