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The Testing Stream aims to procure, test and evaluate innovative late stage pre-commercial prototypes.
The purpose of these calls for prototypes (CFPs) is to create pools of conditionally qualified innovations that Canada may select from to address a broad range of the Government of Canada organizations’ requirements.
MC1: Canadian Offeror
The Offeror must be a Canadian Offeror. A Canadian Offeror is defined as a Canadian person or entity submitting an Offer on its own behalf and having a place of business in Canada where the person or entity conducts activities on a permanent basis that is clearly identified by name and accessible during normal working hours.
MC2: Canadian content
At least 80% of the financial proposal costs, the total proposal price to Canada stated in “Section–G Financial proposal”, must be Canadian goods or Canadian services. For the complete definition of “Canadian goods” and “Canadian services” please refer to Annex Solicitation of Offers Definitions of the solicitation number EN578-25ISC2 on the Canada Buys Website.
MC3: Ownership
The Offeror must be the owner of the Intellectual Property (IP) for the proposed innovation or hold a valid exclusive licence for the IP rights from a Canadian licensor for the proposed innovation. The Offeror must also ensure that the proposed innovation does not infringe on any existing IP rights.
MC4: Pre-commercial status
The proposed innovation must not be openly available in the marketplace, and must not have been previously sold on a commercial basis as of the date of the submission of the offer. Refer to the definitions of Pre-Commercial Innovation and Commercial Sales at Annex Contract Definitions of the solicitation number EN578-25ISC2 on the Canada Buys Website.
MC5: Previously conditionally-qualified innovation
The proposed innovation or any other versions of the proposed innovation must not have been previously awarded a contract in the Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) or its predecessor, the Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program (CICP), nor under the Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC) Testing Stream.
MC6: Program Eligibility
The Offeror’s submission must align with the mandate of the ISC Testing Stream, as stated in the solicitation number EN578-25ISC2 on the Canada Buys Website, under which Canada procures the Offeror’s Innovation through a Contract for testing it in an operational environment. This takes into account assurance that the innovation is ready to test in an operational environment, at the time of the submission of the offer.
MC7: Offeror Presence in Canada
The Offeror must meet the following minimum requirements:
Through the PTC under ISC’s Testing Stream, eligible SMEs can receive commercial contracts based on the successful testing and market-readiness of your pre-commercial prototype. It is important to note that this pathway will only be available to eligible Canadian SMEs, which represent over 97% of all businesses in Canada, a percentage that mirrors past participation in the program.
The Artificial intelligence (AI) – Testing Stream through Innovative Solutions Canada closed for applications on July 22, 2025, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. This program sought late-stage pre-commercial AI prototypes for testing with federal departments. Please visit the official website for any announcements regarding future intake rounds or similar funding opportunities.
Contact Name: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Phone Number: 1-800-328-6189
E-mail Address: TPSGC.PASICVoletessai-APISCTestingStream.PWGSC@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.
Website: https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/innovative-solutions-canada/en/artificial-intelligence-ai
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