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Canada–Japan Keihanna Global Acceleration Program—Spring 2025

Closed to applications

Value

Up to 50% reimbursement of eligible activity costs up to a maximum total NRC IRAP funding amount of $75,000.

Description

The National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) in partnership with Japan’s Keihanna Research Complex are pleased to invite Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to submit an expression of interest to participate in a 5-minute pitch event to seek co-innovation partnerships with world-class Japanese corporations.

Eligible Applicants

In order to participate in this initiative, Canadian participants must meet the following requirements:

  • be an incorporated, profit‑oriented small or medium‑sized business in Canada
  • have 500 or fewer full‑time equivalent employees
  • pursue growth and profit by developing and commercializing innovative, technology‑driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada
  • have a differentiated and protectable technology that could become competitive in global markets
  • be committed to significant growth through Japanese market expansion

Preference may be given to SME applicants who:

  • have a minimum of 10 full‑time equivalent employees
  • have commercialized 1 or more products domestically or internationally
  • have greater than $500,000 CAD in annual revenue
  • have experience in the Japanese market

Note: Canadian SME applicants must be eligible for funding as NRC IRAP clients before they can be considered for funding through this call for proposals. For more information on NRC IRAP eligibility and becoming a client, please contact NRC IRAP at 1-877-994-4727.

Eligible Expenses

The Global Acceleration Program is a week-long course in Japan with mentoring, networking and business strategy development to support entry into the Japanese market. The goal is to match Canadian SMEs to Japanese co-innovation partners.

For each pitch event, NRC IRAP will select 5 to 10 companies to present their project ideas online to a Japanese panel. The Japanese panel will invite the successful Canadian participants to join the KGAP+ acceleration program in Osaka, Japan. Previous Japanese multinationals (MNEs) that have been involved in this program include Toray, Kyocera, Murata, Panasonic and others.

Deadline Date

Canadian registration deadline: March 20, 2025; Canadian expression of interest submission deadline: March 27, 2025

Contact

Contact Name: NRC IRAP International Office or Harvey Lam │NRC IRAP Japan National Program Coordinator

E-mail Address: IRAP.International.PARI@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca │Harvey.Lam@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

Website: https://nrc.canada.ca/en/irap/about/international/?action=view&id=227

Industry:

Export, Software/Technology

Location:

Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NWT, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Tags:

Event, Global Market, Innovation, SMEs

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