ENERGY INNOVATION PROGRAM (EIP) – Artificial Intelligence for Canadian Energy Innovation │ Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

Eligible expenditures for an approved project must be directly related to, and necessary for, the implementation and conduct of a project and will include:

• Salaries and benefits for employees on the payroll of the Recipient for the actual time spent by the employees on the project.
• Training and workshops.
• Professional, scientific, technical and contracting services.
• Travel expenditures, including meals and accommodation, based on National Joint Council Rates, adjusted to reflect costs in Northern and remote areas, where appropriate.
• Capital expenditures such as the purchase, installation, testing and commissioning of qualifying equipment, materials and products, including diagnostic, testing tools and instruments, and original equipment manufacturer equipment warranty (including extended warranties where deemed appropriate to mitigate risk and lack of capacity).
• Other expenses related to the project or activity including:
  • Laboratory and field supplies, and materials;
  • Printing services and translation;
  • Data collection services, including processing, analysis and management;
  • Facility costs for seminars, conference room rentals etc. (excluding hospitality);
  • Construction Insurance;
  • Accreditation;
  • License fees and permits;
  • Honoraria;
  • Training; and
  • Field testing services.
• Overhead expenditures, provided they are directly related to the conduct of the project and can be attributed to it. Overhead expenditures can be included as Eligible Expenditures to a maximum of 15% of Eligible Expenditures. Overhead expenditures include:
  • Administrative and corporate support provided directly to the project by the Recipient’s employee(s), valued on the same basis as professional staff time;
  • Routine laboratory and field equipment maintenance, based on the actual expenditure to a Recipient;
  • Office operating expenses directly related to the conduct of the project (e.g. faxes, telephone, photocopies, internet, SAT phones, and office equipment);
  • Costs associated with further distribution of funding; and
  • A predetermined overhead percentage (based on evidence provided by the Recipient of expected overhead expenditures at the time of contribution agreement negotiation), may be set and subsequently applied to each claim, in order to avoid unnecessary administrative burden to funding Recipients.
• GST, PST or HST, net of any tax rebate to which the Recipient is entitled.