Program directory · National Research Council Canada

Industrial Research Assistance Program

Department

National Research Council Canada

Program code

BNQ08 (NRC)

Core responsibility

Science and Innovation

In Departmental Plans

2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan

What it does

Regarded worldwide as one of the most impactful programs of its kind, the Industrial Research Assistance Program is a cornerstone in Canada’s innovation system. IRAP contributes to the creation of wealth for Canada through technological innovation by providing a wide range of technical and business advisory services, as well as funding, to innovative Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in order to help build their innovation capacity and successfully take their ideas to market. IRAP helps SMEs identify business opportunities and understand innovation challenges, and through financial contributions to support organizations, provides linkages to the most appropriate business and Research and Development expertise in Canada. Furthermore, IRAP co-delivers a suite of international innovation programs that helps Canadian SMEs find international partners, grow into new markets and become more competitive on the global stage. IRAP also provides financial contributions to SMEs to hire young post-secondary graduates, creating opportunities for these young Canadians to gain the skills needed to secure long-term employment within the innovation ecosystem.

Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.

History and lineage

First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2018-19. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).

No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.

Significant changes in scope and budget

Success criteria

The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.

Spending and employees: planned against actual

Spending

Employees (FTEs)

Planned spending, plan by plan

Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans

Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.