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Contribution: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program

Smarter Alloys Inc.

$30,000.00

Enhancing Quality and Innovation: Expanding QMS for Scalable Production and New Product Development

FY 2024-25 · 2025-03-01

Summary
Smarter Alloys will expand its existing Quality Management System (QMS) to include raw NiTi wire production, ensuring compliance with medical device standards while supporting new product development. By integrating raw wire production into the QMS, we will achieve operational efficiencies through digitalization, yield tracking, and production improvements using 5S principles. This initiative will enable Smarter Alloys to meet growing market demand, accelerate time-to-market for innovative devices, and support ongoing validation of new products. The project will also foster talent development and strengthen Canada’s position in advanced manufacturing technologies.
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
Location
Cambridge|Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
For-profit organization
Business Number
839356912
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Agreement End Date
2025-10-06
Agreement Number
1028413
Agreement Start Date
2025-03-01
Agreement Title
Enhancing Quality and Innovation: Expanding QMS for Scalable Production and New Product Development
Agreement Title (French)
Améliorer la qualité et l’innovation : étendre le système de gestion de la qualité pour une production évolutive et le développement de nouveaux produits
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$30,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Coverage
IRAP Youth Employment Program projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation. | Les projets du Programme Emploi-jeunesse du PARI stimulent la création de richesse au Canada grâce à l’innovation technologique.
Description
Smarter Alloys will expand its existing Quality Management System (QMS) to include raw NiTi wire production, ensuring compliance with medical device standards while supporting new product development. By integrating raw wire production into the QMS, we will achieve operational efficiencies through digitalization, yield tracking, and production improvements using 5S principles. This initiative will enable Smarter Alloys to meet growing market demand, accelerate time-to-market for innovative devices, and support ongoing validation of new products. The project will also foster talent development and strengthen Canada’s position in advanced manufacturing technologies.
Description (French)
Smarter Alloys étendra son système de gestion de la qualité (SGQ) existant pour y inclure la production de fil NiTi brut, garantissant ainsi la conformité aux normes relatives aux dispositifs médicaux tout en soutenant le développement de nouveaux produits. En intégrant la production de fil brut dans le SGQ, nous atteindrons une efficacité opérationnelle grâce à la numérisation, au suivi du rendement et à l’amélioration de la production en utilisant les principes 5S. Cette initiative permettra à Smarter Alloys de répondre à la demande croissante du marché, d’accélérer la mise sur le marché de dispositifs innovants et de soutenir la validation continue de nouveaux produits. Le projet favorisera également le développement des talents et renforcera la position du Canada dans les technologies de fabrication de pointe.
Expected Results
The purpose of IRAP’s Youth Employment Program is to assist in increasing the supply of highly qualified people, promoting the benefits of advanced studies, demonstrating federal leadership by investing in the skills required to meet the needs of the knowledge economy and facilitating the transition of highly skilled young people to a rapidly changing labour market.
Expected Results (French)
Le Programme Emploi-jeunesse du PARI contribue à accroître le bassin de personnes hautement qualifiées, fait la promotion des études supérieures, démontre le leadership fédéral grâce aux investissements effectués dans l’acquisition des compétences requises pour répondre aux besoins de l’économie du savoir et facilite la transition des jeunes hautement qualifiés vers un marché du travail en évolution rapide.
Federal Riding
Cambridge
Federal Riding (French)
Cambridge
Federal Riding Number
35016
NAICS Code
332619
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
Program Name (French)
Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle – Programme emploi jeunesse
Program Purpose
The purpose of IRAP’s Youth Employment Program is to assist in increasing the supply of highly qualified people, promoting the benefits of advanced studies, demonstrating federal leadership by investing in the skills required to meet the needs of the knowledge economy and facilitating the transition of highly skilled young people to a rapidly changing labour market.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Programme Emploi-jeunesse du PARI contribue à accroître le bassin de personnes hautement qualifiées, fait la promotion des études supérieures, démontre le leadership fédéral grâce aux investissements effectués dans l’acquisition des compétences requises pour répondre aux besoins de l’économie du savoir et facilite la transition des jeunes hautement qualifiés vers un marché du travail en évolution rapide.
Recipient Business Number
839356912
Recipient City
Cambridge|Cambridge
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Smarter Alloys Inc.
Recipient Postal Code
N1T 1J5
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
172-2024-2025-Q4-1028413