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Contribution: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology

Spare Labs Inc.

$1,000,000.00

Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system and pilot demonstration for public transit fleets

FY 2025-26 · 2025-11-01

Summary
Software development and pilot demonstration project of an AI-powered Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) platform for public transit agencies. By using predictive analytics, the system will shift transit agencies from reactive to proactive maintenance, extending vehicle lifespan and improving fuel efficiency. This will reduce operational costs, improve service reliability, and lower greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the need for new vehicle manufacturing and decreasing tailpipe emissions. The project supports the growth of a Canadian clean technology solution.
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology
Location
Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
For-profit organization
Business Number
798511291
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Agreement End Date
2026-10-31
Agreement Number
1037955
Agreement Start Date
2025-11-01
Agreement Title
Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system and pilot demonstration for public transit fleets
Agreement Title (French)
Système de gestion des actifs d’entreprise et démonstration pilote pour les flottes de transport public
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$1,000,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Coverage
NRC-IRAP Clean Technology projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through sustainable development technological innovation, while improving Canada’s environmental indicators related to greenhouse gas emissions (GCG), waste management, air quality or drinking water based on the types of sustainable development technologies that will be supported. |Les projets de technologies propres du PARI-CNRC stimulent la création de richesse pour le Canada grâce à l’innovation technologique en matière de développement durable, tout en améliorant les indicateurs environnementaux du Canada liés aux émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES), à la gestion des déchets, à la qualité de l’air ou à l’eau potable en fonction des types de technologies de développement durable qui seront soutenues.
Description
Software development and pilot demonstration project of an AI-powered Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) platform for public transit agencies. By using predictive analytics, the system will shift transit agencies from reactive to proactive maintenance, extending vehicle lifespan and improving fuel efficiency. This will reduce operational costs, improve service reliability, and lower greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the need for new vehicle manufacturing and decreasing tailpipe emissions. The project supports the growth of a Canadian clean technology solution.
Description (French)
Développement logiciel et projet pilote de démonstration d’une plateforme de gestion des actifs d’entreprise (EAM) alimentée par l’IA pour les agences de transport public. Grâce à l’analyse prédictive, le système permettra aux agences de transport de passer d’une maintenance réactive à une maintenance proactive, prolongeant ainsi la durée de vie des véhicules et améliorant leur rendement énergétique. Cela permettra de réduire les coûts d’exploitation, d’améliorer la fiabilité du service et de diminuer les émissions de gaz à effet de serre en réduisant le besoin de fabriquer de nouveaux véhicules et en diminuant les émissions d’échappement. Le projet soutient la croissance d’une solution canadienne de technologie propre.
Expected Results
The NRC-IRAP Clean Technology Program will support Canadian SMEs in the research and development of sustainable development technologies, up to their commercialization, with the potential to deliver economic and environmental outcomes.
Expected Results (French)
Le Programme Technologies propres du PARI-CNRC appuiera les PME canadiennes dans la recherche et le développement de technologies du développement durable, jusqu’à leur commercialisation, susceptibles de produire des résultats économiques et environnementaux.
Federal Riding
Vancouver Centre
Federal Riding (French)
Vancouver-Centre
Federal Riding Number
59034
NAICS Code
511211
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology
Program Name (French)
Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle - Technologies propres
Program Purpose
The NRC-IRAP Clean Technology Program will support Canadian SMEs in the research and development of sustainable development technologies, up to their commercialization, with the potential to deliver economic and environmental outcomes.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Programme Technologies propres du PARI-CNRC appuiera les PME canadiennes dans la recherche et le développement de technologies du développement durable, jusqu’à leur commercialisation, susceptibles de produire des résultats économiques et environnementaux.
Recipient Business Number
798511291
Recipient City
Vancouver|Vancouver
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Spare Labs Inc.
Recipient Operating Name
Spare
Recipient Postal Code
V6B 1M8
Recipient Province or Territory
BC
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
172-2025-2026-Q3-1037955