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Contribution: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program

2519558 Ontario Ltd.

$30,000.00

Plant automation and Robotics

FY 2025-26 · 2025-08-07

Summary
Toronto Fresh Food (TFF) is developing an AI-driven smart quality control and shelf-life prediction system to enhance meat processing efficiency and food safety. Using computer vision, machine learning, and IoT sensors, the project will enable real-time defect detection, predictive shelf-life modeling, and automated processing optimization. This innovation aims to reduce waste, improve food quality, and enhance regulatory compliance. Supported by IRAP funding, TFF’s initiative will strengthen Canada’s food manufacturing sector by advancing AI-powered automation and smart monitoring technologies.
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
Location
Toronto|Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
For-profit organization
Business Number
768111320
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Agreement End Date
2026-02-13
Agreement Number
1033848
Agreement Start Date
2025-08-07
Agreement Title
Plant automation and Robotics
Agreement Title (French)
Automatisation de l’usine et robotique
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
Toronto Fresh Food (TFF) is developing an AI-driven smart quality control and shelf-life prediction system to enhance meat processing efficiency and food safety. Using computer vision, machine learning, and IoT sensors, the project will enable real-time defect detection, predictive shelf-life modeling, and automated processing optimization. This innovation aims to reduce waste, improve food quality, and enhance regulatory compliance. Supported by IRAP funding, TFF’s initiative will strengthen Canada’s food manufacturing sector by advancing AI-powered automation and smart monitoring technologies.
Description (French)
Toronto Fresh Food (TFF) développe un système intelligent de contrôle de la qualité et de prédiction de la durée de conservation piloté par l’IA afin d’améliorer l’efficacité de la transformation de la viande et la sécurité alimentaire. En utilisant la vision par ordinateur, l’apprentissage automatique et les capteurs de l’IdO, le projet permettra la détection des défauts en temps réel, la modélisation prédictive de la durée de conservation et l’optimisation automatisée du traitement. Cette innovation vise à réduire les déchets, à améliorer la qualité des aliments et à renforcer la conformité réglementaire. Soutenue par un financement du PARI, l’initiative de TFF renforcera le secteur de la fabrication alimentaire au Canada en faisant progresser l’automatisation alimentée par l’IA et les technologies de surveillance intelligente.
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
Scarborough North
Federal Riding (French)
Scarborough-Nord
Federal Riding Number
35096
NAICS Code
72231
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
768111320
Recipient City
Toronto|Toronto
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
2519558 Ontario Ltd.
Recipient Operating Name
TFF - TORONTO FRESH FOOD
Recipient Postal Code
M1B 2G1
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
172-2025-2026-Q2-1033848
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