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Contribution: Industrial Research Assistance Program

Mercator AI Inc.

$200,000.00

AI Scouting and Scraping System to Autonomously Find the Relevant Permitting Data

FY 2025-26 · 2026-02-02

Summary
Mercator AI is building an AI Scouting and Scraping system that autonomously discovers, understands, and extracts complex permitting data. Using AI Agents, company is able to automate human developer tasks, and find the relevant permitting information. The goal of this system is to be able to quickly bring up data ingestion for permits of a new city in a cost effective and scalable way.
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program
Location
Calgary|Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
For-profit organization
Business Number
704216530
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Agreement End Date
2026-08-31
Agreement Number
1039985
Agreement Start Date
2026-02-02
Agreement Title
AI Scouting and Scraping System to Autonomously Find the Relevant Permitting Data
Agreement Title (French)
Système de repérage et de collecte de données par IA pour trouver de manière autonome les données pertinentes relatives aux permis
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$200,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Coverage
Industrial Research Assistance Program projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation and strengthen Canadian innovation ecosystem by creating new industrial capacity. | Les projets du Programme d'aide à la recherche industrielle favorisent la création de richesse au Canada grâce à l'innovation technologique et renforcent l'écosystème canadien de l'innovation en créant de nouvelles capacités industrielles.
Description
Mercator AI is building an AI Scouting and Scraping system that autonomously discovers, understands, and extracts complex permitting data. Using AI Agents, company is able to automate human developer tasks, and find the relevant permitting information. The goal of this system is to be able to quickly bring up data ingestion for permits of a new city in a cost effective and scalable way.
Description (French)
Mercator AI développe un système de recherche et d’extraction de données alimenté par l’IA qui découvre, comprend et extrait de manière autonome des données complexes relatives aux permis. Grâce à des agents d’IA, l’entreprise est en mesure d’automatiser les tâches des développeurs humains et de trouver les informations pertinentes sur les permis. L’objectif de ce système est de pouvoir rapidement mettre en place l’ingestion de données pour les permis d’une nouvelle ville de manière rentable et évolutive.
Expected Results
The expected results and outcomes of NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program is focused on growing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through innovation and wealth creation for Canada.
Expected Results (French)
Les résultats attendus du Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle du CNRC sont axés sur la croissance des petites et moyennes entreprises (PME) grâce à l’innovation et à la création de richesse pour le Canada.
Federal Riding
Calgary Centre
Federal Riding (French)
Calgary-Centre
Federal Riding Number
48004
NAICS Code
511211
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Industrial Research Assistance Program
Program Name (French)
Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle
Program Purpose
The purpose of Industrial Research Assistance Program Contributions to Firms is to provide support that assists small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to advance their innovation knowledge and ability to innovate, grow through innovation and stimulate wealth creation for Canada.
Program Purpose (French)
Les contributions versées aux entreprises en vertu du Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle ont pour objectif d’apporter un soutien aux petites et moyennes entreprises (PME) afin qu’elles puissent approfondir leurs connaissances en matière d’innovation et renforcer leur capacité d’innovation, de croissance et de création de richesse pour le Canada.
Recipient Business Number
704216530
Recipient City
Calgary|Calgary
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Mercator AI Inc.
Recipient Postal Code
T2P 0L4
Recipient Province or Territory
AB
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
172-2025-2026-Q4-1039985