Contribution: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Bonocle Tech Inc.
$75,000.00
Braille Education Platform Enhancement
FY 2025-26 · 2025-05-01
Summary
Blind students in Canada and globally often lack access to quality education due to limited braille literacy support. Bonocle is developing an enterprise software for vision itinerant teachers and a gamified educational app for blind and low vision students.
Department
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsIndustrial Research Assistance Program-Contributions to Firms (linked with high confidence)
Recipient
Location
St. John's|St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Recipient Type
For-profit organization
Business Number
797381951
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
Amendments
Each version of the agreement as published, oldest first, with its total as of that version. The amount above is the latest.
| Amendment | Date | Fiscal Year | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2025-05-01 | 2025-26 | $49,716.00 |
| 1 | 2025-05-01 | 2025-26 | $75,000.00 |
As published
Additional Information
This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The total amended value is 25,284 dollars.
Additional Information (French)
Cet accord a été modifié 1 fois La valeur totale des modifications est de 25 284 dollars.
Agreement End Date
2026-03-31
Agreement Number
1030965
Agreement Start Date
2025-05-01
Agreement Title
Braille Education Platform Enhancement
Agreement Title (French)
Amélioration de la plateforme d’éducation en braille
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$75,000.00
Amendment Date
2025-10-08
Amendment Number
1
Coverage
IRAP Contributions to Firms projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation. | Les projets des Contributions aux entreprises stimulent la création de richesse au Canada grâce à l’innovation technologique.
Description
Blind students in Canada and globally often lack access to quality education due to limited braille literacy support. Bonocle is developing an enterprise software for vision itinerant teachers and a gamified educational app for blind and low vision students.
Description (French)
Les étudiants aveugles au Canada et dans le monde n’ont souvent pas accès à une éducation de qualité en raison d’un soutien limité à l’alphabétisation en braille. Bonocle développe un logiciel d’entreprise pour les enseignants itinérants spécialisés dans la vision, ainsi qu’une application éducative ludique pour les élèves aveugles et malvoyants.
Expected Results
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Expected Results (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Federal Riding
St. John's South--Mount Pearl
Federal Riding (French)
St. John's-Sud--Mount Pearl
Federal Riding Number
10007
NAICS Code
33911
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Program Name (French)
Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle – Contributions aux entreprises
Program Purpose
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Program Purpose (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Recipient Business Number
797381951
Recipient City
St. John's|St. John's
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Bonocle Tech Inc.
Recipient Postal Code
A1B 4A7
Recipient Province or Territory
NL
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
172-2025-2026-Q1-1030965
