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Contribution: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms

TUTOR BRIGHT OPERATIONS INC.

$3,675.00

EUREKA Cluster – ITEA – Participation in ITEA 2025 PO Days in Estoril, Portugal

FY 2025-26 · 2025-08-04

Summary
TutorBright is developing an AI-powered matching and scheduling system to improve the delivery of tutoring and other person-to-person services. The platform uses constraint optimization and machine learning to match users based on availability, qualifications, and historical performance data, as well as industry specific variables. The project will be co-developed with international partners and adapted for applications in education, training, and workforce development, with strong commercialization potential across multiple service industries such as personal training, mental health therapy, social work, coaching, etc.
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsIndustrial Research Assistance Program-Contributions to Firms (linked with high confidence)
Location
Toronto|Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
For-profit organization
Business Number
821195336
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Agreement End Date
2025-09-30
Agreement Number
1034534
Agreement Start Date
2025-08-04
Agreement Title
EUREKA Cluster – ITEA – Participation in ITEA 2025 PO Days in Estoril, Portugal
Agreement Title (French)
Grappe EUREKA – ITEA – Participation aux Journées de préparation d’ébauches de projet de l’ITEA 2025 à Estoril, au Portugal
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$3,675.00
Amendment Number
0
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
TutorBright is developing an AI-powered matching and scheduling system to improve the delivery of tutoring and other person-to-person services. The platform uses constraint optimization and machine learning to match users based on availability, qualifications, and historical performance data, as well as industry specific variables. The project will be co-developed with international partners and adapted for applications in education, training, and workforce development, with strong commercialization potential across multiple service industries such as personal training, mental health therapy, social work, coaching, etc.
Description (French)
TutorBright développe un système de mise en relation et de planification basé sur l’IA afin d’améliorer la prestation de services de tutorat et d’autres services interpersonnels. La plateforme utilise l’optimisation des contraintes et l’apprentissage automatique pour mettre en relation les utilisateurs en fonction de leur disponibilité, de leurs qualifications, de leurs performances historiques et de variables spécifiques à leur secteur d’activité. Le projet sera développé en collaboration avec des partenaires internationaux et adapté à des applications dans les domaines de l’éducation, de la formation et du développement de la main-d’œuvre, avec un fort potentiel de commercialisation dans de nombreux secteurs de services tels que le coaching personnel, la thérapie en santé mentale, le travail social, le coaching, etc.
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
Toronto Centre
Federal Riding (French)
Toronto-Centre
Federal Riding Number
35108
NAICS Code
611710
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
821195336
Recipient City
Toronto|Toronto
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
TUTOR BRIGHT OPERATIONS INC.
Recipient Operating Name
TutorBright
Recipient Postal Code
M5E 0A6
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
172-2025-2026-Q2-1034534