Contribution: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
Mercator AI Inc.
$30,000.00
AI Agent for Government Permit Website Discovery
FY 2025-26 · 2026-01-15
Summary
Mercator is developing a self-learning data ingestion and interpretation framework that automatically adapts to new, unstructured municipal data sources without custom code. This framework underpins Mercator's AI Scouting and Scraping System, designed to autonomously discover, understand, and extract complex permitting data from thousands of evolving government sources.
Department
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
Recipient
Location
Calgary|Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
For-profit organization
Business Number
704216530
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Additional Information
This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The total amended value is 30,000 dollars.
Additional Information (French)
Cet accord a été modifié 1 fois La valeur totale des modifications est de 30 000 dollars.
Agreement End Date
2026-07-16
Agreement Number
1039145
Agreement Start Date
2026-01-15
Agreement Title
AI Agent for Government Permit Website Discovery
Agreement Title (French)
Agent IA pour la découverte de sites Web consacrés aux permis administratifs
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$30,000.00
Amendment Date
2026-03-12
Amendment Number
1
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
Mercator is developing a self-learning data ingestion and interpretation framework that automatically adapts to new, unstructured municipal data sources without custom code. This framework underpins Mercator's AI Scouting and Scraping System, designed to autonomously discover, understand, and extract complex permitting data from thousands of evolving government sources.
Description (French)
Mercator développe un cadre d’ingestion et d’interprétation des données à auto-apprentissage qui s’adapte automatiquement à de nouvelles sources de données municipales non structurées, sans nécessiter de code personnalisé. Ce cadre est à la base du système de repérage et d’extraction par IA de Mercator, conçu pour découvrir, comprendre et extraire de manière autonome des données complexes relatives aux permis à partir de milliers de sources gouvernementales en constante évolution.
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
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 – 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
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-Q4-1039145
