Technologies Norda Inc.

$300,000.00 CAD

≈ 4 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
National Research Council Canada
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2026-2027
Agreement period
June 1, 2026 – April 30, 2027
Reference
nrc-cnrc:172-2026-2027-Q1-1043544

Published purpose

Norda Technologies will develop a sovereign, Canadian-designed edge platform converging multi-orbit satellite backhaul, peer-to-peer mesh networking, on-board compute, encrypted transport, and off-grid power autonomy in a single ruggedized, field-deployable appliance for harsh and remote operating environments where terrestrial connectivity is unavailable or unreliable. Zero-touch provisioning enables deployment in minutes by non-specialist personnel. The MVP is validated across critical-infrastructure verticals and establishes a substantially Canadian-controlled supply chain for sovereign edge connectivity, with documented Canadian-substitution roadmap for remaining imported components, generating high-skill Canadian R&D positions and IP.

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