17457693 Canada Inc.

$8,333,333.00 CAD

≈ 108 Canadians' average pay for a year

Department: National Defence
Program: Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security Program
Recipient country: Canada
Fiscal year: 2025-2026
Agreement period: March 6, 2026 – September 30, 2027
Reference: dnd-mdn:018-2025-2026-Q4-06-CO5023

Published purpose

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Launch the North: Accelerating Canada’s sovereign access to space. The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) aims to build a resilient and future-ready Canadian space ecosystem, one that ensures Canada’s security, prosperity, and leadership in the space domain.

In plain English AI-generated

Funding supports research and development to help National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces build a resilient Canadian space ecosystem and accelerate sovereign access to space.

Category: Defence Primarily funds activity in Canada

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