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The Industrial Research Chair (IRC) initiative is designed to establish and enhance research capacity at Northern Ontario universities, colleges, and research institutions.

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Funding Amount

1000000

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Eligible Applicants

Northern Ontario universities, colleges, and research institutions

Eligible Activities

Salary and mandatory benefits of the chair holder, construction or renovation of laboratories, acquiring, operating and maintaining research equipment, materials used in the research, costs associated with publishing research findings

Deadline to Apply

2024-03-31

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93%

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Amount of Funding

Up to 50% funding to a maximum $50,000 grant per project;
Applicants may receive up to 50% of eligible costs for up to $10,000 to $50,000 in grant funding per project;
The applicant is responsible for the remaining 50% of costs;
The annual CanExport contribution maximum is $99,999 (in the event of multiple projects approved in the same government fiscal year);
A group of related companies cannot receive >$200,000 in funding in a single fiscal year. Projects budgets should be between $20,000-100,000; and
Applicants can apply for funding multiple times as long as their prior CanExport application has been completed all reporting is finished.

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Eligible Applicants

To be eligible for the CanExport program, Canadian businesses must:

Maintain 1 to <500 full-time employees;
Earn annual revenues ranging from $100,000 to $100,000,000;
Be federally incorporated federally or classified as a limited liability partnership (LLP);
Create eligible project expenses of $20,000 or more; and
Be financially stable and able to pay all project expenses not covered by the program.

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The Industrial Research Chair (IRC) initiative aims to establish and enhance research capacity at Northern Ontario universities, colleges, and research institutions, benefitting Northern Ontario’s key economic sectors and attracting and retaining highly qualified personnel.