Challenges
We're backing risk takers to solve challenges. Are you ready?
The Government of Canada is looking for innovators to solve challenges. As the single largest purchaser of Canadian goods and services, the Government of Canada has a unique opportunity to support the growth of Canadian innovators and entrepreneurs.
We need you, Canadian small businesses and innovators, to develop novel solutions to these challenges. Through the Innovative Solutions Canada program, we're partnering with eligible Canadian small businesses and facilitating the early development, testing and validation of prototypes, as well as preparing a pathway to commercialization.
- If your idea is selected, you could receive up to $150,000 in support to develop a proof of concept.
- If your proof of concept is approved, you could receive up to $1 million in support to develop a prototype.
- If the developed innovation solves the Government of Canada's challenge, we could be your first buyer.
Proposed solutions
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Open challenges
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Closed challenges
| Challenge | Sponsoring department | Closing date | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | User-Centric Verifiable Digital Credentials | Shared Services Canada (SSC) and Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada (TBS) | 2019-11-07 |
 | Foot-and-mouth disease vaccine matching | Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) | 2019-10-29 |
 | Hybrid Ceramic Powder Processing System | National Research Council (NRC) | 2019-10-29 |
 | Stable Liposomes as Drug Carriers | National Research Council (NRC) | 2019-10-29 |
 | Data Centre Discovery Tool with Options Analysis | Shared Services Canada (SSC) | 2019-10-24 |
 | Identification of Microbial Mixtures | Health Canada | 2019-10-18 |
 | Point of Care Diagnostics to combat Antimicrobial resistance | Health Canada | 2019-10-18 |
 | Machine learning to improve organ donation rates and make better matches | Health Canada | 2019-10-18 |
 | Automated redaction of video recordings for the purposes of Access to Information requests | Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) | 2019-10-16 |
 | Plastics Challenge — Development of Next Generation Bio-Based Foam Insulation | Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) | 2019-08-27 |
 | Portable Package Auto Sampler | Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) | 2019-07-08 |
 | Postal Small Packet and Package Inspection | Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) | 2019-07-08 |
 | Kinetic Energy Harvesting on Marine Vessels | Department of Fisheries and Oceans and Canadian Coast Guard | 2019-05-14 |
 | Coal Mine Tailings Pond | Public Services and Procurement Canada | 2019-02-19 |
 | Tracing the Steel Industry Supply Chain | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) | 2019-02-15 |
 | Advanced Decision Support for First Responder Command and Control | Department of National Defence (DND) Defence Research and Development Canada Centre for Security Science | 2019-02-07 |
 | Logistics and Resource Management of Emergency Response Assets | Department of National Defence (DND) - Defence Research and Development Canada Centre for Security Science | 2019-02-07 |
 | Up Hands Free Fire Fighting | Department of National Defence (DND) Defence Research and Development Canada Centre for Security Science | 2019-02-07 |
 | Marine Biotoxin Detection Devices for Shellfish | Canadian Food Inspection Agency | 2019-01-29 |
 | Innovative Device for Plant Pest Surveillance | Canadian Food Inspection Agency | 2019-01-29 |
 | Innovative Attractants to Wood Boring Insects | Canadian Food Inspection Agency | 2019-01-29 |
 | Audio Quality Enhancements for Remote Interpretation Services | Public Service and Procurement Canada (PSPC) | 2019-01-17 |
 | Improving Robot-Environment Interaction | National Research Council (NRC) | 2019-01-14 |
 | Moulding of High Performance Composites Materials | National Research Council (NRC) | 2019-01-14 |
 | Composite Material Manufacturing Simulation Software | National Research Council (NRC) | 2019-01-14 |
 | Preventing Contraband Delivery via Air and Ground | Correctional Services Canada | 2019-01-10 |
 | Detection System for Wireless Communication | Correctional Services Canada | 2019-01-08 |
 | Plastics Challenge — Sustainable Fishing and Aquaculture Gear | Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) | 2018-12-20 |
 | Life Sign Monitoring System (LSMS) | Correctional Services Canada | 2018-12-20 |
 | Improving the Internet Connectivity of Users in Remote Locations | Shared Services Canada (SSC) | 2018-12-17 |
 | Enhancing Pedestrian and Cyclist Road Safety | Transport Canada (TC) | 2018-12-17 |
 | Scaling Down Precision Agriculture | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) | 2018-12-17 |
 | Efficient Soil Sampling Techniques | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) | 2018-12-17 |
 | Plastics Challenge — Remove and Manage Ghost Fishing Gear and Marine Debris | Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) | 2018-12-13 |
 | Plastics Challenge — Improved Compostibility of Bioplastics | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) | 2018-12-13 |
 | Plastics Challenge — Construction Waste | Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) | 2018-12-12 |
 | Plastics Challenge — Separation of Mixed Plastics | Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) | 2018-12-12 |
 | Plastics Challenge — Recycling of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Plastic | Transport Canada (TC) | 2018-12-12 |
 | Plastics Challenge — Food Packaging | Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) | 2018-12-12 |
 | Earth Observation Images Processing and Management System | Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) | 2018-10-01 |
 | Innovative Platform to Facilitate Evidence-Informed Decision-Making | Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) | 2018-10-01 |
 | Haptic System | National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | 2018-09-20 |
 | Electroencephalography (EEG) and Vital Signs Integrated Existing Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) sets | National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | 2018-09-20 |
 | Measurement of Cold Spray | National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | 2018-09-20 |
 | Platform Corrosion Detection and Prevention | Department of National Defence (DND) | 2018-08-23 |
 | High Energy Lasers | Department of National Defence (DND) | 2018-08-23 |
 | Night Vision Ergonomics Enhancement | Department of National Defence (DND) | 2018-08-23 |
 | Additive Manufacturing for High Performance Systems | Department of National Defence (DND) | 2018-08-23 |
 | Connected Vehicle and Engineered Surfaces Challenge | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 2018-02-09 |
 | 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing: Metal Powder Bed Density Test Equipment | National Research Council of Canada | 2018-03-20 |
 | Engineered Surfaces Challenge | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 2018-04-04 |
 | Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics for Advanced Autonomous Space Systems | Canadian Space Agency | 2018-04-11 |
 | Advanced Coatings and Materials for Personal Protective Ensembles | Department of National Defence | 2018-04-20 |
 | Robust "Beyond Line of Sight" (BLOS) Communications in Satellite-Denied Environments | Department of National Defence | 2018-04-20 |
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