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
Platform Corrosion Detection and Prevention
Sponsoring department: Department of National Defence (DND)
The Department of National Defence (DND) requires new methods/processes to identify/detect corrosion and the development of proactive corrosion control measures.
Please refer to the tender notice for this challenge on Buy and Sell.
High Energy Lasers
Sponsoring department: Department of National Defence (DND)
The Department of National Defence (DND) requires the capability to detect and defeat non-cooperative objects by means of compact, efficient and robust laser sources.
Please refer to the tender notice for this challenge on Buy and Sell.
Night Vision Ergonomics Enhancement
Sponsoring department: Department of National Defence (DND)
The Department of National Defence (DND) is seeking an innovative solution for enabling enhancement of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) operators' vision such as night vision goggles (NVGs) and counterbalance.
Please refer to the tender notice for this challenge on Buy and Sell.
Additive Manufacturing for High Performance Systems
Sponsoring department: Department of National Defence (DND)
The Department of National Defence (DND) is seeking new solutions to advance the field of additive manufacturing technologies for the fields of defense and security.
Please refer to the tender notice for this challenge on Buy and Sell.
Haptic System
Sponsoring department: National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
This challenge is seeking an affordable, robust and good resolution bimanual haptic feedback stylus system that interacts, via Wi-Fi/Bluetooth mode, with mobile platforms.
Electroencephalography (EEG) and Vital signs integrated existing virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) headsets
Sponsoring department: National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
This challenge seeks the development of a user-friendly and robust device for monitoring electroencephalography (EEG) and multiple vital signs integrated into existing extended reality headsets.
Measurement of Cold Spray
Sponsoring department: National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
This challenge seeks to measure in-flight metal particle temperature in a coldspray process.
Please refer to the tender notice for this challenge on Buy and Sell.
Earth observation images processing and management system
Sponsoring department: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is seeking an automated system outside of PHAC infrastructure that would enable the pre-processing of large sets of Earth Observation (EO) data and the storage and overlaying of user defined ground truth data (GT) on pre-processed EO images to help address a wide range of public health needs.
Please refer to the tender notice for this challenge on Buy and Sell.
Innovative platform to facilitate evidence-informed decision-making
Sponsoring department: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is seeking an innovative platform/platforms that will provide Canadians with immediate access to relevant, trustworthy, public health information adapted to their specific questions and needs, based on core content from PHAC in areas such as but not limited to immunization and travel health.
Please refer to the tender notice for this challenge on Buy and Sell.
Closed challenges
Connected Vehicle and Engineered Surfaces Challenge
Sponsoring department: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
This challenge seeks novel solutions that incorporate Frequency Selected Engineered Surfaces (FSES) technology into connected vehicle designs as a means to move towards wireless connectivity within vehicles, and as a tool to manage interference emanating from vehicles into other vehicles, and into the overall urban environment.
3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing: Metal Powder Bed Density Test Equipment
Sponsoring department: National Research Council of Canada
Seeks new solutions to enable the testing of metal powder bed density in additive manufacturing processes.
Please refer to the tender notice for this challenge on Buy and Sell.
Engineered Surfaces Challenge
Sponsoring department: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
This challenge seeks novel solutions that incorporate the use of Frequency Selective Engineered Surfaces (FSES) in the research and development of new building materials, construction products and design tools using FSES tuned to operate in the below 6GHz (potentially addressing the WiFi interference issue) and above 24GHz range (potentially addressing the issues of radio frequency propagation).
Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics for Advanced Autonomous Space Systems
Sponsoring department: Canadian Space Agency
The challenge is to apply artificial intelligence and big data analytics to bring tangible advancements in the operation and utilization of space assets in support of government operations, public safety, public health and discovery.
Please refer to the tender notice for this challenge on Buy and Sell.
Advanced Coatings and Materials for Personal Protective Ensembles
Sponsoring department: Department of National Defence
To identify and develop innovative solutions and technologies for materials and coatings to enhance Individual Protective Ensembles to counter Chemical/Biological/Radiological threats.
Please refer to the tender notice for this challenge on Buy and Sell.
Robust "Beyond Line of Sight" (BLOS) Communications in Satellite-Denied Environments
Sponsoring department: Department of National Defence
To provide robust approaches to over-the-horizon/BLOS communications in satellite-denied environments.
Please refer to the tender notice for this challenge on Buy and Sell.
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