IRAP Industrial Research Assistance Program

1. IRAPIndustrial Research Assistance Program Government of Canada’s flagship Innovation and Technology Assistance program Over 50 years helping Canadian firms use Technology to become more Competitive

3. Finding Government Programs Federal Government Strategis — http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/ Canadian Business Service Centres — http://www.cbsc.org/ Provincial Governments Consultants Network—Network—Network

5. IRAP ’s Mandate Stimulate wealth creation for small & medium sized Canadian enterprises through Technological Innovation (I.E. Increase sales or reduce costs) The Mandate is the raison d’etre for IRAP. It is the most fundamental objective of IRAPThe Mandate is the raison d’etre for IRAP. It is the most fundamental objective of IRAP

6. IRAP Ontario Mission Innovation

7. IRAP HELPS COMPANIES to undertake R&D leading to :

8. RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY SUPPORT IRAP works with incorporated firms under 500 employees interested in growing by using technology to commercialize services, products and processes Contributions up to 75% or $1,000,000 / yr. for eligible activities (some materials?) Feasibility studies, small to large scale R&D using employees, students, contractors for product and development or productivity improvement

9. IRAP’s (non-repayable) contribution will be……… Up to 75% of the TOTAL eligible project costs (i.e. direct salaries, overhead and contractor).

10. The IRAP Contribution Can only be applied to the Reimbursable Costs. Direct Labour (up to 100% of company salary costs) Contracted Costs (up to 75 % of contractor salary costs) Max. annual limit $1M per company

11. IRAP’S HELP TRANSFORMED THE COMPANY FROM A METAL - BANGING MANUFACTURER OF TRAILER HITCHES INTO A LEADING INNOVATOR OF VEHICLE ACCESSORIES – Advanced Manufacturing July 04 ALGONQUIN AUTOMOTIVE

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15. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE HELP NARROW THE  RESOURCE GAP - Find expertise & $$$ - Help develop plans for technology or R&D - Find technical employees (students and technical/business graduates) - Technical Information & Patent searches - Strategic Business Planning - Market Research - Product and Process Improvement Consultants

16. ASSISTANCE EXAMPLES – No Charge EXPERTISE SEARCH : Micromachining, Automation designer, Mechanical Engineers, CNC Machining & Welding, Coatings, Textile Mfg, Plastic Welding, Microchip design, Non-destructive Testing, Retort Protocol, CAD designer, Microbiologist, Electronics, Sensor Developer, Solids waste treatment, herb analysis, Technology students, Technology & Business Graduates

17. ASSISTANCE EXAMPLES – No Charge TECHNICAL INFO. / PATENT SEARCH Solar Canopy, boat noise reduction, Textile coating, Particulates storage bin flow angles to prevent bridging, Freeze – Thaw Resistant concrete, herbal extraction protocols, bonding to steel, High Reflectance Pigments, Stamping Distortion, Corrosion Protection, explosive cord devices, plastic canoe-making, sports training devices, drying process technology for fruits, laminar flow blower designs & sources, wood mill waste by-product utilization, Multistrand Winding, Grapples, High Reflectance Pigments, Stamping Distortion.

18. ASSISTANCE EXAMPLES – Contributions STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLANNING ~client cost is $160 client (up to 5 days consultant charges paid by IRAP including travel). in areas of business, marketing, management, finance, materials, Information, communications, or export planning. MARKET SERVICES up to 75% / $20,000: market research / market valuation, go-no go entry analysis, Examples:, Construction Tools, high –margin niche markets in construction, Recycled Textile Products, Human-powered Device, Decorative Tiles, Food Products

19. New starting April 14/2009 Intellectual Property - $15K contribution to cover activities costing $20K or more and related to first filing of a patent Market Development - $22,500K contribution to cover activities costing $30,000 or more and related to market development Business Growth Strategies - $30K contribution to cover activities costing $40k or more and related to development of strategies for business growth

20. Bring awareness of the Capabilities of other players in the Canadian Innovation System to SMEs Share in the Risk of Technology Development Promote the Use & Development of Technical Personnel as agents of Technical Change in the Firm IRAP ’s Strategies

21. ASSISTANCE EXAMPLESCONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS HIRING GRADUATES $30,000 Business School grad. Food Confections; Medical Architect technologist Contractor Industrial Designer Auto Accessories Mechanical Technologist Aircraft manufacturer Scientist Medical Products Mfg’r

22. ASSISTANCE EXAMPLES$30,000 TOWARDS HIRING RECENT GRADUATES Engineer Aircraft, HVAC, Marine, Mining Machinery, Photonics Industrial Designer Marine, Automotive Bio-chemist Piezoelectronics Scientist HVAC, Agriculture Business Graduate Environmental Products

23. EXAMPLE PROJECTS under $15,000 Link Supported Coating Improvement Materials Lab. Chemical Degreasers Chemical Consult. Alter. Wood Mouldings Student Engineer Machine Devel. Consult. Engineer Plant Upgrade Productivity Consultant Ceramic Product Devel. Composites Lab.

24. EXAMPLE PROJECTS under $15,000 Link Supported Wet Salad Development Food Consultant Mfg. Line Down-time Techn. Student Multi-Media Software Progr. Fire Retardents Fire Test Lab.

25. EXAMPLE PROJECTS under $15,000 Link Supported Dried berry process trial Consultant & Processor Reduce Mfg. Down-time Computer Syst. Student Brewing Internal staff & student Integrated Pest Management Student Biologist Compressor Design Computer simulations Industrial Equip. Prototype Design Engineer & Fabricator

26. EXAMPLE PROJECTS under $15,000 Link Supported Refractory Relining Consult. Engineer Develop Kit Aircraft Aviation Student Furniture Plant Upgrade Productivity Cons. Racquet String Machine Designer Foundry Transfer Tubes Composites Lab. Environmental Process ORTECH Foreign Technology Travel to Asia

27. EXAMPLE PROJECTS up to $100,000 IRAP Resource Link Supported Beverage Processing Automation Consultants Herbal Extraction Laboratory Analysis Develop Kit Aircraft Aviation Student Boat Manufacture Productivity improvement, CNC.

28. EXAMPLE PROJECTS up to $100,000 IRAP Resource / Link Supported Biodegradable Packaging - support Eng’g Student & Staff Fibreglass Structures - process and engineering consultants

29. IRAP Contributions $100,000 – 1,000,000 Activities : - Adaptation of existing technologies - R&D to advance unproven technologies - Perform test model or pilot plant stage Projects over $150,000 Contribution : Should have Linkages with external sources of technologies

30. EXAMPLE PROJECTS $100,000 - $500,000 Resource Link Supported Brewery Automation Consultants Process Designers Packaging Development Auto Parts Mfg. Plastic Processing Consultants Design of Experiments Government Plastics Institute Swing Wing TriHull Engineering Stress Analysis Prototyper Naval Architech Defense Products Microchip engineering contractors Chip Foundry for prototype

31. EXAMPLE PROJECTS up to $350,000 Link Supported Treatment Wetlands Water Analysis Lab. Hydrologist Environmental Eng.’r Waste Composting University Research Farm Condensor Design NRC Thermal Technology Ctr. Panelized Homes Structural Designer Ergonomics Consultant, Instruction manual without words (no export language barriers)

32. EXAMPLE PROJECTS up to $350,000 Link Supported Aircraft Design U. of T. Aerospace Institute & consultants Automotive Parts NRC lab, mold designer Medical Software Medical Clinic Food Extruder none

33. Submitting Application Follow instructions exactly Submit all requested documentation In application, say what you need to say, and don’t say what you do not need to say Write for the audience—don’t give “fluff”

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35. Set reasonable deadlines !

36. Eligibility Incorporated For profit Less than 500 employees Accept program conditions Exploit the technology in Canada Capacity to finance your part of the project Show that project results can be commercialized Show interest in growth through technology

37. Understand Assessment Criteria& Approval Process What the program rates your plan against. Benefits to Canada Wealth creation Competitive Impact Technological Innovation How the approval process works Documents needed Time for assessment and approval (be patient) Never start before approval granted

38. Incrementality Objectives Does the Project Advance technical capabilities of the Company ? Does the Project explore a new core competency for the firm? If Project failed, would the Company still Learn from the effort ? ( Could Technical Residuals be Applied Elsewhere ? ) Could the Company tackle Project Without IRAP’s help?

39. Assessment Criteria I The Project Novelty advances understanding application of scientific relations or technologies technological advance not existing within the company technological advance not readily available significantly enhances its performance

40. Assessment Criteria II Technical risk whether or not the desired objective can be achieved how to achieve objectives is not known and will require experimentation scientifically or technologically unknown Incrementality new technical capability investigations unlike those previously conducted would not conduct project in the same way without IRAP assistance

41. Benefits to Canada Increase Canada’s intellectual capital Generate economic benefits to applicant and Canada Improve competitiveness Increased sales Create jobs

42. Approval Process Application documents Proposal Financials Other documents Ind. Tech. Assessor(s) or team evaluate Technical & Business assessments

43. Approval Considerations novelty technology or technical skills that new to the client? increased technical skills advance the current field of knowledge in a specific area technical risk what if IRAP does not participate would the firm still benefit even if the project failed firm must invest a minimum of 25% of overall costs

44. Approval Considerations II environmental issues animal and human ethics ability of the firm to commercialize the results of the project

45. The IRAP Contribution Can only be applied to the Reimbursable Costs. Direct Labour (up to 100% of company salary costs) Contracted Costs (up to 75 % of contractor salary costs) Max. annual limit $1M per company