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Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security

What is IDEaS?

Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security is more than just a funding program. We are accelerating concepts and propelling solutions forward, building a defence innovation ecosystem.

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Featured opportunities

Help solve a challenge faced by the Canadian Armed Forces and get funding to advance your research. Get feedback on your technology from military experts and build your network.

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What does the IDEaS program provide?

IDEaS provides five funding mechanisms to assist Canadian innovators in solving defence and security challenges.

Competitive Projects

Up to $6.75M in phased development funding to propel technology forward.

Innovation Networks

Up to $3M to stimulate the free flow of ideas critical for innovations.

Contests

Competition between innovators is the fuel we use to foster the best innovative solutions.

Sandboxes

We bring in the experts, you bring the technology. Then, it’s play time.

Test Drives

The Department of National Defence will put your tech through its paces.

Innovator journeys

See where IDEaS funded technologies are headed next.

 

Innovator journeys: 2024 CUAS Sandbox – Innovators (Transcript)

Innovator journeys: Robotics (Transcript)

Innovator journeys: Advanced materials (Transcript)

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Upcoming events

IDEaS participates in and hosts events to promote defence innovation.