The AI for Productivity Challenge funds collaborative projects between industry and NRC researchers to accelerate AI adoption in Canada's clean technology, agriculture, and manufacturing sectors. It supports a range of activities from foundational AI research to knowledge mobilization and pre-commercialization, focusing on high-readiness AI solutions for commercial deployment. Eligible collaborators include SMEs, not-for-profits, academic institutions, governments, and Indigenous organizations with complementary AI expertise.
Eligible applicants include small and medium-sized enterprises, not-for-profits, academic institutions, various levels of government, and Indigenous organizations with complementary AI expertise relevant to cleantech, agriculture, or manufacturing. Large companies with 500+ employees are generally i
