The National Research Council’s Industrial Research Assistance Program provides a range of both technical and business oriented advisory services along with potential financial support to growth-oriented Canadian small - and medium-sized enterprises. Working directly with these clients, NRC-IRAP supports innovative research and development and commercialization of new products and services. The IRAP portfolio of services has four main components:

• Technology Expertise and Advisory Services
• Financial Assistance for R&D activities
• Networking
• Partnerships