Critical Mineral Research, Development and Demonstration Program
Natural Resources Canada
Program purpose (as reported by the department)
The Program's objective is to conduct targeted research and development for critical minerals. This will contribute to developing pilot plants and demonstration projects that will develop critical mineral value chains. The program will help advance the development of products, processes and technologies to the pre commercialization phase in Canada.
Agreements with businesses
31
Median agreement
$4,275,848
Range
$0 – $21,883,900
Recipients
23
Last 12 months
5
Total value
$128,435,279
What the numbers say
- Half of the agreements with businesses are worth $4,275,848 or less.
- The largest recipient, MANGROVE LITHIUM, holds $21,883,900 (17% of the program's business funding in this data).
- The most recent agreement in the data started on 2026-06-19.
By fiscal year
2022-23$15,114,7669
2023-24$18,035,9335
2024-25$51,011,44312
2025-26$22,389,2374
2026-27$21,883,9001
By recipient province
BC$45,693,6669
ON$31,999,1528
QC$31,849,8937
NS$12,827,5443
AB$5,740,5243
SK$324,5001
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Agreements | Value | Latest start |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANGROVE LITHIUM | 1 | $21,883,900 | 2026-06-19 |
| RIO TINTO FER ET TITANE | 1 | $13,614,893 | 2026-03-30 |
| UCORE RARE METALS INC. | 3 | $12,827,544 | 2023-11-06 |
| ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CORPORATION | 3 | $11,897,638 | 2024-06-05 |
| LOMIKO METALS INC. | 2 | $9,883,180 | 2024-05-15 |
| GEOMEGA RESOURCES INC. | 3 | $9,000,000 | 2023-03-01 |
| EXTERRA TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 1 | $5,000,000 | 2025-12-23 |
| MINING INNOVATION REHABILITATION AND APPLIED RESEARCH CORPORATION | 1 | $5,000,000 | 2024-06-04 |
| WEBER MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES INC | 1 | $5,000,000 | 2024-08-11 |
| SALTWORKS TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 1 | $4,937,500 | 2024-07-08 |
| CYCLIC MATERIALS INC | 1 | $4,893,125 | 2024-07-17 |
| NORAM ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEMS INC. | 1 | $4,500,000 | 2024-07-08 |
| DUMONT NICKEL LP | 1 | $4,493,889 | 2023-11-23 |
| E3 LITHIUM LTD. | 1 | $3,545,000 | 2023-03-01 |
| GREEN GRAPHITE TECHNOLOGIES INC | 1 | $3,500,000 | 2024-08-09 |
Recent agreements
| Start | Recipient | Project | Province | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | MANGROVE LITHIUM | SPODUMENE PROCESSING PILOT AND LITHIUM CONVERSION PLANT ENGINEERING STUDY | BC | $21,883,900 |
| 2026-03-30 | RIO TINTO FER ET TITANE | Titanium Metal Extraction – Technology Development and Demonstration Plant | QC | $13,614,893 |
| 2026-02-04 | TELESCOPE INNOVATIONS CORP. | A Route to Establish a Canadian Lithium Sulphide Supply Chain for Solid State Batteries | BC | $3,039,344 |
| 2025-12-23 | EXTERRA TECHNOLOGIES INC. | Demonstration of Low Carbon Metal Recovery from Asbestos Tailings | QC | $5,000,000 |
| 2025-12-22 | ARIANNE PHOSPHATE INC. | Purified Phosphoric Acid Integrated Technology Center | QC | $735,000 |
| 2024-08-11 | WEBER MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES INC | RECOVERY OF NICKEL FROM RECYCLED BATTERIES AND NON-CONVENTIONAL FEEDSTOCKS VIA THE CARBONYL PROCESS | ON | $5,000,000 |
| 2024-08-09 | GREEN GRAPHITE TECHNOLOGIES INC | RECYCLING OF GRAPHITE FROM SECONDARY SOURCES FOR USE IN LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES | QC | $3,500,000 |
| 2024-08-09 | INNOVA HYDROGEN CORP. | CATALYTIC METHANE PYROLYSIS TO PRODUCE LOW EMISSION GRAPHITE | AB | $1,400,000 |
| 2024-07-17 | CYCLIC MATERIALS INC | KINGSTON DEMONSTRATION PLANT-EXTENDED OPERATIONS | ON | $4,893,125 |
| 2024-07-08 | SALTWORKS TECHNOLOGIES INC. | CANADIAN BRINE TO BATTERY CHEMICALS: SIMPLIFIED, LOWER COST, MORE SUSTAINABLE | BC | $4,937,500 |
| 2024-07-08 | NORAM ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEMS INC. | ELECTROLYSIS FOR LITHIUM PRODUCTION AND RECYCLING | BC | $4,500,000 |
| 2024-06-05 | ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CORPORATION | BLACK MASS RECYCLING PROJECT | ON | $1,897,638 |
| 2024-06-05 | ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CORPORATION | BLACK MASS RECYCLING PROJECT | ON | $5,000,000 |
| 2024-06-05 | ELECTRA BATTERY MATERIALS CORPORATION | BLACK MASS RECYCLING PROJECT | ON | $5,000,000 |
| 2024-06-04 | MINING INNOVATION REHABILITATION AND APPLIED RESEARCH CORPORATION | PILOTING OF BIOLEACHING PROCESS FOR RECOVERY OF BATTERY METALS (NI AND CO) FROM PYRRHOTITE TAILING | ON | $5,000,000 |
| 2024-05-15 | LOMIKO METALS INC. | LA LOUTRE GRAPHITE UPGRADING | BC | $4,941,590 |
| 2024-05-15 | LOMIKO METALS INC. | LA LOUTRE GRAPHITE UPGRADING | BC | $4,941,590 |
| 2023-11-28 | FORTUNE MINERALS LIMITED | COBALT SULPHATE PROCESS PILOT | ON | $714,500 |
| 2023-11-23 | DUMONT NICKEL LP | TECHNICAL AND ECONOMICAL FEASIBILITY OF DUMONT NICKEL CONCENTRATE | ON | $4,493,889 |
| 2023-11-06 | UCORE RARE METALS INC. | RAPIDSX™ COMMERCIALIZATION DEMONSTRATION PLANT | NS | $4,275,848 |
| 2023-11-06 | UCORE RARE METALS INC. | RAPIDSX™ COMMERCIALIZATION DEMONSTRATION PLANT | NS | $4,275,848 |
| 2023-11-06 | UCORE RARE METALS INC. | RAPIDSX™ COMMERCIALIZATION DEMONSTRATION PLANT | NS | $4,275,848 |
| 2023-03-01 | GEOMEGA RESOURCES INC. | Recycling & production of rare-earth oxides from permanent magnet scrap | QC | $3,000,000 |
| 2023-03-01 | FPX NICKEL CORP. | Baptiste Nickel Project - Battery Material Supply Chain Integration | BC | $724,871 |
| 2023-03-01 | GEOMEGA RESOURCES INC. | Recycling & production of rare-earth oxides from permanent magnet scrap | QC | $3,000,000 |
Method & sources
Source: Government of Canada "Proactive Disclosure – Grants and Contributions" (Open Government Licence – Canada). We include agreements with for-profit recipients that started on or after April 1, 2021, and keep the latest amendment of each agreement, so values are the current agreement value, not money paid out. Departments report on their own schedule, so the most recent quarter is incomplete. Recipients are linked to company pages by exact name match. This is not an endorsement or an eligibility determination — check each program's official page.
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