Grants and Contributions for Critical Minerals Innovation and Global Partnerships
Natural Resources Canada
Program purpose (as reported by the department)
The objective is to support the overall goal of the Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy to increase the supply of responsibly sourced critical minerals and support the development of domestic and global value chains for the green and digital economy.
What the numbers say
- Half of the agreements with businesses are worth $7,486,630 or less.
- The largest recipient, E3 LITHIUM LTD., holds $36,507,091 (29% of the program's business funding in this data).
- The most recent agreement in the data started on 2026-06-08.
By fiscal year
By recipient province
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Agreements | Value | Latest start |
|---|---|---|---|
| E3 LITHIUM LTD. | 1 | $36,507,091 | 2026-06-08 |
| FORTUNE MINERALS LIMITED | 3 | $22,459,890 | 2024-06-24 |
| RIO TINTO ALCAN INC. | 1 | $18,950,000 | 2026-03-25 |
| FIRST PHOSPHATE CORP | 1 | $16,717,722 | 2026-03-04 |
| FOCUS GRAPHITE INC | 1 | $14,062,500 | 2025-12-04 |
| NORTHCLIFF RESOURCES LTD | 1 | $8,214,000 | 2025-08-07 |
| SCANDIUM CANADA LTD | 1 | $6,915,478 | 2026-02-24 |
| NORTHERN BLOCK INC | 1 | $165,300 | 2024-08-06 |
| OPTEL VISION INC. | 1 | $165,300 | 2024-08-23 |
| PEER LEDGER INC | 1 | $165,300 | 2024-07-25 |
| AISIMPRO INC | 1 | $123,750 | 2024-08-06 |
| QUARTECH SYSTEMS LIMITED | 1 | $55,000 | 2024-08-06 |
Recent agreements
| Start | Recipient | Project | Province | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | E3 LITHIUM LTD. | Advancing the Clearwater Lithium Project to Commercial Readiness | AB | $36,507,091 |
| 2026-03-25 | RIO TINTO ALCAN INC. | Gallium Extraction Research and Development Project | QC | $18,950,000 |
| 2026-03-04 | FIRST PHOSPHATE CORP | Bégin-Lamarche: Demonstration and Feasibility to Produce LFP-CAM Quality Phosphorous | QC | $16,717,722 |
| 2026-02-24 | SCANDIUM CANADA LTD | Crater Lake Scandium and REEs Project | QC | $6,915,478 |
| 2025-12-04 | FOCUS GRAPHITE INC | Transformation of Canadian Flake Graphite into Ultra-High Purity Battery & Advanced Materials Using Electrothermal Fluidized Bed Technology | ON | $14,062,500 |
| 2025-08-07 | NORTHCLIFF RESOURCES LTD | Sisson Project | BC | $8,214,000 |
| 2024-08-23 | OPTEL VISION INC. | Transparent Canadian Battery Supply Chain GHG & ESG Performance | QC | $165,300 |
| 2024-08-06 | AISIMPRO INC | URANIUM TRACEABILITY & ESG LABELING IN VALUE CHAIN | ON | $123,750 |
| 2024-08-06 | QUARTECH SYSTEMS LIMITED | Enabling Canadian Critical Mineral Supply Chain Transparency and Traceability at Scale | BC | $55,000 |
| 2024-08-06 | NORTHERN BLOCK INC | ENHANCING SUPPLY CHAIN TRACEABILITY WITH DIGITAL TSM CREDENTIALS | ON | $165,300 |
| 2024-07-25 | PEER LEDGER INC | MIMOSI-ONE: ONLINE REGULATORY SANDBOX FOR PROMOTING ADOPTION OF DIGITAL TRACEABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY PLATFORMS IN THE CRITICAL MINERALS SECTOR | NS | $165,300 |
| 2024-06-24 | FORTUNE MINERALS LIMITED | NICO PROJECT | ON | $7,486,630 |
| 2024-06-24 | FORTUNE MINERALS LIMITED | NICO PROJECT | ON | $7,486,630 |
| 2024-06-24 | FORTUNE MINERALS LIMITED | NICO PROJECT | ON | $7,486,630 |
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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