NAICS Subsector 212 · in Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
Federal grants for mining and quarrying (except oil and gas)
Programs that fund recipients the department coded with this industry. Departments record an industry code on about one agreement in ten, mostly business programs, so this is a guide to which programs fund businesses like yours, not a full count.
- Total value
- $233M
- Agreements
- 178
- To named organizations
- 171
- $230M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 7
- $3.1M; never named here
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
Within this industry
| Industry | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2122 Metal ore mining | 92 | $91.2M |
| 2123 Non-metallic mineral mining and quarrying | 77 | $16.3M |
Programs that fund this industry
The programs that put the most money here.
| Program | Department | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Response Fund | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $125M |
| Western Diversification Program | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 6 | $37.9M |
| National Trade Corridors Fund | Transport Canada | 1 | $20.1M |
| REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 16 | $10.3M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 5 | $10.1M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 58 | $7.2M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 8 | $4.8M |
| Northern Ontario Development Program | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 4 | $4.4M |
| Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 2 | $4.3M |
| REGI - Business Scale-Up and Prod (Jobs and Growth) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 1 | $3.3M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 3 | $1M |
| Regional Tariff Response Initiative | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 1 | $717K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 22 | $672K |
| REGI - Productivity and Business Skills | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 13 | $600K |
| Eureka/Eurostar | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $475K |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 1 | $441K |
| REGI - Digital Acceleration Pilot | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 5 | $400K |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 3 | $323K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 8 | $203K |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 5 | $179K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $100K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 8 | $100K |
| REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 3 | $96K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $70K |
| Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) – For Profit | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 1 | $10K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
Plus 7 agreements ($3.1M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | $475K |
| 2018 | 15 | $939K |
| 2019 | 12 | $496K |
| 2020 | 19 | $8.3M |
| 2021 | 40 | $6.1M |
| 2022 | 24 | $9.8M |
| 2023 | 26 | $36.6M |
| 2024 | 15 | $17.6M |
| 2025 | 18 | $7M |
| 2026 | 7 | $146M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 129 | $174M |
| Government | 7 | $39.7M |
| Not stated by the department | 36 | $14.7M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 3 | $3.5M |
| Indigenous recipients | 2 | $800K |
| Academia | 1 | $441K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Tersa Earth Innovations Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth - AnalystContribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Tersa Earth Innovations Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Participation in the Canadian cleantech for mining mission to Australia and Indonesia – May 2026Contribution | $5,000 |
| Mar 2026 | ArcelorMittal Mining Canada G.P. | Strategic Response FundInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $125,000,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Canadian Zinc Corporation | National Trade Corridors FundTransport Canada | Agreement for the Prairie Creek All-Season Road Project: Novation AgreementContribution | $20,127,135 |
| Mar 2026 | Ionic Engineering Limited | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | SafeGap Upgrade to MilSpec for Military ApplicationContribution | $156,000 |
| Feb 2026 | Lomiko Metals Inc | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | ARP - Environmental study and community engagement for a graphite mine implementationContribution | $30,000 |
| Oct 2025 | Barite Mud Services Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Metallurgical Evaluation and Recovery Testing of Critical MineralsContribution | $67,394 |
| Sep 2025 | Minpraxis Solutions Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Advancing Continuous Core Sample Strength Testing with Integrated Data PlatformsContribution | $210,000 |
| Sep 2025 | PH7 Technologies Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $600,000 |
| Aug 2025 | Tersa Earth Innovations Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Field Pilot of Dual-Process Acid Rock Drainage Treatment and Metal RecoveryContribution | $313,000 |
| Aug 2025 | Chaschuk Enterprises Ltd. | Regional Tariff Response InitiativeFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $717,125 |
| Jul 2025 | Lithium Amérique Du Nord Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH - Hiring of a metallurgist.Contribution | $30,000 |
| Jul 2025 | Minpraxis Solutions Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH - Software DeveloperContribution | $30,000 |
| Jul 2025 | Lithium Amérique Du Nord Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | ARP - Technological evaluation for sorting spodumene (lithium-bearing ore)Contribution | $58,275 |
| Jul 2025 | PH7 Technologies Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | MDAP 2025 – Market Diversification Action PlanContribution | $47,100 |
| Jul 2025 | Lakehead University | Regional Economic Growth through Innovation ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $440,948 |
| Jun 2025 | PH7 Technologies Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Process for recovering plastic and metals from metal-coated plasticContribution | $100,000 |
| May 2025 | ColdBlock Technologies Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $22,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Lithium Amérique Du Nord Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH - Hiring of a metallurgistContribution | $30,000 |
| Mar 2025 | PH7 Technologies Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | pH7 PGM Green Processing PlantContribution | $4,000,117 |
| Jan 2025 | Ionic Engineering Limited | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Equipment Digital Model and SimulatorContribution | $200,000 |
| Jan 2025 | Lomiko Metals Inc | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH - Hiring of environment and communication coordinatorContribution | $30,000 |
| Nov 2024 | Tersa Earth Innovations Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth - Process EngineerContribution | $30,000 |
| Oct 2024 | Lithium Amérique Du Nord Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Geotechnical engineerContribution | $30,000 |
| Aug 2024 | PH7 Technologies Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | BC Fast Pilot - Sustainable copper extraction from low-grade ores, waste-rock, and tailingsContribution | $107,000 |