NAICS Industry group 2122 · in Mining and quarrying (except oil and gas)
Federal grants for metal ore mining
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
- $91.2M
- Agreements
- 92
- To named organizations
- 88
- $88.4M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 4
- $2.8M; 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.
Programs that fund this industry
The programs that put the most money here.
| Program | Department | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Diversification Program | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 6 | $37.9M |
| National Trade Corridors Fund | Transport Canada | 1 | $20.1M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Prairies Economic Development Canada | 4 | $7.1M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 4 | $4.4M |
| 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 Productivity | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 6 | $4M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 31 | $3.7M |
| REGI - Business Scale-Up and Prod (Jobs and Growth) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 1 | $3.3M |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program | Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | 1 | $441K |
| Regional Economic Growth through Innovation | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 1 | $380K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 13 | $376K |
| REGI - Digital Acceleration Pilot | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 3 | $200K |
| REGI - Productivity and Business Skills | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 5 | $200K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $100K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 3 | $88K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $70K |
| REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI) | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 2 | $50K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 3 | $40K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The Saskatchewan Research Council | 6 | $37.9M |
| Canadian Zinc Corporation | 1 | $20.1M |
| PH7 Technologies Inc. | 14 | $5.7M |
| Tacora Resources Inc. | 3 | $5M |
| Vital Metals Canada Ltd. | 1 | $5M |
| Waubetek Business Development Corporation | 2 | $3.6M |
| Process Research ORTECH Inc | 1 | $1.8M |
| Rambler Metals and Mining Canada Limited | 8 | $1.7M |
| Battery Metals Association of Canada | 2 | $1.7M |
| Search Minerals Inc. | 5 | $950K |
| Shibogama First Nations Council | 2 | $800K |
| Prairie Lithium Corporation | 2 | $760K |
| Minpraxis Solutions Ltd. | 5 | $607K |
| Ionic Engineering Limited | 6 | $567K |
| Alliance Magnésium inc | 2 | $500K |
| Lakehead University | 1 | $441K |
| Lithium Amérique Du Nord Inc. | 5 | $223K |
| Anaconda Mining Inc. | 7 | $209K |
| West High Yield (W.H.Y.) Resources Ltd. | 3 | $200K |
| EV Nickel Inc. | 1 | $138K |
| 1311949 Ontario Inc. | 2 | $96K |
| E3 Metals Corp | 2 | $76K |
| Kasis Environmental Ltd. | 3 | $74K |
| Marathon Gold Corporation | 2 | $50K |
| Trevali Mining (New Brunswick) Ltd | 1 | $50K |
Plus 4 agreements ($2.8M) 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 | 1 | $0 |
| 2018 | 7 | $205K |
| 2019 | 4 | $144K |
| 2020 | 5 | $5.2M |
| 2021 | 17 | $2.3M |
| 2022 | 14 | $9.2M |
| 2023 | 18 | $33.4M |
| 2024 | 10 | $14.4M |
| 2025 | 13 | $5.9M |
| 2026 | 3 | $20.5M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Government | 7 | $39.7M |
| For-profit organizations | 64 | $39M |
| Not stated by the department | 15 | $7.8M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 3 | $3.5M |
| Indigenous recipients | 2 | $800K |
| Academia | 1 | $441K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Jul 2024 | Lithium Amérique Du Nord Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | ARP-Circuit to recover lithium and tantalum rejects from magnetic separatorsContribution | $75,000 |
| Jun 2024 | Process Research ORTECH Inc | Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $1,832,667 |
| Jun 2024 | The Saskatchewan Research Council | Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $9,000,000 |
| May 2024 | 1311949 Ontario Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $26,000 |
| Apr 2024 | Shibogama First Nations Council | Northern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $400,000 |
| Apr 2024 | Shibogama First Nations Council | Northern Ontario Development ProgramFederal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario | Contribution | $400,000 |
| Apr 2024 | Ionic Engineering Limited | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | SafeBox ImprovementsContribution | $50,000 |
| Dec 2023 | The Saskatchewan Research Council | Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $9,960,000 |
| Dec 2023 | The Saskatchewan Research Council | Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $9,960,000 |
| Dec 2023 | The Saskatchewan Research Council | Western Diversification ProgramPrairies Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $3,000,000 |