NAICS Industry group 3313 · in Primary metal manufacturing
Federal grants for alumina and aluminum production and processing
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
- $58.9M
- Agreements
- 29
- To named organizations
- 28
- $39.8M
- To individuals or unnamed
- 1
- $19.1M; 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.
Programs that fund this industry
The programs that put the most money here.
| Program | Department | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIF - Steel and Aluminum Program | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 2 | $25M |
| Environmental Technologies | Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | 1 | $19.1M |
| Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP) | Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | 3 | $13.2M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms | National Research Council Canada | 7 | $1.1M |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program | National Research Council Canada | 2 | $150K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 4 | $113K |
| CanExport SME | National Research Council Canada | 3 | $92K |
| CanExport | National Research Council Canada | 3 | $76K |
| CanExport SMEs | National Research Council Canada | 1 | $51K |
| Industrial Research Assistance Program – Green Youth Employment Program | National Research Council Canada | 2 | $20K |
| Western Diversification Program | Western Economic Diversification Canada | 1 | $15K |
Top recipients
Organizations with the most funding.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminerie Alouette inc. | 1 | $15M |
| Can Art Aluminum Extrusion Canada Inc. | 2 | $11.2M |
| Alcoa Lauralco Management Company | 1 | $10M |
| GH Power Inc. | 1 | $2M |
| Nature Alu inc. | 4 | $848K |
| DAJCOR Aluminum Ltd. | 3 | $174K |
| 6482066 Canada inc. | 4 | $147K |
| STACA inc. | 3 | $118K |
| Custom Castings Limited | 2 | $98K |
| Sotrem (1993) inc. | 1 | $75K |
| Solutions fonderie, services métallurgiques Inc. | 2 | $55K |
| KB Racking Inc. | 1 | $51K |
| Groupe Aem Canada Inc. Aem Canada Group Inc. | 1 | $30K |
| ConvergXCon15 Inc. | 1 | $15K |
| Shawinigan Aluminium inc. | 1 | $10K |
Plus 1 agreements ($19.1M) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | $19.1M |
| 2018 | 6 | $25.1M |
| 2019 | 4 | $604K |
| 2020 | 3 | $104K |
| 2021 | 1 | $119K |
| 2022 | 1 | $274K |
| 2023 | 3 | $11.2M |
| 2024 | 2 | $58K |
| 2025 | 5 | $2.2M |
| 2026 | 3 | $138K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit organizations | 29 | $58.9M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | Program | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Solutions fonderie, services métallurgiques Inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $35,000 |
| Apr 2026 | 6482066 Canada inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $28,000 |
| Mar 2026 | Sotrem (1993) inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Technical-commercial study for the manufacture of master alloys to repair critical componentsGrant | $75,000 |
| Nov 2025 | STACA inc. | Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada | ARP - Technical feasibility study and validation of a process for decontaminating and recycling carbon dust.Contribution | $75,000 |
| Sep 2025 | STACA inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH - Information Technology Project Manager.Contribution | $30,000 |
| Jul 2025 | Custom Castings Limited | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Automated Finishing Cell: research, expand, and implement grinding and part manipulationContribution | $75,000 |
| Apr 2025 | Solutions fonderie, services métallurgiques Inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $20,000 |
| Apr 2025 | GH Power Inc. | Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $2,000,000 |
| May 2024 | Groupe Aem Canada Inc. Aem Canada Group Inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | YOUTH-Prefeasibility Study for High Purity Alumina Plant ExpansionContribution | $30,000 |
| Apr 2024 | 6482066 Canada inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $28,000 |
| Jun 2023 | Can Art Aluminum Extrusion Canada Inc. | Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $6,200,000 |
| Jun 2023 | Can Art Aluminum Extrusion Canada Inc. | Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSUP)Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Contribution | $5,000,000 |
| Apr 2023 | Nature Alu inc. | CanExport SMENational Research Council Canada | Contribution | $44,000 |
| Dec 2022 | Nature Alu inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Production of ultra-high purity 5N aluminum (99.999%).Contribution | $273,833 |
| Apr 2021 | DAJCOR Aluminum Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Canada-Germany 3+2 – AI La-PolContribution | $119,137 |
| Oct 2020 | Custom Castings Limited | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Design EngineerContribution | $23,000 |
| Jul 2020 | KB Racking Inc. | CanExport SMEsNational Research Council Canada | Mexico Solar Market ExpansionGrant | $51,000 |
| May 2020 | Nature Alu inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada | Youth - High purity aluminium productionContribution | $30,000 |
| Sep 2019 | Nature Alu inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Aluminum refining processContribution | $500,000 |
| May 2019 | DAJCOR Aluminum Ltd. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Feasibility Study: Laser Cleaning and PolishingContribution | $44,560 |
| Feb 2019 | 6482066 Canada inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | ARP - Metal cutting cableContribution | $44,200 |
| Jan 2019 | ConvergXCon15 Inc. | Western Diversification ProgramWestern Economic Diversification Canada | Contribution | $15,000 |
| Dec 2018 | 6482066 Canada inc. | Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada | Valorization of aluminium chipsContribution | $46,710 |
| Oct 2018 | STACA inc. | CanExportNational Research Council Canada | Development of the market for recovering residues from aluminum smelters in the Middle EastContribution | $12,800 |
| Oct 2018 | Aluminerie Alouette inc. | SIF - Steel and Aluminum ProgramInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Contribution | $15,000,000 |