Natural Resources Canada · Grant program
Critical Minerals Mapping Initiative
Collaboration between Canada, Australia and the United States to secure supply for critical minerals resources and reduce mineral supply dependence on nations that may pose geopolitical, environmental or human rights risks.
- Total value
- $65K
- Agreements
- 5
- Aug 2023 to Mar 2026
- Median agreement
- $12K
- Typical range
- $10K–$13K
- the middle half of agreements
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.
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Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Society Of Economic Geologists Inc. | 1 | $25K |
| Saint Mary's University | 1 | $13K |
| Memorial University of Newfoundland | 1 | $12K |
| Decennial Mineral Exploration Conferences | 1 | $10K |
| Geoconferences Inc. | 1 | $5,000 |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | $12K |
| 2025 | 2 | $38K |
| 2026 | 1 | $10K |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Outside Canada or not stated | 2 | $30K |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | $13K |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 | $12K |
| Ontario | 1 | $10K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other organizations | 3 | $40K |
| Academia | 2 | $25K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Decennial Mineral Exploration Conferences | Grant | $10,000 |
| Aug 2025 | Society Of Economic Geologists Inc. | SEG 2025 ConferenceGrant | $25,000 |
| Mar 2025 | Saint Mary's University | Mineralogy of a newly discovered Ni-Co-PGE occurrenceGrant | $13,340 |
| Mar 2024 | Memorial University of Newfoundland | Critical metal and other metal abundances in select Canadian Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide [VMS] depositsGrant | $11,500 |
| Aug 2023 | Geoconferences Inc. | 6th International Archean Symposium and Target 2023 ConferenceGrant | $5,000 |