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Natural Resources Canada · Grant program

Grants and Contributions for Critical Minerals Innovation and Global Partnerships

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.

Total value
$146M
Agreements
28
Oct 2023 to Jun 2026
Median agreement
$1.3M
Typical range
$325K–$7.5M
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.

See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Natural Resources Canada’s website.

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
E3 Lithium Ltd.1$36.5M
Fortune Minerals Limited3$22.5M
First Phosphate Corp1$16.7M
Focus Graphite Inc.1$14.1M
International Institute for Sustainable Development3$11.6M
Northcliff Resources Ltd1$8.2M
Scandium Canada Ltd1$6.9M
University Of British Columbia Research Finance1$2M
The International Bank For Reconstruction And Development And The International Development1$1.9M
Mining Industry Human Resources Council (Mihr)1$1.5M
The University of British Columbia1$1M
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto1$984K
Un Economic Commission For Latin America And The Caribbean1$866K
The Association For The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (Eiti)2$650K
The Association For The Extractive Indusries Transparency Initiative1$500K
The Association For The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative1$500K
International Energy Agency1$325K
Northern Block Inc.1$165K
Peer Ledger Inc.1$165K
Optel Vision inc.1$165K
Aisimpro Inc1$124K
Quartech Systems Limited1$55K

Plus 1 agreements ($18.9M) 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.

YearAgreementsTotal
20233$6.7M
202410$25.6M
20254$23.1M
202611$90.9M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Quebec4$42.7M
Ontario8$39.3M
Alberta1$36.5M
Manitoba3$11.6M
British Columbia4$11.3M
Outside Canada or not stated7$4.8M
Nova Scotia1$165K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
For-profit organizations14$125M
Other organizations5$13.9M
Academia3$4M
International (non-government)6$3.9M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Jun 2026The Association For The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (Eiti)$325,000
Jun 2026E3 Lithium Ltd.$36,507,091
Mar 2026Un Economic Commission For Latin America And The Caribbean$865,544
Mar 2026University Of British Columbia Research Finance$1,991,202
Mar 2026Mining Industry Human Resources Council (Mihr)$1,500,000
Mar 2026The Governing Council of the University of Toronto$984,400
Mar 2026First Phosphate Corp$16,717,722
Feb 2026International Institute for Sustainable Development$5,000,000
Feb 2026International Institute for Sustainable Development$1,158,853
Feb 2026Scandium Canada Ltd$6,915,478
Dec 2025Focus Graphite Inc.$14,062,500
Sep 2025The Association For The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (Eiti)$325,000
Sep 2025The Association For The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative$500,000
Aug 2025Northcliff Resources Ltd$8,214,000
Nov 2024The Association For The Extractive Indusries Transparency Initiative$500,000
Aug 2024Optel Vision inc.$165,300
Aug 2024Quartech Systems Limited$55,000
Aug 2024Northern Block Inc.$165,300
Aug 2024Aisimpro Inc$123,750
Jul 2024Peer Ledger Inc.$165,300
Jun 2024Fortune Minerals Limited$7,486,630
Jun 2024Fortune Minerals Limited$7,486,630
Jun 2024Fortune Minerals Limited$7,486,630
Feb 2024The International Bank For Reconstruction And Development And The International Development$1,950,000
Nov 2023The University of British Columbia$1,000,000