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      }
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    {
      "id": "src-nrcan-cmrdd-programme",
      "title": "Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration Program",
      "publisher": "Natural Resources Canada",
      "url": "https://www.canada.ca/en/campaign/critical-minerals-in-canada/federal-support-for-critical-mineral-projects-and-value-chains/critical-minerals-research-development-and-demonstration-program.html",
      "language": "en",
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      "dateAccessed": "2026-10-07",
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      "notes": "NRCan's standing programme page. States that CMRDD is administered through two funding streams (federal research and development projects, and contribution funding) and lists contribution-funded projects with organization, description, amount funded, status, critical minerals and location. Rechecked on 2026-10-07. The page is updated in place and carries no publication date; the project list is read as of the access date."
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