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Telescope Innovations Corp.

Li-PICK - Energy Efficient Battery Recycling Enabled by Recrystallization

CommitmentInstrument not specifiedPublicContracted

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Reading this record

What the evidence says — and does not say

What kind of figure?
CommitmentMoney, or a money-like promise, committed to a named recipient or project. The only role ever summed.
What has happened legally?
ContractedA binding agreement has been executed. Not a payment, and not necessarily an obligation of funds: an agreement can leave that to a later step.
Has money been paid?
Follow the payment evidenceThis status does not itself establish a cash payment. In particular, a signed contract does not necessarily establish an obligation of funds.
What does it link to?
Project attributionOne registered project is linked directly to this row. The link alone does not prove the amount was paid or that the project advanced.

This is a commitment role, but the financial status still determines legal standing and payment. Funding and verified industrial outcomes remain separate. A financial record alone never independently verifies construction, commissioning or production. Read SMPT's counting and evidence rules.

Amount

CAD319,200

As stated “Agreement Value: $319,200.00”

CAD 319,200 · Exact · Currency read from the issuing government

Record

Provider
National Research Council of Canada (Industrial Research Assistance Program)National Research Council of CanadaGovernment body
Legal authority
Not stated
Programme
None named
Recipient
Telescope Innovations Corp.Telescope Innovations Corp.Company
Project
Li-PICK - Energy Efficient Battery Recycling Enabled by RecrystallizationLi-PICK - Energy Efficient Battery Recycling Enabled by Recrystallization capital stack →
Facility
Not stated
Location
Not stated
Stages
RecyclingSingle stage
Materials
LithiumTracked materials only

Status

Financial and physical progress are separate histories. The last entry is current.

Financial

  1. Contractedcurrent

    The federal disclosure records contribution agreement 1022725 from 1 September 2024 through 31 March 2026.

    Government of Canada Open Government

Implementation

No source states the physical status of a project for this row.

Notes

Binding contribution agreement verified through the federal grants disclosure. The disclosure's Vancouver location is a recipient location and is not treated as the project site. No payment or disbursement timing is stated.

Evidence

Every populated field names the source that states it, how directly, and where.

  1. Grants and Contributions — UKRI Critical Minerals – 10113987 - Li-PICK - Energy Efficient Battery Recycling Enabled by Recrystallization

    Government of Canada Open Government

    Fields supported
    Instrument · Value role · Capital source · Amount · Provider · Recipient · Status · Project · Materials · Supply-chain stages
    Evidence level
    Explicit
    Location in document
    Agreement 1022725
    Qualification
    Establishes the exact agreement value, contribution form, binding agreement period, recipient and lithium battery-recycling purpose.
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  2. Backgrounder: Canada unlocks 26 new investments and partnerships with 9 allied countries to secure critical minerals supply chains

    Natural Resources Canada

    Fields supported
    Provider · Recipient · Project · Materials · Supply-chain stages
    Evidence level
    Explicit
    Location in document
    Research and development projects: Telescope Innovations Corp.
    Qualification
    Names the NRC IRAP channel, Telescope, CellMine and the conversion of spent lithium-ion batteries into battery-grade lithium carbonate and cathode active material.
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