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Telescope Innovations Corp.

A Route to Establish a Canadian Lithium Sulphide Supply Chain for Solid-State Batteries

CommitmentInstrument not specifiedPublicDecided

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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?
DecidedThe provider has decided to invest, lend or award, including a conditional commitment.
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

CAD3.039344 million

As stated “Amount funded: $3,039,344”

CAD 3,039,344 · Exact · Currency read from the issuing government

Record

Provider
Natural Resources Canada (Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration program)Natural Resources CanadaGovernment body
Legal authority
Not stated
Programme
Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) program
Recipient
Telescope Innovations Corp.Telescope Innovations Corp.Company
Project
A Route to Establish a Canadian Lithium Sulphide Supply Chain for Solid-State BatteriesA Route to Establish a Canadian Lithium Sulphide Supply Chain for Solid-State Batteries capital stack →
Facility
Not stated
Location
Vancouver, British ColumbiaCA
Stages
ProcessingSingle stage
Materials
LithiumTracked materials only

Status

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

Financial

  1. Decidedcurrent

    The G7 backgrounder says Telescope was conditionally approved for up to C$3.04 million under CMRDD. NRCan's standing CMRDD register later gives the exact funded amount, but no binding agreement date is established in the reviewed sources.

    Natural Resources Canada

Implementation

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

Notes

NRCan's current project register says the project was launched in 2025 and is expected to be completed by 2028. No matching binding contribution agreement was located in the reviewed disclosure search, so the financial status remains decided rather than contracted; no payment or disbursement is inferred.

Evidence

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

  1. Backgrounder: Canada unlocks 26 new investments and partnerships with 9 allied countries to secure critical minerals supply chains

    Natural Resources Canada

    Fields supported
    Instrument · Value role · Capital source · Provider · Recipient · Status · Project · Materials · Supply-chain stages · Programme
    Evidence level
    Explicit
    Location in document
    Research and development projects: Telescope Innovations Corp.
    Qualification
    Establishes conditional approval under CMRDD for a pilot method to manufacture lithium sulphide.
    View source dossier →

  2. Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration Program

    Natural Resources Canada

    Fields supported
    Amount · Recipient · Project · Materials · Supply-chain stages · Programme · Location
    Evidence level
    Explicit
    Location in document
    Funded Projects: "A Route to Establish a Canadian Lithium Sulphide Supply Chain for Solid-State Batteries"
    Qualification
    Gives the exact C$3,039,344 amount funded, Telescope Innovations Corp., lithium, Vancouver, British Columbia, and the scale-up/pilot lithium-sulphide manufacturing purpose.
    View source dossier →