FedDev Ontario contribution agreement 1019177 with Cyclic Materials

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Summary

A Government of Canada grants-and-contributions disclosure records a C$5 million FedDev Ontario contribution agreement with Cyclic Materials, running from 1 September 2025 to 30 September 2028, to scale operations and establish a rare-earth-elements recycling Centre of Excellence in Kingston, Ontario.

Analytical significance

Documents binding federal scale-up support for Cyclic's Kingston commercial recycling facility, distinct from the earlier CMRDD demonstration award and from later Canada Growth Fund and Global Partnerships Initiative support.

Instruments in this event

The separate financial commitments and control clauses this announcement contains, each with its own status history and evidence.

Financial instruments (1)

CA1 Sep 2025

Cyclic Materials Inc.

CAD5 million

Kingston Centre of Excellence for Rare Earth Recycling

CommitmentInstrument not specifiedPublicContractedRecycling

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Affected materials

Rare earth elements (grouped)稀土元素

Related events

Events touching the same materials.

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Sources (1)

Grants and Contributions: Agreement 1019177

Primary source

Government of Canada Open Government Portal

DatasetenAccessed 2 Oct 2026

Federal grants-and-contributions disclosure for Cyclic Materials Inc. Agreement 1019177. It records a C$5,000,000 contribution from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, with an agreement period beginning 1 September 2025 and ending 30 September 2028, to scale operations and establish a rare-earth-elements recycling Centre of Excellence in Kingston, Ontario.

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https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/record/feddevontario,062-2025-2026-Q4-00111,current

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Strategic Materials Policy Tracker. "FedDev Ontario contribution agreement 1019177 with Cyclic Materials." Record evt-ca-feddev-cyclic-2025, 2025-09-01. https://strategic-materials-policy-tracker.vercel.app/events/evt-ca-feddev-cyclic-2025

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