Government of Canada Invests Over $9 Million to Enable Made-in-Canada Lithium Battery Supply Chain in British Columbia
Summary
Natural Resources Canada announced two Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) investments totaling C$9,437,500 for midstream lithium processing in British Columbia: C$4,937,500 to Saltworks Technologies to accelerate concentration and conversion of Canadian lithium brine into battery precursors, and C$4,500,000 to NORAM Electrolysis Systems for industrial-scale membrane-electrolysis demonstration for lithium production and lithium-hydroxide commercialization. The separate federal grants disclosure records NORAM agreement CMRDD2-021 in force from 8 July 2024 through 31 March 2027.
Analytical significance
Adds a concrete Canadian midstream-lithium financing event beneath the broader 2022 Critical Minerals Strategy. The two awards target process technology rather than mine development: brine concentration/conversion and lithium-hydroxide electrolysis. Only the NORAM award has a matching binding agreement record in the reviewed public disclosures; Saltworks remains coded at the announced stage.
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NORAM Electrolysis Systems Inc.
CAD4.5 millionElectrolysis for Lithium Production and Recycling
Saltworks Technologies Inc.
CAD4.9375 millionConcentration and conversion of Canadian lithium brine into lithium battery precursors
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Government of Canada Invests Over $9 Million to Enable Made-in-Canada Lithium Battery Supply Chain in British Columbia
Primary sourceNatural Resources Canada
Official NRCan release on CMRDD support for midstream lithium processing: C$4,937,500 to Saltworks for lithium-brine concentration/conversion and C$4,500,000 to NORAM Electrolysis Systems for industrial-scale lithium-hydroxide electrolysis demonstration. The two awards are coded in the lithium financing backfill; NORAM's binding agreement is separately verified through the federal grants disclosure.
https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2024/07/government-of-canada-invests-over-9-million-to-enable-made-in-canada-lithium-battery-supply-chain-in-british-columbia.html
Grants and Contributions — ELECTROLYSIS FOR LITHIUM PRODUCTION AND RECYCLING
Primary sourceGovernment of Canada Open Government
Official federal grants-and-contributions disclosure for NRCan agreement CMRDD2-021 with NORAM Electrolysis Systems Inc. Agreement value C$4,500,000; agreement period 2024-07-08 through 2027-03-31; title ELECTROLYSIS FOR LITHIUM PRODUCTION AND RECYCLING.
https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/record/nrcan-rncan%2C115-2024-2025-Q2-15527%2Ccurrent
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Strategic Materials Policy Tracker. "Government of Canada Invests Over $9 Million to Enable Made-in-Canada Lithium Battery Supply Chain in British Columbia." Record evt-ca-nrcan-lithium-processing-2024, 2024-07-11. https://strategic-materials-policy-tracker.vercel.app/events/evt-ca-nrcan-lithium-processing-2024