Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) program

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Follow this scheme to each independently recorded financial or designation row, named bodies, project references, and the documents cited by that exact row. Connections are navigational registry references, not a claim that capital was disbursed, a company obtained funding, or physical work occurred. Records under a child scheme appear in parent views as the same underlying IDs, never as additional commitments.

Financial record pathways

All value roles are included, including ceilings, prospective commitments, options, and ended records. No numbers are added here; legal standing belongs to each underlying instrument.

1. Demonstration plant producing high-purity mixed rare earth oxide and a cobalt–nickel mixed hydroxide product from recycled materialsCommitment

   Instrument not specified · Reported financial standing: Contracted

   Amount funded: $4,893,125

   Named provider organizations

   Natural Resources Canada

   Named recipient organizations

   Cyclic Materials Incorporated

   Directly linked project: Kingston Demonstration Plant (a row reference; assess its value role and status before treating it as backing)

   3 directly citing documents · show precise citation roles

   1. Grant and contribution record — Kingston Demonstration Plant-Extended OperationsGovernment of Canada Open Government Portal / Natural Resources Canada · Publication date not statedField evidence: status · Financial status report
   2. Government of Canada Supporting Critical Minerals Processing in KingstonNatural Resources Canada · 2024-09-04Field evidence: capital_source · Field evidence: instrument · Field evidence: materials · Field evidence: programme · Field evidence: project · Field evidence: provider · Field evidence: recipient · Field evidence: relationships · Field evidence: stages · Field evidence: status · Field evidence: value_role · Instrument relationship
   3. Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration ProgramNatural Resources Canada · Publication date not statedField evidence: amount · Field evidence: status · Issuer implementation-status observation
2. Demonstrating GraphRenew technology to recover graphite from secondary sources and upgrade it to lithium-ion battery-grade graphiteCommitment

   Instrument not specified · Reported financial standing: Contracted

   NRCan is providing $3.5 million to GGT for this initiative

   Named provider organizations

   Natural Resources Canada

   Named recipient organizations

   Green Graphite Technologies Inc.

   Directly linked project: Recycling of Graphite from Secondary Sources for Use in Lithium-Ion Batteries (a row reference; assess its value role and status before treating it as backing)

   2 directly citing documents · show precise citation roles

   1. Grant and contribution record — Recycling of Graphite from Secondary Sources for Use in Lithium-Ion BatteriesGovernment of Canada Open Government Portal / Natural Resources Canada · Publication date not statedField evidence: status · Financial status report
   2. Government of Canada Supporting Critical Minerals Processing in KingstonNatural Resources Canada · 2024-09-04Field evidence: amount · Field evidence: capital_source · Field evidence: instrument · Field evidence: materials · Field evidence: programme · Field evidence: project · Field evidence: provider · Field evidence: recipient · Field evidence: relationships · Field evidence: stages · Field evidence: status · Field evidence: value_role · Instrument relationship
3. Cyclic Materials Incorporated and Green Graphite Technologies Inc.Commitment

   Instrument not specified · Reported financial standing: Announced

   almost $8.4 million in investments

   Named provider organizations

   Natural Resources Canada

   Named recipient organizations

   Cyclic Materials Incorporated, Green Graphite Technologies Inc.

   1 directly citing document · show precise citation roles

   1. Government of Canada Supporting Critical Minerals Processing in KingstonNatural Resources Canada · 2024-09-04Field evidence: amount · Field evidence: capital_source · Field evidence: instrument · Field evidence: materials · Field evidence: programme · Field evidence: provider · Field evidence: recipient · Field evidence: relationships · Field evidence: stages · Field evidence: status · Field evidence: value_role · Financial status report · Instrument relationship
4. Electrolysis for Lithium Production and RecyclingCommitment

   Instrument not specified · Reported financial standing: Contracted

   $4,500,000 investment

   Named provider organizations

   Natural Resources Canada

   Named recipient organizations

   NORAM Electrolysis Systems Inc.

   Directly linked project: Electrolysis for Lithium Production and Recycling (a row reference; assess its value role and status before treating it as backing)

   2 directly citing documents · show precise citation roles

   1. Grants and Contributions — ELECTROLYSIS FOR LITHIUM PRODUCTION AND RECYCLINGGovernment of Canada Open Government · Publication date not statedField evidence: amount · Field evidence: programme · Field evidence: project · Field evidence: recipient · Field evidence: status · Financial status report
   2. Government of Canada Invests Over $9 Million to Enable Made-in-Canada Lithium Battery Supply Chain in British ColumbiaNatural Resources Canada · 2024-07-11Field evidence: amount · Field evidence: capital_source · Field evidence: facility · Field evidence: instrument · Field evidence: materials · Field evidence: programme · Field evidence: project · Field evidence: provider · Field evidence: recipient · Field evidence: stages · Field evidence: status · Field evidence: value_role · Issuer implementation-status observation
5. Concentration and conversion of Canadian lithium brine into lithium battery precursorsCommitment

   Instrument not specified · Reported financial standing: Announced

   $4,937,500 investment

   Named provider organizations

   Natural Resources Canada

   Named recipient organizations

   Saltworks Technologies Inc.

   Directly linked project: Lithium Brine Concentration and Conversion Demonstration (a row reference; assess its value role and status before treating it as backing)

   1 directly citing document · show precise citation roles

   1. Government of Canada Invests Over $9 Million to Enable Made-in-Canada Lithium Battery Supply Chain in British ColumbiaNatural Resources Canada · 2024-07-11Field evidence: amount · Field evidence: capital_source · Field evidence: instrument · Field evidence: materials · Field evidence: programme · Field evidence: project · Field evidence: provider · Field evidence: recipient · Field evidence: stages · Field evidence: status · Field evidence: value_role · Financial status report · Issuer implementation-status observation
6. A Route to Establish a Canadian Lithium Sulphide Supply Chain for Solid-State BatteriesCommitment

   Instrument not specified · Reported financial standing: Decided

   Amount funded: $3,039,344

   Named provider organizations

   Natural Resources Canada

   Named recipient organizations

   Telescope Innovations Corp.

   Directly linked project: A Route to Establish a Canadian Lithium Sulphide Supply Chain for Solid-State Batteries (a row reference; assess its value role and status before treating it as backing)

   2 directly citing documents · show precise citation roles

   1. Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration ProgramNatural Resources Canada · Publication date not statedField evidence: amount · Field evidence: location · Field evidence: materials · Field evidence: programme · Field evidence: project · Field evidence: recipient · Field evidence: stages
   2. Backgrounder: Canada unlocks 26 new investments and partnerships with 9 allied countries to secure critical minerals supply chainsNatural Resources Canada · 2025-10-31Field evidence: capital_source · Field evidence: instrument · Field evidence: materials · Field evidence: programme · Field evidence: project · Field evidence: provider · Field evidence: recipient · Field evidence: stages · Field evidence: status · Field evidence: value_role · Financial status report

Project designation pathways

Designation confers recorded recognition or standing, not money or evidence of actual production.

No project designations registered under this scheme.