December 7, 2023 Ottawa, Ontario Natural Resources Canada
Critical minerals are key enablers of clean technologies and clean energy sources, which are essential to achieving a net-zero-emissions future. Driven by emerging due-diligence concerns in the critical minerals supply chains, the traceability of critical minerals - to ensure transparency and to promote high environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices in mining - is critical to Canada.
Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced a call for proposals for grants that support the Critical Minerals Traceability Project (CMTP) as part of the Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy. With up to $675,000 available over three years, the CMTP will provide funding to private-sector, commercial-stage pilot traceability projects for critical mineral supply chains.
The Critical Minerals Centre of Excellence (CMCE), at Natural Resources Canada, is accepting applications for these grants from Canadian companies with a specialization in traceability technologies. Partnerships between the applicant organization and other companies, organizations or levels of government are encouraged but not required.
The grant will fund up to $100,000 per project per year for up to three years. Successful applications would demonstrate the strongest potential to identify ESG credentials, enhance transparency of Canadian supply chains and create value for those chains. Notification of successful applicants will occur in spring 2024.
Applications can now be submitted by email to the CMCE, with a deadline of January 30, 2024,11:59 p.m.
