Grant and contribution program
Contributions in support of Critical Minerals
Department of Natural Resources · Environment, energy and natural resources
In fiscal year 2023–24, Department of Natural Resources paid out $12.1 million under Contributions in support of Critical Minerals. That is $0.40 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2023–24
$12.1M
Per tax filer uses 29,965,100 tax filers (2023); per person uses a population of 40,022,704 (2023). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
Largest recipients
The largest named recipients of payments reported under this program in 2023–24. Location is the recipient's address, which is not always where the money is spent. Recipient payments can differ slightly from the program total above because the Public Accounts report them separately.
| Recipient | Location | Paid | Per tax filer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan Research Council | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | $3.9M | $0.13 |
| E3 Lithium Ltd | Calgary, Alberta | $2.8M | $0.09 |
| Geomega Resources Inc | Boucherville, Quebec | $2.7M | $0.09 |
| Ucore Rare Metals Inc | Halifax, Nova Scotia | $925K | $0.03 |
| Magneto Investments Limited Partnership | Toronto, Ontario | $641K | $0.02 |
| FPX Nickel Corp | Vancouver, British Columbia | $558K | $0.02 |
| Sherritt International Corporation | Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta | $478K | $0.02 |
| Payment under $100,000 (1) | Location not stated | $83K | <$0.01 |
Source and basis
- Detailed information on Transfer Payments, as per the Public Accounts of Canada, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Recipients: Detailed information on Transfer Payments, as per the Public Accounts of Canada.
- Net expenditures of this transfer payment program in the Public Accounts. It overlaps with program spending, so do not add the two.
← All environment, energy and natural resources spendingHow the figures are calculated