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  "api": "assay-systems/v1",
  "key_tier": "none",
  "retrieved": "2026-10-15T22:46:05Z",
  "source": "Assay Systems register, https://assay-systems.com/register/",
  "access_notice": "On 15 November 2026, automated access to assay-systems.com closes. After that date, access is available only under a paid annual subscription contract. Contact: contact@assay-systems.com",
  "data": {
    "id": "ASY-CA-11NK4Y213G",
    "type": "grant",
    "country": "ca",
    "name": "Mecfor inc.: federal grants and contributions",
    "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/mecfor-inc/",
    "summary": "8 federal grant and contribution agreements worth $1.3M with Mecfor inc., 2006–2018.",
    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "agreements",
        "value": 8,
        "unit": "count"
      },
      {
        "label": "value",
        "value": 1300000,
        "unit": "money",
        "currency": "CAD",
        "approximate": true,
        "display": "$1.3M"
      },
      {
        "label": "departments",
        "value": 2,
        "unit": "count"
      },
      {
        "label": "programs",
        "value": 4,
        "unit": "count"
      }
    ],
    "text": [
      "Study, development, manufacturing, testing and optimization of an automated guided vehicle (AGV) industrial prototype for primary aluminum production plants: transport of anodes and melting pots by automated guided vehicles.",
      "Belated reporting of a grant or contribution;Repayable Contribution",
      ";Contingently Recoverable Contribution",
      "Belated reporting of a grant or contribution; Monies allocated over more than one fiscal year;Repayable Contribution",
      "Mecfor is determined to penetrate the Australian and New Zealand markets. The local constraints and challenges of aluminum smelters in these markets are similar to those in Quebec: lowering the cost of production and reducing CO2 emissions."
    ],
    "records": [
      {
        "name": "grants and contributions register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Chicoutimi–Le Fjord",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/riding/24022-chicoutimi-le-fjord/"
      },
      {
        "name": "National Research Council Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/national-research-council-canada/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/canada-economic-development-for-quebec-regions/"
      }
    ],
    "assay_record": "ASY-CA-11NK4Y213G",
    "cite_as": "Assay Systems, \"Mecfor inc.: federal grants and contributions\", https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/mecfor-inc/"
  }
}