Lab 4 Inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Dartmouth|Dartmouth, NS · grants and contributions register · Dartmouth–Cole Harbour

Lab 4 Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 10 agreements; $1.0M value; 2 departments; 5 programs.

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10agreements
$1.0Mvalue
2departments
5programs

Largest agreements

227265$500Kvalue2025start2026end

Support Recipient to expand its pilot plant for lithium-ion battery recycling technology

Development of Processing Control System for Mineral Processing$171Kvalue2025start2026end

Lab 4 will develop advanced process control systems for critical minerals recovery technology, optimizing extraction efficiency and reducing energy consumption.

Testing of Anode Circuit for Lithium Battery Recycling Process Optimization$75.0Kvalue2024start2024end

The project will develop the anode circuit in order to integrate this processing unit into the overall system to produce battery-grade critical minerals from recycled lithium-ion batteries.

Initial Design and Development for the Comminution Process - Shredder$75.0Kvalue2023start2024end

Initial design and development for the Comminution process - Shredder

226688$50.0Kvalue2024start2025end

Hire a Control Systems Technician and a financial consulting firm

FPCM - Pilot Demo of Advanced Circuit Technology for Critical Minerals Recovery$46.1Kvalue2025start2026end

Lab 4 will conduct a pilot-scale demonstration of its proprietary Advanced Recovery Circuit (ARC) technology. This project will process a range of complex, real-world Canadian feedstocks to validate the ARC's recovery rates (>99%), environmental performance, and economic viability. The pilot will de-risk the technology for commercial scale-up and help to secure offtake agreements for our planned 1,000-tonne demonstration facility.

Pre-pilot feasibility study for lithium Ion battery recycling$30.0Kvalue2023start2023end

The goal of the project is to determine technical parameters for efficient lithium-ion battery recycling. Technical improvement includes determining engineering parameters like mass balance towards the scalability of the recycling technology being developed. Also, the program will include some test works and third-party validations of the developing process for the materials contained in the lithium-ion batteries.

Pre-pilot feasibility study for lithium Ion battery recycling$30.0Kvalue2023start2024end

The goal of the project is to determine technical parameters for efficient lithium-ion battery recycling. Technical improvement includes determining engineering parameters like mass balance towards the scalability of the recycling technology being developed. Also, the program will include some test works and third-party validations of the developing process for the materials contained in the lithium-ion batteries.

Detailed Engineering for the Minerals Processing Technology$30.0Kvalue2025start2025end

The project will add another mechanical engineering expertise to support our team in the detailed engineering and piping diagrams for Lab 4’s developing minerals processing technology.

CETAC-West Entrpreneur to CEO Workshop$5.1Kvalue2024start2024end

Lab 4 Inc. is seeking a contribution from NRC-IRAP to participate in the CETAC-WEST Conference in Banff, Alberta 28 April to 2 May 2024. The Entrepreneur to CEO Workshop gives environmental and clean technology innovators a fresh perspective on their business opportunities and commercialization strategies through peer-to-peer learning, networking, and mentoring.

Departments

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency2agreements$550Kvalue2programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)

All grants from Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

National Research Council Canada8agreements$462Kvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Years

20254agreements$747Kvalue3programs
  • REGI - Business Scale-up and Productivity
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20243agreements$130Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • REGI - Strategic Growth Initiative (SGI)
20233agreements$135Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.