Nature Alu inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · La Baie|La Baie, QC · grants and contributions register · Chicoutimi–Le Fjord

Nature Alu inc.: federal grants and contributions: 7 agreements; $3.7M value; 2 departments; 5 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-01YWM9I187 · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Nature Alu inc.: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/nature-alu-inc/

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7agreements
$3.7Mvalue
2departments
5programs

Largest agreements

400050152$1.5Mvalue2016start2020end

Business startup: The project involves the start-up of a business specializing in the production of high-purity aluminum used in the manufacture of electronic components, specialty alloys and in the chemical industry.

Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)$1.0Mvalue2016start–end

Monies allocated over more than one fiscal year;Repayable Contribution

Aluminum refining process$500Kvalue2019start2021end

Development of a process for purifying aluminium by fractional crystallization to obtain high-purity aluminium (4N) from metal from electrolysis cells of aluminium smelters.

Agreement$350Kvalue2016start–end
Production of ultra-high purity 5N aluminum (99.999%).$274Kvalue2022start2023end

The project consists of developing a 5N (99.999%) purity aluminum manufacturing process through the development of metallurgical treatments, purification recipes, production methods and test plans. The project also aims to optimize these treatments, recipes and methods in order to industrialize the production of 5N purity aluminum and minimize its production costs. The ultimate goal of this project is to give the firm access to the semiconductor and flat panel display markets.

Nature Alu inc.-2023-2024-1005565$44.0Kvalue2023start2024end

The purpose of this CanExport SMEs agreement is to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for activities related to export market development that are part of an export business case for a specific target market, particularly where activities are targeting departmental priority markets and sectors.

Youth - High purity aluminium production$30.0Kvalue2020start2021end

Improvement in the aluminum purification process for optimizing recovery.

Departments

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions2agreements$2.5Mvalue2programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program (REGI)
  • Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)

All grants from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

National Research Council Canada5agreements$1.2Mvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • CanExport SME
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Years

20231agreements$44.0Kvalue1programs
  • CanExport SME
20221agreements$274Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20201agreements$30.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20191agreements$500Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20163agreements$2.9Mvalue2programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation Program (REGI)
  • Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP)

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.