Novonix Battery Testing Services Inc.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Halifax|Halifax, NS · grants and contributions register · Halifax West

Novonix Battery Testing Services Inc.: federal grants and contributions: 19 agreements; $2.1M value; 2 departments; 6 programs.

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19agreements
$2.1Mvalue
2departments
6programs

Largest agreements

207577$500Kvalue2017start2019end

Update and market proprietary battery testing technology

211093$500Kvalue2018start2019end

Establish a battery cell manufacturing facility

Development of Advanced Novel Materials for Improved Lithium Ion Battery Performance$488Kvalue2018start2020end

Development of Advanced Materials for Improved Lithium Ion Battery Performance.

217819$92.2Kvalue2021start2021end

Engage expertise in the area of digital adoption

Development of Dry Synthesis for Novel Cathode Active Materials for use in Lithium Ion Batteries$80.0Kvalue2020start2021end

Novonix has developed proprietary processing technology for dry synthesis of cathode materials used in lithium-ion batteries and this project will be to develop further intellectual property and will support the formation of a new specialist cathode dry synthesis development team.

207576$50.0Kvalue2018start2019end

Engage lead generation expertise for battery testing systems

Agreement$50.0Kvalue2016start–end
ICAP – Co-Development Investigation for Lifetime Assessment of Li-ion Batteries$50.0Kvalue2020start2021end

International Co-Innovation Action Program (ICAP) project - Novonix is looking to identify appropriate international co-innovation partners in the Li-ion battery industry to develop battery lifetime models and quality assurance systems.

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Agreement$43.6Kvalue2015start–end
Agreement$42.9Kvalue2015start–end
Agreement$30.0Kvalue2017start–end
Enhancement of Automated High Precision Lithium Ion Battery Calibration Systems$30.0Kvalue2019start2020end

As Novonix increases high precision charger systems sales, more resources are required for system calibration throughput. Causes of calibration failures observed on some channels need to be identified and remedied.

Youth - Lithium Ion Battery Pack - Design and Development$30.0Kvalue2019start2019end

Novonix will be hiring to expand its capabilities from assembling batteries in house to include assembling battery packs in house. The project will involve analyzing existing pack designs and working on cylindrical cell pack designs, battery management systems, and thermal management systems.

Creating a Novel Liquid Electrolyte Composition Detection Method$30.0Kvalue2020start2020end

Novonix is expanding its capabilities for battery development and assembly work with a focus on new battery materials evaluation and development. This project will involve measuring thermal signatures of lithium-ion electrolytes to develop a novel composition detection method for non-destructive experiments on real lithium ion cells.

Youth - LMFP Materials Development Project$30.0Kvalue2020start2021end

Evaluate alternative mixing methods, slurry compositions, conductive additives, binders and pre-treated electrode foils to develop a reliable method to make repeatable, good quality electrodes using new LMFP (Lithium-Ion Manganese Phosphate) materials from different suppliers.

217412$22.5Kvalue2020start2021end

Engage marketing expertise to raise brand awareness

Youth - Production and Operations Support$20.0Kvalue2018start2019end

Expansion of Novonix Battery Testing Services Production and Laboratory Capacity.

Expansion of Novonix Battery Testing Services Inc’s Assembly and Prototyping Team$20.0Kvalue2018start2019end

Novonix is continually developing new products and needs the ability to quickly prototype new designs to test functionality and performance in addition to growing our standard production for customer demand.

Expansion of Novonix Battery Testing Services Inc’s Firmware Development$20.0Kvalue2018start2019end

Novonix’s customers are demanding further functionality from different Novonix products which can be achieved through improvements in firmware and software control of systems.

Departments

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency5agreements$1.2Mvalue4programs
  • Business Development Program
  • REGI - Digital Acceleration Pilot
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills

All grants from Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

National Research Council Canada14agreements$964Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Years

20211agreements$92.2Kvalue1programs
  • REGI - Digital Acceleration Pilot
20205agreements$212Kvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • REGI - Productivity and Business Skills
20192agreements$60.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20186agreements$1.1Mvalue4programs
  • Business Development Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • BDP - Productivity and Business Skills
20172agreements$530Kvalue1programs
  • Business Development Program
20161agreements$50.0Kvalue0programs
    20152agreements$86.5Kvalue0programs

      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.