POLAR SAPPHIRE LTD.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Mississauga|Mississauga, ON · grants and contributions register · Mississauga–Malton

POLAR SAPPHIRE LTD.: federal grants and contributions: 6 agreements; $1.6M value; 1 departments; 4 programs.

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6agreements
$1.6Mvalue
1departments
4programs

Largest agreements

High-Purity Alumina (“HPA”) Demonstration Line for HPA coating of Lithium-Ion Battery Separators$1.3Mvalue2025start2025end

Polar Sapphire produces high purity aluminum used in lithium-ion battery manufacturing for critical coatings which extend life, safety and performance of next generation batteries.  This demonstration project will establish a high purity alumina production facility in Canada, contributing to establishing a growing field of critical componentry for electric vehicle and renewable energy sector production nationally.

Agreement$125Kvalue2013start–end
Innovation Assistance Program – Round 2$86.6Kvalue2020start2020end

The funding provided from the Innovation Assistance Program is to assist innovative, early-stage small- and medium-sized enterprises that are unable to access existing COVID-19 business support.

Innovation Assistance Program$61.0Kvalue2020start2020end

The funding provided from the IAP program is to assist innovative, early stage small-and medium-sized enterprises that are unable to access existing COVID-19 business support.

Innovation Assistance Program – Round 2.5$32.5Kvalue2020start2021end

The funding provided from the Innovation Assistance Program is to assist innovative, early-stage small- and medium-sized enterprises that are unable to access existing COVID-19 business support.

POLAR SAPPHIRE LTD.-2023-2024-1012039$20.0Kvalue2023start2024end

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.

Departments

National Research Council Canada6agreements$1.6Mvalue4programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Innovation Assistance Program
  • Innovation Assistance Program
  • CanExport SME

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Years

20251agreements$1.3Mvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology
20231agreements$20.0Kvalue1programs
  • CanExport SME
20203agreements$180Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Innovation Assistance Program
  • Innovation Assistance Program
20131agreements$125Kvalue0programs

    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.