Prairie Lithium Corporation: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Emerald Park|Emerald Park, SK · grants and contributions register · Regina–Qu'Appelle

Prairie Lithium Corporation: federal grants and contributions: 7 agreements; $1.3M value; 4 departments; 5 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-0O3MCTX0RG · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Prairie Lithium Corporation: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/prairie-lithium-corporation/

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7agreements
$1.3Mvalue
4departments
5programs

Largest agreements

000022015$380Kvalue2021start2021end

Support for Prairie Lithium Corporation to continue operations during COVID-19

000022015$380Kvalue2021start2021end

Support for Prairie Lithium Corporation to continue operations during COVID-19

Direct lithium extraction process optimization$324Kvalue2023start2024end

The purpose of this agreement is to support the development of Canadian critical minerals value chains.

Direct Lithium Extraction Ion Exchange Material Optimization$173Kvalue2021start2022end

This project involves optimizing the production of Prairie Lithium’s direct lithium extraction material, Plix, to maximize its lithium uptake and operational life.

Innovation Assistance Program – Round 2$28.9Kvalue2020start2020end

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$20.3Kvalue2020start2020end

The funding provided by the IAP program is intended to assist innovative small and medium-sized enterprises in the start-up phase that cannot access existing commercial support related to COVID-19.

Innovation Assistance Program – Round 2.5$10.8Kvalue2020start2021end

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.

Departments

Prairies Economic Development Canada1agreements$380Kvalue1programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation

All grants from Prairies Economic Development Canada

Western Economic Diversification Canada1agreements$380Kvalue1programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation

All grants from Western Economic Diversification Canada

Natural Resources Canada1agreements$324Kvalue1programs
  • Critical Mineral Research, Development and Demonstration Program

All grants from Natural Resources Canada

National Research Council Canada4agreements$233Kvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Innovation Assistance Program
  • Innovation Assistance Program

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Years

20231agreements$324Kvalue1programs
  • Critical Mineral Research, Development and Demonstration Program
20213agreements$933Kvalue2programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20203agreements$60.0Kvalue2programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Innovation Assistance Program
  • Innovation Assistance 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.