SALTWORKS TECHNOLOGIES INC.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver, Colombie-Britannique · grants and contributions register · Steveston–Richmond East

SALTWORKS TECHNOLOGIES INC.: federal grants and contributions: 34 agreements; $32.8M value; 4 departments; 8 programs.

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34agreements
$32.8Mvalue
4departments
8programs

Largest agreements

Innovative, Sustainable, and Economic Brine-to-Battery Lithium Extraction and Refining Solution$6.2Mvalue2023start2026end

The project will develop sustainable and economic lithium processing technology that will contribute to addressing lithium supply challenges. Battery-grade lithium is a critical component of batteries used in electric vehicles and renewable energy storage.

CANADIAN BRINE TO BATTERY CHEMICALS: SIMPLIFIED, LOWER COST, MORE SUSTAINABLE$4.9Mvalue2024start2027end

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

PC0005678$4.8Mvalue2023start2026end

Scale-up industrial saline wastewater treatment and lithium refining operations

Agreement$3.5Mvalue2016start–end
ENHANCED SUSTAINABILITY AND COMPETIVENESS OF CANADIAN OIL PRODUCTION: LOWERING ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY COSTS, WATER, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS VIA ADVANCED ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE WATER DESALTING PLANTS$3.0Mvalue2019start2022end

This project is mostly related to technology research and development.

Agreement$2.9Mvalue2015start–end
000015496$2.5Mvalue2019start2023end

Demonstrate and commercialize industrial desalination technology

PC0012440$1.0Mvalue2026start2027end

Engineer larger scale product offering, boost productivity and diversify markets

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Development of AirBreather Technology for Canadian Shale Gas$440Kvalue2025start2025end

Saltworks’ AirBreather is an innovation that addresses a critical problem in the oil and gas industry: how to dispose of wastewater in a cost-effective and environmentally safe way. The AirBreather removes the need for chemical pre-treatment and reduces wastewater volumes safely through evaporation.

Innovative Shale Gas Produced Water Treatment: Increased Canadian Resource Competitiveness with Reduced Costs, GHGs & Waste$390Kvalue2019start2021end

The project will commercialize a produced water volume reduction technology, resulting in minimizing costs, brine waste, and GHGs to industries including industrial desalination, gas & oil extraction, mining and power generation.

Agreement$350Kvalue2016start–end
Innovative Electrochemical Direct Lithium Extraction (eDLE)$350Kvalue2022start2024end

The project aims to commercialize a solution to the lithium raw material supply gap. It will advance a novel electrochemical direct lithium extraction (eDLE) system, enabling economic lithium extraction from saline brine resources.

Agreement$342Kvalue2015start–end
Agreement$280Kvalue2015start–end
Agreement$220Kvalue2017start–end
Fast Pilot for Foreign Markets - Innovative Industrial Waste Brine Treatment Pilot with Asia Applications$220Kvalue2020start2021end

Demonstrate BrineGo, a novel extreme-recovery membrane brine concentrator at industrial sites in North America and Asia. BrineGo provides 50% cost savings over evaporators, 50% less disposal trucks, or 50% smaller evaporation ponds.

Power Plant FGD Wastewater: Novel Lower Cost Treatment$200Kvalue2018start2019end

This project is submitted under Fast Pilots (USA) initiative. A novel, cost-effective technology that incorporates electrodialysis reversal (EDR) step with monovalent selective ion-exchange membrane - (mEDR) to soften (remove scaling species) from FGD wastewater generated by coal-fired power plant. The project will comprise building and operating pilot plant in at the Southern USA power utility.

P-Sonic: An Advanced Ultrasonic Cavitation Solution for PFAS Destruction$200Kvalue2025start2025end

The National Research Council (NRC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Health Canada (HC) and Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) are actively seeking innovative, cost-effective, safe, and scalable solutions that lead to the destruction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) compounds across various contaminated solid or aqueous media such as water, soil, biosolids as well as spent filtration media such as granular activated carbon and resins.

Agreement$155Kvalue2010start–end
Agreement$115Kvalue2010start–end
Agreement$100Kvalue2012start–end
Agreement$99.3Kvalue2013start–end
Agreement$83.5Kvalue2016start–end
Agreement$83.0Kvalue2014start–end
Agreement$60.0Kvalue2009start–end
Agreement$51.0Kvalue2014start–end
Agreement$50.0Kvalue2013start–end
MDAP 2025 – Market Diversification Action Plan$50.0Kvalue2025start2026end

Diversifying into international markets by showcasing innovative lithium and related solutions to Chilean producers.

Process Engineer - High Recovery, Low Energy Saline Wastewater Treatment$36.0Kvalue2021start2022end

An early career engineer will perform an important chemical process role in developing saline wastewater treatment, with opportunities to learn about Saltworks’ solutions, engineering practices, and market differentiation.

Process engineer - Low Energy Saline Wastewater Treatment$36.0Kvalue2021start2022end

An early career engineer will execute important process and controls functions in saline wastewater treatment design, with opportunities to learn about Saltworks’ solutions, engineering practices, and market differentiation.

Agreement$30.0Kvalue2010start–end
Agreement$30.0Kvalue2010start–end
Saltworks Technologies Inc.-2023-2024-1009163$30.0Kvalue2023start2024end

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.

Participation in the Canadian circular battery mission to South Korea – Jan. 13-17, 2025$4.7Kvalue2024start2025end

Participation in the Canadian circular battery technologies mission to South Korea – January 13 to 17, 2025. Delegation led by the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to establish relationships with key customers, end-users, investors and other international firms, which will help set the stage for potential Canadian projects in the upcoming International Technology Pilot and Demonstration (ITPD) Program: Cleantech call for proposals.

Departments

National Research Council Canada27agreements$10.2Mvalue5programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology
  • Innovative Solutions Canada
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • CanExport SME

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Western Economic Diversification Canada3agreements$8.9Mvalue1programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation

All grants from Western Economic Diversification Canada

Natural Resources Canada2agreements$7.9Mvalue2programs
  • Critical Mineral Research, Development and Demonstration Program
  • Clean Growth in the Natural Resources Sectors Innovation Program

All grants from Natural Resources Canada

Pacific Economic Development Canada2agreements$5.8Mvalue1programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation

All grants from Pacific Economic Development Canada

Years

20261agreements$1.0Mvalue1programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
20253agreements$690Kvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology
  • Innovative Solutions Canada
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20242agreements$4.9Mvalue2programs
  • Critical Mineral Research, Development and Demonstration Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20233agreements$11.0Mvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
  • CanExport SME
20221agreements$350Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20212agreements$72.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
20201agreements$220Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20193agreements$5.9Mvalue3programs
  • Clean Growth in the Natural Resources Sectors Innovation Program
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
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20181agreements$200Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20171agreements$220Kvalue0programs
    20163agreements$3.9Mvalue0programs
      20153agreements$3.5Mvalue0programs
        20142agreements$134Kvalue0programs
          20132agreements$149Kvalue0programs
            20121agreements$100Kvalue0programs
              20104agreements$330Kvalue0programs
                20091agreements$60.0Kvalue0programs

                  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.