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Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada
Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund — Preconstruction
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling
Odds
Not published
Effort
1–2 weeks
Can you get this?
✓Must be a legal entity incorporated in Canada
✓For-profit, non-profit, government, or Indigenous entities eligible
✓Projects must be located entirely in Canada
✓Transportation infrastructure must enable critical minerals movement
✓Energy projects need minimum 500 kW or 4 MW capacity
Your real odds
This call made up to $500 million available across two streams, with per-project caps of $50 million for most applicants and $100 million for provincial and territorial governments.
Both intake windows are closed, Stream 1 as of June 27, 2025 and Stream 2 as of March 4, 2026. The overall program runs to 2030 with $1.5 billion total, so a future call is plausible, though none has been announced.
What it takes
Confirm eligibility: incorporation in Canada, project located entirely in Canada, critical mineral in scope, and infrastructure meeting minimum development thresholds (e.g., pre-feasibility study per NI 43-101 standards)1–2 weeks
Prepare technical documentation including recent studies, planning materials, Indigenous engagement records, and project outcome alignment with CMIF objectives4–8 weeks
Submit application through Natural Resources Canada when the next call for proposals opensPer future intake window
Worth knowing
Your application is automatically shared with the Canada Infrastructure Bank for co-investment assessment, and if the CIB offers financing, your CMIF grant is reduced by that amount, so build that scenario into your funding stack before you apply.
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