Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund (CMIF) — EOI
Funds Canadian clean energy and transportation infrastructure enabling critical minerals development.
The Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund (CMIF), administered by Natural Resources Canada, provides up to CAD 1.5 billion in federal funding until 2030 to support clean energy and transportation infrastructure projects that enable the sustainable development and expansion of Canada's critical minerals sector. Eligible infrastructure projects include clean energy mine-site installations (grid conn…
Clean energy mine-site infrastructure (grid, renewables, battery storage, EV charging); transportation infrastructure (roads, rail) with demonstrated links to critical minerals production.
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