pH7 Technologies this week announced the oversubscribed close of its Series B financing round. The Vancouver-based innovator raised US$32 million in equity, with new backing from Asahi Kasei and the Circular Innovation Fund building alongside previously announced investors including Fine Structure Ventures and BHP Ventures. pH7 also secured venture debt financing from RBCx, bringing the […]
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Canada Invests $700K to Bolster Its Supply of ‘Critical Mineral’ Phosphate
At the 2025 G7 Leaders’ Summit in Alberta in June, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced $80 million to improve Canada’s critical minerals supply chains, including $50M earmarked to support domestic research and development initiatives. This week, Canada invested nearly $1M into Arianne Phosphate, which has developed a process to extract phosphate rock and optimize phosphoric […]
Canada Invests $8M to Accelerate Domestic Production of Critical Minerals for Energy
Canada is investing over $8 million into a Canadian company developing a tungsten-molybdenum deposit in New Brunswick. Federal minister of energy Tim Hodgson announced this month an $8.2M investment into B.C.-born Northcliff Resources, who is behind The Sisson Project. The Sisson Project is described as one of New Brunswick’s most promising mining developments, with the […]
GeologicAI to Support Creative Destruction Labs with Critical Minerals Tech, Expertise
GeologicAI has joined Creative Destruction Labs Minerals program as a partner. The Calgary-based provider of technology to the global critical minerals industry made the announcement at CDL Super Session 2025. Critical minerals companies rely on GeologicAI technology to make better resource decisions faster; the Canadian company’s novel AI-powered system uses a combination of advanced sensors […]
Canada Must Cultivate Investment to Seize Critical Minerals Opportunity: Climate Report
Access to critical minerals has moved from a niche concern to a defining issue for national security, industrial policy, and climate innovation. But Canada risks missing out on billions in critical mineral investment without swift policy changes, according to a newly released report. Recently published research from the Canadian Climate Institute finds governments should act […]
Why Critical Minerals Are the Cornerstone of Climate Tech
As the global race to decarbonize intensifies, access to critical minerals has moved from a niche concern to a defining issue for national security, industrial policy, and climate innovation.
Canada Announces $60 Million Investment to Boost Critical Mineral Infrastructure
In a strategic move to enhance Canada’s position in the global clean energy market, the federal government has announced up to $60 million in funding for two critical mineral infrastructure projects in British Columbia and the Yukon. These investments aim to advance the country’s mineral production capabilities, which are essential for the transition to a […]
Canada Pours $5M into Quebec Project for Battery Minerals Production
Canada is seeking to build out the nation’s critical minerals supply chain as part of a range of strategic investments targeting clean energy and transportation infrastructure. “Canada has what the world wants,” says Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson. “We are building the infrastructure required to get those resources to diverse markets.” This […]
Vancouver’s Arca Scales Carbon Mineralization Solution
Vancouver-based Arca is advancing a new approach to carbon dioxide removal through a collaboration with Carbon Direct, aimed at bringing its Industrial Mineralization (IMin) technology to market as a scalable climate solution. Arca’s process accelerates carbon mineralization—a naturally occurring reaction between CO₂ and alkaline rocks—by applying proprietary techniques to mine waste and other industrial byproducts. […]
Pulsenics Brings Electrochemical Solution to Critical Battery Materials Initiative
Pulsenics this week announced today an agreement for a collaborative project with the National Research Council of Canada’s Critical Battery Materials Initiative. The Toronto-based developer of electrochemical diagnostic equipment says its solution will be integrated into the NRC’s Battery Materials Acceleration Platform, a self-driving lab that uses artificial intelligence AI and robotics to accelerate the […]