Ministry of Energy and Mines

The Ontario Ministry of Energy and Mines offers a range of funding programs designed to support innovation, exploration, and community engagement across the province’s energy and mining sectors, including the Critical Minerals Innovation Fund (CMIF).

The CMIF supports projects focused on research, development, and commercialization of innovative technologies, techniques, processes, and solutions in Ontario’s critical minerals sector. Funding targets priority areas such as battery supply chain, deep exploration and mining techniques, mineral recovery, and other projects that strengthen the sector.