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OverviewEnergy & Natural ResourcesFund Clean Energy and Critical Mineral Projects via First and Last Mile Fund ## Fund Clean Energy and Critical Mineral Projects via First and Last Mile Fund In Progress Spending Energy & Natural Resources Utilizes the newly created First and Last Mile Fund to directly finance on-site development, processing, and refining capacity for clean energy and critical mineral projects.
Promised: Apr 28, 2025 Target: Apr 28, 2025 Policy area: Economy and Trade Last assessed: Mar 24, 2026 “Directly support clean energy and critical mineral projects through the FLMF, reducing our reliance on other countries and protecting Canadian jobs. This will include supporting on-site development, processing, and refining capacity.
” * A specific budgetary allocation or line item is established for the FLMF in the Federal Budget or Supplementary Estimates. Budget 2025 (November 5, 2025) explicitly allocates $371. 8 million over four years starting in 2026-27 to Natural Resources Canada for the First and Last Mile Fund.
This constitutes a formal budget line item. Source: Budget 2025, pp. 118-127.
* The Department of Energy and Natural Resources publishes program guidelines and opens the intake process for FLMF applications. * The First and Last Mile Fund (FLMF) is officially capitalized with allocated federal funding. Budget 2025 (November 5, 2025) allocates $371.
8 million over four years starting in 2026-27 to NRCan specifically to create the First and Last Mile Fund, constituting official federal capitalization of the fund. The FLMF subsumed the prior Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund. * Financial disbursements from the FLMF are made directly to clean energy and critical mineral projects.
* FLMF funding is explicitly awarded to projects that include on-site development, processing, and refining capacity.
## Activity Timeline (18) Canada and Alberta strike new partnership to lower emissions, unlock our natural resources, and build a stronger, more sustainable, and more competitive economy Major Projects Office: Second tranche of projects under consideration The document discusses several clean energy and critical mineral projects being referred to the Major Projects Office, which aligns with the objectives of financing on-site development for these sectors.
Prime Minister Carney announces second tranche of nation-building projects referred to the Major Projects Office The document highlights government investment in clean energy and critical mineral infrastructure projects, including the use of Canada Infrastructure Bank loans, which aligns with financing the development and refining capacity for these sectors.
Status changed: Not Started → In Progress Budget 2025 (November 5, 2025) formally allocated $371. 8 million over four years starting in 2026-27 to Natural Resources Canada to create the First and Last Mile Fund — a pre-existing Liberal platform commitment, making this a valid progression indicator under the evidence hierarchy. Minister Hodgson also publicly referenced the FLMF in May 2025, confirming active program development.
Note: March 2026 NRCan announcements at PDAC 2026 indicate the program may now be operational with initial project disbursements, but those sources could not be registered due to a technical issue and will require a follow-up evaluation. Budget 2025 proposes to provide $371. 8 million over four years, starting in 2026-27, to Natural Resources Canada to create the First and Last Mile Fund.
Deploy $10. 4 billion in 2025-26 to bolster the economy while reducing costs for Canadians, including by cutting taxes and increasing investments to build more homes. Budget 2025 allocates $371.
8M to create the First and Last Mile Fund Budget 2025 (November 5, 2025) proposes $371. 8 million over four years starting in 2026-27 to Natural Resources Canada to establish the First and Last Mile Fund. This is a formal appropriation for a pre-existing platform commitment, moving the FLMF from announcement to funded program status.
The FLMF subsumes the previous Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund. The Honourable Tim Hodgson G7 Remarks: IEA Energy Innovation Forum Keynote Address The document highlights federal support for carbon mineralization and storage projects that recover critical metals, aligning with the mandate to finance clean energy and critical mineral capacity.
Canada advances energy innovation with major investments in carbon technologies and AI solutions The document highlights a project at Université Laval that utilizes carbon mineralization to sequester CO2 while simultaneously recovering critical metals like nickel and cobalt for battery production, aligning with the mandate to finance processing and refining capacity for critical minerals. Budget 2025 allocates $371.
8M to create the First and Last Mile Fund Minister Hodgson references FLMF at Calgary Chamber of Commerce Minister Tim Hodgson explicitly mentioned the First and Last Mile Fund in a May 23, 2025 speech at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, connecting it to the mandate of linking remote critical mineral projects to infrastructure and value-added processing.
This is the earliest post-election reference to the FLMF as a live program commitment. Budget 2025 allocates $371. 8M to create the First and Last Mile Fund Budget 2025 (November 5, 2025) proposes $371.
8 million over four years starting in 2026-27 to Natural Resources Canada to establish the First and Last Mile Fund. This is a formal appropriation for a pre-existing platform commitment, moving the FLMF from announcement to funded program status. The FLMF subsumes the previous Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund.
## Commitment Drift (1 revision) Previous title: Fund Clean Energy and Critical Mineral Projects via First and Last Mile Fund Nov 5, 2025 Not Started→In Progress Budget 2025 (November 5, 2025) formally allocated $371.
8 million over four years starting in 2026-27 to Natural Resources Canada to create the First and Last Mile Fund — a pre-existing Liberal platform commitment, making this a valid progression indicator under the evidence hierarchy. Minister Hodgson also publicly referenced the FLMF in May 2025, confirming active program development.
Note: March 2026 NRCan announcements at PDAC 2026 indicate the program may now be operational with initial project disbursements, but those sources could not be registered due to a technical issue and will require a follow-up evaluation.
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