Canada has everything we need to be a global leader in EV assembly and battery manufacturing right here at home with projects across the entire battery value chain.
The battery value chain for automotive and transportation captures the step-by-step process to produce batteries that are needed in the industrial transformation and the electrification of the automotive and transportation sectors. It guides a "mines to mobility" approach to developing a sustainable Canadian battery ecosystem for transport and electric vehicles (EVs) and allows Canada to lead in designing and building the vehicles of the future.
Mineral exploration and mining
Raw materials are extracted to create lithium-ion batteries, which are used in EVs. The minerals needed are:
- lithium
- cobalt
- nickel
- graphite
- manganese
Announced projects
- Calgary, Alberta
- Government of Canada invests in E3 Lithium to advance Canada's EV battery production
$27 million to E3 Lithium for the construction of a demonstration plant specializing in producing lithium, a material that is essential in the production of EV batteries
- Government of Canada invests in E3 Lithium to advance Canada's EV battery production
- Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
- Delivering good jobs and strengthening Canada's clean economy
$222 million to help Rio Tinto Fer et Titane (RTFT) to increase its production of critical minerals, including lithium, that is an instrumental component of batteries for EVs
- Delivering good jobs and strengthening Canada's clean economy
- Calgary, Alberta
- Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster Spurs $76 Million in Zero-Emission Vehicle Investments
$3.97 million to Summit Nanotech to develop a more sustainable lithium extraction process, a critical mineral instrumental to the electric vehicle industry
- Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster Spurs $76 Million in Zero-Emission Vehicle Investments
Metal processing and precursors
The raw materials are transformed into battery-grade mineral concentrates or intermediate products, known as precursors. Precursors are the key element for the manufacturing of cathodes and anodes, the active materials essential to the production of battery cells used in EVs and transportation.
Announced projects
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Minister Vandal announces investment in processing of rare earth elements in Saskatchewan
$5 million to Vital Metals Canada to process minerals and produce mixed rare earth carbonate
- Minister Vandal announces investment in processing of rare earth elements in Saskatchewan
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Minister Vandal announces investment in processing of rare earth elements in Saskatchewan
$2.5 million to the Saskatchewan Research Council to purchase equipment needed to establish a rare earth processing facility
- Minister Vandal announces investment in processing of rare earth elements in Saskatchewan
Battery components, cells and pack manufacturing
The cathodes and anodes, as well as other components like electrolytes, copper foil and separators, are moulded to form individual cells. These cells are then packed into modules to construct a lithium-ion battery.
Announced projects
- McMasterville and St.Basile-le-Grand, Québec
- Making the world's cleanest batteries in Quebec
Building the new Northvolt facility which will produce and recycle batteries for electric vehicles
- Making the world's cleanest batteries in Quebec
- Bécancour, Québec
- Ford's turn to choose Bécancour
$322 million to Ford EcoPro to construct a new battery materials production plant. The EcoPro CAM Canada facility will produce an average of 45,000 tonnes of cathode active materials annually
- Ford's turn to choose Bécancour
- St. Thomas, Ontario
- Volkswagen's new electric vehicle battery plant will create thousands of new jobs
Volkswagen to form joint venture with PowerCo. to establish the company's first overseas electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant
- Volkswagen's new electric vehicle battery plant will create thousands of new jobs
- Loyalist Township, Ontario
- Delivering good jobs and clean air with a new electric vehicle battery components facility in Ontario
Umicore to establish a net-zero facility that will produce precursor cathode active materials (pCAM) and cathode active materials (CAM) that are essential components in EV batteries
- Delivering good jobs and clean air with a new electric vehicle battery components facility in Ontario
- Markham, Ontario
- Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster Spurs $76 Million in Zero-Emission Vehicle Investments
$2.39 million to Li-Metal for partnering with Blue Solutions to develop a lower cost, lower carbon battery for EVs
- Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster Spurs $76 Million in Zero-Emission Vehicle Investments
- Windsor, Ontario
- Government of Canada welcomes largest investment in Canada's auto industry with the first large-scale domestic EV battery manufacturing facility
Stellantis and LG Energy Solution to form joint venture and build a facility where they will manufacture batteries for EVs
- Government of Canada welcomes largest investment in Canada's auto industry with the first large-scale domestic EV battery manufacturing facility
- Bedford, Nova Scotia
- NGen Supports Battery Materials Development Capabilities on Canada's East Coast
$1.68 million to NOVONIX to develop a new production method for cathode materials, an essential component in EV batteries
- NGen Supports Battery Materials Development Capabilities on Canada's East Coast
- Saint-Jérôme, Québec
- Major investments by Canada and Quebec in electric vehicle battery assembly
$100 million to Lion Electric for the establishment of a highly automated assembly plant to make a battery-pack that will be used in EVs the company produces
- Major investments by Canada and Quebec in electric vehicle battery assembly
- Mississauga, Ontario
- Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster Spurs $76 Million in Zero-Emission Vehicle Investments
$222 thousand to Electrovaya to develop safe and long-lasting batteries for commercial EVs
- Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster Spurs $76 Million in Zero-Emission Vehicle Investments
Manufacturing of EVs and parts supply
Modules and parts are sent to suppliers and manufacturers to create lithium-ion batteries and to assemble EVs.
Announced projects
- Windsor, Ontario
- Investing in Canada's auto sector, its workers, and our clean future
$529 million to Stellantis to support the implementation of a flexible vehicle platform to increase EV production
- Investing in Canada's auto sector, its workers, and our clean future
- Vancouver, British Columbia
- Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster Spurs $76 Million in Zero-Emission Vehicle Investments
$4 million to Damon Motors for Motors to construct a cleantech EV manufacturing centre for electric smart motorcycles products
- Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster Spurs $76 Million in Zero-Emission Vehicle Investments
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Minister Vandal announces $2.9 million to the Vehicle Technology Centre supporting transition to zero-emission heavy vehicles
$2.9 million to the Vehicle Technology Centre for research and development in assisting manufacturers in the transition to zero emission propulsion in the heavy vehicle sector, among others
- Minister Vandal announces $2.9 million to the Vehicle Technology Centre supporting transition to zero-emission heavy vehicles
- Ingersoll, Ontario
- Government of Canada secures thousands of jobs and helps create Canada's first full-scale commercial electric vehicle manufacturing facility
$259 million to General Motors (GM) to reignite production of an assembly plant and to retool another one to become one of the first full-scale commercial electric vehicle production facilities in Canada
- Government of Canada secures thousands of jobs and helps create Canada's first full-scale commercial electric vehicle manufacturing facility
- Alliston, Ontario
- Supporting Canada's automotive manufacturing sector and its workers
$131.6 million to Honda Canada to retool its operations in order to launch the manufacturing of a next generation of hybrid-electric vehicles
- Supporting Canada's automotive manufacturing sector and its workers
- Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster Spurs $76 Million in Zero-Emission Vehicle Investments
$395 thousand to Rayleigh Solar Tech for the development of solar cells for EVs
- Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster Spurs $76 Million in Zero-Emission Vehicle Investments
- Saint-Eustache, Quebec
- New investment in electric buses to create jobs and cut pollution
$15 million to Nova Bus to modernize its public transit buses, optimize them for electrification, and build other types of all-electric and battery-powered buses
- New investment in electric buses to create jobs and cut pollution
- Oakville, Ontario
- New commitment to battery-electric vehicle manufacturing in Ontario
$295 million to Ford Motor Company to repurpose its plant for manufacturing EVs
- New commitment to battery-electric vehicle manufacturing in Ontario
- Cambridge, Ontario
- Canada's investment in Toyota supports thousands of jobs in Ontario
$110 million to Toyota to advance a manufacturing platform that will enable the company's largest hybrid vehicle production in North America
- Canada's investment in Toyota supports thousands of jobs in Ontario
Material recycling and circular economy
At the end of life for lithium-ion batteries, the materials and metals are recovered and reprocessed for recycling and reutilization purposes in order to ensure a sustainable and green value chain.
Announced projects
- McMasterville and St.Basile-le-Grand, Québec
- Making the world's cleanest batteries in Quebec
Building the new Northvolt facility which will produce and recycle batteries for electric vehicles
- Making the world's cleanest batteries in Quebec
- Mississauga, Ontario
- Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster Spurs $76 Million in Zero-Emission Vehicle Investments
$410 thousand to Cnem for developing a new technology to recycle EV battery black mass using an environmentally friendly approach
- Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster Spurs $76 Million in Zero-Emission Vehicle Investments