NGen — Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Value Chain Program (EVMP)

• Application Agreement signed by all partners
• IP Tables
• Financial statements
• Cash flow forecast
• Other financial due diligence documents

Who is eligible?

• For-profit organizations
• Eligible not-for-profit organizations
• Indigenous organizations
• Non-federal Crown corporations
• Businesses in the EV manufacturing value chain

Who is not eligible

• Other not-for-profit organizations
• Post-secondary institutions
• Federal Crown corporations
• Government departments or agencies
• International organizations without a registered business presence in Canada

Eligible expenses

• Personnel salaries and wages directly working on the project
• Subcontracting and consultancy fees
• New equipment, rental, operation, and maintenance
• Materials and supplies
• Travel and other direct project costs

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• In-kind costs
• Routine administration and operations
• Production, selling, marketing, and advertising labour
• Projects focused primarily on product development
• Projects unrelated to an EV value stream

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada

• Transformative: significant competitive advantage for Canadian industry
• Collaborative: meaningful collaboration with at least two Canadian industry partners
• Applied: short to medium path to commercialization and economic benefits
• Enduring: broader benefits for Canada’s advanced manufacturing ecosystem

• Step 1: Become an NGen member
  • Register as an organization in the NGen system.
• Step 2: Submit for screening
  • Start a project in the portal and complete the screening sections.
  • Upload the signed Application Agreement and required partner information.
  • Submit the project for screening.
• Step 3: Complete the full application
  • Complete the application questions, financials, and application details.
  • Upload the IP Tables and other required files in the portal.
• Step 4: Submit the application
  • Submit the completed application through the member portal.

• Project screening is reviewed by NGen before the full application
• Screening may be accepted or rejected
• If accepted, the application moves to financial due diligence and assessment
• Following approval, NGen and the consortium sign a Master Project Agreement

Here are additional relevant details for this grant:

• NGen will invest up to $35 million in collaborative projects with additional industry contributions to reach a total of $95 million.
• The program has a focus on scaling up manufacturing innovation along the ZEV value-chain.
• The EVMP program builds on previous investments made by NGen in the EV manufacturing sector.
• The program aims to ensure the Canadian automotive manufacturing sector remains competitive and integrated into the global supply chain for zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs).