{"id":21168,"date":"2026-03-16T07:12:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/?p=21168"},"modified":"2026-03-15T11:21:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T15:21:54","slug":"first-phosphate-signs-agreement-for-a-16-7-million-non-repayable-contribution-with-the-government-of-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/fr\/first-phosphate-signs-agreement-for-a-16-7-million-non-repayable-contribution-with-the-government-of-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"First Phosphate signe un accord de contribution non remboursable de 16,7 millions de dollars avec le gouvernement du Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21168\" class=\"elementor elementor-21168\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22e6b14a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22e6b14a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b91b0d9\" data-id=\"2b91b0d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf6bcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cf6bcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">First Phosphate signe un accord de contribution non remboursable de 16,7 millions de dollars avec le gouvernement du Canada<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91ccec3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91ccec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Saguenay (Qu\u00e9bec), le 16 mars 2026 <\/strong> - First Phosphate Corp. (\u00ab <strong>First Phosphate<\/strong> \u00bb ou la \u00ab <strong>Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 <\/strong> \u00bb) (CSE: PHOS) (OTCQX: FRSPF) (OTCQX ADR : FPHOY) (FSE: KD0) a le plaisir d\u2019annoncer qu\u2019elle a conclu, le 4 mars 2026, un accord pour une contribution non remboursable de 16,7 millions de dollars avec le gouvernement du Canada via Ressources naturelles Canada (\u00ab RNCan \u00bb) Programme de partenariats internationaux (\u00ab PPI \u00bb).<\/p><p>Cette contribution financi\u00e8re permettra d\u2019acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer le d\u00e9veloppement du projet de phosphate \u00e0 B\u00e9gin-Lamarche en \u00e9tablissant les param\u00e8tres techniques et d'ing\u00e9nierie, y compris les circuits et l'\u00e9quipement de traitement, n\u00e9cessaires pour valider la capacit\u00e9 de produire un concentr\u00e9 de phosphate qui r\u00e9ponde aux exigences de qualit\u00e9 du march\u00e9 des batteries lithium fer phosphate (\u00ab LFP \u00bb). Les travaux seront men\u00e9s sur la base des param\u00e8tres \u00e9tablis dans le cadre du contrat conclu entre First Phosphate et son acheteur d\u00e9finitif (\u00ab Offtaker \u00bb).<\/p><p>\u00ab Le Canada et ses partenaires investissent des capitaux r\u00e9els dans des cha\u00eenes d'approvisionnement en min\u00e9raux essentiels s\u00fbres et r\u00e9silientes dont d\u00e9pendent nos \u00e9conomies et nos industries de d\u00e9fense \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 l'honorable Tim Hodgson, ministre de l'\u00c9nergie et des Ressources naturelles. \u00ab En soutenant des entreprises comme First Phosphate, nous contribuons \u00e0 fournir les min\u00e9raux dont le monde a besoin et \u00e0 assurer la prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 que m\u00e9ritent les Canadiens. \u00bb<\/p><p>\u00ab Nous saluons cet investissement du gouvernement du Canada qui vient appuyer la progression constante de notre projet et son r\u00f4le strat\u00e9gique dans la cha\u00eene d\u2019approvisionnement des batteries LFP \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 John Passalacqua, directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de First Phosphate. \u00ab Ensemble, nous franchissons une nouvelle \u00e9tape vers la mise en place d\u2019une fili\u00e8re int\u00e9gr\u00e9e de phosphate pour batteries LFP au Canada. \u00bb<\/p><p>Le projet de d\u00e9monstration et de faisabilit\u00e9 \u00e0 B\u00e9gin-Lamarche contribuera \u00e0 renforcer le positionnement strat\u00e9gique du Canada dans la cha\u00eene de valeur des batteries LFP, gr\u00e2ce au d\u00e9veloppement d\u2019une capacit\u00e9 nationale de transformation de l\u2019apatite (concentr\u00e9 de phosphate) en acide phosphorique de haute puret\u00e9 (\u00ab PPA \u00bb) destin\u00e9 aux batteries.<\/p><p>Le projet permettra de mettre en \u0153uvre un proc\u00e9d\u00e9 canadien industrialisable concernant la production d\u2019un concentr\u00e9 de phosphate de qualit\u00e9 batterie, r\u00e9duisant la d\u00e9pendance aux cha\u00eenes d\u2019approvisionnement \u00e9trang\u00e8res.<\/p><p>Le projet g\u00e9n\u00e9rera d'importants avantages \u00e9conomiques, notamment la cr\u00e9ation d\u2019environ 277 emplois qualifi\u00e9s et la possibilit\u00e9 d'\u00e9tablir une usine canadienne de production d'acide phosphorique soutenue par la production commerciale locale de concentr\u00e9 de phosphate.<\/p><p>Cette contribution financi\u00e8re est accord\u00e9e pour la r\u00e9alisation d\u2019une \u00e9tude de faisabilit\u00e9 du projet int\u00e9gr\u00e9 d\u2019exploitation et de traitement de phosphate de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 B\u00e9gin-Lamarche au Saguenay\u2013Lac-Saint-Jean et couvre des activit\u00e9s admissibles pr\u00e9vues jusqu\u2019en 2028, conform\u00e9ment aux termes de l\u2019accord.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FafrTuUvuH4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/youtube-thumb-w-play-EVENT-VIDEO-2-1024x751.jpg 1024w, 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https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/youtube-thumb-w-play-EVENT-VIDEO-2-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/youtube-thumb-w-play-EVENT-VIDEO-2-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/youtube-thumb-w-play-EVENT-VIDEO-2-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/youtube-thumb-w-play-EVENT-VIDEO-2.jpg 1280w\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/youtube-thumb-w-play-EVENT-VIDEO-2-1024x751.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-21213 size-large aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\"    sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21213 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/youtube-thumb-w-play-EVENT-VIDEO-2-1024x751.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/youtube-thumb-w-play-EVENT-VIDEO-2-1024x751.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/youtube-thumb-w-play-EVENT-VIDEO-2-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/youtube-thumb-w-play-EVENT-VIDEO-2-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/youtube-thumb-w-play-EVENT-VIDEO-2-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/youtube-thumb-w-play-EVENT-VIDEO-2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Personne qualifi\u00e9e<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"translation-block\">Les renseignements scientifiques et techniques concernant First Phosphate contenus dans le pr\u00e9sent communiqu\u00e9 ont \u00e9t\u00e9 examin\u00e9s et approuv\u00e9s par Gilles Laverdi\u00e8re, g\u00e9o., g\u00e9ologue en chef de First Phosphate, qui est une personne qualifi\u00e9e au sens du R\u00e8glement national 43-101 \u2013 Normes de divulgation pour les projets miniers (\u00ab NI 43-101 \u00bb).<\/p><p><strong>\u00c0 propos de Ressources naturelles Canada<\/strong><\/p><p>Ressources naturelles Canada (\u00ab RNCan \u00bb) est le minist\u00e8re f\u00e9d\u00e9ral responsable de l\u2019\u00e9laboration de politiques et de programmes visant \u00e0 assurer le d\u00e9veloppement durable et responsable des ressources naturelles du Canada. Par l\u2019entremise de ses initiatives et programmes de financement, incluant le Programme de partenariats internationaux (\u00ab PPI \u00bb), RNCan soutient des projets qui contribuent au renforcement des cha\u00eenes d\u2019approvisionnement, \u00e0 l\u2019innovation industrielle et \u00e0 la comp\u00e9titivit\u00e9 du Canada dans les secteurs des min\u00e9raux critiques et strat\u00e9giques.<\/p><p><strong>\u00c0 propos de First Phosphate Corp.<\/strong><\/p><p>First Phosphate (CSE : PHOS) (OTCQX : FRSPF) (OTCQX ADR : FPHOY) (FSE : KD0) est une entreprise d\u2019exploration et de d\u00e9veloppement minier ainsi que de technologies propres d\u00e9di\u00e9e \u00e0 la cr\u00e9ation et \u00e0 la relocalisation d\u2019une cha\u00eene d\u2019approvisionnement int\u00e9gr\u00e9e verticalement, allant de la mine au march\u00e9, pour la production de batteries LFP en Am\u00e9rique du Nord. Les march\u00e9s cibles incluent le stockage d\u2019\u00e9nergie, les centres de donn\u00e9es, la robotique, la mobilit\u00e9 et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 nationale.<\/p><p>La propri\u00e9t\u00e9 phare B\u00e9gin-Lamarche de First Phosphate, situ\u00e9e au Saguenay\u2013Lac-Saint-Jean, Qu\u00e9bec, Canada, constitue une ressource nord-am\u00e9ricaine rare de phosphate ign\u00e9 produisant un phosphate de haute puret\u00e9, caract\u00e9ris\u00e9 par un tr\u00e8s faible niveau d\u2019impuret\u00e9s.<\/p><p><strong>Pour plus d\u2019information, veuillez communiquer avec :<\/strong><\/p><p>Armand MacKenzie<br \/>Pr\u00e9sident<br \/><a href=\"mailto:armand@firstphosphate.com\">armand@firstphosphate.com<\/a><br \/>T\u00e9l : +1 (514) 618-5289<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\">Relations avec les investisseurs  : <a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/fr\/investors\">https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/fr\/investors<\/a>\n<br>\nDemandes g\u00e9n\u00e9rales : <a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/fr\/contact\">https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/fr\/contact<\/a>\n<br>\nSite web : <a href=\"https:\/\/firstphosphate.com\/fr\/\">www.FirstPhosphate.com\/fr<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Suivez First Phosphate :<\/strong><\/p><p>X : <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FirstPhosphate\">https:\/\/x.com\/FirstPhosphate<\/a><br \/>LinkedIn : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/first-phosphate\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/first-phosphate<\/a><\/p><p>&#8211; 30 &#8211;<\/p><p><strong>Information prospective et mises en garde<\/strong><\/p><p>Ce communiqu\u00e9 comprend certaines d\u00e9clarations qui peuvent \u00eatre consid\u00e9r\u00e9es comme des \u00ab informations prospectives \u00bb. Toute d\u00e9claration portant sur des pr\u00e9dictions, attentes, convictions, plans, projections, objectifs, hypoth\u00e8ses, \u00e9v\u00e9nements ou performances futurs (souvent, mais pas toujours, utilisant des expressions telles que \u00ab s\u2019attend \u00e0 \u00bb ou \u00ab ne s\u2019attend pas \u00e0 \u00bb, \u00ab est pr\u00e9vu \u00bb, \u00ab anticipe \u00bb ou \u00ab n\u2019anticipe pas \u00bb, \u00ab planifie \u00bb, \u00ab budg\u00e8te \u00bb, \u00ab programm\u00e9 \u00bb, \u00ab pr\u00e9voit \u00bb, \u00ab estime \u00bb, \u00ab croit \u00bb ou \u00ab a l\u2019intention \u00bb ou des variations de ces termes ou indiquant que certaines actions, \u00e9v\u00e9nements ou r\u00e9sultats \u00ab peuvent \u00bb, \u00ab pourraient \u00bb, \u00ab devraient \u00bb, \u00ab seraient susceptibles de \u00bb ou \u00ab seront \u00bb se produire ou \u00eatre r\u00e9alis\u00e9s) ne sont pas des faits historiques et peuvent constituer des informations prospectives. En particulier, ce communiqu\u00e9 contient des informations prospectives concernant, entre autres : la conformit\u00e9 de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 aux termes de l'accord d\u00e9finitif; le montant du financement, les avantages anticip\u00e9s, le calendrier et les r\u00e9sultats potentiels de l\u2019octroi de financement du PPI dans le cadre de l\u2019entente de contribution avec RNCan et le projet financ\u00e9, incluant, mais sans s\u2019y limiter, le renforcement de la position strat\u00e9gique du Canada dans la cha\u00eene de valeur des batteries LFP, le d\u00e9veloppement d\u2019une capacit\u00e9 nationale pour transformer l\u2019apatite en acide phosphorique purifi\u00e9 (APP) de haute puret\u00e9 pour les applications de batteries, le d\u00e9veloppement d\u2019un proc\u00e9d\u00e9 canadien \u00e9volutif pour produire un concentr\u00e9 de phosphate de qualit\u00e9 batterie, la r\u00e9duction de la d\u00e9pendance aux cha\u00eenes d\u2019approvisionnement \u00e9trang\u00e8res, et la contribution \u00e0 d\u2019importants b\u00e9n\u00e9fices \u00e9conomiques, incluant la cr\u00e9ation d\u2019emplois qualifi\u00e9s et la possible cr\u00e9ation d\u2019une installation canadienne d\u2019acide phosphorique; et les plans de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 pour \u00e9tablir et rapatrier une cha\u00eene d\u2019approvisionnement int\u00e9gr\u00e9e verticalement, de la mine au march\u00e9, pour les batteries LFP en Am\u00e9rique du Nord. Bien que la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 estime que les attentes exprim\u00e9es dans ces d\u00e9clarations prospectives reposent sur des hypoth\u00e8ses raisonnables, ces d\u00e9clarations ne constituent pas des garanties de performance future, et les r\u00e9sultats r\u00e9els ou les d\u00e9veloppements peuvent diff\u00e9rer de mani\u00e8re significative de ceux des d\u00e9clarations prospectives. Les facteurs qui pourraient faire en sorte que les r\u00e9sultats r\u00e9els diff\u00e8rent significativement des d\u00e9clarations prospectives incluent les succ\u00e8s en mati\u00e8re de d\u00e9veloppement et d\u2019exploration, la disponibilit\u00e9 continue du capital et du financement, et les conditions \u00e9conomiques, de march\u00e9 ou commerciales g\u00e9n\u00e9rales. Ces d\u00e9clarations sont bas\u00e9es sur un certain nombre d\u2019hypoth\u00e8ses incluant, entre autres, des hypoth\u00e8ses concernant les conditions \u00e9conomiques et commerciales g\u00e9n\u00e9rales; l\u2019absence de perturbations significatives affectant les activit\u00e9s de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 ou l\u2019incapacit\u00e9 d\u2019acc\u00e9der aux intrants n\u00e9cessaires au projet; l\u2019obtention des permis et le d\u00e9veloppement des projets conform\u00e9ment aux attentes de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9; l\u2019exactitude des estimations actuelles des ressources min\u00e9rales de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 et les r\u00e9sultats des tests m\u00e9tallurgiques; certaines hypoth\u00e8ses de prix pour le P2O5 et le Fe2O3; l\u2019inflation et les prix des intrants des projets de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9tant approximativement conformes aux niveaux anticip\u00e9s; le maintien des relations de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 avec les Premi\u00e8res Nations et autres parties autochtones conform\u00e9ment aux attentes de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9; le maintien des relations de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 avec d\u2019autres partenaires et fournisseurs tiers conform\u00e9ment aux attentes de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9; et les relations et actions gouvernementales \u00e9tant conformes aux attentes de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9. Les investisseurs sont avertis que de telles d\u00e9clarations ne constituent pas des garanties de performance future et que les r\u00e9sultats r\u00e9els ou les d\u00e9veloppements peuvent diff\u00e9rer de mani\u00e8re significative de ceux projet\u00e9s dans les d\u00e9clarations prospectives. En cons\u00e9quence, les lecteurs ne devraient pas accorder une confiance excessive aux informations prospectives contenues dans ce communiqu\u00e9. La Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 n\u2019assume aucune obligation de mettre \u00e0 jour ou de r\u00e9viser ses d\u00e9clarations prospectives, que ce soit en raison de nouvelles informations, d\u2019\u00e9v\u00e9nements futurs ou autrement, sauf si la loi applicable l\u2019exige. Toutes les informations prospectives contenues dans ce communiqu\u00e9 sont assujetties \u00e0 ces d\u00e9clarations de mise en garde.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada officially adds phosphate to its critical minerals list, unlocking major tax credits and accelerating domestic LFP battery supply chain development.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":20185,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>First Phosphate NRCan 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