# Government of Canada invests CAD 3.5 million in Equispheres

The Government of Canada, through FedDev Ontario, announced a CAD 3.5 million repayable contribution to Equispheres Inc. to accelerate commercialization of metal powders for additive manufacturing. The company expects to create 55 skilled jobs in the Ottawa Region.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2022-01-01
- Where: Ottawa Region, Canada
- Value: $2.80M (3.50M CAD)
- Jobs: 55
- Status: announced
- Products: high-performance metal powders for additive manufacturing
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Equispheres Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/60026.md)
- [Government of Canada](https://endata.com/companies/1351.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [canada.ca](https://www.canada.ca/en/economic-development-southern-ontario/news/2022/01/government-of-canada-supports-scale-up-and-growth-of-southern-ontarios-manufacturing-sector.html), 2022-01-01: "This contribution will allow us to scale up our production and position ourselves as the global leader in the exponentially growing 3D printing space."

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