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Press Releases
Government’s Wage Subsidy to Bring Relief to Canada’s Mining Companies and their Workers Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Today’s announcement by Prime Minister Trudeau, extending the wage subsidy to include businesses of all sizes, is a critical component of a package of reforms designed to help businesses keep …
New Government Announcement Electrifies Canada’s Mining Industry
Commitment to support electric vehicles on mine sites welcome as sector moves to a lower carbon future Toronto, March 2nd, 2020 – The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) strongly supports …
Norway Adopts Canada’s Towards Sustainable Mining Initiative
Norsk Bergindustri (Norwegian Mineral Industry), the national mining association in Norway, today announced that it will adopt the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative, a corporate social responsibility program developed by …
MAC in the News
Federal government wage subsidy program to provide relief for miners affected by COVID-19
On Mar. 30, Prime Minister Trudeau announced that the federal government is expanding the wage subsidy program for companies impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to include medium and big businesses, …
Canada’s miners welcome government wage subsidy
Canada’s mining industry has welcomed broader support from the federal government for the mining industry as it navigates the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Federal wage subsidy well received by mining industry
The federal government’s wage subsidy will bring relief to mining companies and miners caught up in the pandemic crisis.
