Mining industry endorses ‘game-changer’ transparency rules
Canada’s mining industry has endorsed a plan that would require mandatory reporting to provincial securities commissions of all project-related payments they make to governments, a move that global transparency groups are hailing as groundbreaking.
RRTWG Submission on Mandatory Reporting of Payments
Joint submission from the Resource Revenue Transparency Working Group with recommendations on the implementation of mandatory reporting requirements for Canadian mining companies.
Recommendations on Mandatory Disclosure of Payments from Canadian Mining Companies to Governments
In recognition of Canada’s impact on global resource governance, the Mining Association of Canada, the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada, Publish What You Pay Canada, and the Revenue Watch Institute jointly formed the Resource Revenue Transparency Working Group (the “Working Group”) in September of 2012. The objective of the Working Group is to develop […]
Emerging Transparency Standards, Expectations and Practices for Mining Companies
Prepared by Stratos Inc. for the Mining Association of Canada.
Corporate Social Responsibility Accountability Report
Prepared by Fasken Martineau for the Mining Association of Canada.
Mining association urges replacement for counsellor
The association that represents Canada’s largest mining companies is urging the Conservative government to quickly replace the corporate social responsibility counsellor who resigned last week after four years on the job. “The function her office provides is a legitimate and an important one,” said Pierre Gratton, president and CEO of the Mining Association of Canada. […]
Canadian mining industry embraces transparency initiative
A new form of transparency is coming to the Canadian mining industry, and it will be compulsory.
‘Huge opportunities’ for Canadian mining industry to work in developing countries
Canada’s international co-operation minister says there are “huge opportunities” for the country’s mining industry to work with the Canadian government in developing countries. Speaking at the annual board of directors’ meeting for the Mining Association of Canada, Julian Fantino said the extractive industry can play an important role in Canada’s international development efforts.
Sustainability efforts gain momentum
The Canadian mining industry has made significant progress in the last 10 to 15 years in the realm of environmental and social responsibility, reports Mining Association of Canada (MAC) president and CEO Pierre Gratton.
Miners urge new rules, more transparency
Canada’s mining industry is developing a plan for mandatory reporting of all resource company payments to government – both foreign and domestic – arguing that greater transparency is both a boon to investors and critical in gaining broader social acceptance for global resource industries. The country’s two largest mining groups – the Mining Association of […]
