A battery-powered green future? Canada has a strategy for that
The federal government has unveiled an ambitious road map to make Canada a critical minerals powerhouse, describing a “generational opportunity” to spur economic growth, fight climate change and advance global security and Indigenous reconciliation — all at the same time.
Canada considering if critical mineral exports to China should be limited: Wilkinson
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said the new critical minerals strategy published Friday doesn’t specifically bar Canadian mines from exporting critical minerals and metals to countries like China.
Ottawa’s first critical minerals strategy aims to speed up projects, attract workers
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first significant mining strategy will focus on lithium and handful of other minerals that are key to building electric vehicles, the latest evidence that Ottawa intends to play an active role in ensuring Canada takes advantage of the global rush for the raw ingredients needed to make batteries.
Ottawa’s critical mineral strategy calls for faster project approvals
Canada will need to speed up regulatory decisions on critical mineral projects if it wants to become a global leader in battery manufacturing, electric vehicles, wind turbines and solar panels, says a new national strategy released today.
Fall Economic Statement Outlines Supports for Canada’s Mining Sector
Ottawa – The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) welcomes today’s Fall Economic Statement, which includes several commitments that will provide support for the country’s mining industry, one of the most significant contributors to the economy in the natural resources sector. The government’s announcement of a tax credit for clean technologies of up to 30% for investments […]
Forced sale of strategic mineral interests necessary to boost Canada’s security: experts
The move by the federal government to force Chinese companies to sell their investments in three critical mineral companies is being called a meaningful and necessary escalation of Canada’s defensive posturing on strategic assets.
Ottawa orders Chinese companies to exit three Canadian lithium miners
Ottawa has ordered three Chinese companies to divest their investments in three Canadian junior lithium miners as it looks to strengthen its hold on this country’s critical minerals projects amid rising demand for the commodities.
Ottawa Business Journal podcast – The critical issue of critical minerals
Canada has a long and successful history in mining. While some might think the industry’s best days are behind it, experts say a convergence of factors ‒ economic, geopolitical and environmental ‒ could mean mining is poised for unprecedented growth in Canada. This growth is critical to Canadian manufacturers, including Ottawa’s own technology sector, because […]
Canada will fast-track energy and mining projects important to allies: Freeland
Canada will have to fast-track energy and mining projects if it is to help its democratic allies and achieve its own net-zero ambitions, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a speech this week in Washington — the most tangible signal to date that the federal Liberal government is prepared to address regulatory hurdles that […]
Why Canada needs an EV battery strategy – now
For half a century, oil production has been a major economic engine for Canada. But just as the internal combustion engine is starting to give way to the battery-powered electric vehicle (EV), so too does Canada need to develop a new industrial engine, says a new report by Clean Energy Canada and Trillum Network for […]
