Trudeau tells mining conference that battling climate change is good for investment
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a surprise appearance at an annual mining conference in downtown Toronto on Monday to pitch the idea that having a national policy framework to reduce the country’s carbon emissions to net zero by 2050 is good for the economy.
Tax writeoffs coming for off-road electric cars, Trudeau tells miners
Trudeau was in Toronto speaking at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference, where he lauded the mining sector’s efforts to protect the environment. He also offered up some help.
Canada’s move to a low-carbon economy will be ‘a big adjustment for many industries,’ Trudeau tells mining conference
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government is asking business and Indigenous leaders for advice as it crafts a plan for achieving its 2030 and 2050 emissions targets. Mr. Trudeau said in his speech Monday to a mining conference in Toronto that the government will be seeking input “in the coming year” on how Canada […]
Justin Trudeau gets a standing ovation from … a mining conference?
“Look at that, a standing ovation,” said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he addressed party faithf—oh, wait, that was a mining conference? At a prickly moment for Canada’s resource sector, Trudeau addressed the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada in Toronto. The response to many of the PM’s applause lines was polite, but he had the crowd on its […]
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 today’s announcement of the government’s commitment to write-off the full cost of clean energy equipment. First introduced in 2018, the government’s Fall Economic Statement specified […]
Budget 2020 – Critical Minerals and Opportunities for Canada’s Mining Industry
Canada’s Mining Sector at a Tipping Point
Latest Industry Trends Highlight Enormous Potential for Mining in Canada Today, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) released its annual Facts & Figures report, a document focused on providing a comprehensive overview of current trends in Canada’s mining sector. With growing demand for minerals and metals, and with Canada being a global leader in responsible […]
Facts and Figures 2019
MAC’s annual flagship publication detailing the latest trends in the Canadian mining industry.
Mining and Natural Resources in a Minority Parliament
Speech delivered by Pierre Gratton to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade on January 24, 2020
Statement from the Mining Association of Canada on the Tentative Agreement Reached by CN
OTTAWA, November 26th, 2019 – The Mining Association of Canada is relieved at the news that a tentative agreement has been reached between CN and its 3,200 conductors and yard crews. The impacts felt by the week-long strike resulted in costly disruptions for Canadian mining companies, many of whom incurred significant impacts over the last […]
