Miners welcome Ottawa’s fall fiscal update
A five-year extension to the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit was just one reason why industry praised this week’s federal government Fall Economic Statement. Still, the credit won most of the praise.
Mining sector lauds tax credits in government’s latest budget
Mining sector lauds tax credits in government’s latest budget PressReader The Canadian mining industry applauded the latest budget update, which provides tax credits and incentives at a time when the sector is struggling.
‘Canada just got a whole lot more attractive’: Miners laud extended tax credits
The Canadian mining industry applauded the latest budget update, which provides tax credits and incentives at a time when the sector is struggling.
Multi-year tax credit extension a major boost for exploration in Canada
The Canadian government’s 2018 fall economic statement (FES), released on Wednesday, contains several measures to boost the competitiveness of the mining industry, including the first multi-year renewal of the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit (METC) since its inception in 2000.
MAC push for greater timelines reflected in Bill C-69
Canadian miners supportive of Impact Assessment Act
The Mining Association of Canada has declared Bill C-69, the proposed new federal Impact Assessment Act, an improvement over its Harper-government predecessor, with its president and CEO Pierre Gratton suggesting that with proper implementation, C-69 will make Canada a more welcome place for mining investment.
Bill C-69: a step forward for Canada’s mining sector
Canada’s natural resource sectors are bedrocks of our economy. Our mining sector, in particular, is widely recognized as a global leader. We’ve also consistently been one of the largest sources of foreign direct investment, even more so when we include oil sands mining. Today, unfortunately, this provider of three-quarters of a million jobs – the […]
Mining group leads July lobbying, urges feds to review pace of policy changes affecting resource industries
While some groups pull back in summer months, the Mining Association of Canada remained active in July, where industry, trade, and environment were the most-discussed issues.
Carbon pricing confusion
Everything was moving along nicely. Four provinces with carbon tax and/or cap-and-trade programs. Six others and the territories looking on in anticipation and yes, in some cases with deep foreboding at Ottawa’s plans for its own carbon pricing framework scheduled for legal launch this January.
Ottawa just tied Canadian miners to the tracks of a railway duopoly
In the next week or so, Parliament is expected to pass Bill C-49, a bill amending the Canada Transportation Act (CTA). The bill will impact the mining sector’s ability to get our products to market reliably and cost-effectively on Canada’s railroads, which are controlled by only two companies. Mining products represent about half of rail […]
