Indigenous and Community Relationships
Facilities reported for the second time on the revised Indigenous and Community Relationships Protocol, with evidence of improvement across four of five performance indicators. Of note, there were significant improvements in the proportion of facilities reporting Level A or higher on Indicator 4 (Community Impact and Benefit Management) and Indicator 5 (Community of Interest Response Mechanism). A minor decline in overall performance on Indicator 3 (Effective Indigenous Engagement and Dialogue) is likely due to an increase in the number of facilities outside of Canada reporting this indicator as “not applicable”.
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| Last Updated: Apr 28, 2025 | ||
| Community of Interest Identification | 83% 2022 | 96% 2024 |
| Effective Community of Interest Engagement and Dialogue | 81% 2022 | 90% 2024 |
| Effective Indigenous Engagement and Dialogue | 78% 2022 | 76% 2024 |
| Community Impact and Benefit Management | 71% 2022 | 92% 2024 |
| Community of Interest Response Mechanism | 84% 2022 | 97% 2024 |
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Crisis Management and Communications Planning
Facilities continued to perform well on the Crisis Management and Communications Planning Protocol, with a notable increase in the number of facilities reporting a Yes on Indicator 3 (Training). This protocol underwent a minor review in 2022, resulting in some modifications that will be reflected in public reporting in 2024.
| Last Updated: Apr 28, 2025 | |||
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| Crisis management and communications preparedness | 53% 2006 | 91% 2023 | 93% 2024 |
| Review | 59% 2006 | 81% 2023 | 91% 2024 |
| Training | 40% 2006 | 82% 2023 | 91% 2024 |
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Safety and Health
In 2022, facilities began reporting on a revised version of the Safety and Health Protocol that includes new requirements related to critical controls, high consequence hazards, and mental health. Despite these enhanced requirements, scores remained very strong with around 90% of facilities reporting a Level A or higher across all indicators.
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| Last Updated: Mar 24, 2025 | |||
| Commitments and accountability | 95% 2013 | 99% 2023 | 100% 2024 |
| Planning and implementation | 91% 2013 | 98% 2023 | 98% 2024 |
| Training, behaviour and culture | 88% 2013 | 98% 2023 | 98% 2024 |
| Monitoring and reporting | 78% 2013 | 90% 2023 | 88% 2024 |
| Performance | 94% 2013 | 96% 2023 | 90% 2024 |
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Child and Forced Labour
Facilities report on the Preventing Child and Forced Labour Protocol every three years during the external verification of TSM performance results. Most facilities undergoing external verification continue to meet the requirements of this protocol. However, in 2022, two facilities undergoing external verification recognized that they were lacking certain policies to demonstrate full adherence to the requirements of this protocol.
| Last Updated: Feb 04, 2025 | |||
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| Forced Labour - Not Used | 100% 2018 | 100% 2023 | 100% 2024 |
| Child Labour - Not Used | 100% 2018 | 100% 2023 | 100% 2024 |
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Tailings Management
Facilities reported for the second time on the revised 2019 version of the Tailings Management Protocol and its associated guides, with increases of about 10 percentage points in facilities scoring Level A or higher across all indicators.
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| Last Updated: Dec 12, 2024 | |||
| Tailings management policy and commitment | 46% 2006 | 93% 2023 | 92% 2024 |
| Tailings management system | 40% 2006 | 88% 2023 | 87% 2024 |
| Assigned accountability and responsibility | 60% 2006 | 91% 2023 | 88% 2024 |
| Annual tailings management review | 54% 2006 | 92% 2023 | 91% 2024 |
| Operation, maintenance and surveillance (OMS) manual | 49% 2006 | 93% 2023 | 90% 2024 |
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Biodiversity Conservation Management
Facilities continued to demonstrate satisfactory performance on the Biodiversity Conservation Management Protocol, with a notable improvement on Indicator 1 (Commitment, Accountability, and Communications).
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| Last Updated: Dec 12, 2024 | |||
| Commitment, accountability and communications | 58% 2013 | 91% 2023 | 91% 2024 |
| Conservation planning and implementation | 50% 2013 | 83% 2023 | 90% 2024 |
| Reporting | 53% 2013 | 80% 2023 | 87% 2024 |
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Water Stewardship
Facilities reported publicly for the second time on the new Water Stewardship Protocol, with noticeable improvements in performance across indicators. Indicator 1 (Water Governance) and Indicator 2 (Operational Water Management) saw the greatest increases in facilities reporting Level A or higher.
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| Last Updated: Dec 12, 2024 | |||
| Water governance | 79% 2021 | 94% 2023 | 94% 2024 |
| Operational water management | 77% 2021 | 90% 2023 | 96% 2024 |
| Watershed-scale planning | 82% 2021 | 93% 2023 | 97% 2024 |
| Water reporting and performance | 77% 2021 | 91% 2023 | 88% 2024 |
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Climate Change
Facilities’ performance varied across the three indicators of the Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Management Protocol. There were notable improvements in performance on Indicator 1 (Management Systems) and Indicator 2 (Reporting Systems), but many facilities continued to struggle with Indicator 3 (Performance Targets); just over 60% of facilities reported a Level A or higher on that indicator. In 2023, facilities will begin public reporting on the new Climate Change Protocol, which will replace the Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Management Protocol. The new protocol takes a more comprehensive approach to climate change, incorporating mitigation and adaptation measures at both corporate and facility levels.
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| Last Updated: Mar 11, 2025 | ||
| Corporate Climate Change Management | 91% 2023 | 94% 2024 |
| Facility Climate Change Management | 77% 2023 | 76% 2024 |
| Facility Performance Targets and Reporting | 70% 2023 | 73% 2024 |
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