Horizontal Initiative – Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)

National Research Council Canada (NRC)

Transport Canada (TC)

Successful implementation of the CCMS will require a coordinated, multi-pronged approach, given that responsibilities for specific areas and initiatives for critical minerals fall within the purview of multiple federal departments. An interdepartmental governance framework, under the direction of an Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM)-level Horizontal Initiative Oversight Committee with representation from all partner departments, will be maintained to ensure oversight, facilitate coordination amongst departments, and provide strategic direction.

NRCan’s Critical Minerals Centre of Excellence (CMCE) will serve as the Government of Canada lead on the development and coordination of Canada’s policies and programs on critical minerals and will provide strategic oversight of, and direction on, the development and implementation of the CCMS. The CMCE will also serve as the secretariat of the CCMS governance framework.

The ADM-level Horizontal Initiative Oversight Committee is chaired by the ADM of the Lands and Minerals Sector (LMS), NRCan and includes ADM representation from all partner departments (CIRNAC, ISED, NRC, and TC), as well as ADM representation from Global Affairs Canada (GAC), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Department of National Defence (DND), Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC), Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC), Indigenous Service Canada (ISC), Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), and Canada’s Regional Development Agencies (RDAs). The Oversight Committee is responsible for providing direction on the development and implementation of the CCMS, supporting cross-departmental coordination, ensuring timely and accurate reporting, and identifying issues that may require Deputy Minister engagement.

The Deputy Minister Climate Plan Implementation Committee, co-chaired by NRCan and ECCC, provides strategic oversight of, and direction on, the development and implementation of federal policies, programs, regulations and services related to clean growth and climate change, including critical minerals.

The Oversight Committee will be supported by five Director-General (DG)-level committees that provide oversight and guidance of the Strategy and its most significant initiatives:

• DG NRCan CCMS Governance Committee (chair: NRCan) ensures that NRCan has the appropriate internal governance, risk management, and reporting processes in place to successfully implement the CCMS and other critical mineral priorities.
• DG Interdepartmental CCMS Governance Committee (chair: NRCan) provides horizontal advice and guidance on key initiatives and processes, and facilitates the flow of information across the federal government.
• DG Infrastructure Investment Review Committee – Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund (CMIF) (co-chairs: NRCan; TC) provides oversight and issue recommendations on targeted infrastructure investments through the CMIF.
• DG Committee on Ring of Fire (co-chairs: NRCan; Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario) addresses priorities, challenges and emerging issues related to potential critical minerals development in the Ring of Fire region.
• DG CM Innovation Advisory Committee (co-chairs: NRCan; Mining Association of Canada) ensures alignment with the mining industry and other stakeholders, and to foster collaboration in areas of common interest.
• DG Investment Review Committee – Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) (chair: ISED) provides advice and guidance on contributions towards proposals that support government priorities and objectives, consistent with SIF’s Terms and Conditions.

A Director-level CCMS Implementation Committee (chair: NRCan) supports the more senior committees to guide the development and implementation of the CCMS. There is also a SIF Critical Minerals Director Consensus Committee (chair: ISED) that assesses interdepartmental recommendations from Critical Minerals Interdepartmental Working Group and develops consensus on all recommendations made to DG-IRC.

Finally, there are also four interdepartmental working groups:

• Sub-Committee on Performance Measurement (chair: NRCan) supports reporting on performance and results for the initiatives under the CCMS and supports access to ongoing and timely data on progress to support decision-making.
• Sub-Committee on Communications (chair: NRCan) supports communications for initiatives under the CCMS.
• Working level Infrastructure Investment Committee (co-chair: NRCan; TC) ensures that applications assessed by the CMIF are reviewed by a broad array of Government of Canada experts and that projects recommended to the DG Infrastructure Investment Review Committee will meaningfully contribute to the development or increase in critical minerals production in Canada.
• SIF CM Interdepartmental Working Group (co-chair: NRCan; ISED) assesses incoming Statements of Interest and makes recommendations to the SIF Critical Minerals Director Consensus Committee to ensure project assessments are approached from a practical, whole-of-government perspective that integrates horizontal policy considerations, cross-government expertise, and other potential funding mechanisms.

Critical Minerals Centre of Excellence (CMCE)

• The Critical Minerals Concierge Service engaged with 146 external stakeholders on pathfinding support during fiscal year 2024-25, representing a 14% increase in engagement compared to the previous fiscal year. Of the 146 engagements, 60 company meetings were held, 57 information packages were provided, and 21 referrals were made to other government departments.
• CMCE continued to implement the CCMS Horizontal Initiative Governance Framework, with more than 60 governance committee meetings held to promote interdepartmental engagement, oversight and guidance of the Strategy.
• CMCE conducted research, analysis, and engagement to support critical mineral policy development to strengthen the resiliency and sustainability of value chains, including critical mineral project development, financing/tax incentives, economic and national security, traceability, standards development, and support to international engagements.

Technology and Innovation Initiative (TII)

• CanmetMINING, with its federal lab partners (CanmetMATERIALS, CanmetENERGY, the NRC), launched the second wave of CMRDD program R&D, initiating 49 projects focused on midstream extraction, processing, and environmental technologies. Three quarters of these projects support the zero-emission vehicle value chain, with a focus on primary and secondary sources.
• CanmetMINING advanced IP development with a completed IP kit for lithium extraction technology, with a second IP kit initiated. Ecotoxicological research advanced for lithium, rare earths and uranium mine effluents and emissions.
• CanmetMINING advanced its Canadian Mine Tailings Inventory database, to prioritize sites for critical mineral recovery, including a detailed sampling case study in Nova Scotia with the Geological Survey of Canada.
• CanmetMATERIALS has 19 active midstream R&D projects (material development, manufacturing scale up, and recovery from secondary sources for batteries, magnets, and metals) with industry partners aimed at strengthening domestic value chains and improving supply security. Industry participation in CanmetMATERIALS’ Wave 2 projects increased 3.5x vs. Wave 1.
• In May 2024, CanmetMATERIALS hosted a two-day industry workshop (30+ participants) on critical minerals midstream technical gaps that a national lab could address through targeted R&D, which resulted in six recommendations.
• Under the Critical Battery Materials Initiative, the NRC continued to develop scientific infrastructure for two AI-enabled self-driving laboratory platforms that can accelerate the discovery of new battery materials and critical mineral processing methods to unlock a clean, efficient and competitive Canadian battery supply chain.
• The NRC worked in close collaboration with NRCan’s CanmetMATERIALS, Canadian industries and universities to develop new technology solutions to accelerate research and development of more sustainable critical minerals recycling processes.
• The NRC signed 11 new funding agreements for multi-year collaborative research and development projects with academic and industrial recipients to accelerate the discovery of more sustainable critical mineral processing pathways and new battery materials that leverage Canadian mineral resources.
• Under the second wave (Budget 2022) of the CMRDD program’s contribution stream, NRCan announced $58.8 million in investments, including 10 demonstration projects and one strategic partnership. All projects are in progress and on track for completion by March 2027.

Critical Minerals Geoscience and Data (CMGD)

• The second competition for contribution funding was completed. 18 contribution agreements are now in place with provincial and territorial organizations totaling $7.1M in conditionally approved funding to advance foundational geoscience research, acquire new data, and develop predictive models to accelerate development of Canada’s critical mineral resources.
• New advanced analytical methods were developed and published to integrate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations in mineral potential models (e.g., species at risk, GHG emissions, resource conflicts, groundwater risk, etc.).
• Ore deposit models and methods were developed and refined to improve exploration for critical minerals in conventional and unconventional sources (e.g., Li from brines, sedimentary basins and pegmatites, graphite, REE and Nb in carbonatites, magmatic Ni-Cu-Co-PGE, and REE and P from mine tailings).

Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund (CMIF)

• As of March 31, 2025, NRCan has announced the conditional approval of up to $303M in contribution funding for 31 projects and $1.5M for 18 Indigenous grants under the first national call for proposals for the Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund (CMIF). These projects will help to advance preconstruction, construction, and Indigenous capacity building and participation in eligible critical minerals infrastructure projects.
• A second call for proposals was launched (with more than $500M available) using a directed call focusing on strategic projects identified by provinces and territories and NRCan market analysis, in addition to an open call.

Global Partnerships Initiative (GPI)

Activity 1: Market development and investment attraction

Advancing critical minerals data

• In collaboration with Statistics Canada, NRCan completed the first round of the mineral production waiver campaign that sought confidentiality waivers from over 160 key industry survey respondents. The campaign had a 40% success rate. A second round will take place in 2025/26, with a focus on contacting executive level members of companies associated with critical mineral production.
• Co-hosted the second meeting of the Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Committee on Mineral Statistics. This meeting included a discussion on critical mineral data issues, a demonstration of a new tool that increases access to existing critical minerals exploration data, and an introduction to a new platform under development that will improve data collection procedures for the mineral exploration survey.

Enhancing international engagements and investment attraction

• Held two investment attraction seminars in Brussels and Toronto to attract foreign investment, facilitating 45 Business-to-Business connections between Canadian critical mineral project proponents and potential investors.
• Held a series of bilateral engagement with international partners including: 1) the United States through the Joint Action Plan and Energy Transformation Task Force; 2) Japan through the Canada-Japan Memorandum of Cooperation concerning Battery Supply Chains; 3) the European Union through the Bilateral Dialogue on Raw Materials; 4) Germany through the Canada-Germany Energy Partnership; 5) France through the Canada-France Dialogue on Critical Minerals; 6) Chile through the Canada-Chile Memorandum of Understanding on Critical Minerals and Sustainable Mining; 7) Peru through ongoing engagement with Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines and the Peruvian mining ecosystem; 8) Mexico through the Canada-Mexico Partnership Mining Working Group; 9) the Dominican Republic through ongoing engagement with Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Energy and Mines and the Dominican mining ecosystem.
• As part of the Canadian delegation, participated in the negotiations at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council on the Mineral Code.
• Continued as Vice Chair of the International Energy Agency’s Critical Minerals Working Party (engaging in regular meetings with international counterparts on critical minerals policy, security, and the establishment in a new Technology Collaboration Platform for critical minerals).

At the March 2025 annual convention of Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC)

• A high-level meeting of the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) was held.
• The 10th Annual International Mines Ministers Summit (IMMS) was held with participation of 20 government ministers responsible for mining in their countries, leaders of industry, financial institutions, and civil society. The summit focused on Unlocking Tomorrow’s Minerals: Accelerating from discovery to production.

Activity 2: International research and development

NRCan joint research with other countries

• CanmetMINING's international outreach and technical engagement activity experienced a step-change increase in fiscal year 2024-2025, in pursuit of collaborative research projects with international partners with over 50 engagements.
• One collaborative agreement was signed with the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières in France, evaluating electronic-pulse technology to reduce energy inputs and emissions of mining processes.
• An additional eight collaborative agreements are under development for international research projects on sustainable extraction, processing, recycling, and environmental management techniques for critical minerals essential to clean energy and economic growth. Participating governments include all G7 countries except for Italy, as well as Australia, Korea, the EU, Finland and Spain.
• Internal test work and research are underway while Task Shared Agreements are negotiated. Information sharing and collaboration processes with counterparts are awaiting official agreements to be signed.

Demonstration funding for Canadian technologies applied abroad

• This funding is supporting critical mineral projects in Canada in collaboration with other countries/international partners. In fiscal year 2024-2025, GPI provided co-funding to Fortune Minerals ($7.49M) alongside the U.S. Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III program.

Participation in the Centre for Resource Recovery and Recycling (CR3)

• CanmetMINING led the project Identify and Develop Processes to Recover and Produce Saleable Silica from Mine Wastes. Results showed it is possible to recover appreciable amounts of silica depending on particle size.
• CanmetMATERIALS and KU Leuven have developed a new project on slag carbonation and valorization and CanmetMATERIALS will be participating as the focus group chair to steer the project and ensure its successful delivery.
• By attending two CR3 meetings in 2024/2025, new collaborative opportunities and professional connections were developed with Glencore, Umicore, Arubis, Gopher Resources, and KU Leuven.

Activity 3: Building and promoting Canada’s international leadership

Critical minerals supply chain traceability:

• NRCan launched the Critical Minerals Traceability Projects Grants in September 2024, funding five Canadian traceability technology companies for up to three years. The objective of the grants is to fund pilot commercial-stage applications of critical minerals supply chain traceability projects that offer the strongest potential to identify ESG credentials for Canadian supply chains. Participants have submitted reports on their first year of funding.
• Canada voluntary contribution of $325,000 to the International Energy Agency (IEA) in fiscal year 2023-24 helped advance work on critical minerals ESG transparency and traceability by IEA, including an IEA report on the role of traceability in critical mineral supply chains that was published in February 2025.

Energy Resources Governance Initiative (ERGI)

• The two-year agreement for $1 million with the University of British Columbia to deliver training to mining sector employees was successfully completed.
• 100% of the expected results were achieved as follows:
  • 300 online scholarships were provided with a completion rate of 169 graduates.
  • Two online cohorts of 60 students each were provided with a graduation rate of 88%

Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (ESTMA) and Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI):

• Canada chaired 10 EITI Board Validation Committee meetings. EITI receives $185,000 in contribution funding annually under the Canadian Critical Mineral Strategy (CCMS) to support International Secretariat activities. The total NRCan funding to the EITI was $500,000 for 2024-25.
• Over 1390 ESTMA report submissions were validated through the NRCan eServices Portal. Of these submissions, 661 unique reports were received disclosing over CAD$161 billion in payments to over 1,300 payees in 91 countries around the world. ESTMA compliance activities (e.g., reviews, mailouts) reached a combined total of over 500 entities, supporting data integrity and effective administration of ESTMA.
• To promote competitiveness of Canadian companies, new ESTMA substitution determinations for U.S., the United Kingdom, and Switzerland were published. Current substitution determinations for the European Union and Quebec were also amended.

Indigenous Natural Resources Partnership (INRP)

• On December 2, 2024, the INRP Program closed application intake. Assessments are ongoing.
• As of March 31, 2025, fourteen contribution agreements, equating to $21.1M, have been signed. 84% of the $25M critical minerals stream has been committed. INRP projects support a range of activities, including engagement, training, and project development.
• Of the 14 agreements, five were signed in 2024-25, representing $7.7M.
• The five-year budget will be fully exhausted early in 2025-26, although the program sunsets at the end of 2026-27.

Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF)

• In 2024-25, the SIF committed up to $41 million to Foran Mining’s McIlvenna Bay Project in Saskatchewan to support Canada’s first carbon-neutral copper mine, enhancing domestic critical minerals capacity while creating over 400 skilled jobs and reducing reliance on foreign supply chains.
• As demonstrated by continued strong industry interest in SIF funding, the program plays a key role in strengthening Canada's economic resilience by advancing critical minerals projects that anchor supply chains, support advanced manufacturing, and secure long-term access to inputs for defence, digital sectors and clean technologies.
• SIF has continued to collaborate closely with the private sector to attract and secure strategic investments for critical minerals activities in Canada. SIF has maximized support for critical minerals projects by complementing federal investment tax credits, coordinating with funding partners, and bridging financing gaps for companies, to position Canada for sustained, inclusive economic growth.

Northern Regulatory Initiative (NRI)

• CIRNAC has worked with northern governments, rights holders, and stakeholders in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut to design and implement actions under the NRI. The NRI dedicated $6.4 million to support:
  • Five Yukon First Nation-led cumulative effects and baseline studies in areas of critical mineral and/or enabling infrastructure potential that will help support future regulatory/planning processes.
  • Regional Inuit Associations that are seeking to advance impact assessment and land use planning processes, and cumulative effects and baseline studies.

Andrew Ghattas
Senior Director
Policy and Economics Branch
Lands and Minerals Sector, NRCan
580 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0E6
(613) 716-4801
Andrew.Ghattas@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca

Outcome 1: Value is added by developing, expanding, and integrating Canadian value chains, including midstream processing and the circular economy

Outcome 2: Economic growth is enhanced through the anticipated increase in GDP growth

Outcome 3: High-quality and paying jobs are created in the critical minerals sector

Outcome 1: Nature and biodiversity-related commitments and standards are upheld by limiting the environmental footprint of mining activities and advancing exemplary ESG standards

Outcome 2: GHG emissions are reduced through the deployment of clean technologies and low-emission industrial processes, in line with Canada’s Emissions Reduction Plan

Outcome 3: Indigenous knowledge is incorporated into sustainable critical mineral development (in line with Indigenous Knowledge Policy Framework for Project Reviews and Regulatory Decisions, and Indigenous guardian programs)

Outcome 1: Economic reconciliation is prioritized by enhancing Indigenous participation in jobs, businesses, and ownership of mining and enabling infrastructure projects

Outcome 2: Diversity and inclusion in the workforce are enhanced for employment equity seeking groups

Critical Minerals Centre of Excellence
(top-up) $10,556,112

Technology and Innovation Initiative (Activity 1) (top-up) $44,400,000
(Activities 2 and 3) (new) $60,000,000

Critical Minerals Geoscience and Data Initiative (Activities 1, 2, and 4)
(new) $37,215,832

Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund (Activities 1 and 2)
(new) $1,483,178,544

Indigenous Partnerships Office and the Indigenous Natural Resource Partnerships Program
(expansion) $25,000,000

Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund
(Activity 3)
(new) $13,994,914

60% of key critical minerals increase production by 10% or more by December 2030, based on 2022 baseline

(2022 baseline: Production levels = 100 for 19 critical minerals that Canada produces and for which data are available, including aluminum, cobalt, copper, fluorspar, germanium, graphite, indium, lithium, magnesium, molybdenum, niobium, nickel, platinum group metals, potash, scandium, tellurium, titanium, uranium and zinc.)

At least 25% of key critical minerals that are net import reliant in 2022 show reductions in net import reliance

Baseline values were revised by the source for mined cobalt and lithium and refined copper.

2022 baseline taken as a five-year average of net import reliance values 2018-2022 for the six key critical minerals.

Mined cobalt = 40%; refined cobalt = net exporter; mined copper = net exporter; refined copper = net exporter; mined graphite = 67%; refined graphite = 100%; mined lithium = 60%; refined lithium = 100%; mined nickel = 12%; refined nickel = net exporter; mined rare earth elements = 100%; refined rare earth elements = 100%.)

For the period of 2020-24, a reduction in net import reliance was observed for 38% (3/8) of the critical minerals that were net import reliant in 2018-22 (excluding those for which Canada was a net exporter), including a reduction of 60% (3/5) of the mined critical minerals and no change (0/3) of the refined critical minerals.

Preliminary results taken as a five-year average of net import reliance values 2020-2024 for the six key critical minerals were: 34% for mined cobalt; net exporter for refined cobalt ; net exporter for mined and refined copper; 55% for mined graphite; 100% for refined graphite; 20% for mined lithium; 100% for refined lithium; 17% for mined nickel; net exporter of refined nickel; 100% of mined rare earth elements; 100% for refined rare earth elements.

Number of processing facilities for critical minerals in operation and under construction

(GBA Plus indicator)

Increased the share of U.S. imports from Canada by at least 5% compared to the period of 2018-21 for over 50% of critical minerals identified

(2018-21 baseline: Canada accounted for 50% of U.S. imports of aluminum, 16% of cobalt, 17% of graphite, 22% of indium, 45% of nickel, 25% of niobium, 52% of tellurium, 38% of vanadium (fero) and 66% of zinc)^{Footnote 11}

The share of U.S. imports from Canada reported for the period of 2020-23 increased by at least 5% compared to the baseline for 33% (3/9) of critical minerals identified.

Canadian producers were reported as having accounted for 56% of U.S. imports of aluminum for the period of 2020-23, 13% of cobalt, 13% of graphite, 14% of indium, 46% of nickel, 27% of niobium, 58% of tellurium, 48% of vanadium (fero) and 59% of zinc.

Not available

None of the CM projects have completed their work phase yet.

Increased employment across Canada in the minerals and mining sector, by gender

(GBA Plus indicator)

20% women+ representation;

80% men+ representation^{Footnote 16}

(2021 baseline: women+ 16%; men+ 84%)

Increased employment across Canada in the minerals and mining sector, by Indigenous identity

(GBA Plus indicator)

10% Indigenous representation;

90% non-Indigenous^{Footnote 17}

(2021 baseline: Indigenous representation 7%; non-Indigenous representation 93%)

Increased employment across Canada in the minerals and mining sector, by racialization^{Footnote 18}

(GBA Plus indicator)

25% racialized representation;

75% non-racialized representation^{Footnote 19}

(2021 baseline: racialized representation 18%; non-racialized representation 82%)

100%

(2023 baseline: 100%)

TBD following baseline survey conducted in 2024-25

(2024-25 baseline: 51.4%)

TBD following baseline survey conducted in 2024-25

(2024-25 baseline: 68.9%)

Geoscience and Data Initiative Activity 1: Establish a comprehensive critical minerals knowledge base

Geoscience and Data Activity 2: Conduct critical minerals systems studies to support exploration and development of new or emerging sources of critical minerals

$10,215,832

$24,400,000

$2,529,759

$5,948,190

$2,987,319

$3,949,678

2023/24: 65
2024/25: 250
2025/26: 350
2026/27: 450

(2022 baseline: 0)

Cumulative total: 167

92 scientific or technical publications and outreach activities in 2024-25.^{Footnote 22}

2023/24: 1,500
2024/25: 7,500
2025/26: 10,000
2026/27: 12,500

(2022 baseline: 0)

Cumulative total: 40,000

38,454 downloads in 2024-25.

2023/24: 0
2024/25: 50
2025/26: 100
2026/27: 200

(2022 baseline: 0)

List is updated approximately every 3 years, as needed^{Footnote 24}

(2022 baseline: First list was published in 2021)

2024/25: 25%

2025/26: 50%

2026/27: 75%

(2023/24 baseline: 20%^{Footnote 25})

$44,400,000

$3,100,000

$16,111,442

$1,045,949

$18,027,774

$1,073,838

Greater than 70% of projects advance along the technology readiness level scale

(2023 baseline: 90%)^{Footnote 26}

55% (CMAT)

68% (CMIN)

(1) Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program
(BNQ22)

(2) Energy, Mining and Environment Research Centre (BNQ05)

Cumulative total: 13

11 new research projects in 2024-25.

Cumulative total: 10

8 new collaborators and clients in 2024-25.

Not available

Projects are still ongoing with arising IP not yet confirmed.

Not available

Projects have not reached the stage of close-out reporting.

Not available

Platforms are still in development.

1. Percentage of projects that produce technical reports

1. 85% of projects produce technical reports (2023 baseline: Not Applicable)^{Footnote 29}

Not available

Projects have not reached the stage of producing technical reports.

Not available

Projects have not reached the stage of final reporting.

NRCan (BTO02): up to $442,799,075

NRCan (BTM09): up to $1,113,138

Up to
$34,991,568

Up to
$166,831

$5,514,305

$118,318

Not available.

No projects were completed in 2024-25.

Not available.

No projects were completed in 2024-25.

Up to
$136,635

NRCAN: Provision of Federal Leadership in the Minerals and Metals Sector (BTO02); Electricity Resources (BTM09)

TC: National Trade Corridors (BTY04)

NRCan (BTO02): Minimum of $1,036,660,296

NRCan (BTM09): Minimum of $2,606,035

TC: Minimum of $1,980,564

Minimum of
$81,920,605

Minimum of
$390,577

Minimum of
$319,885

$8,248,816

$276,997

$308,699

Not available

No projects were completed in 2024-25.

Not available

No projects were completed in 2024-25.

Not available

No projects were completed in 2024-25.

Not available

Current projects are not advanced to the stage where this data is available.

Not available

Current projects are not advanced to the stage where this data is available.

Not available

None of the CM projects have completed their work phase yet.

Not available

None of the CM projects have completed their work phase yet.

Not available

None of the CM projects have completed their work phase yet.

Not available

None of the CM projects have completed their work phase yet.

Not available

Current projects are not advanced to the stage where this data is available.

95%^{Footnote 48 Footnote 49} of Yukon engagement opportunities where northern partners participate in sustainable northern resource management discussions on critical mineral development (2023 baseline: 0)

95% of NWT engagement opportunities where northern partners participate in sustainable northern resource management discussions on critical mineral development (2023 baseline: 0)

95% of Nunavut engagement opportunities where northern partners participate in sustainable northern resource management discussions on critical mineral development (2023 baseline: 0)

Yukon: 100%

Northwest Territories: 100%

Nunavut: 100%

Not available

2024 data not released as of this reporting timeframe.

Not available

Work has not advanced to the stage where this data is available.

Not available

Work has not advanced to the stage where this data is available.

Cumulative total: 8

4 Regulatory Dialogue sessions held across the three territories in 2024-25.

25%^{Footnote 64 Footnote 65} Indigenous representation participation in Yukon (2023 baseline: 0%)

25% Indigenous representation participation in the Northwest Territories (2023 Baseline: 26%)^{Footnote 66}

25% Indigenous representation participation in Nunavut (2023 baseline: 0%)

Yukon: 20%

Northwest Territories: 31.5%

Nunavut: 27%

Not available

Studies have been initiated in YT and NWT, with potential studies in NU in 2025-26, however none have been completed yet.

100% of decisions will integrate Indigenous knowledge and science in the Northwest Territories (2023 baseline: 0%)

100% of decisions will integrate Indigenous knowledge and science in Nunavut (2023 baseline: 0%)

Not available

No Land Use Planning reports have been received at this time.

100% of decisions will integrate Indigenous knowledge and science in Yukon (2023 baseline: 0%)

100% of decisions will integrate Indigenous knowledge and science in the Northwest Territories (2023 baseline: 0%)

100% of decisions will integrate Indigenous knowledge and science in Nunavut (2023 baseline: 0%)

100%

The reports received for 2024-2025 have indicated this result to be 100%. However, there are still a number of reports yet to be received.

Not available

Result will be available after second year of data collection.

Total employment in funding recipient organizations subject to the workforce demographics survey, by gender

(GBA Plus indicator)

20% women+ representation; 80% men+ representation^{Footnote 71}

(2021 baseline: women+ 18%; men+ 78%^{Footnote 72})

Total employment in funding recipient organizations subject to the workforce demographics survey, by Indigenous Identity

(GBA Plus indicator)

7% Indigenous representation;
93% non-Indigenous^{Footnote 74}

(2021 baseline: Indigenous representation 5%; non-Indigenous representation 95%^{Footnote 75})

Total employment in funding recipient organizations subject to the workforce demographics survey, by racialization^{Footnote 77}

(GBA Plus indicator)

25% racialized representation; 75% non-racialized representation^{Footnote 78}

(2021 baseline: racialized representation 22%; non-racialized representation 78%^{Footnote 79})

Rural/urban^{Footnote 81} distribution of projects for funding recipient organizations subject to the workforce demographics survey

(GBA Plus indicator)

90% rural; 10% urban

(2023 baseline: rural Not Applicable; urban Not Applicable)^{Footnote 82}

Cumulative total: 14

5 new agreements in 2024-25.

Number of contribution agreements that support participation of underrepresented groups within Indigenous communities^{Footnote 85}

(GBA Plus Indicator)

At least 1 contribution agreement that supports participation of underrepresented groups

(2022 baseline: 0)

Cumulative total: 12

4 new agreements in 2024-25.

2025-27: 50 international engagements annually

2027-30: 3 international engagements annually

(2022 baseline: 0)

Provision of Federal Leadership in the Minerals and Metals Sector

(BTO02)

Cumulative total: 25

15 new partnership agreements in 2024-25.

Provision of Federal Leadership in the Minerals and Metals Sector

(BTO02)

Cumulative total: 9

3 new partnership agreements in 2024-25.

Cumulative total: 15

11 workshops delivered in 2024-25.

Provision of Federal Leadership in the Minerals and Metals Sector

(BTO02)

Cumulative total: 59

27 new ESG-related engagements in 2024-25.