In this episode of Minerals Matter, Pierre Gratton, President and CEO of the Mining Association of Canada (MAC), a national voice for the Canadian mining industry working to promote the industry internationally, sits down with APF Canada’s Vice-President Research & Strategy Vina Nadjibulla. Together they discuss global co-operation initiatives on critical minerals and domestic labour hurdles facing Canada’s mining industry.
They touch on the critical minerals diversification initiatives coming out of the G7 leaders' summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, earlier this year, including a target to reduce reliance on any single rare earths supplier — widely understood to mean China — to below 60 per cent by 2030. Gratton assesses the feasibility of diversification measures from both Canada and G7 partners, from mining and refining to EV battery recycling, while also reflecting on domestic developments including regulatory reform, shifting public perception of mining, technological advances, and the industry's acute labour shortage.
