Critical mineral processing will protect Canada’s EV industry

The lack of processing capabilities in the ‘mine-to-mobility’ EV supply chain leaves us further exposed to trade risk.

The benefits of processing our underground wealth go beyond this moment of crisis wrought by tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump, and beyond the auto sector alone, write Travis Southin, Derek Eaton, and Sosthène Ung.Image courtesy of Pixabay/Owantana

Opinion

BY TRAVIS SOUTHIN, DEREK EATON, SOSTHèNE UNG

March 19, 2025

Canada’s richness in critical minerals lies at the heart of our strategic bet to build the coming generations of electric vehicles and the specialized batteries they run on.

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