Momentum in cutting red tape is making mining in Canada more attractive to investors

The prime minister is starting to collect evidence to help Canada reclaim its status as one of the world’s most investible, mining-friendly jurisdictions.
Tim Hodgson
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson. Early signs suggest changes to the impact assessment process are improving efficiency, with some mining projects entering the system in 2025 reaching key milestones materially faster than comparable projects a year earlier, writes Pierre Gratton.

For many years federal governments, both Liberal and Conservative, promised to reduce red tape and improve permitting timelines. All have failed or, at best, tinkered at the margins.

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