en.Wedoany.com Reported - Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Tim Hodgson, announced a series of key actions to strengthen the country's mining and energy sectors during the 2026 Energy and Mines Ministers' Conference in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
The global energy crisis encompasses three dimensions: affordability, energy security, and climate change. The Canadian federal government believes the country faces an opportunity to unlock its natural resource advantages and supply energy to both domestic and allied markets. At the annual EMMC meeting, federal, provincial, and territorial ministers agreed to urgently collaborate to identify and address potential energy infrastructure vulnerabilities within the country, while advancing coordinated actions to enhance system reliability and resilience. These actions include advancing grid interconnections, expanding biofuel production, and improving information sharing and cooperation in energy disruption emergency response.
During the meeting, Minister Hodgson announced over CAD 16 million to support clean energy infrastructure projects in British Columbia, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. These investments aim to strengthen regional energy security, create jobs and economic opportunities, and build cleaner power grids. Regarding grid development, Minister Hodgson, in collaboration with provincial and territorial ministers, identified five priority interconnection projects nationwide. The Canadian government has committed to supporting these projects to build an affordable and reliable electricity system for the future.
In the mining sector, Minister Hodgson announced up to CAD 73 million to advance sustainable mining, strengthen Indigenous partnerships and leadership in the mining sector, and build the infrastructure needed to connect Canadian critical minerals to global markets. The minister also highlighted the next steps in creating the Canadian Digital Core Library, a national platform that will facilitate access to digitized drill core data from across the country. Natural Resources Canada is investing up to CAD 15 million to support the development of this digital platform, has signed memoranda of understanding and letters of intent with 10 provinces and territories, and has established partnerships with six major mining companies to coordinate the management of currently dispersed drill core data.
Canada, along with the provinces and territories, also released a joint statement on mineral rights to promote responsible investment, ownership transparency, and mineral development. Minister Hodgson emphasized the need for a "Team Canada" approach, including meaningful Indigenous partnerships, to strengthen energy and critical mineral security, build major projects, improve regulatory efficiency, support investment and jobs, and establish Canada as a reliable global supplier in a volatile global landscape.
According to official information, Canada produces over 60 minerals and metals, including 34 on its list of critical minerals. In 2025, Canada ranked among the top five global producers for 11 critical minerals, including potash, niobium, uranium, palladium, indium, aluminum, platinum, cobalt, nickel, helium, and tellurium. As of May 2026, the country had 59 operating critical mineral production mines and wells, 31 processing facilities, and 170 advanced critical mineral projects. Canada's mining sector employs over 109,000 people, including 17,000 Indigenous individuals. In crude oil production, Canada reached a record output of 5.4 million barrels per day in 2025, making it the world's fourth-largest oil producer and contributing 7% of global demand.
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