Providing Anishinabek News to the community. Anishinabek include Odawa, Ojibway, Pottawatomi, Delaware, Chippewa, Algonquin and Mississauga peoples who occupy territories from Fort William First Nation in the northwest, along the north shores of Lakes Superior and Huron to Pikwakanagan in the Ottawa Valley, and across central and southern Ontario to Aamjiwnaang First Nation near Sarnia
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Dr John
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Specialist, Royal Darwin Hospital
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Specialist, Royal Darwin Hospital
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Brendon Grylls, Director,
Brendon Grylls Group
This year’s conference theme is
“Rebound & Resilience: Leveraging the North’s
Potential for Australia’s Recovery.” This gives Darwin
the opportunity to host some exceptional keynote speakers
who will provide vital knowledge across all sectors of
Canada unveils its 2021 critical mineral list
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The final wrap-up to a successful Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada(PDAC) virtual convention, was the announcement of Canada’s Critical minerals List by the Honourable Minister of Natural Resources, Seamus O’Regan.
The significance of such a specified list can provide focus on a policy direction for critical minerals that are: essential to Canada’s economic security, required for the nation’s transition to a low carbon future and a sustainable source of critical minerals for markets and global partners. Why are Critical Minerals important for Canada? They are inputs for manufacturing, defence, renewable technologies, consumer electronics, agriculture, medical applications, and critical infrastructure.
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OTTAWA, ON, March 11, 2021 /CNW/ - Global demand for critical minerals is increasing to support the transition to a low emissions global economy. Canada can leverage its mining and processing expertise and world leading environmental, social and governance credentials, and become the global supplier of choice for clean and advanced technologies.
Canada s Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Seamus O Regan Jr., today announced the release of a Canadian critical minerals list during the virtual Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada s (PDAC) 2021 Convention.
The list includes 31 minerals considered critical for the sustainable economic success of Canada and our allies minerals that can be produced in Canada, are essential to domestic industry and security and have the potential to support secure and resilient supply chains to meet global demand.
On its surface, First Nations Procurement Inc. (FNPI) functions to acquire goods and services for clients around the North. But its real value, said president Matthew Owl, is its ability to capitalize on opportunity.
Located on the Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, a little over 100 kilometres west of Sudbury, FNPI was launched in 2017 in an effort to land procurement contracts with the provincial and federal governments.
It later became a useful channel to connect with European businesses seeking to expand their distribution into North America.
“That’s what led to what FNPI is now, because we recognized that there are companies out there that are looking at penetrating the North American market, and what better way to do that than with an Indigenous company?” Owl said.