{"id":1129277,"date":"2019-07-28T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T15:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=997785"},"modified":"2019-07-28T10:00:07","modified_gmt":"2019-07-28T15:00:07","slug":"canadian-miners-want-to-address-declining-competitiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1129277","title":{"rendered":"Canadian miners want to address declining competitiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Canadian Mineral Industry Federation, the Mining Association of Canada, and the Prospectors &amp; Developers Association of Canada issued a brief this month urging provincial, federal and territorial mine ministers to take action to ensure Canada remains a globally competitive jurisdiction and can continue to attract mineral investment.<\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As the alliance of associations has done in the past two years, the brief proposes a series of recommendations aimed at counteracting global competitive forces and promoting government regulatory, infrastructure and financial support for the sector.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignright\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>Miners ask the federal government to expand geological studies so that detailed mapping of remote regions can be done and to provided financial support to catalyze private sector innovation investments<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>One of the top priorities for the industry <g class=\"gr_ gr_11 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar multiReplace\" id=\"11\" data-gr-id=\"11\">is<\/g> providing a clear framework for investors. In detail, miners are asking for a strategic review of Canada&#8217;s tax regime to make the country more attractive to those funding mineral development projects.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hand-in-hand with less stringent taxes goes -in industry\u2019s view- appropriate access to prospective lands, sound implementation of the 2019 Federal Impact Assessment Act, and expanded investments in remote and northern infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>According to the document, Canadian miners would also like for the different levels of government to engage in free trade and investment agreements that open doors for them to export not only their products but also their expertise and business practices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Without the vital support of governments to achieve the recommendations by CMIF, Canada&#8217;s exploration and mining industry \u2014once envied the world over for its mineral wealth and abundance of exploration and extraction expertise\u2014 will continue slipping from its position of dominance,\u201d Felix Lee, president of the Prospectors &amp; Developers Association of Canada, said in a media statement. \u201cAs foreign competition soars, we are left chasing countries that once viewed us as the global benchmark. The recommendations, in partnership with the CMMP [Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan], will ensure Canada\u2019s continued success as a leader in exploration and development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Besides their traditional trading practices, firms based in the North American country say they want to be supported in their goal of becoming leaders in the provision of raw materials used by other industries such as clean-tech, manufacturing, transportation, high-tech, and aerospace and defence.<\/p>\n<p>As they work towards such a goal, miners say they want to ensure they do it in a responsible manner, not only in their interactions with local and Indigenous communities but also when it comes to preventing carbon leakage from their operations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRespecting the country\u2019s biodiversity also continues to be a priority for the sector and ensuring appropriate approaches to conserving species at risk will play a pivotal role in Canada\u2019s exploration and mining future,\u201d the report reads.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to industry groups, Canada&rsquo;s mining industry has been slipping from its position of 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