On June 25, 2026, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut released Stronger Together: A Critical Minerals Strategy for Western and Northern Canada (the Strategy). Through the Strategy, the seven provinces and territories seek to accelerate the development of critical minerals mining projects, enhance value-chain opportunities and make supply chains more resilient. The ambition is to position Western and Northern Canada, which recorded more than CA$80 billion in critical-mineral shipments from 2020 to 2025, as a supplier of choice for responsibly sourced critical minerals worldwide.
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About Peter Bryan
Peter Bryan is a partner in the Energy group in Calgary. His practice focuses on complex commercial, transactional and M&A matters across the energy sector, with particular depth in energy infrastructure, oil and gas, and midstream projects. Peter also advises on the formation, financing, acquisition and divestiture of corporations, partnerships and joint ventures, acting for a broad range of domestic and international clients.
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