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From critical to commercial: Overcoming barriers to financing critical minerals projects
Critical minerals are essential to Canada’s economic competitiveness, energy transition and long-term security, yet moving projects from resource potential to commercial reality remains a significant challenge. This report examines the barriers that have slowed the development of critical mineral supply chains and explores how targeted investment, risk-sharing, and collaboration can help unlock projects at scale. It highlights the role of innovative financing and partnerships in accelerating progress from extraction through to processing and market readiness.
Groundwork before growth: Perspectives on investing in housing enabling infrastructure
Housing affordability and supply remain among the most pressing challenges facing communities across Canada. This report explores the scale and complexity of the housing gap, examining the conditions that have constrained delivery and the role that long-term, patient capital can play in accelerating new housing. It brings together insights on investment models, partnerships, and market dynamics to inform how governments, investors, and industry can work together to support the timely delivery of housing that meets growing demand.
OUTCOMES AND KEY METRICS
PARTNERSHIPS
- Enabling Housing Supply
Peace Hills Trust
- Peace Hills Trust will manage and facilitate loans to Indigenous communities and businesses
- Supports community services and economic development priorities
- Projects include road work, water and wastewater management and utilities
- Peace Hills Trust will manage and facilitate loans to Indigenous communities and businesses
- Supports community services and economic development priorities
- Projects include road work, water and wastewater management and utilities
- Clean Energy
Mersey River Wind
- 33 wind turbines and related infrastructure to generate 148.5 MW
- First renewable-to-retail licence will let Nova Scotians to buy renewable electricity directly from developer
- Wind farm will create more than 200 jobs at the peak of construction activities
- 33 wind turbines and related infrastructure to generate 148.5 MW
- First renewable-to-retail licence will let Nova Scotians to buy renewable electricity directly from developer
- Wind farm will create more than 200 jobs at the peak of construction activities
- Clean Energy
North Coast Transmission Line Early Works
- Early works ensure construction readiness of new transmission line
- BC Hydro plans to twin the existing electricity transmission line to relieve capacity constraints
- Supporting industrial growth and long-term energy security for northern communities and businesses
- Early works ensure construction readiness of new transmission line
- BC Hydro plans to twin the existing electricity transmission line to relieve capacity constraints
- Supporting industrial growth and long-term energy security for northern communities and businesses
- Trade and Transportation
Manitoba Critical Minerals
- Identify priority infrastructure needed to support critical minerals sector
- Unlock new opportunities in manufacturing, logistics, processing and distribution
- Identify priority infrastructure needed to support critical minerals sector
- Unlock new opportunities in manufacturing, logistics, processing and distribution
- Clean Energy
- Indigenous Infrastructure
Wicehtowak Solar
- 66,175 bifacial solar photovoltaic panels located on Treaty 4 territory
- 100% Indigenous ownership through George Gordon First Nation
- Adjacent potash mine to purchase power
- 66,175 bifacial solar photovoltaic panels located on Treaty 4 territory
- 100% Indigenous ownership through George Gordon First Nation
- Adjacent potash mine to purchase power
- Clean Energy
Saint John Mill Modernization
- Pulp mill modernization includes new recovery boiler, steam turbine and generator
- Creates more than 600 new jobs in the forestry supply chain
- Will reduce emissions per tonne of Kraft pulp by 50%
- Upgraded mill to produce up to 145 MW of renewable energy
- Pulp mill modernization includes new recovery boiler, steam turbine and generator
- Creates more than 600 new jobs in the forestry supply chain
- Will reduce emissions per tonne of Kraft pulp by 50%
- Upgraded mill to produce up to 145 MW of renewable energy
- Trade and Transportation
Sturgeon Terminal West
- Facilitates the transportation of products to national and global markets
- Cando expects up to 50 new full-time jobs will be created
- Terminal to double capacity, adding up to 3,700 new railcar storage spaces
- Facilitates the transportation of products to national and global markets
- Cando expects up to 50 new full-time jobs will be created
- Terminal to double capacity, adding up to 3,700 new railcar storage spaces
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