Policy Solutions for Ontario’s Prosperity - Critical Minerals: Making the Most of

We also recognize the support of the University of Toronto and the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy as the Ontario 360 project’s intellectual and administrative home. [...] Concern for tight labour markets in the With most of the mining and quarrying next generation of mining workers is also workforce consisting of prime-age workers seen in the attitudes of younger career (age 25 to 54) and older workers (55+), it seekers towards the mining industry. [...] season, multi-use road that will connect the This reflects an acknowledgement of the proposed Ring of Fire mining development importance of collaborating, information area to the communities of Webequie and sharing, and facilitating greater Indigenous Marten Falls, as well as to the Ontario participation in development and business highway network. [...] Furthermore, to strengthen the First Nations, alongside the provincial participation of Indigenous-owned government, demonstrate a milestone businesses in the critical mineral in fostering a cooperative alliance aimed supply chain, the Ontario government at the planning and realization of the proactively procures goods and services Northern Road Link project. [...] Closing the Value Chain By making recent investments in nickel- In line with these intentions and with sulphate processing and waste recovery the goal of fostering stronger economic capacity, Ontario is effectively identifying ties with the United States, it would be vulnerable points in the value chain that prudent for the provincial government to could become bottlenecks in the future.