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Long-Term Recommendations
1. Invest in Ontario's Mining Infrastructure, including the Ring of Fire
Mining is the backbone of the Canadian economy, especially due to the resources found in Ontario. The materials and products delivered
help Ontarians and Canadians stay safe, meet basic needs, and sustain northern communities. This industry produces around $10 billion
in revenues for Ontario per year and employs over 75,000 Ontarians. Mining is also the largest private sector employer of Indigenous
Ontarians.
Ontario is the largest producer in Canada of gold, platinum group metals and nickel, and the second largest producer of copper.
The province is also a major producer of salt and structural materials. Mining produces key metals for the development of high-tech
products, batteries, as well as medical devices, including ventilators and diagnostic COVID-19 test kits.
The Ring of Fire region of Northern Ontario is an immense and untapped economic opportunity. Research done by the Ontario Chamber
of Commerce suggests that in the first 30 years of its development, this region could generate more than $25 billion in economic activity
across several different sectors in Ontario, including mining, financial services, retail trade, manufacturing, and utilities.
The development of this region will also provide enormous long-term benefits to northern communities through increased economic
activity and job creation. To realize the full economic potential of the Ring of Fire, the government must prioritize key investments in
core infrastructure, as well as ways to address the needs of the labour market and Indigenous communities.
The engineering community suggests that the Government of Canada:
a) Work with the Provincial government to ensure that the Canadian Minerals and Metals Plan (CMMP) achieves all its goals
under each of its six strategic directions.
b) Ensure resource development is sustainable, by establishing guidelines and frameworks that ensure corporations respect
economic, environmental, and social needs of the communities.
c) Ensure Indigenous peoples are full partners in the development of the Ring of Fire, where consultations with Indigenous
communities begin at the planning stage and continue throughout the mining exploration stages.
d) Develop a Youth Training Program, in partnership with OSPE, to teach Indigenous youth the engineering expertise and skills
that will allow them to co-develop the different mining sites in ways that respect and integrate indigenous ways of knowing
while serving the needs of the people of Canada.
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