Canada is entering a pivotal era, one in which leadership in critical minerals will determine our economic resilience and national security as global supply chains shift away from dependence on China.

Nickel is at the centre of this race and one of the resources in which Canada can once again become a global leader. The federal government’s referral of the Crawford Project to the Major Projects Office makes it clear that Ottawa understands the importance of what is unfolding in northeastern Ontario.

The Timmins Nickel District is emerging as Canada’s next critical minerals corridor, a development with echoes of Sudbury’s rise a century ago. But this opportunity will not realize itself. It will take coordinated action and a focus on building out Canadian supply chains.

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