Convention 2026
Convention Statistics
Overall
Convention attendees: 32,155
International attendees: 33.4%
Outside of Canada the largest number of attendees came from: United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Mexico, Turkey and Germany.
Countries represented: 141
Accredited media: 459
Student attendees: 1,514
Self identified investors: 3,431
Sponsors: 31
Exhibits
Trade Show & Trade Show North
Booths: 1,193
Exhibiting organizations: 863
Government exhibitors: 96
Investors Exchange
Booths: 474
Exhibiting organizations: 423
Exhibits
Prospectors Tent
Exhibitors: 20
Core Shack
Exhibitors: 40
Programming
Short Courses: 8
Sessions: 263
Presenters: 812
Convention Highlights
- The convention set a record with more than 1,300 exhibitors, delivering the largest trade show footprint in PDAC’s history and filling the Metro Toronto Convention Centre across both the North and South buildings.
- The convention’s programming featured hundreds of expert presenters examining the key opportunities and challenges shaping mineral exploration, project development and financing.
- Keynote speakers included Gustavo Pimenta, CEO of Vale; Don Lindsay, Director at BHP and Retired CEO of Teck Resources; Mikko Tepponen, Digital Officer at BHP; and Paul Bartos, Former Principal Geologist, Greenfields at AngloGold Ashanti.
- PDAC 2026 welcomed participation from governments around the world, alongside Canadian policymakers and leaders from municipal, provincial and federal levels. Their presence reflects the growing global focus on mineral supply, investment and the policies needed to support responsible development.
- Five of the industry’s top performers were honoured at the PDAC 2026 Awards Celebration, at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.
PDAC 2026 Photo Gallery
Photo credit: Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada
