PDAC response to Getting Major Projects Built in Canada - Discussion Paper on Proposed Legislative, Regulatory, and Policy Reforms

Government recognizing that major project decision-making processes are often complicated, duplicative, and excessively time-consuming is a positive step forward; the lead time from discovery through building a new mine in Canada averages over 25 years, nearly the longest of any other mining nation, with permitting widely regarded as the primary cause of these extended timelines. PDAC is encouraged to see commitments in the Discussion Paper aimed at addressing some of these structural inadequacies. The included recommendations are intended to better align these commitments to the realities of the mineral exploration and development sector.