“The Canadian mining sector has shown its resilience and strength throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. With many communities across Canada dependent on this important sector, our government is investing to ensure that local businesses and organizations can adapt to the new and quickly evolving realities of the global marketplace. Our investments will continue to support their efforts to strengthen Northern Ontario’s economy and create good quality jobs.”
- The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages and Minister responsible for FedNor

“I’m proud that this investment will help up to 65 Northern Ontario companies in their efforts to scale up through exporting opportunities that will lead to job creation, economic growth and increased profitability. The Northern Ontario Mining Showcase has an impressive record of success and I’m pleased the City of Temiskaming Shores is helping with the transition to PDAC’s virtual stage so that local mining sector businesses and organizations can continue to grow our economy and create jobs.”
- Terry Sheehan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages and Minister responsible for FedNor

“The Northern Ontario Pavilion at PDAC helps unleash the economic potential of the mining supply and service sectors here in Nipissing-Timiskaming and across Northern Ontario. The global opportunities this virtual conference will generate for participating businesses is immeasurable. In 2020 alone the FedNor-funded pavilion helped exhibitors increase sales by more than $12.7 million, while creating more than 90 jobs in the region.”
- Anthony Rota, Member of Parliament, Nipissing-Timiskaming

“We’re thrilled that we are able to move the Northern Ontario Mining Showcase to PDAC’s online platform to ensure participating businesses derive maximum benefits from the 2021 virtual convention. We’re currently working with exhibitors to enhance their online presence so they can showcase their products and services to potential clients from around the world when our pavilion and the PDAC conference go live on March 8.”
- Carman Kidd, Mayor of Temiskaming Shores

• The funding announced today is provided through FedNor’s Regional Economic Growth through Innovation (REGI) program, which supports the growth of Canadian businesses, their expansion into new markets and their adoption of new technologies and processes.

• Featuring attendees from more than 130 countries, the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) International Convention is one of the world’s leading mineral and exploration conferences and trade shows.