Critical Minerals List 2021

Country / jurisdiction: Canada · Year: 2021 · Status: In force · Level: National · Type: Voluntary

Canada’s minerals list contains 31 minerals considered critical to position Canada as a leading mining nation, and to ensure a sustainable economic development. Canada is a historic producer of many of those minerals. Natural Resources Canada has developed this list with a criteria-based approach (economic security, transition to a low-carbon economy, sustainable sourcing for partners). NRCan conducted consultations with provinces, and territories, as well as mining, exploration, and manufacturing industries and associations to identify the minerals and draft the list.

Aluminum

Antimony

Bismuth

Cesium

Chromium

Cobalt

Copper

Fluorspar

Gallium

Germanium

Graphite

Helium

Indium

Lithium

Magnesium

Manganese

Molybdenum

Nickel

Niobium

Platinum group metals

Potash

Rare earth elements

Scandium

Tantalum

Tellurium

Tin

Titanium

Tungsten

Uranium

Vanadium

Zinc

The minerals list is premised on the principle that critical minerals are essential to ensure Canada’s economic security. They are both  required for Canada’s own transition to a low-carbon economy, as well as providing a sustainable source for their strategic partners.

Official source: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/sites/nrcan/files/mineralsmetals/pdf/Critical_Minerals_List_2021-EN.pdf