Source: Cambrian College / Cambrian R&D Facebook
Canada’s Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, Mary Ng, travelled to Sudbury, Ont., to connect with local organizations focused on the critical minerals sector and the electric vehicle (EV) industry.
As Canada is rich in critical minerals, which are vital to the manufacturing of clean technologies like battery electric vehicles (BEVs), the visit to Sudbury is noteworthy. Ng said in a statement that the mining and EV sectors are “vital” to the Canadian economy.
“These industries will address the gap between innovation and commercialization, equipping Canadian mining companies and innovators with the tools, knowledge and expertise needed to meet future demands for Canada’s critical minerals,” she said.
An announcement from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada described Ng’s trip as starting with a tour of the Cambrian College BEV lab in Sudbury. The lab is part of Cambrian College’s Centre for Smart Mining, a specialized research hub with equipment for prototyping BEVs and testing powertrains and batteries. The tour then continued with a visit to the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation.
CEMI, as it is also known, aims to modernize mining by improving productivity and environmental performance. They are doing this through the creation of the Mining Innovation Commercialization Accelerator (MICA), which is a pan-Canadian initiative built through a $40-million investment from the Strategic Innovation Fund.
According to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, initiatives like this will boost the efficiency and speed of mineral delivery from Canada’s mining sector. Doing so, they noted, speeds up the global shift toward net-zero and reinforces Canada’s position “as a leader in the global net-zero technology market.”
