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Fix Mining Laws

Many facets of Canadian mining laws date back to another era and are out of step with current values and expectations. Mining is given priority over Indigenous peoples' lands, parks and protected areas and private property.

MiningWatch in the News

Western Quebec municipalities, activists aim to curb mining operations

23.02.2020
News Release

Canada Carbon Drops $96 Million Lawsuit Against Grenville-sur-la-Rouge: A First Citizen Victory!

20.02.2020
MiningWatch in the News

Mining CEO Tells Vancouver Business Crowd He Sees a ‘Monster Opportunity’ to Profit Off Mining Disasters

31.01.2020
MiningWatch in the News

MiningWatch Canada pushes for global review of safety of tailings dams

23.01.2020
News Release

Communities & Civil Society Call for Action to Prevent More Mine Waste Disasters on First Anniversary of Deadly Brazilian Spill

23.01.2020
Brief

Comments on Global Tailings Review Draft Standard

31.12.2019
Blog

Federal Court of Appeal Shuts Down Taseko Mines Over "Prosperity" Mine Rejection

20.12.2019
MiningWatch in the News

Lithium could help us ditch fossil fuels. But mining is messy.

17.12.2019
Blog

Selected Background Readings for "Turning Down the Heat: Can We Mine Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis?"

21.11.2019
News Release

Mining Impacts of Green Energy Transition Focus of International Conference

14.11.2019
MiningWatch in the News

B.C. First Nations should require full clean-up costs up-front for mines: new study

08.11.2019
MiningWatch in the News

Anonymous Facebook page touts ‘recovery’ at Mount Polley while mine waste still piped into lake

06.11.2019
Publication

Submission to British Columbia: Groups Urge Government To Do More on Mines Act’s Enforcement & Compliance

28.10.2019
News Release

‘When are they going to ensure the polluter pays?’: proposed B.C. mining reforms don’t go far enough

25.10.2019
Publication

Submission to British Columbia Government re: Reviewable Projects Regulation

07.10.2019
Blog

"Unearthing Justice" – New Book Launch & Tour!

04.09.2019
News Release

Abarca Family Files with Federal Court of Appeal, insisting that Canadian Embassy in Mexico Must Be Investigated

19.08.2019
Blog

Mi'kmaq Matters Episode 105: Preparing for the Valentine Lake Environmental Assessment

19.07.2019
News Release

Canadian Mines Ministers Meet in Cranbrook: Is B.C.’s competitive advantage weak environmental regulation?

16.07.2019
News Release

From Bad to Worse on Mining: Groups Urge B.C. Government to Reform Outdated Laws  

04.07.2019
Friends of MiningWatch

Tŝilhqot’in Nation Announces Peaceful Action to Protect Teẑtan Biny and Yanah Biny, Calls on Government of British Columbia to Intervene

01.07.2019
MiningWatch in the News

Tailings dam failures linked to hefty bonuses for mine managers: report

24.06.2019
Blog

Save the Date! Announcing Our 20th Anniversary Conference – Ottawa, November 14-15, 2019

10.06.2019
MiningWatch in the News

Mining in Canada is shrinking, and a wave of impassioned community opposition is partly to blame

06.06.2019
Brief

Notes for UN Special Rapporteur on Hazardous Substances and Wastes

03.06.2019
News Release

Another Spill at Tata Steel's Iron Mine: Quebec Minister of the Environment Must Take Action

29.05.2019
Blog

Mi'kmaq Matters – Episode 99: Mining Mi'kmaq Land

14.05.2019
Publication

Extraction Casino: Mining companies gambling with Latin American lives and sovereignty through supranational arbitration

02.05.2019
MiningWatch in the News

Internal memo at Natural Resources Canada responds to The Narwhal’s reporting on low mining taxes and royalties

08.04.2019
Blog

Announcing MiningWatch Canada’s 20th Anniversary Annual General Meeting

07.04.2019
News Release

New Environment Commissioner Audit: Canada Fails To Protect Waters & Fish from Mine Pollution

02.04.2019
Blog

New Film “The Shadow of Gold” - Do You Know Where the Gold in your Ring Comes From?

05.02.2019
Blog

Behind the Glitter: The Gold Facts

05.02.2019
Blog

Three Canadian Mining Companies in Brazil Silent on Tailings Dam Structures following Brumadinho Disaster

04.02.2019
Friends of MiningWatch

Nova Scotia Ministry of Energy and Mines Withholds Toxic Leak Information

28.01.2019
News Release

MEDIA ADVISORY: MiningWatch Canada, Ecojustice Available to Comment on New Prosperity Mine Court Case

14.01.2019
Blog

MiningWatch Canada Newsletter #42 – Autumn 2018

07.12.2018
Blog

Willa Mine in Southern British Columbia – Abandoned by its Owners?

19.11.2018
Friends of MiningWatch

Neskantaga and Eabametoong First Nations Issue Declaration of Alliance and Shared Regulatory Territory

09.11.2018
Blog

Tax Evasion - Tell The Trudeau Government to Act Now and Close the Legal Loopholes

19.10.2018
News Release

“Uniting for Healthy Lands, Waters and Future Generations” – International Conference on Mining & Communities Opens in Kamloops, B.C.

28.09.2018
MiningWatch in the News

What happens if Imperial Metals goes bankrupt?

27.08.2018
Blog

Let B.C. Know You Want Fundamental Changes to Provincial Environmental Impact Assessment Laws

27.07.2018
Blog

MiningWatch Canada Newsletter #41 – Spring/Summer 2018

06.07.2018
News Release

Alaska Native Leaders and Fishermen Tell First Quantum: Dump Pebble Mine

03.05.2018
News Release

The Hidden Face of Transport Electrification: A “mining boom” that threatens to blow up the environment

24.04.2018
News Release

President of Nouveau Monde Graphite Under Investigation by Quebec Securities Commission for Alleged Illegal Financing

23.03.2018
Brief

Recommendations on Proposed Prohibition of Asbestos and Asbestos Products Regulations

21.03.2018
News Release

Citizens, Quebec Municipality Denounce $96 Million Suite by Canada Carbon

05.03.2018
Publication

Behind the Pebble Mine: Hunter Dickinson Inc., the Canadian Mining Company You’ve Never Heard Of

28.02.2018
News Release

Pebble Mine Investment Risk Warning: New Report Examines Hunter Dickinson Track Record

28.02.2018
Blog

Mount Polley Disaster Escapes BC Law Because of Government Policy on Private Prosecutions

22.02.2018
News Release

Campaign Financing and the Ontario Mining Industry’s Political Influence

02.02.2018
News Release

What Green Economy? New OECD Report Finds Canada Worst of G7 on Recycling, Minerals Efficiency

19.12.2017
News Release

B.C. Rejects Ajax Mine – Groups Urge Governments to Learn Lessons and Change Laws

15.12.2017
News Release

Dead Mine Walking? Federal Court Reconfirms Taseko’s “New Prosperity” Mine a ‘No Go’

07.12.2017
News Release

NGOs Encourage GNWT to Produce Modern Mining Legislation

06.12.2017
Blog

Protect Jacko Lake and the Pípsell Cultural Area from Mining – Take Action Now!

01.12.2017
Publication

A New Mineral Resources Act for the Northwest Territories

01.12.2017
Blog

MiningWatch Canada Newsletter #40 – Autumn 2017

28.11.2017

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Mining can have serious effects on surface and subsurface water

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Canadian mining companies operate around the world without regulations

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Many Canadian mining laws are out of step with current values and expectations

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Sound environmental planning may or may not allow mining.

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Changing public policy and mining practices to ensure the health of individuals, communities and ecosystems.

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