Ontario’s critical minerals should be mined here, processed here and put to work creating good-paying jobs here at home.
That’s why our Ontario PC team is supporting a new $410 million copper and palladium processing complex in Marathon, backed by $11 million through Ontario’s Critical Minerals Processing Fund.
The new facility will strengthen Ontario’s ability to turn raw ore into the high-quality materials needed for transmission systems, electric vehicles, clean energy infrastructure and defence technologies.
In the face of President Trump’s tariffs and ongoing global economic uncertainty, building a complete made-in-Ontario critical minerals supply chain has never been more important.
Ontario is one of the most mineral-rich jurisdictions in the world, with vast reserves of nickel, graphite, copper, cobalt and lithium. Instead of shipping these resources elsewhere for processing, our PC team is working to build the capacity to refine more of them right here in Ontario, by Ontario workers.
Through the $500 million Critical Minerals Processing Fund, we’re supporting projects that expand processing capacity, attract new investment and create good-paying jobs while making our economy more resilient and self-reliant.
By cutting red tape, speeding up approvals, making strategic investments and championing Ontario-made products, we’re unlocking the enormous potential of our critical minerals sector.
Mine it in Ontario. Process it in Ontario. Create jobs in Ontario.