10.04.2026 Blog Entry BC's Revised EA Process - When is an expedited process not an expedited process? When the BC government introduced Bill 15, the Infrastructure Projects Act last May, Premier David Eby said it was needed in order to speed up the construction of dams and major highways in response to economic pressure from US tariffs. When it passed into law less than a month later, Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma assured the public that it would...

07.04.2026 News Release Ontario Court of Appeal rules on human rights case of Tanzanian plaintiffs against Barrick Mining Today three justices of the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of 29 Indigenous Tanzanian plaintiffs who sought permission to have their case against Barrick Mining heard in Canada. The plaintiffs allege killings, maimings, and torture that occurred between 2021 and 2023 at the hands of Tanzanian police contracted to provide security at Barrick’s North Mara Gold Mine. 1...

07.04.2026 Friends of MiningWatch Plaintiffs react to Ontario Court of Appeal Ruling that Lawsuit Against Barrick Mining Corporation for Human Rights Abuse in Tanzania Cannot Be Heard in Canada (Toronto, ON) Today, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in Matiko John v Barrick Gold Corporation. The decision prevents the plaintiffs from bringing a lawsuit in Ontario against the Toronto-based Barrick Mining Corporation for human rights abuses allegedly committed on its behalf by security forces at the company’s mine in Tanzania. The lawsuit against Barrick sets out allegations...

31.03.2026 Publication Report Back: MiningWatch’s Witness Testimony and Brief on the Nexus between National Defence, National Security and so-called Critical Minerals At the invitation of the House of Commons National Defence Standing Committee, MiningWatch Canada submitted a brief to contribute to the Committee’s Study on the Nexus Between National Defence, National Security, and the Critical Minerals Sector in Canada. This report back includes: A summary of our testimony before the Committee Key takeaways from the brief Our recommendations A roundup of... Read more

27.03.2026 MiningWatch in the News TMC pushes US seafloor mining hub amid widening losses Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.com Deep-sea mining hopeful The Metals Company (Nasdaq: TMC) reported on Friday a wider annual loss for 2025 as it advances plans for a US-based polymetallic nodule processing hub and takes steps to strengthen its regulatory position. TMC ended 2025 with $117.6 million in cash and a fourth-quarter net loss of $40.4 million, or $0.08 per share, compared...

27.03.2026 MiningWatch in the News Canada loaning millions to proposed Nunavik rare earth mining project linked to Trump White House Trump official disclosed millions of dollars of shares in Canadian mining company. Amid Prime Minister Mark Carney’s calls that the Canada-U.S. relationship is ruptured, Ottawa has committed $175 million to a mining project in northern Quebec whose major U.S. investor is closely linked to the Trump administration. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says the Carney government’s support for...

26.03.2026 News Release New report finds The Metals Company own analysis shows project “cannot be profitable” A new independent analysis of the pre-feasibility study (PFS) produced by The Metals Company (TMC) has found that on its own numbers, this project makes zero profit then collapses, raising serious questions about the project’s financial and technical credibility. The report released today was authored by an experienced consultant specialising in evaluating the environmental impacts of mining, Dr. Steven H...

25.03.2026 Blog Entry Marinduquenos commemorate mining disasters - celebrate 100 million dollar legal victory over Canadian mining company Yesterday people from the small Philippine Island of Marinduque came together to commemorate the mining disaster of March 24, 1996 that filled their Boac River with mine waste from the mountains, where the Marcopper Mine was located, to the sea. The mine was closed after the disaster and remains so. A year after the Boac spill, the Canadian company associated...

25.03.2026 Blog Entry Take Action: Tell the Government of Canada to respect the Xinka people’s right to self-determination Take action and sign the new parliamentary e-petition calling on the Government of Canada to respect the Xinka people’s right to self-determination in relation to the Canadian-owned Escobal mine in Guatemala.

25.03.2026 MiningWatch in the News Canada invests $1m into mining exploration on Indigenous land Shanna Hanbury, Mongabay A First Nation in Canada’s subarctic Northwest Territories has received C$1.5 million ($1.1 million) in federal funding to explore for elements on its traditional lands. The Tłı̨ chǫ own a 39,000-square-kilometer (15,000-square-mile) stretch of boreal forest and tundra. On March 3, they announced a three-year prospecting project with the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency. Exploration will include...

24.03.2026 Editor Message Thirty Years of Struggle for Justice: A Small Philippine Island Marks Anniversary of Mining Disaster Caused by Canadian Company Thirty years ago today, on the Philippine Island of Marinduque, people woke up to the largest mining disaster in Philippine history unfolding outside their homes. A major river on the island was filling up with mine waste from the mountains to the sea after a mine waste containment structure at the Marcopper Mine failed. Five villages and some 4,400 villagers...

18.03.2026 Blog Entry MiningWatch's Rodrigue Turgeon Testifies Before the Standing Committee on National Defence as Part of its Study on the Nexus between National Security, National Defence, and Critical Minerals On Monday, March 13, Rodrigue Turgeon, MiningWatch Canada's National Program Co-Lead, presented a brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence as part of its study on the links between national defence, national security, and critical minerals. In his testimony, Rodrigue raised serious concerns regarding foreign powers’ access to Canadian mineral resources, the environmental and security risks...

11.03.2026 MiningWatch in the News Canada’s weakness lies beyond the mine gate, MPs hear Henry Lazenby, the Northern Miner Canada’s critical-minerals fragility lies more with what happens after ore leaves the ground than the ore in the ground, witnesses told a parliamentary panel this week. In the House defence committee on Monday, MPs discussed how mining relates to refining and control of the value chain and how that matters for Canadian sovereignty. ... Read...

11.03.2026 News Release 77 Civil Society Organizations Call on the Canadian Embassy in Ecuador to Speak Out on the Criminalization of Environmental Defenders by DPM Metals Inc. Seventy-seven Ecuadorian, Canadian, and international civil society organizations and coalitions have sent a formal letter to the Canadian Ambassador to Ecuador, Craig Kowalik, urging the Canadian Embassy to implement Canada’s Voices at Risk: Canada’s Guidelines on Supporting Human Rights Defenders in response to the criminalization of Indigenous and environmental defenders from the Federation of Indigenous and Campesino Organizations of Azuay...

08.03.2026 Brief MiningWatch Canada Brief: Study on the Nexus Between National Defence, National Security and Canada’s Critical Minerals Sector This brief was submitted by MiningWatch Canada to the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence, for their s tudy on the nexus between national defence, national security, and Canada’s critical minerals sector. Executive Summary As international institutions erode and “middle powers” like Canada find themselves on the front lines between three imperial powers – the United States, Russia... Read more

03.03.2026 Are Canadian Companies Behind Moves to Gut Argentina's Glacier Protection Law? Civil society and mining-affected communities are urging their legislators to protect water over mining interests. Since Argentinian President Javier Milei’s government introduced a bill to weaken the country’s Glacier Law in December, Argentina’s news and social media landscape has been dominated by worries about weakening of water protections and concerns about the role of the Canadian mining industry lobby in...

27.02.2026 National and international organisations express concern over another ruling against environmental defenders regarding the Curipamba–El Domo mining project, Las Naves, Ecuador The undersigned national and international human rights and environmental organisations express their deep concern over the sentence by the Criminal Court in Quevedo, Los Ríos province, sentencing defenders Piedad Guaranda, María Ortega and Wilfrido Escobar to four (4) years in prison and the payment of fifteen basic salaries. This judicial decision punishes defenders of water and land and intimidates communities...

26.02.2026 Editor Message We're hiring! Join our team as Coordinator of the Coalition Québec meilleure mine Job overview Full-time position, 4 days per week (32 hours/week), working remotely with flexible hours. Occasional travel and limited weekend availability required. Salary of up to $60,000 CAD, depending on experience and availability. 4 weeks of paid vacation per year and health benefits plan. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada for the duration of the contract; Interested...

24.02.2026 Publication Mining on Small Islands: the Struggle to Protect Sangihe Island and the Role of Canada's Baru Gold This report is based on fieldwork carried out by Catherine Coumans, Asia Pacific Program Coordinator at MiningWatch Canada, on Sangihe Island in November 2025. It details the issues related to mining on small islands in Asia Pacific and the ongoing struggle by the grassroots Save Sangihe Island (SSI) coalition to protect Sangihe Island from gold mining by Canadian company Baru... Read more

18.02.2026 News Release Civil Society Leaders Rally Behind BC Declaration Act Amending signature human rights law would set reconciliation back decades say faith, labour, environmental, legal, academic, artistic and other community leaders.