Gain a long-term strategic advantage by doing business where your company can grow securely in a fair and transparent environment. Whether your company is involved in exploration or mining services and supplies, you’ll discover opportunities in Ontario.
Ontario’s Mining Act provides security of mining land tenure and fair and transparent mining law, allowing your company to plan long-term growth. Currently there are 253,000 active mining claims in good standing in Ontario.
Ontario’s mineral production has shown solid growth over the past 10 years, with a total value of $10.1 billion in 2018, and is forecast to keep growing in the long term.
In Ontario, you will find a diversified economy with a highly skilled workforce and abundant natural resources. Our economy has a proven record of weathering economic uncertainty in global markets, allowing you to focus on the future.
View active unpatented mining claims in Ontario with the Mining Lands Administration System Map Viewer.
With the largest mineral production in Canada, Ontario offers a wealth of opportunities for your company whether you’re a producer, supplier or service provider.
Ontario offers highly competitive business costs that can boost your company’s growth and profitability:
Over 200 mineral exploration projects are currently underway in Ontario. One very promising mineral development opportunity in Ontario is known as the Ring of Fire. Located in Ontario’s Far North, current estimates suggest multi-generational potential of chromite production and significant production of nickel, copper and platinum. In the Ring of Fire, work continues to advance at the Eagle’s Nest nickel-copper deposit.
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Toronto, Ontario is the mining finance capital of the world. Grow your business with access to global capital markets and the right industry connections.
The global mining industry gets business done in Ontario. That means that you’ll have access to markets and capital, whether you’re in mining finance or looking for capital to grow your business.
The demand for skilled, well-trained workers affects every facet of the mining industry. Ontario’s highly skilled and educated workers will help fuel your company's success.
If you are looking for the right people, Ontario offers a deep talent pool for sourcing mining, energy and infrastructure industry personnel, including managerial and technical staff. You will find one of the best mining education clusters in the world to support your company’s growth.
Nineteen of Ontario’s 22 universities and 24 colleges have world-class mining, geology and engineering programs. In addition, Ontario's mining industry is supported by an array of R&D institutes. Explore the map to see where our programs are located.
Our workforce also helps to ensure safe mining operations. Ontario is one of the safest mining jurisdictions in the world and continues to improve both the lost time injury rate and total medical injury rate.
The Northern Industrial Electricity Rate Program assists Northern Ontario’s largest industrial electricity consumers to reduce energy costs and sustain jobs. The program provides investment of up to $120 million annually to support large industrial electricity users in Northern Ontario, including several mining companies. It can help you reduce electricity costs by up to 25%.
The federal Mineral Exploration Tax Credit program provides investors in the flow-through shares of mineral exploration companies working in Canada a 15% tax credit. Ontario provides an additional permanent Ontario Focused Flow-Through Share 5% Tax Credit for companies exploring in the province. The program allows tax credits and tax deductions for exploration to “flow through” to investors purchasing the shares. A $1,000 investment in flow through shares for exploration in Ontario could cost as little as $375 after federal and provincial tax credits and deductions.
Mineral exploration and development consultants with the Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines can provide guidance and oversight for a mineral development project in Ontario. This includes the ‘one window’ coordination process – an overview of legislation and regulations and details on how to work with the Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines to coordinate with other regulators.
Ontario’s updated Mining Act includes initiatives such as online mining claims registration with the Mining Lands Administration System (MLAS); and providing more clarity with respect to the rights of Indigenous communities and private landowners in the mineral development process.
Mineral sector research in exploration and deep mining is conducted at Ontario schools and at organizations including:
Ontario’s geoscience data is widely recognized as one of our competitive advantages. Public geoscience information enables exploration companies to make informed decisions regarding their exploration projects.
Ontario’s is ranked 20th in the world for the quality of its geological database by the Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Companies, 2018.
The Ontario Geological Survey (OGS) provides a wealth of geoscience data through its Geology Ontario and OGSEarth online applications.
If you explore in Ontario, you’ll have access to a wide range of free, online mineral information that will help you find the best prospects.
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