UPDATE - Minister Hodgson to participate in PDAC 2026
Media advisory
February 28, 2026
TORONTO — The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, will participate in the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention 2026, being held in Toronto during March 1–4, 2026.
Monday, March 2, 2026
Minister Hodgson will participate in the TSX North American Mining Market Open Ceremony.
Time: 8:30 a.m. ET
Livestream link: https://www.youtube.com/@TMXGroup/streams
Minister Hodgson will deliver keynote remarks, make a significant critical minerals announcement and participate in a signing ceremony at the Canadian Critical Minerals Forum hosted by Invest in Canada and Natural Resources Canada, in partnership with Global Affairs Canada.
Time: 11 a.m. ET
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre
North Building, Room 105
255 Front Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5V 2W6
(UPDATE) Minister Hodgson will make a digital core scanning announcement. He will be joined by the Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, and Claude Guay, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.
Time: 12:20 p.m. ET
Location: InterContinental Toronto Centre
Humber Room, Main lobby level
225 Front St W
Toronto, Ontario M5V 2X3
Minister Hodgson, the Honourable Susan Holt, Premier of New Brunswick, and the Honourable John Herron, New Brunswick Minister of Natural Resources, will make an announcement on mineral resource development in New Brunswick.
Time: 3:15 p.m. ET
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre
South Building, Tradeshow Floor, Booth 136
New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources
222 Bremner Boulevard
Toronto, Ontario M5V 2T6
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Minister Hodgson will announce investments in Canadian critical minerals. A media availability will follow.
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre
South Building, Tradeshow Floor, Booth 538
Government of Canada Pavilion
222 Bremner Boulevard
Toronto, Ontario M5V 2T6