With a clear Strategy, backed by Team Canada and the expertise that exists in this room, Canadian nuclear energy will not only power our own homes, businesses and industry — we can power the world’s.
“One Year of Nation Building: Looking Back, Moving Forward”Keynote Address by Minister Tim HodgsonThe Empire Club of CanadaToronto, OntarioApril 24, 2026
Today, I am announcing investments of over $165 million for 22 Canadian projects focused on accelerating planning, development and processing projects here at home.
Today, Canada produces 60 minerals and metals at approximately 200 mines from coast to coast to coast. We are the world’s leading producer of potash, second in uranium, third in palladium and a top-five producer of eleven other critical minerals.
Our first priority is ensuring the economic strength of Canada, but not in the abstract: we are focused on term sheets signed, investments made and KPIs hit. Projects either get built or they don’t; capital either flows here or it goes elsewhere; and families either see new opportunities before them or they don’t.
That’s why the centrepiece of my economic strategy as Minister of Energy and Natural Resources is the Major Projects Office, headquartered right here in Calgary.
Energy markets are being reshaped by conflict, technology and the accelerating drive toward net zero. Citizens around the world need secure and affordable energy; investors need the conditions that make it possible to deploy capital; and governments must deliver economic growth while reducing emissions.
Let a moment of crisis catalyze a new era of strength in the form of reliable, responsible and resilient energy and critical mineral supply chains. So, whether you are a line operator in Windsor, a clean tech entrepreneur in Tokyo or a young family in Kharkiv, you can plan your life with confidence in the freedom and security you deserve and the power that underpins it all.