The Minister of Veterans Affairs, Associate Minister of National Defence, and MP for Delta, the Honourable Jill McKnight, on behalf of the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, will attend Mangrove Lithium’s ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the commissioning of North America’s first electrochemical lithium refining facility. She will also highlight recent critical mineral funding announced at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) 2026 Convention.
Corey Hogan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, will speak at the British Columbia Council of Forest Industries’ convention and make a forest sector funding announcement.
Claude Guay, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, will make an announcement on battery innovation and strengthening Canada’s critical minerals and battery value chains.
Karim Bardeesy, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry, on behalf of the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, will make an announcement at the EV & Charging Expo in Toronto.
The Honourable Wayne Long, Secretary of State (Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions) and MP for Saint John–Kennebecasis, will make a funding announcement focused on the modernization of electricity grids to become more reliable and sustainable
The Honourable Joël Lightbound, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement and Quebec Lieutenant, on behalf of the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, will make a critical minerals announcement in Montreal, Quebec. He will be joined by Claude Guay, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, as well as by representatives from the Canada Infrastructure Bank and Export Development Canada.
Corey Hogan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, will make a forestry funding announcement in Alberta.
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.
