As an increasingly essential part of the digital and low-carbon economies, critical minerals represent a major economic opportunity. With its abundant resources, clean energy, talent, and innovation, Canada has the potential to lead in this global battery revolution. But the window to do so is narrowing. The federal government and several provinces have developed strategies and policies to boost critical mineral development, a coordinated, multi-level strategy is still needed to build out the full battery ecosystem—from rocks to power.
Published by the Battery Metals Association of Canada and authored by the Transition Accelerator’s Senior Future Economy Analyst Sosthène Ung based on over a year of collaboration with industry, government, and academic partners across the country, this report identifies clear, investable priorities in eight minerals, each of them critical to building resilient EV and energy storage value chains. By looking at specific opportunities and providing detailed justifications for its recommendations, From Rocks to Power offers a way out of our perpetual planning cycle and towards a new momentum for Canada’s critical minerals sector—and our future economic prosperity.
