"Ontario needs decisive action on creating an enabling regulatory environment, and we are encouraged to see momentum building on modernizing regulations."
"We believe in the goal of growing a rare earth industry in Canada, which means multiple projects need to get into production here within the next few years."
"If we are successful with the lithium project, at some time, we will look at making the story simpler and create a critical minerals company and gold company separate from each other."
ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTOR (KG) AND TEAM LEADER WATER TREATMENT (JG), GCM CONSULTANTS
"Water treatment has been an evolving sector for GCM, with increasingly more mining companies having issues with water quality and requiring specialized solutions to solve their problems."
"With provincial and federal support for critical minerals, Québec is the place to be in the lithium space, and Sayona has the potential to be a leader in North America with over 30% of total hard rock lithium resources on the continent."
"Our operations are strategically spread across Québec, with seaplane bases located in key areas such as Natashquan, Havre St-Pierre, Manic 5, Caniapiscau, Sept-Îles, and Schefferville, and extending into Wabush in Newfoundland and Labrador."
"We want to get into production in five years. It is ambitious, but relative to the rest of the planet, Québec is the place where it will be possible to get a permit in that timeframe."
"We have seen more and more firms having royalties wanting to secure their rights. They are publishing hypothecs on mining claims, and this has been a significant increase in our mining practice."
Québec and Atlantic Canada have traversed 2025 in an enviable position. Strong gold prices have buoyed balance sheets and investor sentiment, while global demand for critical minerals keeps the region firmly on the radar of international markets. At the same time, the provinces’ depth of mining expertise – from AI-driven exploration to advanced drilling, blasting, and geophysics – ensures that technological advantage is firmly on their side.