The Premier of British Columbia this week travelled to the United Stated to promote the province as a destination for investment in both clean energy sources as well as the critical minerals which power those sources.
David Eby’s trip to New York City coincides with Climate Week NYC, a flagship annual affair run by Climate Group since 2009.
“British Columbia has what the world needs,” Eby stated, “including valuable critical minerals, skilled workers, and access to strategic global markets.”
The province is home to 19 to Canada’s 34 critical minerals, with 17 exploration projects currently underway.
Counting more than 1,100 mining and exploration companies headquartered in Vancouver, it comes as no surprise to learn that the region produced more than $16 billion worth of product last year, with the sector representing nearly one-third of BC’s goods exports.
New York, meanwhile, “is home to investors from around the world.”
To those investors, Eby is pushing the narrative that Canada is “stable and dependable project partner” with “an abundance of natural resources.”
BC, he says, is “a clean-energy powerhouse” that is positioned to become “the economic engine of the new Canadian economy.”
He notes how 98% of the province’s electricity hails from clean or renewable sources.
“British Columbia is at the forefront of the global shift toward sustainable, secure, and inclusive economic development,” stated the Premier.
“This is a generational opportunity for investors and financial institutions,” he believes.
The mission builds on B.C.’s Trade Diversification Strategy as well as recent trade missions to Asia and Europe which aimed to showcase BC’s range of opportunities across life sciences, technology, agriculture, ocean science, and other areas of innovation.