Since the launch of the Atlantic Growth Strategy, the governments of Canada and the Atlantic provinces have worked collaboratively to build a vibrant economic future for Atlantic Canada by focusing on five strategic priorities:
-skilled workforce and immigration,
-innovation,
-clean growth and climate change,
-trade and investment,
- and infrastructure.
This report discusses the mining sector's contribution to the Canadian economy in detail, while exploring certain impacts on communities, the environment, and international markets and development.