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Canada  ×  The Gulf  •  Mining & Critical Minerals

Gulf capital.
Canadian ground.
One alliance.

The Canada Gulf Mining Alliance connects investors in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain with Canadian mining projects — from early exploration to producing mines — in gold, lithium, nickel, copper, uranium and the other critical minerals used in batteries, power grids and defence.

I’m a Gulf investor → I have a Canadian project → How CGMA works
US$70BInvestment pledged by the UAE into Canada, announced during the Prime Minister’s Gulf visit in November 2025 — spanning energy, AI, infrastructure and resources.*
$1B+Canada–UAE agreement in progress to expand critical-minerals processing capacity in Canada.*
$4.1BCanada–Saudi Arabia two-way merchandise trade in 2024 — Saudi Arabia is Canada’s second-largest trading partner in the Middle East.*
34Minerals on Canada’s Critical Minerals List — including lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, copper and rare earth elements.

Why CGMA

Two strengths. One supply chain.

Canada has the geology, the rule of law and the mining expertise. The Gulf has the capital, the long horizon and a national strategy to secure the minerals behind Vision 2030, the UAE’s industrial plans and the global energy transition. CGMA exists to bring the two sides together — screened first, and in person.

Aerial view of terraced open-pit mining in northern Canada

The Canadian side

Rich ground, clear rules

Canada is a top global producer of potash and uranium, and a leading source of nickel, cobalt, graphite, lithium and gold — explored and mined under transparent permitting, strong property rights and the Toronto Stock Exchange, the world’s leading mining finance market.

  • Projects across Ontario, Quebec, BC, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the Yukon, NWT & Nunavut
  • NI 43-101 technical reports — the standard reports investors check before they invest
  • Established Indigenous partnership and ESG frameworks
CGMA  —  CONNECTS  —  CGMA
Dubai skyline and the Burj Khalifa seen across desert dunes at sunset

The Gulf side

Patient capital looking for real assets

Sovereign funds, family offices and private investors across the Gulf are actively diversifying beyond hydrocarbons into mining and mineral processing — for returns, and to secure supply for their own large industrial projects and factories.

  • Direct equity, joint ventures, royalty & streaming, and offtake-linked finance
  • Ticket sizes from early-stage exploration placements to producing-asset partnerships
  • One point of introduction — no cold outreach, no unverified decks

Map — Canada’s critical minerals

Canada’s minerals, coast to coast to coast

According to the Government of Canada, critical-mineral opportunities are found in every province and territory except Prince Edward Island, with heavier concentrations in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec. The map is the Government of Canada’s own map from the Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy. CGMA works across 18 districts: producing districts with operating mines, and development districts where advanced projects are moving toward production. Use the filter to view either group.

Producing districts — operating mines Development districts — advanced, pre-production
Government of Canada map of Canada showing critical mineral opportunities across all regions: green squares mark mines, red triangles mark smelters or refineries, and blue dots mark advanced projects, with mineral labels including lithium, nickel, cobalt, copper, graphite, uranium and rare earth elements
Source: Government of Canada, The Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy
18Mining districts listed — Canada only, from BC to Newfoundland & Labrador and north to Nunavut
12Producing districts with operating mines today
6Development districts — advanced projects, pre-production
34Critical minerals on Canada’s official list
Producing

1 · Abitibi Greenstone Belt — Val-d’Or, Quebec

One of the world’s great gold belts, straddling Quebec and Ontario — underground gold, copper and zinc, mined for a century and still the busiest area in Canada for gold deals.

Gold • Copper • Zinc
Producing

2 · Timmins–Porcupine Camp, Ontario

Historic Ontario gold camp that has produced tens of millions of ounces — large underground and open-pit gold mines, still expanding.

Gold
Producing

3 · Sudbury Basin, Ontario

A meteorite-impact basin mined since the 1880s — among the world’s largest sources of nickel and cobalt, with copper and platinum-group metals.

Nickel • Cobalt • Copper • PGMs
Development

4 · Ring of Fire, Ontario

Remote northern Ontario belt holding nickel, copper and one of the world’s largest chromite deposits — a major critical-minerals development region. No producing mine yet: what happens next depends on road access and development decisions.

Nickel • Copper • Chromite
Development

5 · James Bay District, Quebec

Hard-rock (spodumene) lithium projects across Eeyou Istchee James Bay, including the Whabouchi deposit — development-stage projects advancing through studies and permitting toward production for North American battery supply chains.

Lithium
Development

6 · Matawinie Graphite District, Quebec

Nouveau Monde Graphite’s Matawinie project near Saint-Michel-des-Saints — an advanced graphite project at the centre of Canada’s battery-minerals strategy.

Graphite
Producing

7 · Golden Triangle, British Columbia

Northwest BC’s copper–gold porphyry and precious-metal district around Stewart — operating mines including Red Chris and Brucejack, plus large-scale projects with deep-water port access.

Copper • Gold • Silver
Producing

8 · Highland Valley, British Columbia

Home to Highland Valley Copper near Logan Lake — one of Canada’s largest open-pit copper mines, in BC’s southern porphyry belt.

Copper • Molybdenum
Producing

9 · Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan

The highest-grade uranium deposits on earth, including Cigar Lake and McArthur River — the core of Canada’s position as the world’s #2 uranium producer.

Uranium
Producing

10 · Saskatchewan Potash Belt

The world’s largest potash reserves, mined around Saskatoon and Esterhazy — Canada is the world’s #1 potash producer, central to global food security.

Potash
Producing

11 · Thompson Nickel Belt, Manitoba

A major Canadian nickel camp in northern Manitoba, producing nickel and copper for stainless steel and battery supply chains since the 1950s.

Nickel • Copper
Producing

12 · Flin Flon Belt, Manitoba–Saskatchewan

A volcanogenic massive-sulphide camp on the Manitoba–Saskatchewan border — copper, zinc and gold mined here for nearly a century, with production continuing at Lalor near Snow Lake.

Copper • Zinc • Gold
Producing

13 · Yellowknife & Slave Province, Northwest Territories

Historic gold camps, Canada’s diamond mines to the north, and the Nechalacho rare-earths project — the North’s established mining hub.

Gold • Diamonds • Rare Earths
Development

14 · Klondike & White Gold District, Yukon

Placer gold production continues around Dawson City, while the district’s hard-rock future — the White Gold and Coffee projects — is in development.

Gold • Copper • Silver
Producing

15 · Kivalliq Region, Nunavut

Producing gold mines including Meadowbank and Meliadine near Rankin Inlet and Baker Lake, with gold and iron projects across the Kivalliq.

Gold • Iron Ore
Producing

16 · Voisey’s Bay & Labrador Trough, Newfoundland and Labrador

Voisey’s Bay is one of the world’s premier nickel–copper–cobalt deposits; the Labrador Trough adds large-scale iron ore.

Nickel • Copper • Cobalt • Iron Ore
Development

17 · Strange Lake, Quebec–Labrador Border

Torngat Metals’ Strange Lake project — one of the world’s largest rare-earths development projects, advancing through feasibility work and permitting.

Rare Earths • Niobium • Zirconium
Development

18 · Sisson District, New Brunswick

The Sisson tungsten–molybdenum project in central New Brunswick — an advanced project with a completed feasibility study and environmental approvals, seeking construction financing.

Tungsten • Molybdenum

The official source — Government of Canada

Explore Canada’s full Critical Minerals Map

Natural Resources Canada’s Atlas of Canada map shows the complete national picture — advanced projects, active mines and processing facilities for all 34 critical minerals, compiled with the provinces and territories. CGMA’s 18 districts are a selection from that national picture.

Open the official map →

Status follows Natural Resources Canada’s definitions: a producing district has operating mines; an advanced / development project holds measured or indicated resources or reserves supported by a preliminary economic assessment or a prefeasibility / feasibility study. Districts with operating mines are marked producing even where development projects are also under way. Each entry names the established camp or belt, not an individual mine site, and specific projects introduced through CGMA are shared privately with qualified members. Sources: Natural Resources Canada — Critical minerals in Canada · Open Government dataset — Critical minerals advanced projects, mines and processing facilities in Canada

See projects in these districts →Discuss a district with CGMA

Canada’s critical minerals covers all 34 minerals on Canada’s list and the Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy, from exploration to recycling.

Focus minerals

What the alliance focuses on

Every project introduced through CGMA is screened for geology, jurisdiction, technical disclosure and team before it reaches an investor. Filter by how soon a project could produce.

Gold

Gold

Canada’s most established mining sector — from Ontario and Quebec’s Abitibi Greenstone Belt to BC and the Yukon.

Typical entry: Producing royalties, development equity, exploration placements
Lithium

Lithium

Hard-rock lithium in Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba, feeding North American battery supply chains that currently depend heavily on offshore refining.

Typical entry: Exploration & development equity, offtake-linked finance
Nickel & Cobalt

Nickel & Cobalt

Sudbury, the Ring of Fire, Manitoba and Quebec — essential for EV batteries and stainless steel, produced under Canadian ESG and labour standards.

Typical entry: Development partnerships, strategic stakes
Copper

Copper

BC’s Golden Triangle and porphyry districts — copper is the metal used in wiring, power grids, data centres and Gulf infrastructure projects.

Typical entry: Joint ventures, streaming, project equity
Uranium

Uranium

Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin holds some of the highest-grade uranium deposits on earth — as nuclear returns to the centre of energy policy, including in the Gulf.

Typical entry: Producing & advanced-project equity
Rare Earths & Graphite

Rare Earths & Graphite

Canadian rare-earth and graphite projects give buyers a source outside today’s concentrated refining chain.

Typical entry: Early strategic positions, processing partnerships

Focus regions

Where introductions happen

These are CGMA’s priority regions and the kinds of projects CGMA introduces there. Specific projects, data rooms and terms are shared privately with qualified members only.

Ore carts on rails inside an underground Canadian gold mine
Ontario & Quebec

Abitibi Gold & Lithium

Underground and open-pit gold in the Abitibi belt, plus Quebec hard-rock lithium.

GoldLithiumExploration → Production
Geologist examining drill core beside a drill rig at an exploration site
British Columbia

Golden Triangle Copper–Gold

Large-scale copper-gold porphyries and precious-metal projects in BC’s northwest, with deep-water port access to global markets.

CopperGoldDevelopment
Open-pit mine in the Northwest Territories surrounded by northern lakes
North & Saskatchewan

Uranium, Potash & Diamonds

Athabasca uranium, Saskatchewan potash and northern diamond and critical-minerals projects — including the world’s largest potash reserves and its highest-grade uranium deposits.

UraniumPotashLong-life assets

According to the Government of Canada

The Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy

CGMA’s work sits inside the policy framework set by the Government of Canada. This is a summary of The Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy: From Exploration to Recycling — Powering the Green and Digital Economy for Canada and the World. The full strategy is published by the Government of Canada on Canada.ca for members to read.

The vision

A global supplier of choice

According to the Government of Canada, the strategy’s vision is to increase the supply of responsibly sourced critical minerals and to support the development of domestic and global value chains for the green and digital economy. The Government of Canada describes critical minerals as the building blocks of that economy — there is no energy transition without them: no batteries, no electric vehicles, no wind turbines and no solar panels.

The strategy was backed by nearly $4 billion in Budget 2022, and describes Canada — with its mineral wealth, skilled workforce and high environmental, social and governance standards — as a secure, reliable supplier of critical minerals to its allies.

Five objectives

What the strategy sets out to do

  1. Support economic growth, competitiveness and job creation
  2. Promote climate action and environmental protection
  3. Advance reconciliation with Indigenous peoples
  4. Foster diverse and inclusive workforces and communities
  5. Enhance global security and partnerships with allies

Six focus areas

Where the strategy focuses effort

  • Driving research, innovation and exploration
  • Accelerating responsible project development
  • Building sustainable infrastructure
  • Advancing reconciliation with Indigenous peoples
  • Growing a diverse workforce and prosperous communities
  • Strengthening global leadership and security

The value chain

From exploration to recycling

The strategy covers the full value chain — growing Canadian expertise at every point along it, rather than shipping raw minerals abroad for others to process:

Exploration→Extraction→Processing→Manufacturing→Recycling

According to the Government of Canada, critical-mineral opportunities are found in every province and territory except Prince Edward Island, with heavier concentrations in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec — the pattern shown on the Government of Canada map.

Canada’s critical minerals list

The strategy’s 31 critical minerals

The strategy was built on Canada’s original list of 31 critical minerals. Six were prioritised first, for their potential to anchor integrated Canadian value chains — lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, copper and rare earth elements — shown in copper. On its strategy page, the Government of Canada presents these minerals inside a maple-leaf graphic; the full list is:

Lithium ★ priorityGraphite ★ priorityNickel ★ priorityCobalt ★ priorityCopper ★ priorityRare earth elements ★ priorityAluminumAntimonyBismuthCesiumChromiteFluorsparGalliumGermaniumHeliumIndiumMagnesiumManganeseMolybdenumNiobiumPlatinum group metalsPotashScandiumTantalumTelluriumTinTitaniumTungstenUraniumVanadiumZinc

Canada’s list has since grown to 34 critical minerals. That list is the strategy’s original 31.

Official sources — Government of Canada

Read the strategy on Canada.ca

The Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy and the Atlas of Canada Critical Minerals Map are official Government of Canada resources, published by Natural Resources Canada.

The Strategy — Canada.ca → Atlas Critical Minerals Map →

Critical Minerals

Canada’s critical minerals

Canada’s 34 critical minerals

According to the Government of Canada, critical minerals are the foundation upon which modern technology is built. They are used in a wide range of essential products — from mobile phones and solar panels to electric vehicle batteries, medical devices and defence applications — and Canada’s critical minerals list identifies 34 minerals and metals. The Government of Canada depicts all 34 of them in the shape of a maple leaf:

Government of Canada figure showing Canada's 34 critical minerals arranged in the shape of a red maple leaf, each mineral named: Aluminum, Antimony, Bismuth, Cesium, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Fluorspar, Gallium, Germanium, Graphite, Helium, High-purity iron ore, Indium, Lithium, Magnesium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Niobium, Phosphorus, Platinum group metals, Potash, Rare earth elements, Scandium, Silicon metal, Tantalum, Tellurium, Tin, Titanium, Tungsten, Uranium, Vanadium and Zinc
Source: Government of Canada — Critical minerals: an opportunity for Canada. First released in 2021, Canada’s list was updated in 2024 — high-purity iron ore, phosphorus and silicon metal are the newest additions.
AluminumAntimonyBismuthCesiumChromiumCobalt ★ priorityCopper ★ priorityFluorsparGalliumGermaniumGraphite ★ priorityHeliumHigh-purity iron oreIndiumLithium ★ priorityMagnesiumManganeseMolybdenumNickel ★ priorityNiobiumPhosphorusPlatinum group metalsPotashRare earth elements ★ priorityScandiumSilicon metalTantalumTelluriumTinTitaniumTungstenUraniumVanadiumZinc

The six shown in copper are the minerals the Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy prioritised first, for their potential to anchor integrated Canadian value chains. The Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy ↓

Map — critical mineral opportunities across Canada

Where the minerals are found

According to the Government of Canada, critical mineral mines, smelters, refineries and advanced projects are located in every Canadian province and territory except Prince Edward Island, with heavier concentrations in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec. This is the official Government of Canada map from the Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy:

Government of Canada map of Canada showing critical mineral opportunities across all regions: green squares mark mines, red triangles mark smelters or refineries, and blue dots mark advanced projects, with mineral labels including lithium, nickel, cobalt, copper, graphite, uranium and rare earth elements
Source: Government of Canada, The Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy — green squares mark mines, red triangles mark smelters or refineries, and slate-blue dots mark advanced projects.
34Critical minerals and metals on Canada’s official list
18CGMA districts — 12 producing, 6 in development
6Priority minerals: lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, copper, rare earth elements
~$4BBudget 2022 backing for the Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy

CGMA works across 18 districts — 12 with operating mines and 6 where advanced projects are moving toward production.

See the 18 districts →Discuss critical minerals with CGMA

According to the Government of Canada

The Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy

A summary of The Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy: From Exploration to Recycling — Powering the Green and Digital Economy for Canada and the World — the policy framework CGMA’s work sits inside. The full strategy is published by the Government of Canada on Canada.ca for members to read.

The vision

A global supplier of choice

According to the Government of Canada, the strategy’s vision is to increase the supply of responsibly sourced critical minerals and to support the development of domestic and global value chains for the green and digital economy. The Government of Canada describes critical minerals as the building blocks of that economy — there is no energy transition without them: no batteries, no electric vehicles, no wind turbines and no solar panels.

The strategy was backed by nearly $4 billion in Budget 2022, and describes Canada — with its mineral wealth, skilled workforce and high environmental, social and governance standards — as a secure, reliable supplier of critical minerals to its allies.

Five objectives

What the strategy sets out to do

  1. Support economic growth, competitiveness and job creation
  2. Promote climate action and environmental protection
  3. Advance reconciliation with Indigenous peoples
  4. Foster diverse and inclusive workforces and communities
  5. Enhance global security and partnerships with allies

Six focus areas

Where the strategy focuses effort

  • Driving research, innovation and exploration
  • Accelerating responsible project development
  • Building sustainable infrastructure
  • Advancing reconciliation with Indigenous peoples
  • Growing a diverse workforce and prosperous communities
  • Strengthening global leadership and security

The value chain

From exploration to recycling

The strategy covers the full value chain — growing Canadian expertise at every point along it, rather than shipping raw minerals abroad for others to process:

Exploration→Extraction→Processing→Manufacturing→Recycling

The strategy was built on Canada’s original list of 31 critical minerals, with six prioritised first — lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, copper and rare earth elements. Canada’s list has since grown: it now names the 34 critical minerals shown in the maple-leaf figure.

Official sources — Government of Canada

Read the strategy on Canada.ca

The Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy and the Atlas of Canada Critical Minerals Map are official Government of Canada resources, published by Natural Resources Canada.

The Strategy — Canada.ca → Atlas Critical Minerals Map →
See projects in these minerals →Critical minerals for defence

Asset marketplace — for Canadian mining companies

List your asset. Reach Gulf capital.

Canadian mining and exploration companies can present their projects to CGMA’s qualified Gulf investor members. Every listing is screened first — geology, jurisdiction, NI 43-101 disclosure and team — and full project details are shared privately with members only, never published here. Membership covers a screened listing and a limited number of qualified introductions. A public listing in the UAE is a separate route to raising capital.

Public or private — you choose. This Marketplace is the private route. Canadian companies can also explore a public listing in the UAE — on DFM and Nasdaq Dubai in Dubai, and on ADX in Abu Dhabi. Compare both routes side by side before you list — on the public route, exchange and regulator fees are charged separately, on top of CGMA’s fees.

Compare public vs private →
Featured listings

Pay on results

Screened project listings introduced to matched investor members. A success fee applies only when an introduction leads to a closed transaction.

Sponsored spotlight

Priority placement

Your project is featured in CGMA member briefings, Canada–Gulf delegation materials and at investor events.

Membership tiers

Year-round access

Annual membership for companies and investors, with priority matching, briefings and invitations to delegations.

Data room access

Data rooms

Technical reports, NI 43-101 documents and corporate papers shared with qualified members in stages, under NDA.

Explorer
CA$1,950 / year

For early-stage exploration companies getting in front of Gulf investors for the first time.

  • Screened standard listing & project teaser
  • Inclusion in member briefings
  • Up to 3 qualified introductions per year — matched to investor mandates; introductions are not unlimited
  • Further introductions by separate agreement
  • Success fee on closed introductions
List as Explorer
Developer
CA$4,950 / year

For development-stage projects actively raising capital or seeking a strategic Gulf partner.

  • Everything in Explorer, plus:
  • Featured listing & sponsored spotlight placement
  • Hosted data room with staged NDA access
  • Up to 10 qualified introductions per year — matched to investor mandates; introductions are not unlimited
  • Further introductions by separate agreement
  • Priority matching & delegation invitations
List as Developer
Alliance Partner
Contact first

For producers, royalty companies, funds and advisers with more than one project to present. No price is published for this tier — it starts with a conversation, and terms are agreed on enquiry.

  • Everything in Developer, on custom terms
  • Multiple projects under one membership
  • Co-hosted briefings & Gulf delegation roles
  • Dedicated CGMA relationship lead
Contact CGMA first →

Indicative pricing — final terms, including any success fee, are confirmed privately in writing before a listing goes live. Introductions are capped under each tier — they are not unlimited. No payment is taken on this website.

Currently being introduced — members only

Full listings go to qualified investor members only.

Northern Ontario • Gold

Development-stage gold project

Advanced gold project in a proven Ontario camp, seeking a strategic partner and joint-venture capital to move toward construction.

Stage: Development  •  Seeking: JV / strategic equity  •  Members: request introduction →
Quebec • Lithium

Advanced hard-rock lithium

Quebec hard-rock lithium project with drilling completed, seeking offtake-linked finance and a processing partner.

Stage: Advanced exploration  •  Seeking: Offtake-linked finance  •  Members: request introduction →
Saskatchewan • Uranium

Athabasca Basin uranium asset

High-grade uranium exposure in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin, seeking long-term offtake and equity partnership.

Stage: Advanced project  •  Seeking: Offtake / equity partner  •  Members: request introduction →
List your asset →How listing fees & success fees work

Defence & security

Critical minerals for defence

Recent conflict in the region has shown GCC governments how much defence depends on a short list of minerals — for guidance systems, radar, secure communications, aerospace alloys and nuclear energy — and how much of that supply comes from a small number of countries. Gulf states are setting up state mining companies and defence-industrial programmes, and are looking for suppliers outside that group. Canada produces many of these minerals.

Uranium

Energy & naval security

Canada is the world’s second-largest uranium producer, from Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin — the highest-grade deposits on earth — underpinning allied nuclear energy and energy security as Gulf states expand civilian nuclear programmes.

Rare Earths

Magnets, guidance & radar

Rare-earth magnets sit inside precision-guided systems, radar, sonar and electric motors. Canada holds over 15 million tonnes of rare-earth oxide resources — among the largest anywhere — offering allied supply outside today’s concentrated chain.

Nickel & Cobalt

Aerospace alloys & batteries

Sudbury and Manitoba nickel, and Canadian cobalt, feed aerospace superalloys, defence batteries and stainless steel — produced under Canadian ESG and labour standards.

Tungsten

Armour & munitions

Tungsten’s density and hardness make it essential for armour, penetrators and high-temperature tooling. Canadian tungsten resources give allied buyers a non-concentrated source.

Gallium & Germanium

Semiconductors & optics

Gallium and germanium are used in radar, satellite communications, night vision and advanced semiconductors. Supply of both is heavily concentrated, and Canada has production and by-product potential for each.

Titanium & Niobium

Airframes & high-strength steel

Titanium for airframes and naval systems; niobium — where Canada is a leading world producer from Quebec — for the high-strength steels defence infrastructure and pipelines are built from.

#2Canada’s rank among world uranium producers — about 23% of global output
15M+ tonnesRare-earth oxide resources identified in Canada — the largest endowment in North America
34Minerals on Canada’s Critical Minerals List, spanning defence, energy and technology
Allied & stableRule-of-law jurisdiction, allied export framework and the TSX — the world’s leading mining finance market

Defence-relevant minerals can be subject to Canadian and allied export controls, the Controlled Goods Program and Investment Canada Act review. CGMA coordinates introductions within that framework — it does not bypass it. Sources: Natural Resources Canada critical-minerals reporting; Benchmark Canada — Critical Mineral Reserves.

Discuss defence-minerals access →See recent developments

News — Canada × Gulf

Canada & the Gulf — recent developments

Since late 2025 Canada and the Gulf states have signed a run of trade and investment agreements, and mining and critical minerals are in most of them. Coverage spans all six GCC states — the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain — with links to the original reporting and official releases.

News updated 29 October 2026 — newest: Ontario antimony project signs Gulf-linked investment and offtake MOU

Northwestern Ontario, Canada

Ontario antimony project signs Gulf-linked investment and offtake MOU

Critical One Energy (CSE: CRTL) signed a binding memorandum of understanding with Solar International Core Canada (SICC) for its Howells Lake antimony-gold project in northwestern Ontario. The agreement covers C$25 million in strategic capital — a C$15 million equity investment at C$1.20 per share and a C$10 million carried interest in a planned Ontario antimony processing facility — plus exclusive offtake rights for up to 150 million pounds of future antimony production at international benchmark prices, and a construction financing facility of up to C$400 million. Critical One describes SICC as having institutional financing partnerships that include the Sultanate of Oman Sovereign Wealth Fund. Note the conditions stated in the announcement: the equity investment remains subject to 90-day due diligence and Canadian Securities Exchange acceptance, the construction facility is an indicative term sheet to be delivered within 90 days rather than a loan commitment, and future production is not guaranteed — Howells Lake does not yet have an NI 43-101 compliant resource.

Source: Mining.com →
Top story — visit concludedOttawa, Canada  •  26–27 October 2026

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi in Ottawa — visit concluded with strategic partnership and CEPA signing

His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, arrived in Ottawa on Monday 26 October 2026 to begin his official visit to Canada, and was received at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport by Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anita Anand, according to the Emirates News Agency (WAM). That evening, Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted a state dinner in Ottawa in the Crown Prince’s honour. The visit concluded with the launch of the Canada-UAE Strategic Partnership and the signing of the Canada-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) on 27 October 2026.

His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, descending the aircraft steps on arrival in Ottawa, 26 October 2026
His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, arriving in Ottawa on 26 October 2026 for his official visit to Canada. He was received at the airport by Foreign Minister Anita Anand. Photo: Abu Dhabi Media Office, 26 October 2026.
Critical mineralsDefence & securityEnergyInfrastructureAdvanced technologies

At Parliament Hill — Tuesday 27 October 2026 (PMO itinerary, all times local Ottawa): 12:00 p.m. — the Prime Minister greeted the Crown Prince at the Mackenzie Doors, West Block; 12:05 p.m. — welcome ceremony; 12:10 p.m. — meeting between the Prime Minister and the Crown Prince, with a pooled photo opportunity at the beginning; 1:00 p.m. — signing ceremony.

Why it matters for members: The visit concluded with the launch of the Canada-UAE Strategic Partnership and the signing of the Canada-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) on 27 October 2026. The Crown Prince’s visit was a return visit, less than a year after the Prime Minister’s trip to Abu Dhabi.

Source: Prime Minister of Canada — itinerary for Tuesday, 27 October 2026 →
Source: WAM (Emirates News Agency) — arrival in Ottawa, 26 October 2026 →
Source: Prime Minister of Canada — visit announcement, 25 October 2026 →
Ottawa, Canada

Canada and the UAE launch a new strategic partnership and sign the CEPA

Following the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi’s visit to Ottawa, Canada and the United Arab Emirates have launched a new Canada–UAE Strategic Partnership and signed the Canada–UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), according to a release from the Prime Minister of Canada dated 27 October 2026.

The CEPA was concluded in a record 47 days and, once fully implemented, will reduce or eliminate tariffs on over 99% of current Canadian exports to the UAE; it is expected to enter into force in 2027. The release notes greater access for Canadian businesses across energy, aerospace, critical minerals, agri-food and more, and significant progress on the UAE’s $70 billion investment commitment to Canada.

Official release — Prime Minister of Canada →
Prime Minister Mark Carney shaking hands with the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha, flanked by Canadian and Qatari flags
Doha, Qatar

Canada and Qatar elevate ties to a strategic partnership

The first-ever visit by a sitting Canadian Prime Minister to Qatar: Qatar committed to significant strategic investments in major Canadian projects, the two countries agreed to conclude an investment-protection agreement (FIPA), and cooperation expanded across defence, security, AI and aerospace.

Photo: Arab News

Read the story — Arab News → Official release — Prime Minister of Canada →
Prime Minister Mark Carney meeting a Saudi minister in Jeddah during his July 2026 visit, Saudi and Canadian flags behind them
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Saudi energy and industry ministers meet PM Carney to boost investment ties

The first Canadian prime-ministerial visit to Saudi Arabia in 26 years produced 13 commercial agreements and MOUs worth over $1 billion — spanning energy, mining and critical minerals, and Vision 2030 infrastructure.

Photo: Saudi Press Agency, via Arab News

Read the story — Arab News → Official release — Prime Minister of Canada →
Prime Minister Mark Carney in conversation with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, November 2025
Abu Dhabi, UAE

UAE pledges US$70 billion of investment into Canada

During the Prime Minister’s Gulf visit, the UAE pledged US$70 billion across energy, AI, infrastructure and resources — with a $1B+ agreement in progress to expand critical-minerals processing capacity in Canada.

Photo: Dubai Standard

Read the story — Canadian Mining Journal →

The story so far — timeline

November 2025UAE

US$70 billion UAE investment pledge into Canada

During the Prime Minister’s Gulf visit, the UAE pledged US$70 billion of investment into Canada across energy, AI, infrastructure and resources — alongside a Canada–UAE agreement in progress worth over $1 billion to expand critical-minerals processing capacity in Canada.

Why it matters for members: It is the largest Gulf commitment in Canadian history, and it includes mining and mineral processing — the projects CGMA lists.

Source: Canadian Mining Journal, Nov 24, 2025 →
January 2026Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Future Minerals Forum & the Canada–Saudi minerals partnership

Canada deepened its critical-minerals partnership with Saudi Arabia around the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh — building on two-way merchandise trade of $4.1 billion in 2024 — Saudi Arabia is Canada’s second-largest trading partner in the Middle East — and Saudi Arabia’s push to make mining a pillar of Vision 2030.

Why it matters for members: Saudi Arabia is looking for mining expertise and for exploration and processing partnerships — what the Canadian companies CGMA works with offer.

Source: Natural Resources Canada & Future Minerals Forum reporting
January 18, 2026Doha, Qatar

First-ever visit by a sitting Canadian Prime Minister to Qatar

In Doha, Prime Minister Carney and the Amir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, elevated Canada–Qatar ties to a strategic partnership: Qatar committed to significant strategic investments in major Canadian projects, the two countries agreed to conclude a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA), and cooperation expanded across AI, aerospace, defence and security — including a Canadian Defence Attaché office in Doha.

Why it matters for members: With investment protection agreed and a defence channel open, Canadian resource companies can now deal with Qatar’s sovereign investors on clearer terms.

Source: Prime Minister of Canada, Jan 18, 2026 →   Analysis: Mondaq →
May 19, 2026Abu Dhabi, UAE

Canada–UAE investment protection agreement enters into force

The Canada–UAE Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) — signed during the Prime Minister’s Abu Dhabi visit in November 2025 — entered into force on May 19, 2026, giving investors in both countries legally binding protections and a more predictable environment for two-way investment.

Why it matters for members: Gulf investors into Canada — and Canadian firms into the UAE — now invest under a treaty, not just goodwill. The treaty sits underneath the US$70 billion commitment.

Source: Global Affairs Canada — Canada–UAE FIPA →
July 9, 2026Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Carney’s Saudi visit: 13 deals worth over $1 billion

The first visit by a Canadian Prime Minister to Saudi Arabia in 26 years produced 13 commercial agreements and MOUs worth more than $1 billion — spanning energy, mining and critical minerals, AI and Vision 2030 infrastructure — plus a commitment to finalise a defence-cooperation MOU, a resident Canadian Defence Attaché in Riyadh, and a FIPA targeted for early 2027.

Why it matters for members: The agreements are in place at government level. CGMA’s part is the next step: screened projects and private introductions.

Source: Prime Minister of Canada, Jul 9, 2026 →
July 2026Abu Dhabi, UAE

Canada and the UAE conclude CEPA free-trade negotiations in a record 47 days

Canada and the UAE concluded negotiations toward a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in July 2026 — negotiated in a record 47 days, the fastest such agreement in the two countries’ histories — building on the FIPA now in force and the UAE’s US$70 billion investment commitment into Canada.

Why it matters for members: A concluded CEPA points to lower trade barriers between Canada and the UAE, and CGMA’s listings and introductions sit inside that trade.

Source: Prime Minister of Canada, Oct 25, 2026 →
October 26, 2026Manitoba, Canada

Arctic Gateway, CentrePort and DP World sign MOU to explore a Churchill trade corridor

Arctic Gateway Group, CentrePort Canada and Dubai-based DP World (Canada) have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore an integrated trade corridor linking the Port of Churchill, the Hudson Bay Railway, CentrePort’s inland hub and DP World’s global logistics network — with potential relevance to Western Canadian exports, including critical minerals. The MOU is exploratory only: no dollar investment commitment, construction timetable or committed cargo volumes have been announced.

Why it matters for members: If the corridor goes ahead, Western Canadian resource exports — critical minerals among them — would have another route to world markets, and DP World, the Dubai-based logistics operator, is one of the three parties exploring it.

Source: GlobeNewswire, Oct 26, 2026 →

News updated 29 October 2026.

How it works

From introduction to investment

01

Join & qualify

Tell CGMA who you are — investor or project — your focus minerals, stage and ticket or raise size. Membership starts with a confidential conversation.

02

Get matched

Investors receive a short, screened shortlist — not a flood of decks. Projects are introduced only to investors whose mandate actually fits.

03

Diligence

Data room access, NI 43-101 reports, site visits in Canada and meetings in the Gulf — with CGMA coordinating both sides throughout.

04

Invest & build

Equity, JV, royalty, streaming or offtake — structured with Canadian and Gulf counsel. CGMA stays in touch with both sides after the introduction.

Capital pathways — for Canadian companies

Public or private capital — your choice

Canadian mining companies can stay private or list in the Gulf. Both routes are set out here — what each one costs, what you have to disclose, and how long it takes — so you can pick the one that fits your stage and the kind of Gulf investor you want.

Route 1 — Public capital

List publicly in the UAE

Once listed, your shares can be bought and sold by Gulf and international investors on any trading day. Canadian companies can explore a listing in Dubai or Abu Dhabi:

DubaiDubai Financial Market — DFM

Dubai’s main onshore exchange. For companies that want UAE and wider Gulf retail and institutional investors, and a listing in Dubai’s local market.

Dubai — DIFCNasdaq Dubai

The international exchange in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), operating under an international regulatory framework. For companies seeking an international listing and international investors.

Abu DhabiAbu Dhabi Securities Exchange — ADX

Abu Dhabi’s main exchange and one of the region’s largest markets. For companies that want Abu Dhabi’s institutional and sovereign-linked investors.

What a listing costs — on top of CGMA’s fees

Exchange and regulator fees are charged by the exchange and the regulator — not by CGMA — and are payable in addition to any CGMA membership or guidance fees. The amounts depend on the listing. For Nasdaq Dubai (equities), the published schedule is:

  • Application fee: US$5,000
  • Initial admission: US$70,000–US$250,000, scaled to the total number of securities admitted
  • Annual fee: US$20,000–US$50,000
  • Plus DFSA fees: the Dubai Financial Services Authority charges its own application, prospectus and annual fees, on top of the exchange’s

DFM and ADX fees likewise vary with the size and capital of the listing — confirm them from each exchange’s own published fee schedule before you budget. Nasdaq Dubai — official listing & annual fees →

How CGMA helps — and what it does not do: CGMA introduces you, helps you prepare, and guides you toward the right exchange, regulator and professional advisers for your situation. CGMA does not list companies itself and does not guarantee a listing. Every listing is subject to the chosen exchange’s and regulator’s eligibility, disclosure and approval requirements, and to your own legal and financial advice.

Route 2 — Private capital

Raise privately, stay private

The established CGMA route — no public listing, no public-market disclosure. You raise from Gulf investors privately, on terms negotiated directly, through CGMA’s screened marketplace and investor network.

  • Private placements and strategic equity from Gulf family offices, funds and qualified private investors
  • Joint ventures and project-level partnerships with long-horizon Gulf partners
  • Offtake-linked finance and mineral-processing partnerships tied to your production
  • Royalty, streaming and structured deals — introduced privately, member to member
  • Full project details shared only with qualified members under NDA, never published

How it works: List in the CGMA Marketplace, get screened once, and be introduced only to investors whose mandate fits. You keep private-company control and confidentiality while still reaching Gulf capital.

Coming next

Saudi Arabia — Saudi Exchange (Tadawul), Riyadh

CGMA is building the Saudi public-listing pathway next. It is not available as a live route today. Companies planning ahead can register interest now and will be told when it opens.

Register Saudi interest

Side by side — which route fits you?

Producing and larger development companies often suit a listing; earlier-stage explorers usually suit private capital first — and many companies use both, in sequence.

Public listing — UAEPrivate capital — CGMA network
ControlBroader shareholder base and public-market governance; founders typically hold a smaller, more dispersed stake over time.You negotiate directly with a small number of partners; control and terms are set deal by deal.
DisclosureOngoing public disclosure, audited reporting and exchange rules — your finances and material news are public.Confidential. Disclosure is private, staged and under NDA to qualified investors only.
TimelineA longer, formal process — preparation, eligibility review and regulator / exchange approval. No timeline is guaranteed.Generally faster to first introduction, because there is no listing approval — timing still depends on diligence and fit.
Investor reachWidest reach: Gulf retail and institutional public investors, plus — via Nasdaq Dubai — international investors.Targeted reach: a screened set of Gulf funds, family offices and strategic partners matched to your mandate.
CostsCGMA membership / guidance fees, plus the exchange’s and regulator’s own fees, charged separately and on top — for Nasdaq Dubai: a US$5,000 application fee, initial admission of US$70,000–US$250,000 and US$20,000–US$50,000 a year, plus DFSA fees. DFM and ADX fees vary by listing size and capital.CGMA membership only — Explorer CA$1,950 a year or Developer CA$4,950 a year — with introductions capped by tier, plus any success fee agreed in writing.
Best suited toLarger, later-stage or producing companies ready for public scrutiny, ongoing reporting and a public profile.Exploration, development and private companies that want strategic Gulf capital without becoming a public company.

Not sure? Choose “Both” or “Not sure yet” — CGMA will talk through both routes in one confidential conversation. CGMA does not recommend either route.

I want to explore both →I’m not sure yet — advise me

The Gulf — all six GCC states

Six states, one corridor

CGMA works across the full Gulf Cooperation Council — but not in the same way in each state. The UAE is where the live capital routes are today. Saudi Arabia’s public-listing route is in preparation. In Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain, CGMA’s work today is investor relationships and private introductions.

Canada Bahrain Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
Live — UAE capital routes

United Arab Emirates

CGMA’s live public-listing routes are here: DFM and Nasdaq Dubai in Dubai, and ADX in Abu Dhabi. The Canada–UAE investment protection agreement (FIPA) entered into force in May 2026, CEPA free-trade negotiations concluded in July 2026, and the UAE has committed US$70 billion of investment into Canada.

Coming next — Tadawul route

Saudi Arabia

Mining is a pillar of Vision 2030, led by Ma’aden, the state mining company, and the annual Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh. Prime Minister Carney’s July 2026 visit to Jeddah produced 13 agreements worth over $1 billion and launched investment-protection (FIPA) negotiations. CGMA’s Saudi public-listing route is in preparation — it is not live yet.

Investor relationships

Qatar

Canada and Qatar elevated ties to a strategic partnership in January 2026: Qatar committed to significant strategic investments in major Canadian projects, and the two countries agreed to conclude an investment-protection agreement (FIPA). CGMA’s Qatar work today is investor relationships and private introductions.

Investor relationships

Kuwait

Kuwait’s sovereign investor, the Kuwait Investment Authority — founded in 1953 and among the world’s oldest sovereign wealth funds — allocates globally across real assets and infrastructure. CGMA’s Kuwait work today is investor relationships and briefings; no Kuwait listing route is offered.

Investor relationships

Oman

Oman is building mining into its Vision 2040 diversification, through state-owned Minerals Development Oman and the ports at Sohar and Duqm — an established copper and chromite producer looking for partners and expertise. CGMA’s Oman work today is investor relationships and sector briefings.

Investor relationships

Bahrain

Bahrain pairs a long-established financial centre with downstream metals: Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) operates one of the world’s largest aluminium smelters. CGMA’s Bahrain work today is investor relationships; no Bahrain listing route is offered.

What CGMA does — and does not — offer, by state: public listings are arranged only in the UAE today (DFM, Nasdaq Dubai, ADX), and no listing is guaranteed on any exchange. The Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) route is coming next and is not live. For Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain there is no local listing service — CGMA’s presence there is investor relationships, briefings and private introductions only.

Explore

What are you here for?

Capital for Canadian mining companies, Canada’s 34 critical minerals, defence minerals, and the Canada–Gulf agreements signed since November 2025.

For Canadian mining companies

Public or Private Capital

List publicly in the UAE on DFM, Nasdaq Dubai or ADX — or raise privately and stay private. Compare both routes side by side.

Compare your options →

Canada’s endowment

Critical Minerals — the 34

Canada lists 34 critical minerals, including lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, copper and rare earth elements — the minerals the Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy was written around.

Canada’s critical minerals →

For Canadian mining companies

Asset Marketplace

Explorer is CA$1,950 a year and Developer is CA$4,950 a year. Every listing is screened before Gulf investor members see it, and data rooms open in stages under NDA.

Marketplace →

Defence & security

Critical Minerals for Defence

Uranium, rare earths, nickel, tungsten and the supply chains GCC governments are securing now.

Defence minerals →

Recent developments

Canada & the Gulf — Recent Developments

The UAE’s US$70B pledge with its FIPA now in force, the first Canadian PM visit to Qatar, and 13 Canada–Saudi deals.

Recent developments →

Investor members

Investor Members & Login

Members see screened projects before anyone else, data rooms released in stages under NDA, and CGMA briefings. Sign in once CGMA has set up your account.

Investor members →

For Gulf investors

Screened projects, matched to your mandate

For sovereign and institutional funds, family offices and qualified private investors in the Gulf.

  • Screened Canadian projects matched to your mandate and stage preference
  • NI 43-101 technical reports, so you can check a project before you commit
  • Co-investment and direct-deal structures, not just listed exposure
  • On-the-ground coordination for site visits and management meetings
  • Projects in Canada — a stable, allied country — instead of relying on one supply region
Register investor interest

For Canadian projects

Capital that understands mining

For TSX / TSX-V listed companies, private developers and exploration teams raising capital or seeking a strategic partner.

  • Introductions to Gulf investors actively allocating to mining
  • Help presenting your technical results to Gulf investors
  • Strategic, long-horizon partners — including offtake and processing links
  • One process run by CGMA, instead of scattered enquiries you cannot check
  • Visibility through CGMA briefings, delegations and events
Submit a project

Investor members

Member access, by invitation

CGMA sets up investor accounts itself, after an onboarding conversation. There is no public sign-up. If CGMA has set up your access, sign in here.

Inside membership

What members see

  • Screened Canadian projects matched to your mandate, before they are shown to anyone else
  • Data rooms: NI 43-101 reports and project documents, released in stages under NDA
  • CGMA briefings on the Canadian mining market, on jurisdictions and on defence minerals
  • Delegations & site visits: coordinated Canada visits and Gulf meeting programmes
  • Direct introductions to project teams — with CGMA in the room, not a cold email
Request an invitation

Leadership

The people behind CGMA

JR

CEO and Chair

Jay Rana

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Canadian resource sector to take advantage of this investment. This is the first time in many decades that Canada has engaged with the Gulf countries at this level and now we as a country need to step up to present investable projects to the investors in the region.”

Jay founded CGMA to connect Canadian mining with the GCC. He promotes Canadian mining projects in the Gulf and explains to Gulf investors how investing in Canada works. Source: Resource Works

SM

Vice-Chair, Canada

Stewart Muir

Stewart Muir leads CGMA’s Canadian side as Vice-Chair, Canada: building the pipeline of screened, investable Canadian projects, and making the case — in Ottawa, in the provinces and in the Gulf — that Canada’s resources are the allied world’s strategic advantage.

He is the founder and CEO of Resource Works, the Vancouver-based public-interest organisation he launched in 2014 to advance fact-based dialogue on Canada’s natural-resource economy — covering mining, energy and the Indigenous partnerships that modern projects depend on. He is a historian and an award-winning former journalist, and he writes and speaks on resource development and on getting Canadian projects built.

Stewart Muir at Resource Works →

Partners

UAE listing venues

A Canadian company can list on any of the UAE’s three stock exchanges. Each listing is arranged directly with the exchange and its regulator, under their rules, and no listing is guaranteed.

Dubai

Dubai Financial Market (DFM)

Dubai’s main onshore stock exchange, operating since 2000 — the listing venue for companies that want deep reach among UAE and wider Gulf retail and institutional investors.

dfm.ae — official site →
Dubai — DIFC

Nasdaq Dubai

The international exchange in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) — the venue for international listings and instruments structured for a global audience.

nasdaqdubai.com — official site →
Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX)

Abu Dhabi’s stock exchange and one of the region’s largest markets — the venue for companies seeking Abu Dhabi’s institutional and sovereign-linked investor base.

adx.ae — official site →

CGMA will add further partners once they are confirmed.

Questions

Before you join

Is CGMA a fund or a broker?

No. CGMA is an alliance: it screens projects, matches them with Gulf investors and arranges introductions. CGMA does not hold client money, execute trades, or give investment advice — investments are made directly between the parties with their own legal and financial advisers.

Who can join as an investor?

Institutional investors, sovereign and government-related funds, family offices and qualified private investors based in — or investing from — the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain. Every investor member has an onboarding conversation first.

What stage of projects do you introduce?

The full range: early exploration with credible geology and teams, advanced development projects seeking construction or strategic capital, and producing mines open to partnership, royalty or streaming structures. What matters is disclosure quality and fit — not just stage.

Why is the Gulf interested in Canadian mining now?

Gulf states are building mining and processing into their post-hydrocarbon strategies, while Canada is actively diversifying its investment partners. In late 2025 the UAE pledged US$70 billion of investment into Canada and a $1B+ critical-minerals processing agreement was announced, and in Canada’s deepening critical-minerals partnership with Saudi Arabia around the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh.

How do I meet CGMA in person?

Register your interest with CGMA. CGMA coordinates private briefings and delegations between Canada and the Gulf, and connects members around major mining gatherings in both regions.

What does it cost to list a project — and how does the success fee work?

Explorer is CA$1,950 a year and Developer is CA$4,950 a year, with final terms confirmed privately in writing before anything goes live. Alliance Partner terms are agreed on enquiry. Introductions are capped by tier — up to 3 qualified introductions a year on Explorer and up to 10 on Developer; they are not unlimited, and further introductions are by separate agreement. A success fee applies only when a CGMA introduction leads to a closed transaction, and it is disclosed to both parties in writing before the introduction is made. There are no hidden charges, and no payment is ever taken through this website.

Can a Canadian company list publicly in Dubai or Abu Dhabi?

Yes — Canadian companies can explore a public listing in Dubai on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) or on Nasdaq Dubai in the DIFC, and in Abu Dhabi on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX). CGMA’s role is introduction, preparation and guidance toward the right exchange and advisers — CGMA does not list companies itself and does not guarantee a listing. Any listing is subject to the exchange’s and regulator’s eligibility, disclosure and approval requirements, and exchange and regulator fees are charged separately, on top of CGMA’s fees — for Nasdaq Dubai, US$5,000 to apply, US$70,000–US$250,000 on admission and US$20,000–US$50,000 a year, plus DFSA fees. If you prefer to stay private, the private capital route through CGMA’s investor network remains available, and you can explore both. A Saudi listing on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul) is a coming-next pathway, not a live route today.

How do I get an investor login?

CGMA sets up investor accounts after an onboarding conversation — there is no public sign-up. Once you are a member, you can sign in to see the projects, data rooms and briefings. Lost access? Use “Forgot access” or register your interest and the team will set it up again.

Are defence-related minerals subject to special rules?

Yes. Certain critical minerals and their products are dual-use and can be subject to Canadian export controls, the Controlled Goods Program, allied sanctions and export-permit requirements, and national-security review of foreign investment under the Investment Canada Act. Any defence-related transaction introduced through CGMA proceeds only within that framework, with both parties taking their own legal advice — CGMA coordinates introductions, it does not arrange transfers outside the rules.

About Us

About Us

The people behind CGMA

CGMA works through two teams — one in Canada and one in the Gulf — connecting Canadian mining and critical-minerals projects with Gulf investors.

Canada team

Canada

Leadership for the Canadian side of the alliance.

JR

CEO and Chair

Jay Rana

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Canadian resource sector to take advantage of this investment. This is the first time in many decades that Canada has engaged with the Gulf countries at this level and now we as a country need to step up to present investable projects to the investors in the region.”

Jay founded CGMA to connect Canadian mining with the GCC. He promotes Canadian mining projects in the Gulf and explains to Gulf investors how investing in Canada works. Source: Resource Works

SM

Vice-Chair, Canada

Stewart Muir

Stewart Muir leads CGMA’s Canadian side as Vice-Chair, Canada: building the pipeline of screened, investable Canadian projects, and making the case — in Ottawa, in the provinces and in the Gulf — that Canada’s resources are the allied world’s strategic advantage.

He is the founder and CEO of Resource Works, the Vancouver-based public-interest organisation he launched in 2014 to advance fact-based dialogue on Canada’s natural-resource economy — covering mining, energy and the Indigenous partnerships that modern projects depend on. He is a historian and an award-winning former journalist, and he writes and speaks on resource development and on getting Canadian projects built.

Stewart Muir at Resource Works →

Gulf team

Gulf — Dubai

Advisers based in Dubai.

NA

Mining AI Advisor

Dr Noor Aburaed

Dubai

Bio to follow
ZA

Advisor

Zarko Ackovik

Dubai

Bio to follow

Bios for the Gulf team are to follow.

Contact

Contact CGMA

Talk to the team

For anything that is not a membership application — media, events and delegations, partnerships, or a general question — use this form. If you want to join as an investor or list a project, the Join form is the faster route.

Nothing is stored on this website. The form prepares an email in your own mail app. If the CGMA address is not filled in, take it from the alliance’s LinkedIn page, or copy the message and paste it into a LinkedIn message.

Other ways to reach CGMA

LinkedIn, briefings & delegations

  • LinkedIn: search “Canada Gulf Mining Alliance” to follow the page and message the team directly — the fastest route today.
  • In person: CGMA runs private briefings and delegations between Canada and the Gulf — ask via the form to hear about the next one.
  • Investors & projects: membership and listing enquiries go through the Join form, so they go straight to the right person.

Project decks and investor details shared through these routes are treated as confidential.

Arabic

Arabic — Main points

Main points, in Arabic

The main points for Gulf investors, in Arabic. A full Arabic version is being prepared and will be checked by Arabic-speaking reviewers before it is published.

نبذة بالعربية — النقاط الرئيسية للمستثمرين

تحالف كندا والخليج للتعدين (CGMA)

يربط التحالف المستثمرين في دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي الست — الإمارات والسعودية وقطر والكويت وعُمان والبحرين — بمشاريع التعدين والمعادن الحرجة في كندا، من الاستكشاف المبكر حتى المناجم المنتِجة.

  • المعادن محل التركيز: الذهب، والليثيوم، والنيكل، والكوبالت، والنحاس، واليورانيوم، والعناصر الأرضية النادرة، والجرافيت.
  • يُفحص كل مشروع قبل تقديمه — الجيولوجيا، والاختصاص القضائي، والإفصاح الفني وفق معيار NI 43-101، وفريق العمل — ولا تُشارك التفاصيل الكاملة إلا مع الأعضاء المؤهلين وبشكل خاص.
  • للشركات الكندية خياران: الإدراج العام في الإمارات (سوق دبي المالي، وناسداك دبي، وسوق أبوظبي للأوراق المالية)، أو جمع رأس المال الخاص عبر شبكة التحالف. أما الإدراج في السوق السعودية (تداول) فهو قيد الإعداد وليس متاحًا بعد.
  • عضوية المستثمرين تكون بدعوة خاصة، بعد محادثة تعريفية سرية.
كندا البحرين الكويت عُمان قطر المملكة العربية السعودية الإمارات العربية المتحدة

للمستثمرين في الخليج — باختصار

عضوية المستثمرين

عضوية المستثمرين في التحالف تكون بدعوة خاصة، بعد محادثة تعريفية سرية. يحصل الأعضاء على مشاريع كندية مفحوصة تتوافق مع توجهاتهم الاستثمارية، وغرف بيانات تُفتح على مراحل بموجب اتفاقية سرية، وإحاطات دورية حول سوق التعدين الكندي والعلاقات الكندية الخليجية. لطلب دعوة، استخدم نموذج الانضمام.

باختصار

للتواصل مع التحالف

لأي استفسار عام أو إعلامي أو بشأن الشراكات والوفود، املأ النموذج المجاور وسيُجهَّز بريد إلكتروني في تطبيق البريد الخاص بك — لا تُحفظ أي بيانات على هذا الموقع. يمكنك أيضًا مراسلة فريق التحالف مباشرة عبر صفحته على لينكدإن.

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