Announcement
04 Jul 2024
In July 2024, the government of Canada announced it would approve foreign direct investments in the critical minerals sector under the Investment Canada Act only "in the most exceptional of circumstances".
Source
Number of interventions
1
1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
04 Jul 2024
Revocation date:
No revocation date
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