Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

• Request that the Income Tax Act be amended to include a definition of the term ¿new mine.¿ The PDAC is recommending that a new mine be defined as a resource property on the site of a former mine that has been shut down or inactive for a continuous period of at least 60 months/5 years. This would encourage exploration around former mines.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

• Aboriginal affairs: expedite the resolution of outstanding land claims
• Establish the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit (METC) on a permanent basis with annual reviews of the program's benefits
• Improve the regulatory environment in which the Canadian exploration and development sector operates.
• The federal government should develop government resource revenue sharing agreements with Aboriginal peoples in order to promote sustainable communities.

Policies or Program

• Branding Canada in the world of mining: the federal government should work with the mineral sector to promote Canada as one of the most attractive places to explore, to mine and to process minerals, and as a centre of excellence in geoscience education, training, financing, exploration, services, supplies, corporate social responsibility, sustainable development and mining.
• Clarify that Canadian Exploration Expense (CEE) includes the costs of community consultations, environmental baseline studies and feasibility studies.
• Investment in geoscience mapping: recommend a long-term commitment to investment in geoscience mapping such as support for the Cooperative Geological Mapping Strategies, developed by federal, provincial and territorial departments