Canada Has Not Taken Responsibility for the Behavior of The Mining Corporations Abroad

The mine was an open pit gold and copper mine located in the western province of PNG the operation of which resulted in collateral damage, affecting up to 50,000 people in the nearby villages. During the 1970’s, early drilling began and was overseen by Kenneth Copper Corporation. BHP then won the lease in 1984. The initial stages of the mining saw utilisation of the cyanide extraction procedure, however, a large copper region

In 2008 when the global economy took a turn for the worst Canada managed to come out on top. This is thanks to the export of natural resources and commodities. The Canadian government immediately took charge and start making budget cuts in order to have a full recovery by 2015. (D.R., 2011) Canada has a large threat in its path; its dependence on the outside world.

In the documentary titled Nevsun in Eritrea: Dealing With a Dictator, the director Scott Anderson’s main topic of focus delves into Nevsun, which is a Canadian mining company that has formed a business partnership with the war-torn poor country of Eritrea in east Africa, or more importantly, with the Eritrean government that receives a 40% stake in profit from Nevsun’s mining operations. However, while the partnership on the surface may be seen as an overall boon for the country and its citizens it’s actuality all a façade and the partnership formed between the two has actually caused more harm than good. For example, the documentary touches upon multiple key elements: such as human rights violations workers have experienced working in the

In Canadian history it is quite evident we are influenced heavily by the much stronger nations around us. Therefore our own content in Canada is sometimes overshadowed by other cultures, specifically with regards to the United States who have a big influence on our cultural industries. Pierre Trudeau expressed the feeling Canadians have with this co-existence, "Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly or temperate the beast, one is affected by every twitch and grunt." Some may argue that Canada should not continue to develop regulations to protect its cultural industries. However, I will argue that Canada should continue to develop some regulations to protect its cultural industries. It is

In 2014, mining contributed $54 billion to Canada’ gross domestic product. The mining industry has thrived on the concept of globalization. It has been reported that 75% of the world’s mining companies are headquartered in Canada (Dean, 2013) and many have expanded to other countries. Mining is notoriously known for acid mine draining; the pollutant that occurs when water flows through a sulfur-exposed material. Not only is treatment for acid mine drainage expensive, causing taxpayers millions of dollars to clean it; it also contaminates drinking water, kills wildlife, and destroys infrastructure. The Telkwa Coal Mine in Smithers, British Columbia, is especially known for its role in damaging one of the town’s biggest industries; fishing. The coal mine is located near the Skeena River; a river filled with fish. In 1997, the Skeena fishery reported a 12% decrease in salmon population (Zilker, 1998) due to the acid drainage material released by the Telkwa Coal Mine. This was a significant hit considering the Skeena fishery was one of the provinces’ most important sources of income (Zilker, 1998). Due to action taken by protesters, however; mining companies are faced with strict regulations by Environment Canada (Souza, 2013), and the effect of acid mine drainage has lessened over the years. However, bit by bit, globalization is continuously destroying Canada’s environment and negatively

Within todays society there are many things that are swept under the rug and are not acknowledged. The Canadian mining industries may not affect Canadian citizens, however, the affects that Canadian Mining causes is a major issue in many areas of the world. The effects of Canadian mining vary from direct effect on the work environment, serious environment harm as well as the effects on the people of the land. Lives are at risk and being taken daily by Canadian mining in south America, however the awareness that it should have has not been acknowledged.

Up to the North of the U.S.A lies a great country whose landscape remains, for the most part, unscathed. Canada. It’s obvious, with its high economy, good relations with other countries, and low unemployment rates, that it’s one of the select countries in the G-8.

Canada’s well-educated population provides support for an innovative and culturally rich society Canada’s expertise, products, and technology allow opportunities for businesses to successfully operate in emerging markets that experience issues with energy, food, and water Threats Replacement unemployment as a result of an abundance of human resources in countries like India and China The influence of other cultures in Canada threatens the identity and existence of the Canadian culture Canada is falling behind countries with rapid innovative breakthroughs in technology, threatening their future growth and competitiveness 2. Canada’s financial stability has protected Canadian banks and insurers from failures and bailouts, even when financial institutions around the world had collapsed Canada’s diverse workforce is attractive to many global companies. High level of tolerance and acceptance also helps Canadians and their ability to create relationships in the global business

Canada is home to some of the largest mining corporations in the world. In fact, seventy-five percent of the world’s mining companies are based in Canada (Dean, 2013). These companies are involved in the extraction of numerous resources, including silver, petroleum, bitumen and coal. Canadian mining operations also have a particular focus in gold, as twenty-one of the country’s top forty mining companies are involved in gold extraction. With billion dollar annual revenues and interests in almost every continent, these multinational companies are making a large impact around the globe (Canadian Mining Journal, 2014). However, these impacts are not necessarily positive. Canadian mining corporations have failed to implement CSR policies and

Northern. Ontario is an area richly endowed with metallic mineral resources. It is one of the most important mineral resource regions in Canada if not in the world. One only needs to look at the volume of mineral production to support this view. The region produces nearly half of the world’s nickel and a substantial portion of the nation’s gold, silver, copper, zinc, uranium, cobalt and platinum metals. For a hundred years the federal and Provincial governments have mismanaged these non renewable mineral resources and our renewable forestry resources and in doing

The Canadian economy is booming. Commodity prices have finally started turning around, and those in the mining industry are wondering if 2018 is going to be an exceptional year of growth. If so, it’s been a long time coming, but the industry is ready to embrace it. Canada has always relied on its natural resources to support economic activity. As a country rich in minerals, metals, and oil, Canada has always had mining activity.

Through the 17 days that no one knew the fate of the miners, the only things that people had to go on was hope. The owners/relations and the authorities should keep the information they receive in a positive manner for the employees and the families to give the hope they are still alive.

Minerals are a natural resource that is very important to Canada and its industries development. Canada is one of the leading countries when it comes to minerals due to the mining industries. Mines that provide us minerals in Canada include the Diamond Production in the far North, Voiseys Bay in Labradors, the Sudbury region, Arctic and Taiga region, and the boreal shield region. Miners play an effective role when it comes to minerals since they are really the ones providing us with these minerals. As well as the workers in industries who make oil and different things out of them. There have been many recent developments in Canada in the mineral industry, such as; Diamond production in the far north that is Canada’s latest mining success stories.

Even though Canadian government are showing protective approach presently because of several factors that have affected the land, and has taken the country 's wealth to other country. But some believe that because of the foreign investment the wealth of the country has increased, and this has contributed to the overall development of the Canada and the world. Today, there are so much investment done and this looks like it is going to increase in future, and this has showed sign of rejection from the country’s environmentalists because it is taking away the natural resources and polluting the environment. Even though the nation has been benefited, there is contrary feeling towards it. On the other hand, government are taking steps to make sure that too much power or all assets are not handled by foreign companies. But some economists believe the rules and regulations of the government in the past has benefited and supported foreign firms rather than domestic firms, because they were trying to cut down the expenses and increase profit in the form of tax. So, the Gray report puts forward the following policy which suggest Canadians to posses high command over the business and environment, increase the profit and reduce the harm of foreign direct investment, and to hold and expand Canadian control where there is need and can be controlled. The problem that worries the government in the past was foreign investors take domestic

Environment protection is a country’s fundamental policy. Globalization has encouraged TNCs to move from their mother countries to hosr countries in pursuit of more profit. This has caused serious pollution problems. To maintain their benefits, TNCs are take strategies and using tactics to influence the developing countries’ environmental policy making. They always succeed just because of their own political power behind their financial strength. This paper explores how and why transnational corporations seek to influence host countries’ environmental policy, and explains what is the source of their strong political power, and discuss how TNCs can play a positive role in environmental protection.