July 29, 2025
For Immediate Release
VANCOUVER— Saskatchewan remains Canada’s top-rated jurisdiction for mining investment, ranking 7th globally in the Annual Survey of Mining Companies released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
Finland is the top-ranked jurisdiction worldwide for mining investment in this year’s survey, followed by Nevada.
“The Fraser Institute’s mining survey is the most comprehensive report on not only mineral potential but also government policies that either encourages or discourages mining investment,” said Elmira Aliakbari, director of the Fraser Institute’s Centre for Natural Resource Studies and co-author of the study.
This year’s report ranks 82 jurisdictions around the world based on their geologic attractiveness (minerals and metals) and government policies that encourage or discourage exploration and investment, including permit times.
On overall investment attractiveness, Saskatchewan ranks in the global top ten for the sixth time in seven years, followed by Newfoundland & Labrador at 8th. In terms of policy factors alone, Saskatchewan ranks in the global top three while Newfoundland & Labrador ranks sixth and Alberta ranks 9th.
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