From Sunset Industry to Strategic Sector: Reflections on a Quarter Century Advocating for Canadian Mining
From Sunset Industry to Strategic Sector: Reflections on a Quarter Century Advocating for Canadian Mining
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Program: 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
In his final address to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade as President and CEO of the Mining Association of Canada, Pierre Gratton looks back on more than 25 years as an advocate for Canada’s mining industry. He traces the industry's transformation from a business once written off as a sunset industry to one now recognized as a strategic asset central to Canada's economic and geopolitical future. He reflects on the policy shifts, public attitudes, and global forces that repositioned mining within the national conversation. As Gratton steps away from a career spent making the case for Canadian mining, he leaves a sector in its strongest position in decades.
Keynote Speaker:
President & CEO
The Mining Association of Canada
Pierre Gratton was appointed President and CEO of the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) on June 1, 2011. Based in Ottawa, MAC is the national organization for the Canadian mining industry. Its members are engaged in mineral exploration, mining, smelting, refining and semi-fabrication.
Prior to his appointment to MAC, Pierre was President and CEO of the Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC). From 1999-2008, Mr. Gratton served as Vice President, Sustainable Development and Public Affairs for the Mining Association of Canada (MAC). In this capacity, he was instrumental in the development of Towards Sustainable Mining, MAC’s flagship program that is gaining international recognition and adoption. In 2005-06, Mr. Gratton was honoured as a Distinguished Lecturer for the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM).
Mr. Gratton is First Vice-President of the Interamerican Mining Society (SIM – Sociedad Interamericana de Mineria). A board member and former Chair of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, Mr. Gratton is Co-chair of the Green Mining Initiative Advisory Committee, sits on Minister’s Advisory Council on Impact Assessment and serves on the Board of Ottawa’s Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra.
Mr. Gratton holds an M.A. degree in political science, a B.A. from McGill University, and a third-degree black belt in Karate.
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