Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - PrairiesCan
Saskatchewan is a world leader in uranium mining, with the capacity to meet the future needs to develop small modular reactors (SMRs). Preparation is needed to help Saskatchewan's manufacturers and suppliers capitalize on this growing industry and contribute to a clean and sustainable economy for Saskatchewan and Canada. The development and deployment of small modular reactors is predicted to create thousands of jobs for Canadian workers and grow our economy. PrairiesCan has already been helping this sector work towards this bright future.
PrairiesCan has already been helping this sector work towards this prosperous future, and today the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister for PrairiesCan, announced a federal investment of $832,500 to help Saskatchewan businesses become qualified suppliers in nuclear and clean mining supply chains. Funding is provided to a partnership of the Saskatchewan Industrial and Mining Suppliers' Association Inc. (SIMSA), First Nations Power Authority of Saskatchewan Inc. (FNPA) and the Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries (OCNI).
This investment will help Saskatchewan businesses gain the knowledge and earn accreditations necessary to meet nuclear supply chain standards, achieve net-zero, environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards for mining suppliers, and develop a supplier database of Indigenous businesses working in nuclear and clean energy supply chains.
