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Sep 22, 2025 5:29 PM - Connect Newsroom

Premier goes to New York to promote B.C.’s clean energy, critical minerals

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The Premier will also meet with leading industry investors and decision-makers who can drive investment in B.C.’s critical-minerals sector.(Photo- The Canadian Press)

Premier David Eby is travelling to New York to promote B.C. as a leading destination for investment in clean energy and the critical minerals that are powering the transition to a sustainable, innovation-driven economy.

“British Columbia has what the world needs, including valuable critical minerals, skilled workers and access to strategic global markets,” said Premier Eby. “New York is home to investors from around the world, and I’ll be showcasing to these international investors all the things that give B.C. a competitive advantage — we’re a clean-energy powerhouse, a stable and dependable project partner, and have an abundance of natural resources. We will be the economic engine of the new Canadian economy, and we’re proving it every day.”

The trip to New York from Sept. 21-23, 2025, will focus on highlighting B.C.’s strengths in clean growth and climate-aligned investment, coinciding with Climate Week NYC, which attracts clean-energy investors from around the world.

The Premier will also meet with leading industry investors and decision-makers who can drive investment in B.C.’s critical-minerals sector. The Red Chris Mine expansion was recently designated a project of national importance and significance, and B.C. will play a key role in Canada’s Critical Minerals Strategy, which aims to get more critical-minerals projects to final investment decisions.

“British Columbia is at the forefront of the global shift toward sustainable, secure and inclusive economic development,” said Premier Eby. “Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent announcement on major projects in B.C. demonstrates the incredible potential in this province. This is a generational opportunity for investors and financial institutions to join us here in B.C. in growing the clean-energy and critical-minerals market and creating good jobs here.”

The mission builds on B.C.’s Trade Diversification Strategy and recent trade missions to Asia and Europe that have showcased B.C.’s vast range of opportunities in life sciences, technology, agriculture, forestry, ocean science, sustainability and innovation.

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