Apply for Funding to Participate in Shaakichiuwaanaan Lithium Mine Assessment
Official title: Shaakichiuwaanaan Mining Project Public Notice Participant Funding Available
The federal government is offering funding to help Indigenous peoples and the public participate in the environmental assessment of a proposed lithium mine near Radisson, Quebec. The Shaakichiuwaanaan Mining Project would be a new open-pit and underground lithium mine. Funding covers costs like reviewing documents and submitting comments on the project's environmental impact.
Why This Matters
Live in northern Quebec? This mine could bring jobs—or change the landscape you know. Lithium powers electric vehicles and phones, so this project connects to Canada's clean energy future. Indigenous communities have a direct stake in how this land is used.
What Could Change
If approved, a new lithium mine would operate east of Radisson with both open-pit and underground extraction. The environmental assessment will set conditions the company must follow—things like water protection, wildlife monitoring, and land reclamation. Your input now shapes those conditions.
Key Issues
- Should this lithium mine be approved, and under what conditions?
- What environmental impacts should be addressed in the assessment?
- How should Indigenous rights and interests be protected?
How to Participate
- Apply for participant funding by February 16, 2026. Contact the Participant Funding Program or email fp-paf@iaac-aeic.gc.ca for eligibility details and the application form.
- Visit the project home page (reference number 89271) and click on "Participant Funding" for more information.
- Sign up for project notifications to be alerted when the public consultation period on the Impact Statement begins.