Writes Tim Wilbur: “Canada’s mining sector is experiencing a moment of convergence. Strong commodity prices and depleting reserves are driving consolidation, while geopolitical fractures and the race for critical minerals are reshaping dealmaking…. Across dealmaking, critical minerals strategy, and the evolving standards of Indigenous consultation, Canada’s top mining lawyers are navigating a sector where opportunity and complexity advance in tandem.”
Says Jen: “Clients are looking for advisers who can help them navigate complexity, manage execution risk, identify solutions and create strategic options throughout the process. They’re not just looking for lawyers to paper the deal.” You can read the full article here.
Scarce Assets and Strategic Minerals Drive Mining M&A
In this article, lawyers note that regulatory scrutiny and geopolitical risk are reshaping how deals get done.
Writes Lena Olijnyk, “Mining M&A is gathering momentum as strong commodity prices, competition for quality assets, and concerns about security of supply push miners toward consolidation, lawyers working in this sector say. But regulatory scrutiny and geopolitical risk are increasingly influencing which transactions get done – and how they are structured.”
Jen points to Canada’s geological prospectivity, political stability, established capital markets, and a predictable legal and regulatory regime as reasons why domestic assets attract both Canadian and international buyers. But stability does not necessarily mean simplicity. Jen says treating major mining and infrastructure projects as matters of economic and strategic importance could accelerate development, improve supply chains and attract investment. Improved project economics could, in turn, increase M&A interest and the value of advanced Canadian projects. Jen goes on to note that national security and foreign investment considerations have become a routine part of transaction planning and of assessing both risk and timing. “One of the first threshold questions is: What kind of timeline are we looking at for regulatory approvals, and where are the risks in that?” Read the full article here.
Leading Lawyers
We are also proud to note that many of our partners have been identified as leaders in their field by this Special Edition, including:
- Chad Accursi
- Mark Bennett
- André Boivin
- David Budd
- Jonathan Chandler
- Lindsay Clements
- Sam Cole
- Andrea FitzGerald
- Jay Goldman
- Erik Goldsilver
- Jen Hansen
- Thomas Isaac
- Jay King
- Cathy Mercer
- Alexander Pizale
- Darrell Podowski
- Jennifer Poirier
- Carla Potter
- David Redford
- Jeffrey Roy
- Paul Stein
- Jennifer Traub
- John Vettese
- Jennifer Wasylyk
Cassels has distinguished itself in the vanguard of the mining industry, offering the largest and most experienced dedicated mining group of any major Canadian law firm. Learn more about our Mining Group here.
Find the full 2026 Lexpert Special Edition: Energy and Mining here.
