Good news from the federal gov... https://www.miningweekly.com/article/canadas-mining-minister-highlights-fed-commitment-to-support-mining-2015-07-15
" Rickford outlined measures put in place by the federal government to support the industry, including the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit that was extended for another year to provide junior mining companies with improved access to the financing required for their exploration activities; the expansion of the definition of ‘Canadian exploration expenses’ to include costs associated with environmental studies and community consultations;
the allocation of more than C$23-million over five years to stimulate the technological innovation needed to develop rare earth elements and chromite; and the Targeted Geoscience Initiative, a collaborative federal geoscience programme that provided the industry with the next-generation of geoscience knowledge and innovative techniques to better detect buried mineral deposits, and which was renewed for C$22-million over five years.