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Canada Nickel Announces the Government of Ontario Recognition of Crawford as a Critical Minerals Priority and Nation-Building Project
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n Canada Nickel Announces the Government of Ontario Recognition of Crawford as a Critical Minerals Priority and Nation-Building Project\n \n\n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Canada NewsWire\n \n\n\n\n\n\n TORONTO\n \n\n ,\n \n\n June 9, 2025\n \n\n /CNW/ -\n \n Canada Nickel Company Inc\n \n . (\"\n \n Canada Nickel\n \n \" or the \"\n \n Company\n \n \") (TSXV: CNC) (OTCQX: CNIKF) welcomed the Government of\n \n Ontario's\n \n recognition of the Crawford Nickel Sulphide Project (\"Crawford\") as part of its priority nation building initiatives.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n In a joint letter to\n \n Canada's\n \n Minister of Energy and Natural Resources,\n \n Ontario's\n \n Ministers of Energy and Mines, Natural Resources, and Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation identified the Crawford Project as one of five strategic critical minerals projects ready for near-term development as part of three transformational, nation-building projects. In this open letter provided to media and the Company on June 5, 2025, the Ministers also highlighted additional provincial funding for the sector to fully realize the value of these resources, such as the $500 million Critical Minerals Processing Fund, as well as nearly\n \n $3\n \n .1 billion in loans, grants, scholarships and other funding to support meaningful Indigenous ownership and partnership in critical mineral development.\n \n\n \"We are encouraged and deeply appreciative of the Government of\n \n Ontario\n \n advancing the critical minerals agenda and recognizing the strategic importance of the Crawford Project,\" said\n \n Mark Selby\n \n , CEO of Canada Nickel. \"With aligned federal and provincial support, our experienced management team  can continue to advance development of Crawford as an important secure, domestic supply of critical minerals – nickel, cobalt, and\n \n North America's\n \n only domestic source of chromium—while advancing strong Indigenous partnerships and delivering on\n \n Canada's\n \n clean energy and climate ambitions.\"\n ...