Sander Grieve, Steven Bennett, Zirjan Derwa and Martin Ignasiak write in Canadian Mining Journal on the federal government's new announcements on state-owned enterprise investment in Canada's critical minerals sector—and the new questions the policies raise.

The column also looks at the announcement that Ottawa will initiate a review of permitting processes to attempt to speed up critical minerals’ projects in Canada. This is a welcome change after 10 years of reforms to the process that have resulted in fraught regulatory timelines.

Looking ahead, all of the new standards and their implications need to be addressed if Canada is going to succeed in developing its significant natural resources in critical minerals.