Canada Nickel Takes Important Step in Crawford Nickel Project Permitting Process
Canada Nickel Takes Important Step in Crawford Nickel Project Permitting Process
TORONTO, May 12, 2022 – Canada Nickel Company Inc. ("Canada Nickel" or the "Company") (TSXV: CNC) (OTCQX:
CNIKF) is pleased to announce submission of the preliminary draft of the Initial Project Description (“IPD”) to the Impact
Assessment Agency of Canada (“the Agency”) following the related signing of ground-breaking Impact Assessment
Process Agreements (“Impact Assessment Agreements” or “IA Agreements”) with Taykwa Tagamou Nation,
Matachewan First Nation, and Mattagami First Nation.
Mark Selby, Chair & CEO of Canada Nickel said, “This is an important first step in the permitting process for Crawford.
Since the founding of the Company, our approach has been to work with Indigenous communities and local
stakeholders as partners in order to create shared value through economic opportunities, while also being respectful
and responsible stewards of the natural environment. These ground-breaking Impact Assessment Agreements foster
full participation of Indigenous Communities in the federal Impact Assessment process for the development of the
Crawford Nickel Project.”
“Taykwa Tagamou Nation is proud of the partnership we have with Canada Nickel. This innovative model of applying
Traditional Knowledge through a land u se study enables our community to both understand the project’s impacts
through all stages of its life cycle, while ensuring that , as the stewards of our Tradit ional Territory, development is
conducted in an environmentally sustainable manner”, said Chief Bruce Archibald.
“True Indigenous partnerships , such as ours with Canada Nickel , provide certainty for proponents , along with
economic opportunity for Northern Ontario and impacted Indigenous communities ,” said Deputy Chief Derek
Archibald. “With this certainty, Taykwa Tagamou Nation is meaningfully participating in the project’s eco nomic
development from beginning to end”.
Chief Chad Boissoneau, of Mattagami First Nation, commented “Agreements of this nature, built upon honest and
genuine relationships, benefit both the First Nation and the Proponent. First Nations can fully participate in the Impact
Assessment of a major project on our Traditional Land, while supporting Canada Nickel in making properly informed,
sustainable, and respectful decisions about a project that stands to be of great benefit to our community.”
An Important Step for the Crawford Nickel Project
The submission of the preliminary draft of the IPD to the Agency initiates a precursory review period of the document.
This review period, coinciding with Canada Nickel’s independent Indigenous and public consu ltation program for the
IPD, will enable Canada Nickel to integrate feedback from both the Agency’s review and Canada Nickel’s engagement
activities into the final draft of the IPD, expected to be formally submitted in summer 2022.
The Impact Assessment process is a planning and decision -making tool used by regulators, Indigenous communities,
the genera l public, stakeholders, and proponents to emphasize the positive benefits and resolve or mitigate the
potential impacts of a proposed major project. The IPD is a key phase in the early planning and development of a
modern mining project.
Impact Assessment Process Agreements
The signing and implementation of the IA Agreements further validates the meaningful and productive relationships
developed between Canada Nickel and Taykwa Tagamou Nation, Matachewan First Nation, and Mattagami First
Nation, and serves as tangible evidence of Canada Nickel’s intention around full integration of Indigenous communities
into the development of the Crawford Nickel Project.
The IA Agreements are intended to foster full participation of Indigenous communities in the federal Impact
Assessment process, with a focus on community driven completion of Traditional Knowledge and Land Use and Socio-
economic studies. In addition to outlining effective communication channels and platforms for meaningful
engagement, the IA Agreements facilitate tangible capacity building within the communities that will extend beyond
the timeline of and activities relating to the Crawford Project and Canada Nickel, including the hiring and training of a
dedicated Impact Assessment Coordinator and the creation of an Impact Assessme nt Coordination Committee,
comprised of representative, interested community members, including youth and elders.
About Canada Nickel
Canada Nickel Company Inc. is advancing the next generation of nickel- cobalt sulphide projects to deliver nickel and
cobalt required to feed the high growth electric vehicle and stainless -steel markets. Canada Nickel Company has
successfully registered and applied for trademarks in various jurisdictions for NetZero Nickel™, NetZero Cobalt™ and
NetZero Iron™ and is pursuing the development of processes to allow the production of net zero carbon nickel, cobalt,
and iron products. Canada Nickel provides investors with leverage to nickel and cobalt in low political risk jurisdictions.
Canada Nickel is currently anchored by its 100% owned flagship Crawford Nickel-Cobalt Sulphide Project in the heart
of the prolific Timmins-Cochrane mining camp. For more information, please visit www.canadanickel.com.
For further information, please contact:
Mark Selby, Chair and CEO
Phone: 647-256-1954
Email: [email protected]
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain information that may constitute "forward-looking information" under applicable
Canadian securities legislation. Forward looking information includes, but is not limited to, drill results relating to
the Crawford Nickel Sulphide Property, the potential of the Crawford Nickel Sulphide Property, timing of economic
studies and mineral resource estimates, the ability to sell marketable materials, strategic plans, including future
exploration and development results, and corporate and technical objectives. Forward-looking information is
necessarily based upon a number of assumptions that, while co nsidered reasonable, are subject to known and
unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results and future events to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such forward -looking information. Factors that could affect the
outcome include, among others: future prices and the supply of metals, the future demand for metals, the results
of drilling, inability to raise the money necessary to incur the expenditures required to retain and advance the
property, environmental liabilities (known and unknown), general business, economic, competitive, political and
social uncertainties, results of exploration programs, risks of the mining industry, delays in obtaining governmental
approvals, failure to obtain regulatory or shareholder approvals, and the impact of COVID-19 related disruptions in
relation to the Company's business operations including upon its employees, suppliers, facilities and other
stakeholders. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place
undue reliance on forward -looking information. All forward-looking information contained in this press release is
given as of the date hereof and is based upon the opinions and estimates of management and information available
to management as at the date hereof. Canada Nickel disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required
by law.