📋 Regulatory & industry

Standards, regulations, funding, conferences and calls for papers — Québec/Canada-weighted plus key global. A living page — newest first; standing context kept at the bottom.

2026-06-07

• Canada commits C$20M to Electra battery-grade cobalt refinery (Ontario) — ISED. Federal critical-minerals capital sustains Shield exploration/survey demand.
• 📅 Events & CFPs: Québec Mines + Énergie 2026 (Québec City, 16–19 Nov) · EAGE Near Surface 2026 (Thessaloniki, 20–24 Sept) · IMAGE 2026 (Houston, 17–20 Aug)

Standing context

• Québec Bill 63 mining reform — "exclusive exploration rights" replace claims (in force since Nov 2024). Defines where/how exploration & geophysical surveying can legally proceed in Québec. McMillan summary