Celebrating 30 Years of Leading Collaboration
For three decades, MiHR has brought people and organizations together to help build a skilled, inclusive and sustainable mining workforce in Canada.
Since 1996, MiHR has evolved alongside the industry, responding to changing workforce needs, developing resources and training, supporting employers and workers and helping Canadians explore opportunities in mining.
Our 30th anniversary is an opportunity to recognize the people and partnerships that have contributed to this work, reflect on how the industry and workforce have changed and look ahead to what comes next.
A Message from MiHR’s Leadership
Hear from MiHR’s leadership as we reflect on 30 years of impact and look toward the future.
Jenine Ellefson
Chair, MiHR Board of Directors
Over the last 30 years, MiHR has grown alongside the industry, building partnerships, developing resources and supporting the people who are essential to its future. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am proud to recognize this milestone and the many people who contributed to MiHR’s work over the past 30 years. I look forward to continuing this important work in the years ahead as we strengthen Canada’s mining workforce.
Ryan Montpellier
Executive Director
Canada’s mining industry is at a pivotal moment. We need mining to build a strong economy, secure critical minerals and support communities across the country, and mining needs people with the skills to make that future possible. For 30 years, MiHR has helped build Canada’s mining workforce. As we look to the next decade, that work has never been more important. We’re ready to meet the challenges ahead and continue to help build the workforce Canada’s mining industry will need for the future.
30 Years of Impact
From our early work supporting Canada’s mining workforce to the programs, research and partnerships we deliver today, explore some of the milestones that have shaped MiHR over the past 30 years.
Look back at some of MiHR’s many accomplishments over its 30 years of leading collaboration across Canada’s mining sector.
Investing in the Next Generation
As part of our 30th anniversary celebrations, MiHR expanded the I Chose Mining. Mining Chose Me. Scholarship Program to annually recognize six students pursuing education related to mining and the skilled trades.
The expanded program reflects our continued commitment to supporting the next generation of Canada’s mining workforce.
Looking Ahead
The mining workforce continues to evolve. As MiHR enters its fourth decade, we remain focused on helping the industry navigate emerging workforce challenges and opportunities.
Thirty years is a milestone worth celebrating. It is also a starting point for the work still ahead. Take a closer look at MiHR’s work and impact over the past three decades in our 30th anniversary report and explore the priorities shaping our next chapter.
