Not seeing any ring stuff....guess we wait for a JT photo-op.

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https://www.budget.gc.ca/2021/pdf/budget-2021-en.pdf

Enhancing Canada’s Supply of Critical Minerals The electrification of vehicles and use of solar panels is expected to surge in the coming decade. Canada has rich reserves of the critical minerals needed for electric vehicle batteries and solar panels, along with other low-carbon technologies needed to reach net-zero. The resources needed for these technologies create good jobs in regions across the country. Canada and the U.S. recently agreed to strengthen the Canada-U.S. Joint Action Plan on Critical Minerals Collaboration to target a net-zero industrial transformation, batteries for zero-emissions vehicles, and renewable energy storage. Investing in these resources is essential for our energy security and will ensure Canada is a vital producer in the supply chains of the future. Budget 2021 proposes to provide $9.6 million over three years, starting in 2021-22, to create a Critical Battery Minerals Centre of Excellence at Natural Resources Canada. The centre would coordinate federal policy and programs on critical minerals, and work with provincial, territorial, and other partners. The centre would also help implement the Canada-U.S. Joint Action Plan. Budget 2021 proposes to provide $36.8 million over three years, starting in 2021-22, with $10.9 million in remaining amortization, to Natural Resources Canada, for federal research and development to advance critical battery mineral processing and refining expertise.

Indigenous Infrastructure Investments in clean water, housing, and other community infrastructure will create good jobs and build healthier, safer, and more prosperous Indigenous communities in the long-term. The investments in the federal government’s plan will accelerate its 10-year commitment to close the infrastructure gaps in Indigenous communities, which could include all-weather roads, northern airstrips, broadband, health care and educational facilities. Budget 2021 proposes distinctions-based investments of $6.0 billion over five years, starting in 2021-22, with $388.9 million ongoing, to support infrastructure in Indigenous communities, including: - $4.3 billion over four years, starting in 2021-22, for the Indigenous Community Infrastructure Fund, a distinctions-based fund to support immediate demands, as prioritized by Indigenous partners, with shovelready infrastructure projects in First Nations, including with moderntreaty and self-governing First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Nation communities. - $1.7 billion over five years, starting in 2021-22, with $388.9 million ongoing, to cover the operations and maintenance costs of community infrastructure in First Nations communities on reserve.