Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-28-2026

Keywords

Mining; extractive industries; corporate accountability; displacement; artisanal mining; Africa; economic diplomacy; environmental harm; human rights

Abstract

The first comprehensive report on the cumulative impacts of Canadian extractive industries in Africa. There are profiles of 23 Canadian companies, operating in 17 African countries, over a period of 30 years. The report contrasts company actions against international standards for corporate accountability in eight areas: Displacement of communities; Security and Violence: The North Mara Mine; Workers: Conscription, Conflict and Deadly Accidents, Corruption; Silencing Critiques and Suppressing Investigations; Extractive Industries in Conflict-Affected Areas; Environmental Impacts; Economic Diplomacy: Canadian Support to Extractive Industries.   The cumulative impacts are alarming. For example, JCAP found documentation of over 300,000 people being displaced by Canadian extractive companies, and the hardships that they faced in the relocations. The numbers come from police reports, news reports and company records. But the report states that the actual number of displacements are likely much larger because there was no documentation for most of the companies mentioned.

Comments

The report also benefited from the research and drafting assistance of Karyn Keenan, along with several Research Assistants who worked closely with the authors during the drafting process. They conducted background research, document reviews, and source collection, performed legal and policy research, and prepared early drafts of various chapters. We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of Lisa Rankin, Saarah Jimale Rasheed, Miriam Zola, as well as other current and former JCAP researchers whose work informed this report. In particular we wish to acknowledge the contribution of Chase McNabb who began the research in his first year at law school and continued past his call to the Bar.   The authors are solely responsible for the contents of this report, including any errors or omissions."

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