Convention 2023

Convention Statistics

Overall

Convention attendees: 23,819
International attendees: 30.4%
Outside of Canada the largest number of attendees came from: United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, Chile, Peru, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Mongolia, Germany, Ghana, and India.
Countries represented: 133
Accredited media: 487
Sponsors: 37
Student attendees: 909

Exhibits - Trade Show
Booths: 1050
Exhibiting organizations: 604
Government exhibitors: 71

Exhibits - Prospectors Tent
Prospectors Tent exhibitors: 19

Exhibits - Investors Exchange
Booths: 499
Exhibiting organizations: 453

Exhibits - Core Shack
Core Shack exhibitors: 40

Programming and workshops
Short Courses: 7
Sessions: 111
Presenters: 717

Convention Highlights

Extensive programming covering current topics focusing on capital markets, Indigenous affairs, student and early career, sustainability and technology.
Keynote speakers included Ken Hoffman, McKinsey & Company; Sinead Kaufman, Rio Tinto, Richard Inglis, Newmont Corporation; and Alex Dorsch & Kevin Frost, Chalice Mining.
Governments continued to use the event as an important platform for announcements, including Canadian Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson who announced an investment of $344 million to help advance “the development of a dynamic and competitive critical minerals sector”.
Six of the industry’s top performers were honored at the PDAC 2023 Awards Gala. The prestigious event was once again held at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.
The final day of the PDAC Convention also marked the transition of presidents. We thank Alex Christopher for his remarkable contributions to the industry and association during his two-year term, and welcome Raymond Goldie to the role.