Letters of Support

Letters of Support from the below organisations have been submitted to the IGC Committee to support Canada’s bid to host IGC 2028.

We would like to thank all of these organizations and agencies for their support with Canada’s bid to host IGC 2028.

High-level Letters of Support:

  • Prime Minister of Canada

  • Premier of Alberta

  • Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada

  • Mayor of Calgary

  • President, National Research Council of Canada

  • Destination Canada

Letters of Support from International Organisations:

  • US Geological Survey (USGS)

  • Geological Survey Ireland (GSI)

  • Government of Greenland

  • International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits (IAGOD)

Letters of Support from Universities and Canadian Governmental Organisations:

  • The University of Calgary

  • The University of Alberta

  • Federal Ministry of National Defence

  • Committee of Provincial and Territorial Geologists (CPTG)

  • Manitoba Geological Survey (MGS)

Letters of Support from Industry:

  • BHP Billiton Limited

  • Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM)

  • Korite International

  • Anglo American

  • Agnico Eagle Mines

Letters of Support from Professional Organisations and Companies:

  • Air Canada

  • Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS)

  • Canadian Quaternary Association (CanQua)

  • Council of Chairs of Canadian Earth Science Departments (CCCESD)

  • Ducks Unlimited

  • Geoscience BC

  • Ocean Networks Canada (ONC)