Convention

Adding your organization and booth number to this special list is a free and effective recruitment tool to encourage student visits throughout exhibit hours. 

View the full list of #studentfriendly companies from PDAC 2025

APPLICATIONS ARE NOT YET OPEN FOR PDAC 2026.

Share your knowledge and experience with students and recent graduates who are excited to learn more about career opportunities in the mineral industry. 

20 Minute Mentoring is designed to connect industry professionals with a student/early career individual for a one-time 20-minute meeting. Mentors can provide career guidance and direction to mentees on their educational and professional careers. 

We are looking for volunteers from all areas of the exploration and mining industry to participate. Please be prepared to share your experiences and answer questions about yourself and your career. These important conversations have a tremendous impact on the trajectory of students' careers in our industry. The time commitment is just one hour, and you may sign up for multiple sessions. 

View the PDAC 2025 Mentor Bios 

APPLICATIONS ARE NOT YET OPEN FOR PDAC 2026.

PDAC's Guided Tours of the Exhibits are a unique opportunity to directly engage with groups of student and early-career individuals right at your booth, allowing you to increase your company profile, share upcoming projects, and promote potential job openings to keen individuals soon to be transitioning into the workforce. 

On each scheduled tour of your choice, a small group will visit your booth to learn about your company, projects, job opportunities, and more. Your company will also be added to the #studentfriendly company list, where exhibitors are highlighted as looking to connect with students and early career attendees throughout the convention. 

APPLICATIONS ARE NOT YET OPEN FOR PDAC 2026.

Free participation in the Student-Industry Mixer as an industry partner highlights your company’s current and upcoming employment opportunities at the mixer, the largest student social event at the Convention. Partners receive a feature table to display your promotional materials and showcase your company's opportunities. 

APPLICATIONS ARE NOT YET OPEN FOR PDAC 2026.

S-IMEW

PDAC developed the Student‑Industry Mineral Exploration Workshop (S‑IMEW) in 2007 as a unique event designed to attract students to the mineral exploration industry and to give them a practical and business perspective of mineral exploration not generally available in the classroom.

To date, 362 students, including 143 women, have participated in S‑IMEW since its inception. The idea behind S‑IMEW was direct and ambitious: to promote a strong and vibrant mineral exploration industry, led by the students who will ultimately become its future.

PDAC thanks all of the outstanding volunteers and sponsors who have allowed S‑IMEW and its participants to succeed over the past decade.
Industry support is vital to the continued success of this important experiential workshop. With your support and contribution, we can continue to develop the future leaders of the mineral exploration and development industry. Contact us to learn about sponsorship opportunities for this unique workshop. 

SUBSIDY

MiHR's Green Jobs provides work placement opportunities in the mining sector with a focus on clean technology and innovation for youth aged 15-30. MiHR will provide 80% of a participant's compensation to a maximum of $25,000 for job-ready youth and $32,000 for job-ready youth furthest from employment (Indigenous youth, youth in northern regions, rural and remote communities and youth with disabilities).

Visit MiHR's website for more information and to apply to the Green Jobs program.

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