Indeed, we are working with our allies and our partners so that Canada and those who respect the rule of law are able to develop these important critical minerals, and so that we can depend on each other as we are able to provide them and supply them throughout the trade supply chain. We have a critical minerals arrangement, of course, with the United States. We have one with the European Union. We have one with Japan. We just recently signed on with the United Kingdom.
This is about working in partnership with those trading partners who respect the rule of law and whom we can count on as we are developing this really important industry, so that we are supplying them with values that are important to Canada and so that we are investing together and we are developing together in a sustainable and responsible way.
My final point is that, given that critical minerals are so much in Canada's north, it's essential that we work side by side with indigenous peoples of this country so that we are doing this together—not only mining sustainably but doing so in a way that has indigenous peoples right at the very heart of it.
My colleague, Minister Wilkinson, is of course doing this in his regional tables with the sector. These are important commodities, and it's also why we invested $4 billion for our first critical minerals strategy. This will create thousands and thousands of good middle-class jobs across the country, particularly in our rural communities and in our north.