Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has confirmed that the Canadian government will not make Chinese state investors divest their shares in three of Canada’s biggest mining companies. Speaking at a conference in Toronto, Wilkinson stated that retrospectively addressing foreign investments would be detrimental, creating uncertainty in determining whether an investment is genuine. Chinese state-owned enterprises remain the largest single shareholders in each of the three firms,Ā Teck Resources, Ivanhoe Mines Limited, and First Quantum Minerals Limited. The government will continue trading with China, which includes trading inĀ critical mineralsĀ such as lithium, copper, and cobalt. The statement comes several months after the Innovation Minister ordered threeĀ Chinese companies to sell their investments in Canadaās critical minerals sectors, to secure Canadian critical minerals supply chains.