PDAC Convention
The world's largest mineral-exploration show: explorers, investors and juniors in Toronto.
- Dates
- Mar 7 to Mar 10, 2027
- Where
- Toronto, CA
- Cost
- Paid ticket. Prices in Canadian dollars (tax included). All Access 4-day: member early (by Feb 12) CAD $349, regular $539; non-member early $649, regular $849. One-day pass $229 member / $449 non-member. Exhibits Day pass $25/day (member).
- Type
- Trade show · Paid ticket
- Organizer
- Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada
- Suits
- Student or new grad
- Last checked
- October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Cheaper ways in: Student All Access CAD $85 early (full-time proof); Senior 65+ All Access CAD $85 member / $140 non-member early; students 16 and under free; Exhibits Day pass CAD $25.
Speaking opportunities
Open call for speakers
Applications open for sessions, courses, panels.
Call for speakers
Applications open for sessions, courses, panels.
Who goes
Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.
Segments: Mining and minerals
Roles: geologist, mining engineer, critical minerals lead
The field it serves: Energy & Utilities
- Verified open jobs
- about 11,883
- Typical posted salary
- $125,000 a year (middle half $110,000 to $155,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 37% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- +1.7% in utilities, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,415 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.
Full Energy & Utilities snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences
Employers at this conference
Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.
- Agnico Eagle Sponsoring 2026
- Anglo American Sponsoring 2026
- BHP Sponsoring 2026
- South32 Sponsoring 2026
- Teck Sponsoring 2026
- Vale Base Metals Sponsoring 2026
Read from the event’s own pages: pdac.ca.
Industries and functions
Past and planned editions
- 2027: March 7, 2027 to March 10, 2027, Toronto
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