Massey Henry is pleased to once again support Export Development Canada (“EDC”) — this time in the recruitment for a Principal, Critical Mineral Investments.

About Export Development Canada

Export Development Canada (EDC) is Canada’s export credit agency and a member of the Government of Canada’s international trade portfolio. Its role is to level the playing field for Canadian companies doing business internationally by giving them a platform to grow and equipping them with the tools they need to expand and diversify their business.

EDC aims to contribute to building Canada’s trade competitiveness by accelerating the success of Canadian companies in high growth international markets. The organization is a financial Crown corporation that provides Canadian companies with the solutions they need, when and where they need them, to go, grow, and succeed internationally.

Purpose, Mission, Vision & Values

Canada’s Export Development Act establishes EDC’s mandate: To support and develop, directly or indirectly, Canada’s export trade and Canadian capacity to engage and respond to international business opportunities.

Purpose

Make Canada and the world better through trade.

Mission

We use our unique trade knowledge and financial solutions to support and develop sustainable trade between Canada and the world, and to enhance Canada’s competitiveness in the international marketplace.

Vision

By 2030, Canada has regained its standing as a leader in international trade, building a better and stronger economic future for all Canadians.

EDC's 2030 Strategy

EDC’s vision for 2030: Canada is recognized as a leader in international trade.

International trade is crucial to the prosperity of Canadians, accounting for nearly two-thirds of our national economy. Yet, Canada’s trade performance is falling behind its OECD peers, causing Canada to miss out on economic growth, jobs, and the host of benefits that trade can generate.

EDC’s 2030 Strategy aims to turn things around. The 2030 Strategy will guide EDC’s ambitions, choices, and actions, positioning the organization to deliver for Canada over the long term.

In 2025, significant efforts were made to evolve EDC’s broader corporate strategy. This strategic evolution ensured that EDC’s goals reflect shifting global trade dynamics and are aligned more closely with the Government of Canada’s vision and evolving priorities.

EDC’s 2030 strategy is anchored in three principal priorities:

- Championing the industries and exporters of the future
- Expanding and diversifying Canada’s network of trade partners
- Enhancing the country’s trade and productive capacity

Learn more about EDC’s 2030 Strategy here .

ESG Commitment

EDC conducts its business in a manner that is respectful of international agreements to which Canada is a party, and demonstrates leadership through its commitments to environmental sustainability, social equality, and responsible governance (ESG), which are central to its value proposition, and key to the international success of Canadian companies.

EDC made public its commitment to become a net-zero institution by 2050.

EDC continues to make investments to strengthen its ESG practices and to invest in capabilities to support Canadian companies to do the same.

Learn more about EDC’s ESG commitment and objectives here .

Key 2025 Business & Financial Results

- Net income of $178 million
- $75.7 billion in total assets
- Helped Canadian customers facilitate $135 billion in exports, foreign investment and trade development activities
- Served 23,980 customers by providing expert knowledge and financial solutions.
- Served 1,228 medium-sized businesses, an annual increase of 5 percent, and served 8,457 small companies, an annual decrease of 1 percent from 2024.
- Facilitated $8.3 billion in business activity in the cleantech sector.

About the Canada Critical Minerals Accelerator (CCMA)

Drawing on EDC's deep expertise in project finance and investment transactions, the CCMA is a dedicated investment platform for advancing strategically important critical minerals projects across Canada. On behalf of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and the Government of Canada, EDC manages the $2 billion CCMA Fund, providing flexible financing and investment solutions while mobilizing private-sector and institutional capital to accelerate projects that strengthen the resilience of Canada’s critical minerals supply chains and enhance Canada's economic security.

Learn more about the CCMA here .

Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector & EDC’s Code of Conduct

EDC employees are required to abide by the Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector, as well as EDC’s Code of Conduct. These Codes are important sources of guidance and serve as the foundation for how we do business. EDC’s senior officer of internal disclosure has been designated as the contact for members of the public who may have reason to believe an EDC employee is not complying with the public sector code.

Additional Information

EDC operates on commercial principles, does not receive annual appropriations and, in normal circumstances,



funds its operations from the revenues of its financing and insurance products.
Please visit the EDC website for more information about their vision and operations, as well as EDC’s management and governance.

Please visit the EDC website for more information about their vision and operations, as well as EDC’s management and governance .

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Director, CCMA leadership team, and supporting EDC’s executive leadership team, the Principal, Critical Mineral Investments will play a key role in originating, structuring, and executing strategically important investments across Canada’s critical minerals value chain.

The Principal will lead complex transactions from initial chance assessment through due diligence and execution, deploying a range of capital solutions, including equity, debt, hybrid instruments, structured-finance solutions, offtake agreements, and price-stabilization mechanisms.

Operating at the intersection of investment, project finance, capital markets, and public policy, the Principal will work closely with project sponsors, investors, financial institutions, governments, and industry participants to mobilize private and institutional capital alongside CCMA funding. The successful candidate will contribute to projects spanning mining, processing, refining, recycling, and enabling infrastructure, helping to advance Canada’s critical minerals capacity and strengthen the resilience of domestic and allied supply chains.

Key Responsibilities

Transaction Origination, Structuring and Execution

- Lead complex mining, metals, critical minerals, and related infrastructure transactions from origination through structuring, due diligence, negotiation, approval, documentation, and financial close.
- Identify and originate investment opportunities that advance the CCMA’s strategic objectives and develop a strong pipeline of prospective transactions, in alignment with government stakeholders.
- Structure tailored financing solutions across the capital structure, including equity, debt, hybrid instruments, structured finance, offtake agreements, and price-stabilization mechanisms, that are designed to mobilize capital from project developers, private and institutional investors, financial sponsors, and project finance lenders.
- Assess project economics, financing requirements, capital structures, investment returns, risk allocation, and key transaction considerations.
- Lead financial analysis, valuation, scenario analysis, and project cash flow modelling to support investment and credit decisions.
- Prepare and present investment and credit recommendations to senior management and relevant decision-making committees.

Stakeholder Management

- Build and maintain relationships with project sponsors, investors, financial institutions, government stakeholders, industry participants, and other strategic partners.
- Lead multidisciplinary transaction teams, coordinating internal specialists and external advisors throughout due diligence, negotiation, documentation, and closing.
- Negotiate financing, investment, shareholder, intercreditor, offtake, and other transaction agreements.
- Lead syndication and capital mobilization initiatives, bringing private, institutional, financial, and strategic partners alongside the CCMA’s investments.
- Collaborate closely with government stakeholders as well as EDC’s internal legal, risk, economics, environmental and social, and portfolio management teams to advance transactions effectively.

Portfolio Management and Risk Oversight

- Oversee assigned investments and financing exposures following financial close, maintaining an informed view of financial and operational performance.
- Monitor project developments, compliance requirements, emerging risks, and other factors that may affect investment performance and complete periodic investment or credit reviews.
- Lead amendments, waivers, restructurings, follow-on investments, and other material portfolio decisions as required.
- Provide senior management with clear recommendations regarding portfolio performance, key risks, mitigation strategies, and potential courses of action.

Sector Expertise and Strategic Advice

- Monitor commodity markets, financing conditions, policy developments, and broader trends affecting critical minerals, mining, metals, and related infrastructure.
- Advise senior leaders on transaction strategy, market practices, sector developments, financing alternatives, and emerging opportunities.
- Contribute to the continued evolution of the CCMA’s investment approach and EDC’s capabilities in supporting strategically important critical minerals projects.
- Distill complex financial, commercial, technical, and policy considerations into clear investment theses, transaction strategies, and executive-level recommendations.




- Coach and mentor colleagues involved in transaction analysis, structuring, and execution, contributing to the continued development of the broader team.

The Individual

The Principal, Critical Mineral Investments is a seasoned investment and transaction professional with 10+ years of progressive experience in project finance, infrastructure investing, private equity, investment banking, transaction advisory, corporate finance, or another complex transaction-focused environment.

The successful candidate will have experience leading sophisticated transactions across the full investment lifecycle, supported by strong commercial judgment, financial acumen, and the ability to navigate complex, multi-party environments. Experience in mining and metals, critical minerals, natural resources, infrastructure, or an adjacent sector will be important to success.

Solutions-oriented and commercially minded, this individual excels at integrating financial, strategic, technical, and policy considerations into practical transaction strategies. They are equally comfortable engaging senior executives and external stakeholders, leading detailed transaction analysis, negotiating complex agreements, and presenting recommendations to senior decision-makers.

Technical Skills and Experience

- 10+ years of progressive experience in project finance, infrastructure investing, private equity, investment banking, transaction advisory, corporate finance, or a comparable transaction-focused environment.
- 5+ years of experience leading complex transactions and driving deal execution.
- Proven track record leading complex transactions through origination, structuring, due diligence, negotiation, approval, documentation, closing, and subsequent portfolio management.
- Demonstrated experience originating opportunities, cultivating senior-level relationships, and developing transaction pipelines.
- Experience structuring and executing transactions across multiple layers of the capital structure, including equity, debt, hybrid instruments, and structured-finance solutions.
- Relevant experience in mining and metals, critical minerals, natural resources, infrastructure, or an adjacent capital-intensive sector.
- Strong understanding of transaction structuring, valuation, financial modelling, project cash flow analysis, investment returns, and risk allocation.
- Demonstrated ability to assess project economics, financing requirements, capital structures, commercial risks, and key investment considerations.
- Strong negotiation skills and experience working through complex financing, investment, shareholder, intercreditor, offtake, and related commercial arrangements.
- Experience working with multidisciplinary deal teams and coordinating internal specialists, external advisors, counterparties, and other stakeholders.
- Experience with an infrastructure investor, pension fund, private equity fund, development finance institution, investment bank, commercial bank, mining company, or government-backed investment platform would be considered an asset.
- Experience working at the intersection of commercial finance, project development, and public policy objectives would be considered an asset.
- Ability to synthesize complex financial, commercial, technical, and market information into clear investment theses, transaction strategies, and executive-level recommendations.

Education

- Post-secondary degree in finance, business, engineering, law, economics, or a related discipline.
- CFA, CPA, CBV, MBA, professional engineering designation, legal qualification, or another relevant professional credential is preferred.
- Ability to communicate effectively in both English and French would be considered an asset.

Personal Attributes

- Commercially Astute: Demonstrates strong business and investment judgment and quickly identifies the financial, commercial, and strategic issues most critical to transaction success.
- Strategic and Analytical: Able to evaluate complex opportunities through multiple lenses and translate detailed analysis into clear, practical recommendations.
- Deal-Oriented and Results-Driven: Takes ownership of transactions and maintains momentum through ambiguity, competing priorities, and complex approval and negotiation processes.
- Collaborative: Builds credibility across multidisciplinary teams and works effectively with colleagues spanning investment, legal, risk, economics, environmental and social, and portfolio management functions.
- Relationship-Oriented: Develops trusted relationships with project sponsors, investors, financial institutions, governments, advisors, and industry stakeholders.
- Skilled Negotiator: Navigates complex, multi-party situations with sound judgment, pragmatism, and an ability to balance commercial and strategic objectives.
- Clear Communicator: Distills complex investment and transaction issues into concise, persuasive recommendations for senior executives and decision-making committees.
- Adaptable and Solutions-Oriented: Operates effectively in an evolving investment platform and develops creative financing solutions in response to complex project and market challenges.
- Natural Leader: Demonstrates the ability to provide clear direction to transaction teams, share expertise, and coach and mentor colleagues to support their development.

📌 Principal, Critical Mineral Investments (Toronto)
🏢 Massey Henry
📍 Toronto