--- title: "Petition: Tell Canada to oppose the Mining Code and protect the deep sea from mining." description: Sign the Greenpeace petition to tell Canada to oppose the Mining Code and protect the deep sea from mining. image: https://act.greenpeace.ca/hubfs/Stop%20Deep%20Sea%20Mining%20Code%20Petition%20Preview%20Image-min-1.png --- [![Greenpeace](https://act.greenpeace.ca/hubfs/raw_assets/public/GPCA-2026/landing_page_2026/assests/gp-logo%20copy.svg)](https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en) En [Fr](https://act.greenpeace.ca/fr-ca/stop-au-code-minier) # STOP DEEP SEA MINING The mining industry has their eyes set on the deep sea, and Canada-based The Metals Company is partnering with Trump to rip up the oceans seabed. But it’s not over: our movement has kept the destructive industry at bay for years and, together, we can make sure it never starts. [Add your name](https://act.greenpeace.ca/en-ca/stop-the-deep-sea-mining-code#sign) [Learn more](https://act.greenpeace.ca/en-ca/stop-the-deep-sea-mining-code#learn-more) supporters have signed needed to reach 110000 You're a hero! Just one more question: Our work is 100% funded by people like you. We're completely independent from corporate or political donations. Will you chip in regularly to help protect and preserve the health of the earth? [15$](https://act.greenpeace.ca/en-ca/stop-the-deep-sea-mining-code?form=FUNAVJURLBA&amount=15&recurring=monthly) [20$](https://act.greenpeace.ca/en-ca/stop-the-deep-sea-mining-code?form=FUNAVJURLBA&amount=20&recurring=monthly) [35$](https://act.greenpeace.ca/en-ca/stop-the-deep-sea-mining-code?form=FUNAVJURLBA&amount=35&recurring=monthly) I can't right now, but I'm keen to help Share this petition Every share helps build pressure. Pick a platform below. Facebook Twitter / X Email Copy link Bluesky WhatsApp ![GP0SU68ZP\_PressMedia (2500px) (1)](https://act.greenpeace.ca/hubfs/GP0SU68ZP_PressMedia%20(2500px)%20(1).jpg) ## Deep sea mining: a race to the bottom **Canada-based The Metals Company (TMC) is trying to mine the ocean’s deep sea, an uncharted and pristine territory, by any means necessary.** They are aligning with Trump and bypassing the international community to unleash a new era of destructive extraction for profit, at the expense of nature and global cooperation.\[1\] \[2\] **The Canadian government must step in now.** For the last decade, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) has worked to develop a set of rules – officially known as the Mining Code – that would legitimize deep sea mining and unlock vast areas of the ocean for exploitation \[3\]**.** Last Spring, in a reckless series of harmful executive orders, Trump unilaterally fast-tracked deep sea mining permits, paving the way for wanna-be tech-bro Gerard Barron, CEO of The Metals Company, to bulldoze ahead with their deep sea mining plans – without any global rules in place \[1\] \[4\]. **This isn’t innovation, it’s looting the ocean floor, and we cannot let it happen.** So far, the newly elected Canadian government has stayed dangerously silent, but **now’s the time for Carney and Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister Anand to lead the charge to protect the world’s oceans.** With science warning of irreversible damage from mining the seabed, and rogue behaviour from Trump and Barron, **it has become clear that deep sea mining is an industry that the ocean cannot afford, and that it should never see the light of day.** \[5\] We’re calling on Prime Minister Carney and Minister Anand to: **-** **Reaffirm Canada's support for a global moratorium on deep sea mining \- Oppose a rushed Mining Code that would legalize seabed exploitation** **- Stand up to Trump and The Metals Company’s corporate greed** The deep sea isn’t up for grabs. Add your name to demand that Canada lock the seabed out of reach for extractive industries. \[1\] [‘Unleashing America’s offshore critical minerals and resources’ executive order, April 24 2025, The White House](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/unleashing-americas-offshore-critical-minerals-and-resources/) \[2\] [World First: TMC USA Submits Application for Commercial Recovery of Deep-Sea Minerals in the High Seas Under U.S. Seabed Mining Code, April 29, 2025, The Metals Company](https://investors.metals.co/news-releases/news-release-details/world-first-tmc-usa-submits-application-commercial-recovery-deep) \[3\] [The Mining Code explainer, International Seabed Authority](https://www.isa.org.jm/the-mining-code/) \[4\] [BC mining firm seeking U.S. approval to dig in international waters, April 3, 2025, CBC News](https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/metals-company-deep-sea-mining-international-1.7499521) \[5\] [The impact of deep-sea mining on biodiversity, climate and human cultures, March 1, 2024, National Committee of the Netherlands of the International Union for Conservation of Nature](https://www.iucn.nl/en/news/the-impact-of-deep-sea-mining-on-biodiversity-climate-and-human-cultures/#:~:text=Deep%2Dsea%20mining%20is%20still,inevitable%20%E2%80%93%20and%20most%20likely%20irreversible%20.) [Sign the Petition](https://act.greenpeace.ca/en-ca/stop-the-deep-sea-mining-code#sign) ## A rising tide of resistance **Despite relentless efforts from industry actors, deep sea mining remains at a standstill.** Our movement continues to grow and we are making significant progress, in Canada and around the world. We are hopeful: we can still stop this industry before it starts! ![GP0SU5SJY\_PressMedia (2500px) (1)](https://act.greenpeace.ca/hubfs/GP0SU5SJY_PressMedia%20(2500px)%20(1).jpg) 3M+ More than 3 million people are opposing the deep sea mining industry with Greenpeace. ![GP0SU6501\_Medium res (1200px)](https://act.greenpeace.ca/hubfs/GP0SU6501_Medium%20res%20(1200px).jpg) 40+ More than 40 countries support a moratorium or a precautionary pause on deep sea mining. ![GP0SU3SIM\_PressMedia (2500px) (1)](https://act.greenpeace.ca/hubfs/GP0SU3SIM_PressMedia%20(2500px)%20(1).jpg) 5,500+ More than 5,500 known species have a chance to thrive if deep sea mining never begins in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. [Sign the Petition](https://act.greenpeace.ca/en-ca/stop-the-deep-sea-mining-code#sign) ## Faq ### Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit? Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Quisque nisl ligula, pulvinar nec porta nec, dapibus at purus. 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