International Development Grant
Peru-Canada Mineral Resources Reform Project (Percan)
Project Number: CA-3-A031548001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $13,877,926.00
Start Date: November 15, 2002
End Date: March 28, 2012
Duration: 9.4 years
Project Description
Through this project the Canadian consortium of Roche Limited Golder Associates Limited and the Association of Community Colleges of Canada provides technical assistance to Peru's Ministry of Energy and Mines on policy and regulatory reform issues related to the minerals and metals sector. The project aims to improves the contribution of the mining sector to the sustainable development of the Peruvian mining regions. It promotes the importance of social issues through the creation of an integrated framework for socially responsible and efficient mining. It helps Peru improve the enforcement of environmental and health regulations in the mining sector and decentralize services to mining regions with a special focus on informal mining operations. In general it also mitigates the impact of mining activities on local communities through conflict prevention training and other measures.
Progress & Results Achieved
PERCAN’s activities ended in March 2012. Amongst the final results the project has allowed Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) to save $500 000 annually through the systematization of its electronic operations. The Ministry has also reduced the time it takes to process annual reports prepared by mining companies from 17 months to 1 day and the time necessary to approve mining certificates from 42 to 25 days. With the support of CIDA the MEM has developed a new system to supervise the treatment of contaminated mining legacies thus triggering a $330 000 000 loan from the World Bank. In addition the project assisted the MEM to adopt new maximum permissible limits for mining effluents and to create an online system for processing environmental impact assessments. 400 public servants from the MEM and regional governments have strengthened their capacities to better manage social issues related to the mining sector. Finally 2000 informal miners have received training on formalization processes and 150 public servants have received training on management issues related to the informal mining sector.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Roche Ltd Consulting Group
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
NGM Americas
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP