Diamonds International Canada, a joint venture Canadian corporation formed between the Aboriginal Diamonds Group Ltd. (ADG) and WWW is based in the Northwest Territories in Canada.

It has successfully fulfilled the role of Canadian GDV in the Northwest Territories continuously, for over 25 years, since 1998. This was initially contracted through the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND), currently called Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, based in Ottawa.

Since April 2014, and following devolution, this highly-skilled diamond valuation work has been contracted through the Government of the Northwest Territories. DICAN valued all production from the Jericho mine in Nunavut, from 2006 to 2008, and again in 2011 and 2012.

DICAN has also been the Ontario GDV for the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines from 2008 to 2019, when the Victor mine came to the end of its life. In 2023, DICAN was appointed as the GDV to the Government of Quebec (Gouvernement du Québec).

Not only do our clients receive truly independent rough diamond pricing information and analysis, but DICAN’s multi-disciplinary service advises governments on a range of diamond industry strategic services (ranging from mining advisory to detailed intelligence regarding the trade and comprehensive market reporting).

Summary of our Canadian government advisory experience to date: