John T. Ryan Trophies are CIM awards of excellence given to a mine in a given category which experiences the lowest accident frequency during the previous year in all of Canada. Three national trophies are given each year, one to a metal mine, a coal mine and one to a select mine. An award is also given out to the mine with the lowest accident frequency in each of the following regions:
- Quebec and East
- Ontario
- Prairies and Northwest Territories
- British Columbia and Yukon.
The award is given by Mine Safety Appliances Canada Limited as a memorial to the founder John T. Ryan.
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