
Tom Paddon
Cultural Educator, Expedition Team
Tom is a northerner whose career has involved leading large-scale natural resource development projects on Indigenous lands in the Arctic.
Join Tom Paddon on the following trips:
- Greenland & Wild Labrador: A Torngat Mountains Adventure 2025 September 17 to October 1, 2025
Tom is the Non-Executive Chairman of Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation. The company operates Canada's newest and most northerly iron ore mine, the Mary River Project, located on Baffin Island in the Qikiqtaaluk region of Nunavut. The operation began producing high grade iron ore in 2015 and Tom is now focused on the company's growth and climate change action plan.
Born in North West River, Labrador, Tom has played a pivotal role in negotiating and implementing agreements that successfully reconcile the commercial interests of developers with the rights of Indigenous peoples, as well as the implementation of strict environmental performance standards in northern regions.
Tom sits on the Board of Directors for the Mining Association of Canada and on its Toward Sustainable Mining (TSM) committee. He also sits on the Board of Directors of the Battle Harbour Historic Trust. He is the founding chairman of the Arctic Economic Council, a fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society, an Honorary Captain in the Royal Canadian Navy, and the delighted grandfather of twin boys.