Indigenous Consultation

The Government of Ontario recently finalized a document that offers guidance and direction for proponents of renewable energy projects for consulting with Indigenous communities. As of September 2013, renewable energy project applicants will look to the Aboriginal Consultation Guide for Preparing a Renewable Energy Application to follow the proper guidelines

Impact and Benefits Agreements (IBAs) have become an increasingly relied-upon collaborative planning tool in negotiations between companies and Indigenous communities regarding land and resource projects. It is the finding of recent research that these agreements have emerged due to shortfalls in the current system, and because of increasing environmental and

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador recently released an Indigenous consultation policy that has wide-ranging implications for proponents of land use and resource developments and projects, and also applies to wildlife decisions. The policy, which provides the basis for the development of guidelines to come, lays out new, more stringent roles and

More and more organizations are recognizing the benefits of developing partnerships with First Nations – and are working to create and implement effective Aboriginal engagement strategies. This infographic was inspired by an article written by Frank Busch over at Troy Media. It aims to provide a high level guide to

On April 1, 2013, the final phase of new regulations under Ontario’s Mining Act will come into effect. These changes to industry standards started when the Ontario government undertook its Mineral Development Strategy in 2006, and continued with legislative changes to the Mining Act in 2009. Many of the new