Implementation of Impact & Benefit agreements and resource revenue sharing with Canadian Aboriginal communities Chief Glenn Nolan, Missanabie Cree First Nation and Board member of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada

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Montreal, QC
November 16, 2009

2. Canadian Extractive Industry
The Past - The Present - The Future

3. The Past
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4. The Past
• Laws that didn’t acknowledge
Aboriginal rights
• governments functioned as if
Indigenous people did not have
the right to share in the benefits of
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• low education levels of
Indigenous people

5. The Present
Aboriginal and Treaty Rights
• Section 35, Canadian Constitution
• Supreme Court Decisions
• strong advocacy by Assembly of
First Nations, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
and Metis National Council
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6. The Present - meaning to extractive Industry?
• companies hold title of land under mining
act - downloaded responsibility from government to company
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• costs to conduct community engagement
• shortage of skilled workers
• unfamiliarity of working with local aboriginal communities,
groups and people
• inconsistent legislation within country - ambiguity about
application of law under mining act

7. The Present - Challenges for communities?
• low literacy rates within
Aboriginal populations
• little knowledge of the industry
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• reluctance to leave community
for work
• Community isolation
• increased activity in traditional
territory

8. The future - in a perfect world
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9. Role of Corporation
- strong environmental policies
- strong social engagement policies
- transparent communications with community
- work with local, regional and federal gov’ts to
increase capacity, skill levels and participation in
industry Role of Corporation QuickTime™ and a
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Business focus
- develop procurement policy to increase local
business opportunities

10. Examples
Examples
PDAC Skookum Jim Award
CIM distinguished Lecturers Award
Mining Matters
scholarships and bursaries
PDAC Skookum Jim Award
Senior positions within corporations
CIM distinguished Lecturers Award
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Senior positions within corporations

11. Role of Government
- recognize rights of Indigenous groups
- develop standardized legislation for community
engagement
- develop programs that encourage greater
participation by Indigenous groups
- provide greater access to training programs
- support access for economic development in the
industry

12. Examples
Training programs
Revenue sharing
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Financial support for communities
to participate in industry
Mining tool kit for Aboriginal
Communities

13. Role of Community
- develop of community
engagement policy; how and
when
- develop training program for
community members who are
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- build greater understanding
of industry for all community
members
- foster better understanding
of mining industry for
leadership

14. Examples
Canadian Aboriginal Mineral Associations -
Annual conference
Learning Together - conference and
workshops
Boreal Prospectors Association

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