Natural Resources Canada has convened the National Roundtable on Indigenous Access to Capital on April 27, 2022 in Vancouver, BC to discuss challenges and possible solutions to addressing Canada’s waning competitiveness in the natural resource and infrastructure sectors and to develop Indigenous economic prosperity. This primer was commissioned jointly by FNMPC and BCBC in advance of the roundtable.
Canada and the United States must achieve net zero carbon neutrality by 2050 or risk contributing further to the catastrophic consequences of global climate change. This conference primer explores four important areas of transitioning to net zero that are, or may increasingly become, important to Indigenous nations in the United States and Canada. These areas are discussed in this four-part conference primer:
Prepared by the First Nations Major Project Coalition and First People’s Worldwide, this document offers deep insights in advance of the Towards Net Zero by 2050 conference, held on April 25-26th at the Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, BC.
Message from the Chair
On behalf of the FNMPC Board of Directors and in partnership with our Sustaining Partners, I am pleased to introduce you to our inaugural FNMPC Newsletter, which will be released on a bi-annual basis going forward.
Since its inception in 2017, the FNMPC has continued to experience steady growth as we work to support our First Nations members in achieving economic opportunities, while protecting our lands and honouring our future generations.
With the publication of the FNMPC Newsletter, we intend to reach out to our members, our partners and the wider public to share our stories, provide updates on key accomplishments and to generate discussion within Canadian society on matters that are important to Indigenous peoples. I hope you will enjoy reading this first edition.
FNMPC conducts research on issues critical to our members in a variety of topic areas including: access to capital, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards, and best practices to promote the inclusion of First Nations as partners in major natural resource and infrastructure projects
We know that the environment is inextricably connected to everything that we do and that in order for any major project to obtain First Nations support and consent, it must firstly meet our standards of environmental stewardship.
At the FNMPC, we support these inherent responsibilities and work to develop Indigenous-led resources for our Members and First Nations across Canada to be able to support their needs in addressing their environmental stewardship concerns as they relate to major project development. We create tools for First Nations by First Nations to solve experienced problems that groups are facing when up against major projects. The Coalition is a resource that can assist First Nations with this work of being able to uphold their stewardship responsibilities while considering the economic benefits of major projects in their territories. Through our resource development, we strive to ensure that an Indigenous worldview is at the center of environmental assessments and consent-based decision-making.
Initiated as a concept by First Nations leadership in 2015, the First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) was established as a not-for-profit society in January 2017. FNMPC members mandated the organization to be non-political and business focused. FNMPC’s primary function is to provide capacity tools and support to its members in order to assist them in making informed business decisions about major projects planned or occurring within traditional territories. For more information about the FNMPC, check out our annual reports.
The following 8-part video series is designed for technical staff and leadership of Indigenous Nations who are looking for ways to make the most of the new Federal Impact Assessment process and gain a greater degree of control when major projects are proposed within Nations’ traditional territories. Ultimately, the videos seek to empower Indigenous Nations to take advantage of new opportunities that exist within the new Impact Assessment process, supporting effective involvement and advancing the rights and interests of Indigenous Nations within the process.
