14th Annual Conference on Eastern Indigenous Consultation & Engagement - WEB

Economic Development

Environmental Sustainability

Indigenous Empowerment

14th Annual Conference on

Eastern Indigenous Consultation & Engagement

May 23 & 24, 2023

The Sandman Signature Toronto Airport Hotel, Toronto, ON

Conference Co-Chairs Keynote Hear Insights From

Shelley Charles Elder Chippewas of Georgina Island

Matt McPherson Partner Othuis Kleer Townshed (OKT) LLP

Post-Conference Workshops: May 25

WORKSHOP A: Legal Primer on Duty to Consult for the Consultation Officer

WORKSHOP B: Resource Revenue Sharing and Writing Impact Benefit Agreements

Donald Bubar President & CEO Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.

Leonard Rickard Chief Executive Officer Mississaugas of the Credit Business LP

2023 Conference Highlights

Laurie Carr Chief Hiawatha First Nation

Kimberly Murray Independent Special Interlocutor on Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools Office of the Special Interlocutor

DRAW-CIRCLE CHIEFS PANEL: Critical Consultation Priorities and Protocols

DRAW-CIRCLE CASE STUDY: How to Boost Your Consultation Department’s Capacity for Improved Workflow and Community Engagement

DRAW-CIRCLE TOP 5 LEGAL Cases and How they Effect Consultation

DRAW-CIRCLE ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW About Overlapping Claims and Land Sharing Agreements to Reduce Consultation Fatigue

DRAW-CIRCLE HOT TOPIC: The Latest Renewable, Sustainable and Reclaimable Mining Activities and Indigenous Partnerships

Indigenous Consultation is Experiencing a Shift in the Natural Resource Sector.

As many Indigenous communities remain vigilant about environmental sustainability there is an increased interest in attaining greater economic prosperity. Meanwhile industry leaders are rolling out reconciliation strategies to become better partners, even as the Canadian government continues to implement the United Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

How can your team learn from leaders in the sector to improve your organizations consultation strategies?

Join The Canadian Institute’s 14th Annual Eastern Indigenous Consultation & Engagement in Toronto, May 23 & 24, with postconference workshops on May 25, for an unparallel opportunity as expert speakers address the most crucial challenges affecting consultation in Ontario and across Canada.

dot-circle Economic Boom without Environmental Bust: Strategies to Protect Environmental Concerns while Promoting Projects

dot-circle Actions Items for Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)

dot-circle Implementing an Indigenous Reconciliation Plan

dot-circle Implementing a Reconciliation Policy on Shared Land

dot-circle Business Spotlight: Economic Development Challenges and Success

Make this two-day event part of your organization’s consultation strategy to ensure that you are in the room with Indigenous leaders, industry representatives and government officials to share views, networking, collaborate, and build relationships.

We look forward to meeting you in Toronto in May at what promises to be a most stimulating and enjoyable event!

Sincerely,

2023 Conference Co-Chairs

Shelley Charles Elder Chippewas of Georgina Island

Matt McPherson Partner Othuis

Townshed (OKT) LLP

Legal Accreditation

This 2-day conference program can be applied towards 4 hours of substantive hours of annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as required by the Law Society of Ontario. Members will also receive an additional 3 substantive hours at each pre-conference workshop

The same number of hours may be applied to your continuing legal educational requirements in British Columbia.

The Barreau du Québec recognizes this training activity, the latter having been accredited by another Law Society subject to the MCLE.

Distinguished Faculty

CONF ERENCE CO-CHAIRS

Shelley Charles Elder

Chippewas of Georgina Island

Matt McPherson Partner

Othuis Kleer Townshed LLP

KEYNOTE

Kimberly Murray

Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools Office of the Special Interlocutor

SPEAKERS

Donald Bubar

President & CEO

Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.

Laurie Carr

Chief

Hiawatha First Nation

Brad Cole

Training and Indigenous Consultation Supervisor

Blue Heron Environmental

Who You Will Meet

Mark (Cat) Criger

Indigenous Elder

Erika Dawson

Senior Advisor, Indigenous Relations Hydro One

John Desjarlais

Executive Director, Indigenous Resource Network

Nehinaw Métis from Cumberland House

Bryn E. Gray Partner

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Sandra Gogal Partner

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

Ian Jacobsen

Director of Indigenous Relations Ontario Power Generation

Tim Laronde National Director, Indigenous Strategies Chandos Construction

Adam Levine

Team Leader, Indigenous Relations and Participant Funding

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Guy Lonechild CEO

First Nations Power Authority

Chiefs and Councilors, Senior Executives, Directors and Managers of Indigenous Relations, Internal and External Affairs, Stakeholder Relations, Community Relations, Project Development, Environmental Planning, Government and Corporate Affairs, Policy Analysts, In-House Counsel and Partners from:

• Indigenous Communities

• Provincial and Federal Government

• Mining and Exploration

• Power Generation and Transmission

• Agriculture and Forestry

• Oil and Gas

• Engineering and Environmental Services

• Law Firms

Christian Matossian

Team Lead, Indigenous Relations

TC Energy

Paul-Emile McNab

VP, Business Development & Member Experience

Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business

Bruce McIvor Partner

First Peoples Law LLP

Alex Monem Partner

Pape Salter Teillet LLP

Leonard Rickard CEO

Mississaugas of the Credit Business Corporation

S. Ronald Stevenson Counsel

Juristes Power Law

Derek Teevan

Vice President, ESG Magna Mining

Grant Wedge

Assistant Deputy Minister, Negotiations and Reconciliation Division

Ministry of Indigenous Affairs, Government of Ontario

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DAY ONE: Tuesday, May 23, 2023

8:00 Registration Opens and Refreshments Served

9:00

Traditional Welcome

MICROPHONE Mark (Cat) Criger, Indigenous Elder

9:15

Opening Remarks from the Conference Co-Chairs

MICROPHONE Shelley Charles, Elder, Chippewas of Georgina Island

Matt McPherson, Partner, Olthuis Kleer Townshed LLP

9:30

Critical Consultation Priorities and Protocols: Unpacking How Government and Nation Leaders

Approach the Consultation Process on Ontario’s More Homes Built Faster Act

MICROPHONE Laurie Carr, Chief, Hiawatha First Nation

Mark (Cat) Criger, Indigenous Elder

Mark Hill, Chief, Six Nations of the Grand River

MODERATOR: Alex Monem, Partner, Pape Salter Teillet LLP

• Bill 23 or the “More Homes Built Faster” became law in November 2022

• It was a part of a bigger set of legislative initiatives that made significant changes to the environmental review and protection throughout southern Ontario

• Changes in the bill included important changes to the Planning Act, the Ontario Heritage Act and the Conservation Authorities Act

• Other legislative changes and government initiatives included highly public and controversial changes that removed protection status for lands with the Greenbelt and a government proposal to build a new 400 series highway through Greenbelt and agricultural lands

10:30

Actions Items for Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) across Canada and Corporations

MICROPHONE Sandra Gogal, Partner, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

• Anticipating incoming changes

• Guidelines for applying UNDRIP to legal proceedings

• Update on research being done for implementation, ongoing work and by which departments

• How do we do business with proponents and government under the umbrella of UNDRIP

11:30 Networking Refreshment Break

11:45

All You Need to Know about Overlapping Claims and Land Sharing Agreements to Reduce Consultation Fatigue

MICROPHONE Matt McPherson, Partner, Olthuis Kleer Townshed LLP

Grant Wedge, Assistant Deputy Minister, Negotiations and Reconciliation Division, Ministry of Indigenous Affairs, Government of Ontario

• Practical applications for using overlapping claims maps during the consultation process

» How the system works

» Where efficiencies can be found in consultation work

• Mapping First Nations claims and where they overlap

• Creating partnerships between organizations and communities

• How do communities agree on a land sharing agreement?

• What is the timeline between conception and agreement?

• What do consultation partners need to know about working with land sharing agreements?

12:30

Networking Luncheon for Speakers and Delegates

2:00 CASE STUDY

How to Boost Your Consultation Department’s Capacity for Improved Workflow and Community Engagement

MICROPHONE John Desjarlais, Executive Director, Indigenous Resource Network, Nehinaw Métis from Cumberland House

• Prioritizing the consultation team within the needs of the whole community

• Fulfilling consultation requirements from the community office versus hiring external consultants

• Building your team – from hiring, training and retaining your team to finding the funding for salaries and training

• Growing pains of capacity building, lessons learned and next steps

2:45 Networking Refreshment Break

3:00 HOT TOPIC

The Latest Renewable, Sustainable and Reclaimable Mining Activities and Indigenous Partnerships

MICROPHONE Donald Bubar, President & CEO, Avalon Advanced Materials

Derek Teevan, Vice President, ESG, Magna Mining

• Exploring energy innovation and renewable integration initiatives

• Defining and achieving carbon neutral projects

3:45 BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT

How to Overcome Economic Development

Challenges and Foster Indigenous Lead Business Success

MICROPHONE Leonard Rickard, Chief Executive Officer, Mississaugas of the Credit Business

• Overcoming the challenges of establishing a new business venture

• Working in close proximity to other business and competing for opportunities

• Forecasting where we will be in 10 years, and how we will get there

4:30

Closing Remarks from the Co-Chairs and Conference Adjourns

8:30 Registration Opens and Refreshments Served

9:25

Opening Remarks from the Conference Co-Chairs

MICROPHONE Shelley Charles, Elder, Chippewas of Georgina Island

Matt McPherson, Partner, Olthuis Kleer Townshed LLP

9:30

Economic Boom without Environmental Bust: Strategies to Protect Environmental Concerns while Promoting Projects

MICROPHONE Paul-Emile McNab, VP, Business Development & Member Experience, Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business

Tim Laronde, National Director, Indigenous Strategies, Chandos Construction

This session will look at best practices for promoting economic growth at the community, regional and provincial levels while balancing environmental preservation.

10:15 Networking Refreshment Break

10:30

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

MICROPHONE Kimberly Murray, Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools, Office of the Special Interlocutor

11:00

TOP 5 LEGAL Cases and How they Effect

Consultation

MICROPHONE Bryn E. Gray, Partner, McCarthy Tetraul

S. Ronald Stevenson, Counsel, Juristes Power Law

Recap the most influential cases affecting consultation practices in Canada, understand what is changing, and how it applies to your day-to-day business.

• Reviewing recent case law including:

» Ermineskin Cree Nation v. Canada 2021 FC 758

» Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canadian Environmnental Assessment Agency 2022 FC 102

» First Nation of N’a-Cho Nyah Dun v. Yukon

• Delineating adequate versus inadequate consultation, and how consultation should be addressed in the provincial Environmental Assessment Act, with a look at the Neskantaga First Nation lawsuit against the Ontario for on projects happening in the Ring of Fire

• Examining what legal mechanisms can be used to monitor natural resource development, with a look at the legal action against the Government of Ontario by the Treaty 9 First Nations Missanabie Cree Nation, Chapleau Cree First Nation and Brunswick House First Nation

• Examining the consultation and legal challenges following the changes to Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Act (EAA) following the passage of Bill 197

12:00 Networking Luncheon for Speakers and Delegates

1:00

How to Implement an Indigenous Reconciliation Plan for Your Organization

MICROPHONE Erika Dawson, Senior Advisor, Indigenous Relations, Hydro One

Ian Jacobson, Director, Indigenous Relations, Ontario Power Generation

Christian Matossian, Team Lead, Indgeinous Relations, TC energy

MODERATOR: Guy Lonechild, CEO, First Nations Power Authority

Hear real-world examples of companies and organizations taking steps to implement the guiding principles of UNDRIP and reconciliation into their core values. Gain practical action items for integrating a reconciliation plan into your organization with an aim to improving relationships with Indigenous partners.

• Fostering transparent and respectful relationships including, respecting culture, traditions and rights

• Exploring the paradigm shift and the evolving legal obligations when adopting UNDRIP within a company culture framework

2:00

Weaving Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science Together for Major Projects and Ongoing Oversight

MICROPHONE Adam Levine, Team Leader, Indigenous Relations and Participant Funding, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

• Analyzing how incorporating Indigenous Knowledge into a natural resource project can benefit relationships and collaboration

• Understanding how Indigenous Knowledge can be meaningfully incorporated into both environmental assessments and regulatory processes for major projects

• How to effectively and respectfully bring together western science with Indigenous Knowledge as part of the regulatory approvals process and throughout the life-cycle of a project

3:00

Implementing and Early Engagement Strategy with Community Advisory Boards

MICROPHONE Brad Cole, Training and Indigenous Consultation Supervisor, Blue Heron Environmental

• Benefits to creating a youth, elder and TK boards within

• Connecting with a broader number of community members

• Calculating the ROI early engagement strategy

3:30

Closing Remarks from the Co-Chairs and Conference Concludes

Post-Conference Workshops: Thursday, May 25, 2023

WORKSHOP A 8:30 – 12:00 (Registration at 8:00)

Legal Primer on Duty to Consult for the Consultation Officer

MICROPHONE Bruce McIvor, Partner, First Peoples Law LLP

• Defining the bare bones of Duty to Consult, it’s meaning and how it is currently being used

• Examining Duty to Consult as the minimum, and examining case studies that exceeded the duty

• Determining what triggers Duty to Consult, the types of projects, and grey areas

• Discussing costs incurred from fulfilling the consultation process, who usually pays

Upcoming Events

WORKSHOP B 1:00 – 4:30 (Registration at 12:30)

Resource Revenue Sharing and Writing Impact Benefit Agreements

• Identifying what a basic agreement should include and not include

• Deep dive into examples of irregular agreements and clauses

• How to write an agreement to assist the community in achieving its goals

» Writing Capacity Funding Agreements Securing funding for hiring and training and education staff for the duration of a project

» Allocating funds for consultants, lawyer, technicians and report writing

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Address: 55 Reading Ct, Toronto, ON, M9W 7K7

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