The framework provides a foundation for stronger relationships between the government and Indigenous Peoples based on respect for different worldviews and sources of knowledge. It will better enable the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge in the impact assessment process to improve project design, strengthen mitigation and accommodation measures, and make sound regulatory decisions for sustainable resource development.
Recognizing the importance of Indigenous knowledge systems and providing for its respectful inclusion in assessments of major projects like dams, mines and liquefied natural gas facilities is one more step in the government’s efforts to strengthen partnership with Indigenous Peoples. It is a concrete example of how the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada is implementing the objectives of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
The framework represents the first step in the…
