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Engagement
Page Index
e3 Plus: A Framework for Responsible Exploration
AME BC Guidebook on Mineral Exploration, Mining & Aboriginal Community Engagement
Supreme Court of Canada and the duty to consult
Ontario Government draft guidelines
Saskatchewan Consultation Policy Framework
Québec
government guidelines and strategies
The
Mineral Strategy - Preparing for the
Future of the Québec's Mineral Sector
Plan Nord - For a
socially responsible and sustainable
form of economic development
 e3 Plus: A Framework for
Responsible Exploration
The Prospectors and Developers
Association of Canada (PDAC) launched
e3 Plus – A Framework for
Responsible Exploration in order to
help exploration companies continuously
improve their social, environmental and
health and safety performance and to
comprehensively integrate these three
aspects in to all their exploration
programs.
It is a voluntary guideline designed to
help inform explorers in their
decision-making while engaged in
exploration projects around the
world. The Framework is available
online, for free, at
www.pdac.ca/e3plus.
The acronym e3 Plus reflects
the exploration industry’s aspiration
for triple excellence in the fields of:
social responsibility; environmental
stewardship; and health and safety.
e3 Plus follows on from the PDAC’s
highly-regarded website, e3 –
Environmental Excellence in Exploration
which focused on environmental
stewardship and community engagement.
e3 Plus is the only website of
its kind specifically designed for the
exploration industry.
Phase I of e3 Plus consists of
principles, guidance and three toolkits.
The principles and guidance are designed
to answer the questions “What is
expected of us and why?”. The question
“How do we do it?” is answered by the
three toolkits.
Phase II of the Framework will consist
of performance indicators, reporting
guidelines and certification and the
PDAC will begin working on this phase
later this year.
AME BC Guidebook on Mineral
Exploration, Mining & Aboriginal
Community Engagement
The
Association for Mineral Exploration BC
has produced a guidebook that outlines
a) Aboriginal history and background (BC
/ Canadian) and b) Mineral exploration,
mining & aboriginal community engagement
– Case studies, pointers, practical
advice and best practices. For a pdf of
the Guidebook and other AME BC documents
on First Nations & Community Relations,
please
click here.
Supreme Court of Canada and the
Duty to
Consult
On November 18, 2004, the
Supreme Court of Canada announced its
judgments in Haida v. British Columbia
and Taku River Tlingit First Nation v.
British Columbia. In a commentary on the
judgments, Charles F. Willms and Kevin
O’Callaghan of Fasken Martineau state
that the court gave guidance to the
provincial government on the test for
consultation. In both cases, the court
emphasized that the consultation process
requires good faith and reasonableness
on the part of the provincial government
and aboriginal people, and that the duty
of consultation did not provide a veto
to aboriginal people. For the commentary
click here.
Ontario Government
Draft Guidelines
On
June 26, 2006, the Ontario Secretariat
for Aboriginal Affairs released draft
guidelines for use by Ministries on
Consultation with Aboriginal Peoples
related to Aboriginal Rights and Treaty
Rights.
Click here for a copy.
Saskatchewan
Consultation Policy Framework
The Government of Saskatchewan First
Nation and Métis Consultation Policy
Framework (Consultation Policy
Framework) presents the Government of
Saskatchewan's policy on consultation
with First Nations and Métis communities
for use by Government ministries,
agencies, Crown corporations, First
Nations, Métis and proponents.
It includes the
Duty to Consult Policy,
a section on the policy's application to
decisions affecting lands and resources,
a policy context section and a section
on interest-based engagement.
This policy takes effect June 2010,
replacing the
Government of Saskatchewan
Interim Guide for Consultation with
First Nations and Métis People. It will
be reviewed and updated when required to
ensure consistency with case law,
legislation and/or policy.
Québec Government Guidelines and
Strategies
Over the years, several government departments, agencies and corporations have developed Aboriginal community consultation practices. The aim of this guide is to define more clearly the guidelines set forth by the Supreme Court of Canada on this subject.
English:
Interim Guide for Consulting the
Aboriginal Communities
Française:
Guide intérimaire du Québec en matière
de consultation des autochtones
The Mineral Strategy - Preparing for
the Future of the Québec's Mineral
Sector
Stratégie minérale -
Préparer l'avenir du secteur minéral
québécois
This is Québec’s first mineral strategy
and is part of an overall vision of
harmonious economic development aimed at
promoting social progress and
environmental protection through wealth
creation.
Plan Nord
- For a socially responsible and
sustainable form of economic development
Le Plan Nord - Pour un développement économique
socialement responsable et durable
The drafting of Plan Nord results from
the need to establish a partnership
linking local communities, the
government, and other stakeholders. It
is based on the values of respect,
awareness and openness. The
partners—First Nations, Inuit,
municipalities, civil society and the
business sector—will work together with
the government to define new
opportunities for the generations to
come. Together, they will define a
project bearing promise for the future,
a source of pride for the whole of
Québec society.
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