Grant Jensen

Optimally prepared technical studies from a proponent are informed by input from participants in the assessment process, including Indigenous communities. To support the proponent to achieve this outcome and to ensure Indigenous collaboration in federal impact assessments, practitioners at the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada formed a technical working group for the Crawford Nickel Project. The technical working group, which included participation from Indigenous communities, government experts and the proponent, enabled improved transparency as well as early and collaborative issue resolution, even prior to the formal submission of effects assessment studies by the proponent to Impact Assessment Agency of Canada.

Session Facilitator: Alexia Miljus, GFT