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Meetings and Agenda

Past Events

May 12-13, 2011
Osoyoos, BC

Meeting Objectives and Themes

  • Through guest speaker presentations and Council discussions gain a better understanding of issues related to Implementation and Corporate Aboriginal Partnerships.
  • To provide an opportunity for members to engage in dynamic discussions, debates, and knowledge sharing in a stimulating and informal environment.

November 3-4, 2010
Saskatoon, SK

Meeting Objectives and Themes

  • Learn about current projects and Métis relations affecting Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan from Leanne Bellegarde.
  • Hear three different perspectives on Métis identity and consultation from panelists Dr. Brenda MacDougall, Robert G. Doucette, and Ron Crowe.
  • Participate in a tour of Hitachi Canadian Industries Ltd.
  • Receive the a legal update from CCAR Advisory Board member Sandra Gogal.
  • Engage in an in-camera, facilitated discussion with members about challenges and best practices in corporate-Aboriginal relations. 
     

May 26-27, 2010 
Québec, QC

 Meeting Objectives and Themes

  • Learn about Hydro-Québec’s Romaine Project and partnering with the Innu outside of the courts.
  • Discuss Issues surrounding Innu/Inuit overlapping claims.
  • Hear from Yvan Pouliot and William MacLeod about the joint venture between SNC-Lavalin and Cree Construction.
  • Gain an understanding of La Fédération des Coopératives du Nouveau Québec and partnering with the Inuit in Northern Québec from Steve Ashton.
  • Learn about CREECO from Chairman and President Jack R. Blacksmith.
  • Receive a legal update from Sandra Gogal.

Webinar: March 4, 2010
Location: Ottawa

November 4-5, 2009
Toronto, ON

Meeting Objectives and Themes:

  • Learn from President and Chief Executive Officer of the Aboriginal Human Resource Council, Kelly Lendsay, about what is happening in Canada with respect to Aboriginal inclusion, what has changed, and what remains or has emerged as major challenges. 
  • Be the first to from Vice-President of Public Affairs, Sonya Kunkle, on her experience conducting research for Environics’ groundbreaking national research study on urban Aboriginal peoples in Canada. 
  • Hear from Aboriginal employees first-hand about how they define Aboriginal inclusion in the work environment. 
  • Gain an understanding of the linkages between Aboriginal inclusion and consultation. 
  • Discuss issues surrounding Aboriginal consultation with power transmission projects in Ontario. 
  • Receive a legal update on important court decisions, and industry impacts, in Aboriginal relations.

May 25-27, 2009
Fort McMurray, AB

Meeting Objectives:

  • Discuss issues surrounding Aboriginal relations and their impacts on the Oil and Gas industry in Fort McMurray.
  • Hear from the Fort McKay First Nation and the local Métis peoples about their work to encourage economic development in their territory. 
  • Learn about a new partnership agreement between Canadian Pacific Railway and Aboriginal Cogeneration Corporation (AAC) run by Six Nations of the Grand River. 
  • Receive a legal update on important court decisions, and industry impacts, in Aboriginal relations.