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Finding the Win-Win in Major Project Agreements: Lessons From Indigenous Groups and Industry Proponents The Conference Board of Canada, 90 pages, March 6, 2017 Report by Amos Westropp , Luke DeCoste

Finding the Win-Win in Major Project Agreements: Lessons From Indigenous Groups and Industry Proponents

The Conference Board of Canada, 90 pages, March 6, 2017
Report by Amos Westropp , Luke DeCoste

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The report provides practical advice for industry proponents and Indigenous groups on how to improve their relationships and produce better results at different stages of a major project agreement. Document Highlights Over the past 30 years, Canada has increasingly become a proving ground for major project agreements (MPAs) between Indigenous communities and natural resources sector companies. Today, corporate and Indigenous community leaders alike emphasize the importance of having MPAs to build trust, improve certainty, and establish joint economic development opportunities. Finding the Win-Win in Major Project Agreements: Lessons From Indigenous Groups and Industry Proponents documents the building blocks of effective MPAs in Canada. Drawing on a national cross-section of cases from mining and energy sectors, the report highlights the smart practices that have produced effective MPAs in Canada. In particular, the report provides practical advice for industry proponents and Indigenous groups on how to improve their relationships and produce better results at different stages of an MPA, from early stage negotiations to long-term implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. Table of Contents Executive Summary Chapter 1—Introduction Audience Terminology Scope and Methodology Anonymity of Key Informants Major Project Agreement Goals Chapter 2—Major Project Developments in Canada’s Natural Resource Sectors State of Aboriginal and Treaty Rights Case Studies and Their Treaty Rights Contexts Chapter 3—Building a Win-Win Relationship Understand Context Address Outstanding Grievances Establish Corporate and Community Mandates Select the Right Team Manage Negotiations Develop Partnerships and Joint Ventures Understand the Dynamic of Multiple Indigenous Parties Build Community Support for Ratification The Process of Engagement Chapter 4—Sustaining a Win-Win Relationship Actively Manage Implementation Formally Review the Agreement Promote Ongoing Communications Commit to Successful Implementation Engage the Community Chapter 5—Long-Term Community Development Appendix A—Bibliography Appendix B—Major Project Agreement Checklist

The report provides practical advice for industry proponents and Indigenous groups on how to improve their relationships and produce better results at different stages of a major project agreement.

Document Highlights

Over the past 30 years, Canada has increasingly become a proving ground for major project agreements (MPAs) between Indigenous communities and natural resources sector companies. Today, corporate and Indigenous community leaders alike emphasize the importance of having MPAs to build trust, improve certainty, and establish joint economic development opportunities.

Finding the Win-Win in Major Project Agreements: Lessons From Indigenous Groups and Industry Proponents documents the building blocks of effective MPAs in Canada. Drawing on a national cross-section of cases from mining and energy sectors, the report highlights the smart practices that have produced effective MPAs in Canada.

In particular, the report provides practical advice for industry proponents and Indigenous groups on how to improve their relationships and produce better results at different stages of an MPA, from early stage negotiations to long-term implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.

Executive Summary

Chapter 1—Introduction