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Effective Community Engagement in Mineral Development: Experience in Canada’s North

Effective Community Engagement in Mineral Development: Experience in Canada’s North Nunavut Mining Symposium April 2012 vicki.mcculloch@dpra.com www.dpra.ca. Objectives & Principles for Effective Engagement Beyond Engagement to Participation – A Spectrum The Path Forward.

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Effective Community Engagement in Mineral Development: Experience in Canada’s North

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  1. Effective Community Engagement in Mineral Development: Experience in Canada’s North Nunavut Mining Symposium April 2012 vicki.mcculloch@dpra.com www.dpra.ca

  2. Objectives & Principles for Effective Engagement Beyond Engagement to Participation – A Spectrum The Path Forward OVERVIEW OF PRESENTATION 2

  3. ENGAGEMENT OBJECTIVES • Trust • Regulatory Requirements • Relationships • Involvement • Cultural Sensitivity

  4. PRINCIPLES - EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT Partnerships Inuit Expertise Integrated Approach Transparency Flexibility   Respectful collaboration

  5. BEYOND ENGAGEMENT - PARTICIPATION Spectrum: • Contracting and financial • Training & employment • Environment • Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit • Monitoring • Part of the community

  6. Inuit Impact & Benefit Agreements Contracts (including direct) Land tenure arrangements Revenue sharing/ royalties Profit-sharing Buy-in options Ownership CONTRACTING AND FINANCIAL

  7. Scholarships Direct hiring – labour, technical, professional Training programs Preference to contractors providing training/ employment Community employment and liaison positions Mentoring youth TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT 7

  8. Land use planning Field studies Data collection/analysis – science, TK, SCE Monitoring & research Environmental management systems Environmental Coordinator/ Monitors ENVIRONMENT 8

  9. Integration of IQ, e.g.: Land use planning Project design, EA/ permitting, impact management, operations IQ databases Abandonment & reclamation Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit 9

  10. MONITORING • Monitoring - Environmental, socio-cultural, economic • NGMP/CIMP/WKSS • Socio-Economic Monitoring Committees

  11. SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES • Events • Recreation • Culture • Community / social /emergency services • Education (various age categories)

  12. NLCA / NUPPAA Inuit relationship with land Respect Ongoing communication and reporting Dispute resolution OTHER 12

  13. THE PATH FORWARD • Be creative… • Mutual benefit & evolution • Common vision and partnership • Capacity development, full and informed participation

  14. WHO IS DPRA?

  15. QUESTIONS? xWd]y5 vtmcbsJi5Apiqutikhat?

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