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Land Based Investment Delivery Ministry of Natural Resource Operations. LBIP First Nations Information Sharing. LBIP Interim First Nations Information Sharing guidelines 2010 on web site http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hcp/fia/landbase
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Land Based Investment Delivery Ministry of Natural Resource Operations
LBIP First Nations Information Sharing • LBIP Interim First Nations Information Sharing guidelines 2010 on web site http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hcp/fia/landbase • Includes: Consultation Matrix; Referral Letter Template; Referral Map Template; District contact list
Changing Environment 2011 • Updated Procedures for Meeting Legal Obligations for Consultation • Ministry of Natural Resource Operations • Forest Consultation and Revenue Sharing Agreements (FCRSAs) and Matrices • Future TOA’s / FNWL’s
Updated Procedures for Meeting Legal Obligations for Consultation • Internal to Government • Identifies the steps in the consultation process for the Crown (Duty to Consult) • Role of the Proponent in Consultation
Forest Consultation and Revenue Sharing Agreements (FCRSAs) • Replace expiring FRA / FRO’s • Activity-Based with 4 year Transition • Purpose to provide Accomodation, and achieve Transformative Change Accord goals • Split the Revenue sharing from the Tenure component • Include a consultation matrix • Public Accountability, FN Financial Obligations
Tenure Only Agreements / FNWL • Can be volume or area based • Direct Award; only following FCRSA or other agreement • First Nation Woodland License • Area Based; access to other forest values (Carbon or NTFP’s) • Not out yet (legislation still lacking for implementation) • Planning required (FSP or WLP)
2011/12 LBIP Information Sharing • Minimal Changes to process • District FN Consultation Contact list will be updated • Projects will be packaged by LBIB and distributed to district contacts to share with First Nation groups • Licensees will still need to do information sharing.