Public Policy Issues

Northern Development and Aboriginal Affairs

 
Mining Information Kit for Aboriginal Communities - August 29, 2006
Mining Day on the Hill, November 22, 2005. Declining Mineral Reserves Threaten Canada's Competitive Advantage. Press Release and Backgrounder
Aboriginal - Mining Industry Round Table Report. Submitted to the 61st Annual Mines Ministers Conference, Iqaluit, Nunavut, July 20, 2004.
National Diamond Strategy: An Industry Response, May 5, 2004.
Federal Budget Ignores Golden Opportunity for Northern Development,  March 1, 2005
Looking for Greater Certainty. A Presentation to the Northern Boards' Forum by Industry Representatives of the Industry-Government Overview Committee, April 7, 2004.
Diamonds: The Creation of a New Canadian Industry. A Presentation to the Government of the Northwest Territories, March 4, 2004.
Diamonds: Certification in a New Canadian Industry. A Presentation to the Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association, November 3, 2003
Defining a National Boundary, Lessons Learned from Stakeholder Involvement. Presentation to the Northern Mines Ministers, May 15, 2003, by Pierre Gratton, MAC and Marc Johnson, Canadian Nature Federation.
Northern Geoscience - Investing in Canada's Future. Report presented to The Honourable Robert Nault, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, by the Industry Representatives of the Industry-Government Overview Commmittee (IGOC), October 2002.
  • Northern Geoscience Strategy.
  • Appendix 1 - Economic Contribution of Mining to the North
  • Appendix 2a and Appendix 2b - Workshop Report - Canada's Geoscience Knowledge Base: Maintaining Our Competitive Advantage - Mines Ministers' Conference, St. John's, Newfoundland, July 7, 1997.
  • Appendix 3 - Alternate Funding Arrangements for Government Geological Surveys. A Report to the Mines Ministers, Calgary, Alberta, July 1998.
  • Appendix 4 - Funding Government Geological Surveys: How Much is Enough? Report to Mines Ministers, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, September 1999.
  • Appendix 5 - Cooperative Geological Mapping Strategies Across Canada - Mines Ministers' Conference, September 2000.
  • Appendix 6 - Funding Needs for Northern Geoscience Offices to Address Critical Gaps
Aboriginal Economic Development and the Canadian Mining Industry - Presentation to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, June 10, 1998


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