Contribution: Indigenous Participant Funding Program

The Recipient will engage in meaningful two-way dialogue regarding economic participation in the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, to benefit their communities. The following activities will be undertaken: participation in bilateral and/or multilateral meetings organized by Finance Canada, through methods including virtual and teleconference capacity, in-person, or written submissions. Participation includes, but is not limited to: gathering and representing the views of the Participant’s community members, acquiring external expertise (e.g., legal, financial, economic), preparing verbal and/or written reports, committing staff hours, and travelling to meet with Finance Canada officials in support of the engagement process and the formation of well-informed views.

Le bénéficiaire s’engagera à tenir un véritable dialogue bilatéral concernant la participation économique au projet d’agrandissement du réseau de Trans Mountain, au profit de sa communauté. Les activités suivantes seront entreprises : participation aux réunions bilatérales et multilatérales organisées par le ministère des Finances Canada au moyen de différentes méthodes, y compris la capacité virtuelle ou de téléconférence, en personne et les présentations écrites. La participation comprend, sans toutefois s’y limiter : la collecte et la représentation des points de vue des membres de la communauté du participant, l’acquisition d’une expertise externe (par exemple, juridique, financière, économique), la préparation des rapports verbaux ou écrits, la consécration des heures de travail au personnel et le déplacement pour rencontrer les responsables du ministère des Finances Canada afin d’appuyer le processus de discussion et la formation de points de vue éclairés.

It is expected that the Indigenous Participant Funding Program will help to support the meaningful participation of Indigenous groups in consultation, engagement processes, and similar initiatives led by the Department of Finance or within the Minister of Finance’s purview. As well, the Program is expected to help support the Department of Finance’s priorities regarding economic and social policy, including its work with other departments to support reconciliation and establish a new fiscal relationship with Indigenous Peoples.

It is expected that the Indigenous Participant Funding Program will help to support the meaningful participation of Indigenous groups in consultation, engagement processes, and similar initiatives led by the Department of Finance or within the Minister of Finance’s purview. As well, the Program is expected to help support the Department of Finance’s priorities regarding economic and social policy, including its work with other departments to support reconciliation and establish a new fiscal relationship with Indigenous Peoples.

The objective of Indigenous Participant Funding Program is to help ensure Indigenous Peoples have sufficient financial resources to participate meaningfully in departmental activities consistent with the Government of Canada’s priorities related to Indigenous reconciliation and economic development. The Program is intended for contribution agreements with Indigenous groups that participate in departmental activities, such as consultations, engagements, or similar initiatives.

L’objectif du Programme d’aide financière aux participants autochtones est d’aider à veiller à ce que les peuples autochtones aient les ressources financières requises pour participer de façon significative aux activités ministérielles qui sont conformes aux priorités du gouvernement du Canada qui traitent de la réconciliation avec les Autochtones et du développement économique des Autochtones. Le programme porte sur des ententes de contribution avec les groupes autochtones qui participent aux activités ministérielles, comme des activités de consultation et de mobilisation ou des initiatives semblables.