Events & News
July 04 2017
Publication of the book "Governance of Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas"
In the chapter "Offshore Development and Inuit Rights in Inuit Nunangat", Thierry Rodon analyzes the Inuit community of Clyde River and their mayor Jerry Natanine’s resistance to seismic testing in the sea within their region.
June 10 2017
First annual meeting for the MinErAL network in Umea
The Network held its first annual meeting in parallel to the ICASS annual congress that took place in Umea from June 8th to 12th. The network also held a session on the teams projects.
May 06 2017
Launch of the database "Northern Voices in Environmental Impact Assessment"
Created by Christopher Fletcher, professor at Université Laval, this database identifies the different concerns voiced by citizens during the public...
May 01 2017
Publication of a report on the Environmental Assessment Processes and the Implementation of FPIC
This report, written by Thierry Rodon and Martin Papillon, addresses the potential role of the federal environmental assessment process in implementing the principle of Free, Prior and Informed...
Featured Projects
Comparing consultation, consent and negotiated agreements in Arctic extractive industries
This project aims to carry out a comparative baseline analysis of the theory and practice of consultation, negotiation of consent (or the absence thereof) and agreements between local/indigenous...
2017
Northern Voices in Environmental Impact Assessment database
Created by Christopher Fletcher, professor at Université Laval, this database identifies the different concerns voiced by citizens during the public hearings of about 15 development projects...
Shattering the myth of the good mining job: job desirability for Inuit workers
Proponents of resource development often cite wage employment as a key benefit that Indigenous communities will receive from participating in resource development based on the assumption that...