Project Title: Enhancing Indigenous Oversight of Major Energy Projects in Canada
Client: Canada Energy Regulator
Students: Gabrielle Jacob, Mercy Muthuuri, Sixuan Wang, Yumna Jilani
Faculty Lead: Allison Macfarlane
Fieldwork Location: Kelowna
Year: 2024-25
About the Project: This project seeks to inform the development of a systemic model to enhance Indigenous oversight of CER-regulated infrastructure pursuant to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act Action Plan Measure 34. Accordingly, the project will incorporate learnings from current models such as the CER Indigenous Advisory Committees, the Indigenous Oversight Fora, and the Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committees for the Trans Mountain Expansion and Line 3 Replacement projects as well as other domestic and international mechanisms. The project will explore pathways to strengthen Indigenous involvement at each phase of CER-regulated energy infrastructure projects.
The project aims to support the CER in advancing its commitment to Reconciliation, while enabling the full realization of the principles of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Calls To Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.