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Forestry
Building on Success
The First Nation
Forestry Program (FNFP) Funded jointly by Indian and Northern Affairs
Canada and NRCan, the FNFP is supplemented by First Nations and partners.
The purpose of the program is to improve economic conditions in Status
Indian communities through forestry-related initiatives. This is achieved
by enhancing the capacity
of First Nations to sustainably manage reserve forests and participate
in forest-based businesses; increasing First Nation cooperation and partnerships;
and exploring
new cooperative ways to finance forestry development.
Contact: Jack Smyth,
(613) 947-7380, Canadian Forest Service
Web site: http://www.fnfp.gc.ca
Canada's Model
Forest Program Created in 1992, this program sponsors 11 model forests
across the country, managed by some 400 partners. The partnerships reflect
diverse interests, including Aboriginal communities, educational institutions,
industry, all levels of government, and environmental and recreational
groups. The Model Forest initiative encourages the practical applications
of the principle of sustainable development to Canada's forests; the participation
of Model Forest partners in national and international networks; and the
sharing of knowledge gained from the program with the broadest possible
audience.
Contact: Brian Wilson, (613) 947-9053, Canadian Forest Service
Web site: http://www.modelforest.net
Enhanced
Aboriginal Strategic Initiative The
social, cultural and economic future of many of Canada's Aboriginal communities
depends on sustainable forest management. The aim of the Enhanced Aboriginal Strategic Initiative is to support and strengthen Aboriginal participation
in Canada's Model Forests to better incorporate Aboriginal knowledge and
perspectives into the goals and objectives of Model Forests.
Contact: Wendy Vasbinder, (613) 996-0759, Canadian Forest Service
Web site:
www.modelforest.net/cmfn/en/initiatives/partnerships/default.aspx
Energy
For You and Your Community
Renewable Energy
for Remote Communities Program The program's goal is to help encourage
the use of renewable energy technologies in remote communities (many of
which are Aboriginal) by assisting with the selection and implementation
of reliable and cost-effective projects. The program is administered and
implemented in collaboration with a number of stakeholders, including
Aboriginal and/or community organizations.
Contacts: Greg Leng,
(450) 652-5154 or
Ron Alward,
(450) 652-7102, Energy Sector
RETScreen®
This software is a standardized and integrated renewable energy
project analysis tool that evaluates energy production, life-cycle costs
and greenhouse gas emission reductions for eight different renewable energy
technologies. It allows communities to prepare community energy plans
in a much more cost-effective and timely manner. RETScreen® has helped
identify and initiate cost-effective projects in some 40 Aboriginal communities
to date.
Contacts: Greg Leng,
(450) 652-5154 or
Ron Alward,
(450) 652-7102, Energy Sector
Web site: http://retscreen.gc.ca
Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy Awareness Course NRCan collaborated with the
Assembly of First Nations and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada to develop
this course for Aboriginal and remote communities. It promotes awareness
of techniques and technologies available for immediate application, their
energy costs/benefits, and implementation approaches. The course content
explores how and where energy is used in the home and community, explains
total energy and life-cycle costs, describes energy efficiency measures,
reviews renewable energy technologies, and provides information sources.
Contacts: Greg Leng,
(450) 652-5154 or
Ron Alward,
(450) 652-7102, Energy Sector
Renewable Energy
Deployment Initiative (REDI) REDI seeks to stimulate demand for
renewable energy for heating and cooling (e.g., solar air heating, solar
hot water, high-efficiency/low-emission biomass combustion) by providing
an incentive for the purchase and installation of renewable energy technologies.
This incentive amounts to 40% of eligible costs in remote communities
and 25% in all other communities, to a maximum of $50,000.
Contact: REDI, 1-877-722-6600 (Toll Free), Renewable and Electrical Energy Division
Web site:
www.reed.nrcan.gc.ca
Community Energy
Systems NRCan assists with the identification, evaluation and design
of community heating systems (district heating and cooling, co-generation,
waste heat recovery, thermal storage and local sources of renewable energy,
particularly biomass) to increase community self-reliance and sustainability.
Technical, business and marketing assistance is provided during the project
development phase. A good example is the biomass district energy system
in
Oujé-Bougoumou in northern Quebec.
Contacts: Chris Snoek,
(613) 992-1832 or
Ken Church,
(613) 947-8952, Energy Sector
R-2000 Home Standard
This is an industry-endorsed, voluntary certification program to
encourage the building of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly
houses. The program features a technical performance standard for energy
efficiency, indoor air quality and environmental responsiveness; and a
quality assurance process for industry training, house evaluations and
inspections. Participants include home buyers and home designers and builders,
including Aboriginal people. The Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte in eastern
Ontario have been building R-2000 homes since the mid-1990s and have produced
a related video.
Contact: Barbara
Mullally-Pauly, (613) 995-2945, OEE, Energy Sector
Web site: http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca
Commercial Building
Incentive Program (CBIP) CBIP provides financial incentives to eligible
building owners who construct new commercial, institutional and multi-unit
residential buildings that are at least 25% more energy efficient than
the equivalent of the Model National Energy Code for Buildings. A number
of CBIP buildings have been designed (mostly schools, but also businesses
and health clinics) for Aboriginal communities.
Contacts: John Cockburn,
(613) 996-4359 or
Jim Clark (613)
947-1948, OEE, Energy Sector
Web site: http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca
Earth
Sciences Knowledge for Decision Making
Management of
Surveys on Aboriginal Lands As they become self-governing, Aboriginal
people are increasingly the primary users of the Canada Lands Survey system.
The Survey was set up under the Canada Lands Surveys Act to establish
the boundary component of the property rights infrastructure (land management,
land registration, land survey systems) on Aboriginal lands.
Contact: Jacques
Grondin, (613) 995-0042
Canada Centre for Cadastral Management, Earth Sciences Sector
Web site:
http://cccm.nrcan.gc.ca/
Comprehensive
Land Claims Survey Program Establishment of Aboriginal Comprehensive
Land Claim Settlement boundaries, like those in the Inuvialuit Settlement,
is undertaken through this program. The program benefits Aboriginal people
by providing work in logistic and survey support services. Contracts include
training, ranging from basic survey operations to advanced GPS techniques.
Aboriginal beneficiaries and businesses have obtained about 20% ($500,000)
of contracting budgets yearly as field crew employees and by providing
services like transportation, accommodation support, food catering, and
equipment rental.
Contact: Jacques
Grondin, (613) 995-0042
Canada Centre for Cadastral Management, Earth Sciences Sector
Web site: http://cccm.nrcan.gc.ca/
Specific Claims
Survey Program This program provides legal survey and contract management
services associated with resolving specific land claims and their implementation.
The program is funded directly by the department of Indian and Northern
Affairs Canada and is delivered by Natural Resources Canada. The program
provides direct and indirect employment opportunities in Aboriginal communities.
Contact: Jacques
Grondin, (613) 995-0042
Canada Centre
for Cadastral Management, Earth Sciences Sector
Web site: http://cccm.nrcan.gc.ca/
Training Program
in Land Surveying and Land Administration The program provides land
administration training for Aboriginal people. This is increasingly important
as they assume more responsibility for managing their own lands and resources.
This program is offered in collaboration with the Land Management Program
of Nunavut Arctic College and other partners.
Contact: Jacques
Grondin, (613) 995-0042
Canada Centre
for Cadastral Management, Earth Sciences Sector
Web site: http://cccm.nrcan.gc.ca/
Geomatics Knowledge
Transfer Program (A Model Towards First Nation Land and Resource Management)
The aim of the program is to increase the geomatics skills (land
survey, registry and management) of First Nation people in their communities.
Because of First Nations' intense cultural and spiritual links with the
land, there is a need to plan geomatics skills development to suit the
land management requirements of each community.
Contact: Jacques
Grondin, (613) 995-0042
Canada Centre for Cadastral Management, Earth Sciences Sector
Web site: http://cccm.nrcan.gc.ca/
Local
Environmental Applications Program (LEAP) Monitoring the environmental
impacts of large-scale development projects is increasingly important
to the continued good health of the natural environment and those who
live and work in the affected areas. One such project is currently examining
the potential impact of major hydro-electric, forestry, mining and other
projects on the Innu Nation in Nitassinan (which includes Labrador). The
study is being conducted in collaboration with the Innu Nation, Environment
Canada, the Newfoundland and Labrador Forestry Service, York University,
the University of Sherbrooke, and the geomatics industry.
Contact: Ko Fung,
(613) 947-1234, Earth Sciences Sector
Web site: http://www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/org/programs/leap/index_e.php
Polar Continental
Shelf Project (Traditional Knowledge Program) NRCan's Polar Continental
Shelf Project (PCSP) coordinates and provides logistical support to Arctic
science research programs. In addition, PCSP supports programs designed
and carried out by Arctic communities to help encourage the transfer of
traditional knowledge from elders to northern youth. PCSP has been extending
support for many years to traditional knowledge programs and to programs
that integrate traditional and "modern" scientific knowledge.
Contact: Bonni Hrycyk,
(613) 947-1601, Earth Sciences Sector
Web site: http://polar.nrcan.gc.ca
Geological Survey
of Canada (GSC) The GSC has been providing Canadians with a comprehensive
geoscience knowledge base that contributes to economic development, public
safety and environmental protection since 1842. GSC scientists offer technical
workshops and public information sessions to northern Aboriginal communities,
in areas of current study on or near Aboriginal lands, to explain the
importance of geoscience in land-use decision making.
Contact: Stéphane Romain, (613) 995-4575, Application and Information Management Services
Web site: http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca
Minerals
and Metals Breaking New Ground
Aboriginal
Communities and Minerals and Metals Activities This new set of six
maps (covering all provinces and territories) illustrates the relationship
between Aboriginal communities and minerals and metals activities across
Canada. The maps will enable both Aboriginal communities and the minerals
and metals industry to identify opportunities for collaboration on mineral
development projects, with the aim of creating stronger communities.
Contact: Catherine Peltier, (613) 995-8839, Aboriginal Affairs Division
Web site: http://mmsd1.mms.nrcan.gc.ca/maps
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