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Regional Engagement Initiative

With the goal of providing better service, we at DIAND in the NWT Region are committed to improving our working relationships with people, organizations and groups in the Northwest Territories. We want to improve how we exchange information, consult and make decisions as we carry out our work. To this end, we are undertaking a Regional Engagement Initiative (REI).

Phase One
In the Fall of 2004, DIAND developed a discussion paper entitled Seeking Your Views: Improving Our Engagement Practices in the NWT (PDF 958 Kb). The paper described the many instances where DIAND engages residents, Aboriginal people, governments and other organizations in its decision-making processes. DIAND issued an invitation to its stakeholders to make comments and provide suggestions about how its consultation and engagement practices could be improved.

The response to this invitation was very positive. Stakeholders and governments from around the NWT provided valuable feedback. The result of this first phase of the Regional Engagement Initiative (REI) was the generation of two documents:
1) What We Heard – Feedback from Phase One of the REI, and
2) Some Suggestions for Improving DIAND’S Engagement & Consultation Practices in the NWT (PDF 224Kb).

The What We Heard document summarizes the comments that DIAND received from its various stakeholders with regard to how well it engages and consults with NWT residents. Based on the comments received during Phase One of the REI, DIAND has developed some suggestions for how we can improve our engagement and consultation practices.

Phase Two
We are now seeking your input on Some Suggestions for Improving DIAND’S Engagement & Consultation Practices in the NWT (PDF 224Kb), along with any further suggestions you may have. Over the next two months (July and August 2006), we encourage you to provide input through written submissions and discussion.

Your input will then be used to develop an Engagement & Consultation Action Plan to improve our regional engagement and consultation practices. The development and completion of this plan will constitute Phase Three of the REI.

We want to hear from you. Your comments will be carefully considered. There are a number of ways to respond:

1) Provide written comments by September 1, 2006, by regular mail (address below) or by email to JacksonJL@inac-ainc.gc.ca or
2) Meet with DIAND staff to discuss your interests and concerns. If you or the people you represent would like to meet and discuss engagement interests and issues, please contact our coordinator for this project at the following address:

Julie Jackson
Policy Advisor & Regional Engagement Coordinator
Policy and Planning Directorate
DIAND-NWT Region
PO Box 1500
Yellowknife NT X1A 2R3
Tel: (867) 669-2422
Email: JacksonJL@inac-ainc.gc.ca

Target dates for the Regional Engagement Initiative are as follows:

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