Implementation Branch
Director General
Room 1550
Telephone No. (819) 994-3434
Fax No. (819) 953-6430
Implementation Branch
Resource Centre
Overview
CIG's Implementation Branch plans, monitors and manages the implementation of comprehensive land claims and self-government agreements, in conjunction with Aboriginal groups and (where applicable) the relevant province or territory. The Branch also provides policy support and expertise to regions in implementing specific claim agreements.
Implementation is the process used to ensure that what the parties agree to is, in fact, done. There are two parts to the process: the development of an implementation plan and the monitoring and management of actual implementation activities. An implementation plan is a document that is negotiated and re-negotiated by the parties to a land claims and/or self-government agreement during the negotiations of a final agreement. It is an integral appendix to a final agreement because it identifies what must be done to put the agreement into effect, who will be responsible for which implementation activity, as well as when and how these activities will be undertaken.
In addition to building strong partnerships between Aboriginal people and governments, the implementation of final agreements creates a positive and stable climate for investment and economic growth on Aboriginal lands and in surrounding communities.
Responsibilities
- to negotiate and re-negotiate implementation plans and financial arrangements with the other parties to comprehensive land claims and self-government agreements;
- to monitor the implementation activities of DIAND and other federal government departments, ensuring that Canada honours all of its obligations as set out in final agreements;
- to work with the other parties to ensure that the implementation of final agreements goes smoothly and to resolve any issues pertaining to the implementation process as they arise;
- to carry out strategic planning, policy development, and research and analysis pertaining to implementation processes;
- to process GIC or ministerial appointments to the various organizations that are established to implement settled land claims agreements and to provide funding for these organizations;
- to prepare annual public reports on the status of implementation of each agreement;
- to promote awareness of the importance of comprehensive land claims and self-government agreement implementation, including the management of government-to-government relationships;
- to manage the implementation of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA) and the Northeastern Quebec Agreement (NEQA) relating to the Cree, Inuit and Naskapi of Quebec.
Directorates
- Implementation Planning and Negotiations Directorate
- Implementation Management Directorate
- James Bay Implementation Office
- Strategic Planning and Support Directorate
CIG Sector
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