US EditionOttawa names Indigenous advisory council on major projects
The Indigenous Advisory Council, comprising 11 leaders from diverse Indigenous communities, will advise on integrating Indigenous rights and economic growth in major infrastructure projects.
- On September 10, 2025, a new Indigenous Advisory Council composed of 11 leaders from First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and Modern Treaty communities was officially appointed to provide guidance on major projects.
- The council’s creation followed Parliament’s passing of the Building Canada Act in June 2025, which aims to fast-track nation-building projects but raised consultation concerns among Indigenous leaders.
- The Indigenous Advisory Council includes representatives from First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and Modern Treaty communities who will advise the Major Projects Office on integrating Indigenous perspectives.
- Prime Minister Carney said the council will help ensure projects reflect Indigenous rights under the 2021 United Nations Declaration and create prosperity, while $40 million supports related community consultations.
- The council is expected to strengthen Indigenous leadership in energy and resource development, fostering partnership in a coordinated effort to build Canada's economy and respect Indigenous priorities.
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Eleven Aboriginal leaders from across the country were appointed on Wednesday to the new Aboriginal Advisory Council of the federal government to advise the new Major Projects Office (MPB), which aims to accelerate the implementation of major infrastructure projects.
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Ottawa names Indigenous advisory council on major projects
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Métis Nation in Alberta, Manitoba First Nations want in on the Indigenous Advisory Council
Reaction to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s announcement Sept. 10 of those appointed to the Indigenous Advisory Council for the new Major Projects Office (MPO) was mixed.Some lauded the 11 people named to the council, representing First Nations, Inuit, Métis, modern treaties and self-governing communities. While some penned letters expressing concerns that their organizations did not make the cut.
Ottawa names Indigenous advisory council on major projects - The Turtle Island News
By Alessia Passafiume Eleven Indigenous leaders from across the country were named to the federal government’s new Indigenous Peoples’ Council on Wednesday, tasked with advising the new federal body working to fast-track major infrastructure projects. The federal government says the council will work with Indigenous Peoples to integrate the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples into government decision-making on major pr…
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