Aboriginal – Industry Partnership and Opportunities Related to Resource Development

Bernie Hughes
Director, Aboriginal Relations, Mines and Minerals Division
Ministry of Northern Development and Mines

• Aboriginal-Industry relationship building in Ontario's mineral industry
• Ontario government programs supporting partnerships

Glenn Nolan
Vice President, Aboriginal Affairs
Noront Resources Ltd.

Effective communications for positive relationship development

• Listen – listening is the cornerstone for effective communications. What are the ways of improving relations with community partners by effective active listening
• Learn – learn about the community to be respectful and responsive to community issues that might or might not impact the project
• Leverage – leverage the new knowledge into action steps that support the relationship

Derek Teevan
Vice President Aboriginal and Government Affairs
Detour Gold

• Negotiations principles
• IBA pitfalls
• The challenge of implementation
• IBAs vs. revenue sharing

Colin Webster
Director, Aboriginal, Government & Community Relations Canada & US
Goldcorp Inc.

• Overview of the mineral development sequence
• Business and contracting opportunities associated with each phase of mineral development
• Job opportunities associated with mineral development