Engaging Indigenous Peoples

Climate change necessitates an urgent and structured response. Indigenous Peoples and their way of life, traditions, customs, healthy relationships with the lands, and protection of the next generation place them at the heart of efforts to address the impacts of climate change.

The Government of Canada is committed to a renewed, nation-to-nation, Inuit-to-Crown relationship, and government-to-government relationship, with First Nations, Inuit, and the Métis Nation, and engaged national representatives of Indigenous Peoples throughout the development of the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change.

In taking action on climate change and in moving forward on the implementation of the Pan-Canadian Framework, a structured, collaborative approach for meaningful engagement will be pursued between the Government of Canada and the representatives of Indigenous Peoples and governments. This will ensure that Indigenous Peoples are full and effective partners in advancing clean growth and addressing climate change goals to mitigate and reduce emissions as a necessary pre-cursor to the mitigation of climate impacts on Indigenous Peoples.

Respecting and recognizing a distinction-based approach to the implementation of the Pan-Canadian Framework and broader climate change priorities, three distinct and separate senior-level tables will be established with First Nations, Inuit, and the Métis Nation. We commit to work together in a collaborative manner to identify meaningful outcomes, and pursue shared goals and commitments.