Our 2023 Event has Concluded

For those who attended, thank you for an incredible event. We are looking forward to returning in May 2024.

Canadian Institute’s 15th Annual Conference on Eastern Indigenous Consultation & Engagement will bring together consultation experts from across the country for an unparalleled opportunity to discuss the most crucial challenges affecting consultation in Ontario and across Canada.

2023 event highlights included
  • CHIEFS PANEL: Critical Consultation Priorities and Protocols
  • CASE STUDY: How to Boost Your Consultation Department’s Capacity for Improved Workflow and Community Engagement
  • TOP 5 LEGAL Cases and How they Effect Consultation
  • ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW About Overlapping Claims and Land Sharing Agreements to Reduce Consultation Fatigue
  • HOT TOPIC: The Latest Renewable, Sustainable and Reclaimable Mining Activities and Indigenous Partnerships
2023 CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS
Speaker Name

Shelley Charles

Elder
Chippewas of Georgina Island

Speaker Name

Matt McPherson

Partner
Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP

2023 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Speaker Name

Kimberly Murray

Independent Special Interlocutor of Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools
Office of the Special Interlocutor

2023 Featured Speakers
Speaker

Donald Bubar

President & CEO
Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.

Speaker

Laurie Carr

Chief
Hiawatha First Nation

Speaker

Erika Dawson

Indigenous Relations Specialist, Energy Sector Professional
Hydro One

Speaker

Leonard Rickard

Chief Executive Officer
Mississaugas of the Credit Business LP

Speaker

Derek Teevan

Vice President, Indigenous and Government Affairs
Niobay Metals Inc

WHO YOU WILL MEET

Chiefs and Councilors, Senior Executives, Directors and Managers of Indigenous Relations, Internal and External Affairs, Stakeholder Relations, Community Relations, Project Development, Environmental Planning, Government and Corporate Affairs, Policy Analysts, In-House Counsel and Partners from:

  • Indigenous Communities
  • Provincial and Federal Government
  • Mining and Exploration
  • Power Generation and Transmission
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Oil and Gas
  • Engineering and Environmental Services
  • Law Firms
ABOUT THIS CONFERENCE

The Eastern Indigenous Consultation & Engagement Conference delivers discussions on the most crucial topics affecting consultation in Ontario and across Canada, with a focus on economic development amid environmental sustainability.

This two-day conference is an excellent opportunity for you to meet with Indigenous leaders, as well as fellow attendees from all over Canada, share views, and create an opportunity for networking, collaboration, sharing of technical information and the building of trust relationships.

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