On May 27, 2014, the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's
Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic
Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, announced two new measures to strengthen engagement
with First Nations: the creation of the Major Projects
Management Office West and a tripartite forum. These new approaches
flow from the final report of Douglas Eyford, Special Federal
Representative on West Coast Energy Infrastructure, released in
December 2013 following eight months of consultations with First
Nations, provincial governments, and industry.
The Major Projects Office West will serve as a single window for
the federal government to coordinate activities on energy
infrastructure development with B.C. First Nations and industry in
B.C. and Alberta. Key functions will include facilitating
meaningful engagement and ongoing dialogue between industry, First
Nations and the British Columbia government, and addressing the
unique elements of
