PDAC Response to Renewal of CIRNAC Consultation and Accommodation Guidelines

PDAC submitted a response to Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada's ongoing engagement on the renewal of Consultation and Accommodation - Guidelines for Federal Officials to Fulfill the Duty to Consult. PDAC's recommendations emphasized that this renewal is an opportunity to clarify government, Indigenous community, and proponent roles and expectations when the Duty to Consult is triggered, and to have a material impact on improving project development timelines in Canada. The proposed policy statements must therefore be written to ensure clarity, predictability, and proportionality while advancing Indigenous rights and maintaining efficient approvals for economic development activities.