MEMA Database

The MEMA Information Database is a compilation of over 750 documents that relate to engagement of Indigenous Peoples and local communities and formed the basis for the MEMA Reports I & II. The documents may be legislation and regulations, or it may be guidance and recommendations by governments, Arctic Council, academia, NGOs, industry and Indigenous People.

This database may be interrogated in many ways, such as by source (government, Arctic Council, Indigenous Peoples, industry, academia, NGO, or the UN), or by type of activity (oil and gas, marine management, shipping, tourism, preparedness/response, and scientific research) or by country. Each entry has a link to the document and has metadata containing a summary of the engagement in the document, whether it is law, agreement or guidance, who is being engaged, key words, and the stage of engagement, among other parameters.

We are excited to share this database and encourage its use. This is a living document that can be updated.

No.	Document Name	Year	Sector	Group	Contributor	Purpose of Document	Type of Document	Download
731	2016 Aboriginal Engagement Handbook	2016	Resource Development	Industry	MIM-Manitoba Industry Manitoba	Outlines guidelines and best practices for consultation and engagement	Guidelines	731_aboriginal_engagement_handbook_final.pdf
732	Government Resource Revenue Sharing with Aboriginal Communities in Canada: A Jurisdictional Review. Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada.	2014	Resource Development	Industry	PDAC	This report analyzes the potential for resource revenue sharing between government and aboriginal groups. The underlying issue is that the onus has been on industry to sign agreements with aboriginal groups to provide benefits and this is often regarded as a double tax since they already pay government royalties.	Guidelines	732_Revenue Sharing with Aboriginals.pdf
733	Suncor Policy Statement Canadian Aboriginal Relations	n.d.	Resource Development	Industry	Suncor	Outlines guidelines and best practices for consultation and engagement	Policy statement	733_20161028-Canadian-Aboriginal-Relations-Policy-En (!).pdf
734	The Governement of Alberta's Policy on Consultation with First Nations on Land and Natural Resource Management	2013	Resource Development	Government - Canada	AB Gov	Outlines guidelines and best practices for consultation and engagement	Guidelines	734_GoAPolicy-FNConsultation-2013.pdf
735	The Governement of Alberta's Guidelines on Consultation with First Nations on Land and Natural Resource Management	2014	Resource Development	Government - Canada	Alberta	Outlines guidelines and best practices for consultation and engagement	Guidelines	735_First_Nations_Consultation_Guidelines_LNRD.pdf
736	British Columbia Building Relationships with First Nations	n.d.	Resource Development	Government - Canada	BC	Outlines guidelines and best practices for consultation and engagement	Guidelines	736_WorkingWithFirstNations_v02.pdf
737	British Columbia Guide to Involving Proponents when Consulting First Nations	n.d.	Resource Development	Government - Canada	BC	Outlines guidelines and best practices for consultation and engagement	Guidelines	737_involving_proponents_guide_when_consulting_with_first_nations (1).pdf
738	British Columbia Updated Procedures for Meeting Legal Obligations When Consulting First Nations	n.d.	Resource Development	Government - Canada	BC	Outlines guidelines and best practices for consultation and engagement	Guidelines	738_legal_obligations_when_consulting_with_first_nations.pdf
739	CEAA Aboriginal Consultation and Environmental Assessment Handout	2014	Resource Development	Government - Canada	Canada	Outlines guidelines and best practices for consultation and engagement	Guidelines	739_100180E.pdf
740	Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Current Practices Aboriginal Consultation	2011	Resource Development	Government - Canada	Canada	Outlines guidelines and best practices for consultation and engagement	Guidelines	740_August-2011-Codification-of-Current-Practice-CNSC-Commitment-to-Aboriginal-Consultation_e.pdf