IPHRC/JSGS Public Workshop: The Duty to Consult and Accommodate

Facilitated by Yvonne Boyer, IPHRC and Seonaid MacPherson, former public servant, Government of Saskatchewan and moderated by Ron Crowe, JSGS

Thursday February 7, 2013

Start Time: 9:00 AM - End Time: 4:30 PM

Category:	Workshop
Campus:	University of Regina campus
Regina Location:	Training Room, 2nd Floor, SpringBoard West Innovations Inc. 120 - 2 Research Drive Regina, Saskatchewan
Description:	With Idle No More demonstrations across the country, high-stakes meetings between Aboriginal leaders and government officials, and transformative court decisions on Indigenous rights, Aboriginal issues have gained more prominence in government than, perhaps, at any time in Canadian history. The Indigenous Peoples’ Health Research Centre (IPHRC) and the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School (JSGS) are pleased to present this training opportunity that will examine the government’s obligation to consult with the Aboriginal community. Consultation and government’s legal obligation to consult and accommodate has been evolving since the 1982 Guerin decision that established a Crown/Aboriginal fiduciary relationship and ensuing obligations which include the Honour of the Crown and the Duty to Consult and Accommodate (DTCA). In many jurisdictions, court actions have been successfully initiated by the Aboriginal community which has established baseline legal parameters to consult with the Aboriginal community. This area of law is continually evolving and reshaping parameters for consultation and accommodation. This interactive workshop will provide an overview and history of the origins of the DTCA. It will examine where meaningful consultation has produced constructive relationships and where relationships have broken down, prompting court actions. It will examine the emergence of how consultation has become a lawful obligation through Supreme Court of Canada rulings and how the DTCA has become the standard language of consultation and relationship building between the Aboriginal community and governments. This workshop will also explore the benefits of developing productive relationships with the Aboriginal community and the challenges to developing these relationships. As well, the workshop will explore the Aboriginal communities’ expectations of consultation and the motivations that go beyond the legal DTCA. In this workshop, participants will examine: • The history and success of consultation and relationship building in Saskatchewan; • Looking outside of resource management – where the DTCA is triggered; • An understanding of United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the standard of “Free, Prior and Informed Consent” in relation to Aboriginal consultation; • The emergence of Canadian court actions and their impact on Aboriginal relations including the Sparrow case, the Haida Nation case, the Taku River Tlingit First Nation case, and the Mikisew Cree First Nation case; • An overview of the Saskatchewan Government’s Consultation Policy Framework and its development; and, • Examples of practical engagement with the Aboriginal community to ensure meaningful consultation.
Please Note:	Registration will be processed on a first-come, first-serve basis and is limited to 25 participants.

Cost:	Early Bird:	$395.00 (plus GST) until Jan. 18, 2013
	Regular:	$450.00 (plus GST) after Jan. 18, 2013
Contact:	Sharri Dewey 306-585-5862

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