Without federal intervention, no environmental assessment will be carried out on a proposed mine in the Ring of Fire — a boon ...

Canada and Ontario are accelerating efforts to attract global investment and speed up approvals for new mining projects.

Ontario has signed a community partnership agreement with Webequie First Nation in an effort to speed up development in the ...

Court ruling slashed the $510-million fees to $40-million, with Justice Fred Myers concluding that it was ‘neither fair nor reasonable’ ...

Windigo Island in northwestern Ontario pays about 14.3 cents U.S. per kilowatt hour, leaving the small First Nation with ...

First Nations in mining. CREDIT: The Mining Industry Human Resources Council.

Even as First Nations leaders across Ontario’s far north demand to meet with Canada and Ontario over new laws that enable ...

When an oily sheen was discovered on the surface of the local water reservoir in October, Canada's Neskantaga First Nation ...

Six First Nations from northern Ontario announced during a press conference on Monday the initiation of a lawsuit challenging the province of Ontario’s Mining Act, arguing that the legislation ...

A coroner’s jury has heard testimony that members of Constance Lake First Nation continue to live under the threat of a ...

For First Nations in Ontario, a multi-billion dollar child welfare agreement could be a lifeline for their communities, allowing them to run their own child welfare programs and raise their ...

International Indigenous Policy Journal, Vol. 3, No. 3, Special Issue: Water and Indigenous Peoples (September 2012), pp. 1-23 (25 pages) In some way or another, all levels of government in Canada and ...