2024 NCRD Meeting
May 14-16, 2024 | Ottawa, Ontario
Hybrid – Virtual & In-Person
DRAFT AGENDA
In Person – PELLAN ROOM, Library and Archives Canada – 395 Wellington
Please note, no breakfast will be provided at LAC – please have breakfast at the Hotel before departing!
A PDF copy of the agenda is available at the link below – please note that panel members and times are subject to change.
Day 1 – May 14, 2024 – BEST PRACTICES, TRAINING & SKILLS
| 8:30 am | REGISTRATION |
| 9:00 am | Opening Remark & Agenda Review Jody Woods & Morgan Chapman |
| 9:25 am | Library and Archives Canada Welcome & Overview Christine Ivory, Assistant Director General, Collections Sector |
| 9:30 am | Accessing Records and Library and Archives Canada Kristina Lillico, Director General, Access to Information and Privacy Branch, Collections Sector Andrew Ross, Director, Research Support and Regional Services Division, Access and Services Branch, User Engagement Sector Jessica Squires, Acting Director, Indigenous Initiatives Division, Outreach and Engagement Branch, User Engagement Sector Marie-Josée Néron, Acting Deputy Director, Indigenous Requests, Privacy, Personnel Files and Indigenous Requests Division, ATIP Branch, Collections Sector |
| 10:00 am | BREAK |
| 10:15 am | Access to Information & Privacy at CIRNAC Moderators: Jody Woods & Robyn Laba, UBCIC Claudine Lefebvre, Senior Manager, Information Management Operations Errol Melancon, Acting Director for ATIP |
| 11:00 am | Reform Discussion: The Specific Claims Resolution Process CIRNAC (TBD) Jesse Donovan, Associate Director, Lands Sector, Assembly of First Nations |
| 11:30 am | Specific Claims Reform & the Proposed Centre for the Resolution of Specific Claims |
| 12:00 pm | LUNCH |
| 12:45 pm | ROUNDTABLE 1: Best Practices for Information Management Branden Trochymchuk, Policy Analyst, Lands Sector, Assembly of First Nations |
| 1:45 pm | BREAK |
| 2:00 pm | What New Technologies, Tools and Resources Are You Using In Your Region to Support Specific Claims Research? |
| 3:00 pm | ROUNDTABLE 2: Training and Capacity for Claims Research Jody Woods & Morgan Chapman |
| 4:15 pm | Closing Comments |
Day 2 – May 15, 2024 – ACCESS TO INFORMATION
| 8:30 am | REGISTRATION |
| 9:00 am | Opening Remarks & Agenda Review Jody Woods & Morgan Chapman |
| 9:15 am | Indigenous Laws & Specific Claims |
| 9:45 am | Connecting Early in the Process Introductory comments provided by Jody Woods Speakers from CIRNAC (TBC) |
| 10:15 am | ROUNDTABLE 3: Equity in Access to Information |
| 11:00 am | BREAK |
| 11:15 am | The Legal Landscape |
| 12:15 pm | LUNCH |
| 1:00 pm | Update from the Specific Claims Tribunal The Honourable Victoria Chiappetta, Chairperson |
| 1:45 pm | ROUNDTABLE 4: The Tribunal and Legal Resources |
| 2:30 pm | Travel from LAC to Gatineau Pre-registration required travel costs covered by NCRD meeting |
| 3:00 pm | Tour of LAC Gatineau Preservation Sites Bring comfortable shoes! Expect 2-3 km walking indoors |
| 5:00 pm | Return from Gatineau Travel to either the Hotel or to Dinner (Mill Street Pub) provided and is covered by the NCRD Meeting |
| 5:45 pm | DINNER – Mill Street Pub – Food Provided Join us for dinner at Mill Street Brewery. A short walk from LAC and the Hotel, this historic building is 177 years old and offers beautiful vies of Ottawa River. |
Day 3 – May 16, 2024 – FUNDING
| 8:30 am | REGISTRATION |
| 9:00 am | Opening remarks & agenda review |
| 9:15 am | Update: Negotiation Support Directorate Claudia Desaulniers, Senior Manager for the Specific Claims Funding Unit of the Negotiation Support Directorate Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Francois Levesque Perreault, Director Cross Sector Initiative, Resolution & Partnerships Sector Crown Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Chantal Goulet, Program Manager, Project Leader, Funding Services Unit, Negotiation Support Directorate Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada |
| 9:45 am | ROUNDTABLE 5: Claims on a Continuum |
| 10:45 am | BREAK |
| 11:00 am | ROUNDTABLE 6: FUNDING |
| 12:00 pm | LUNCH |
| 1:00 pm | Update from the Specific Claims Branch Marie-Laurence Daigle |
| 2:00 pm | BREAK |
| 2:15 pm | Reflecting Back Speakers from Canada and the AFN (TBC) |
| 3:15 pm | IN CAMERA Research Directors Next Steps Fall NCRW Update |
| 3:45 pm | Closing Comments & Door Prizes |