2026 NCRD Meeting
No Access, No Justice: Ten Years After “In Bad Faith”
Day 1 – April 15, 2026
| 8:30 am | REGISTRATION/Breakfast |
| 9:00 am | Opening remarks & agenda review Jody Woods & Morgan Chapman |
| 9:30am | Library and Archives Canada – Welcome & Overview Jennifer Schofield, ADM of Collections, |
| 9:45am | Accessing Records at Libraries and Archives Canada (EN) (FR) Kristina Lillico, Director General, Access to Information and Privacy Branch, Collections Sector |
| 10:30am | BREAK |
| 10:45 am | CIRNAC & ISC Formal and Informal Access to Information (EN) (FR) Errol Melançon – Deputy Director, Access to Information and Privacy Claudine Lefebvre – Senior Manager Information Management Operations |
| 11:30 am | Office of Information Commissioner (EN) (FR) Caroline Maynard, Information Commissioner |
| 12:15pm | LUNCH |
| 1:00pm | Updates on Access to Information and Privacy Act Reforms (EN) (FR) Charles Taillefer, Executive Director, Access to Information and Open Government Policy Division (TBS) Kara Beckles (TBS) Benoit Deshaies, Director of Privacy Policy |
| 1:45pm | In Camera ROUNDTABLE 1: What are CRUs Experiencing? We will convene a roundtable discussion where you can share some of your experiences with Access to Information. ROUNDTABLE 2: What is going on in your Backyard? We’ve covered ATI issues and now we want to understand the impacts on a larger scale – this is service of prep for CSI and SCB joining us tomorrow. |
| 2:45 pm | Break |
| 3:00 pm | ATI as an Advocacy Tool Branden Trochymchuk – Senior Policy Analyst, Assembly of First Nations |
| 4:00-4:15 pm | Closing comments |
| 6:00 | Meet and Greet Tables are reserved at 3 Brasseurs (240 Sparks Street, Ottawa) to allow attendees to connect. |
Day 2 – April 16, 2026
| 8:30 am | REGISTRATION/Breakfast |
| 9:00 am | Opening remarks & agenda review Presentation – In Bad Faith Ten years later: A look back at a pivotal report from the NCRD on Justice at Last and where we are today (EN) Jody Woods and Morgan Chapman |
| 9:30 am | Presentation – From Reform to Retreat: How Canada is Reversing Course on Specific Claims (EN) Jody Woods, Research Director, Union of BC Indian Chiefs |
| 10:15 am | Break |
| 10:30 am | Presentation and Discussion – Negotiation trends Cheyenne Smith, Managing Partner Negotiations, HCG |
| 11:15 am | In Camera ROUNDTABLE: What is Going on in your Backyard – Priorities and Challenges In preparation for this afternoon’s session with CSI and SCB, we invite you to share your thoughts, experiences, concerns and priorities. How can we advance these to CSI and SCB and how can we support each other and work together to bring about change? GEDS: Government contact directory |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM | AFN Update (EN) Benjamin Green-Stacey Branden Trochymchuk Lindsey Louis |
| 1:30 pm | Specific Claims Branch and Cross-Sector Initiative – Updates and Discussions Darlene Bess, Assistant Deputy Minister, Resolution & Partnerships Sector / Specific Claims Branch, CIRNAC Stefan Matiation, Director General, Specific Claims Branch, CIRNAC Marie Laurence Daigle, Director / Specific Claims Branch, CIRNAC Claudia Desaulniers, A/Director Resolution & Partnerships Sector / Cross-Sector Initiatives Directorate, CIRNAC Patrick Ballay, Director Resolution & Partnerships Sector / Specific Claims Branch, CIRNAC Representatives from CIRNA will join us for the afternoon to provide timely updates, dress questions and concerns and participate in discussion |
| 3:00 pm | Break |
| 3:15 pm | BRIEF IN-CAMERA Conclusion: Next steps for the NCRD. 2026 National Claims Research Workshop – Updates and Ideas |
| 4:00 pm | Closing Prayer Stephen Augstine Adjournment Jody Woods & Morgan Chapman |