Firelight will be hosting our inaugural Indigenous Leadership in Major Projects: Assessment & Negotiations Training in October 2026 at the Songhees Wellness Centre on Lək̓ʷəŋən territory in Victoria, BC. Our team has built industry-leading expertise from 16 years of supporting 200+ Nations and communities across Turtle Island and beyond. With the launch of the 2026 Impact Benefit Agreement (IBA) Community Toolkit, we are offering capacity building for Indigenous Nations and communities around Indigenous-led assessment, IBAs, and strategic negotiation. Copies of the 2026 IBA Community Toolkit will be provided to participants.
Preparing Indigenous Leaders for Today’s ChallengesAcross Canada, there is a trend toward accelerating decisions for major projects. At the same time, many Nations are interested in leading their own assessments, exploring equity ownership, and negotiating strong agreements with proponents and the Crown.Our approach centres community knowledge and experience, helping Indigenous Nations make free, prior, and informed consent decisions about proposed projects on their territories. Our trainers have built industry-leading expertise from 16 years of supporting 200+ Nations and communities across Turtle Island and beyond. Copies of the newly updated 2026 Impact Benefit Agreement (IBA) Community Toolkit, Firelight’s flagship negotiations resource, will be provided to participants.
Indigenous-led Assessment topics include:How to determine community readinessUnderstanding the regulatory contextDifferent approaches to Indigenous-led assessmentsPost-decision activities- mitigation and monitoringAll of our facilitators have decades of practical experience supporting Indigenous Nations with Indigenous-led Assessment and regulatory processes.
IBA and Strategic Negotiation topics include:Building a negotiation team, a mandate, and leverageEngaging your community and leadershipResourcing studies to support negotiationsImplementing agreementAll of our facilitators are Harvard Law-trained negotiators with decades of experience in the field of major project negotiations.
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