In the Pursuit of a Nation Rebuilding Model for Canada
Press Release November 17, 2022 – In a collaborative approach, Animbiigoo Zaagi’igan Anishinaabek, Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek, and Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation are seeking to rebuild from the ground…
Policy Forum: Establishing An Urban Reserve—Property Tax Challenges And Opportunities
Press Release November 3, 2022 ABSTRACT: Urban reserves offer a unique economic development tool for First Nation governments by providing access to markets and infrastructure unavailable on most reserve lands…
NPI: Smart Road Technology Can Make Northern Roads Safer
Press Release October 14, 2022 – Implementing smart road technologies can encourage greater safety on Northern roads and are less expensive to build and maintain. These technologies and innovative construction…
First Nation-Owned Corporation Adopts Climate Action Investment Policy
Press Release CHIPPEWAS OF KETTLE and STONY POINT FIRST NATION, ON, Oct. 12, 2022 – The Three Fires Group, a First Nations-owned economic development corporation, announced the adoption of its…
Saskatchewan Invites Feedback on Consultation Policy Framework
Press Release September 1, 2022 The Government of Saskatchewan is seeking feedback on the First Nation and Métis Consultation Policy Framework (CPF). The CPF was released in 2010 and presents…
Is there additional capacity to address Northern Ontario’s homelessness, mental health, and addictions crisis?
Press Release August 10, 2022 – Northern Ontario communities are experiencing a homelessness, addiction, and mental health crisis. In Northern Policy Institute’s latest paper, More than Just a Number: Addressing…
How did COVID19 affect the economy of Northern Ontario?
Press Release July 28, 2022 – The COVID-19 pandemic was a major blow to communities around the world. However, as the latest paper by Lakehead University in partnership with Northern…
Fraser Institute: Annual Indigenous spending expected to reach $35.5 billion in 2026, largely due to judicial settlements
Press Release June 28, 2022 VANCOUVER—The federal government’s recent substantial increase of Indigenous spending is mainly due to judicial settlement payouts, finds a new study published by the Fraser Institute,…
New Faces and Fresh Ideas – NPI’s Experience North Program Returns
Press Release May 9, 2022 – To kick off Northern Policy Institute’s 10th anniversary year, we are excited to welcome our ninth group of Experience North summer placements. Since 2014,…
Mining, Indigenous Communities, and our Resource-Dependent Future: Event Two
Press Release Relations between mining companies and Indigenous communities have been fraught in the past, with few of the benefits and most of the environmental impacts being passed on to…
