Consultation areas
The Government of Alberta has the right and responsibility to change the geographic area in which consultation with a particular First Nation or Metis Settlement is directed. This is done when more information becomes available about the First Nation’s or Metis Settlement members’ activities.
The more the province’s mapped consultation areas coincides with the geographic area in which the First Nation is exercising treaty rights and traditional uses or the Metis Settlement members are exercising harvesting and traditional use activities, the lower the risk of conflicts and the higher the probability of an effective consultation.
Upcoming revisions
More consultation area revisions are expected as work continues with First Nation and Metis Settlements regarding their particular geographic areas in which consultation is to be directed..
Some of First Nations and Metis Settlements that have recently provided additional information includes:
- Elizabeth Metis Settlement
- Swan River First Nation
- Louis Bull Tribe
- Ermineskin Cree Nation
- Cold Lake First Nations
- Sunchild First Nation
- Alexander First Nation
Implemented revision notices
2023 consultation areas
- Frog Lake First Nation – November 17, 2023
- Cold Lake First Nation – April 20, 2023
2022 consultation areas
- Ermineskin Cree Nation – November 21, 2022
- Lac Ste. Anne Métis Community – November 1, 2022
- Louis Bull Tribe – March 21, 2022
2021 consultation areas
- Swan River First Nation – February 5, 2021
2020 consultation areas
- Kapawe’no First Nation – June 18, 2020
- Fort McKay Métis Community (represented by Fort McKay Métis Community Association) – March 26, 2020
- Frog Lake First Nation - February 25, 2020
2018 consultation areas
- Whitefish (Goodfish) Lake First Nation – November 6, 2018
- Montana First Nation – October 19, 2018
- Ermineskin Cree Nation – October 19, 2018
- Alexander First Nation – October 19, 2018
- Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement – October 3, 2018
- Enoch Cree Nation – September 20, 2018
- Peavine Metis Settlement – July 25, 2018
- Louis Bull Tribe – June 26, 2018
- Kehewin Cree Nation – June 7, 2018
- Gift Lake Metis Settlement – May 28, 2018
- Peerless Trout First Nation – May 17, 2018
- Paul First Nation – April 26, 2018
- Kikino Metis Settlement – February 13, 2018
2017 consultation areas
- Saddle Lake Cree Nation – December 4, 2017
- Enoch Cree Nation – November 27, 2017
- Lubicon Lake Band – November 16, 2017
- Horse Lake First Nation – September 6, 2017
- Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement – August 11, 2017
- Swan River First Nation – July 13, 2017
- Peavine Metis Settlement – April 24, 2017
- Duncan's First Nation – March 8, 2017
- Doig River First Nation – February 6, 2017
2016 consultation areas
- Dene Tha' First Nation – December 14, 2016
- Onion Lake Cree Nation – December 1, 2016
- Paul First Nation – November 3, 2016
- East Prairie Metis Settlement – October 26, 2016
- Aseniwuche Winewak Nation – August 11, 2016
- Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation – June 15, 2016
- O'Chiese First Nation – May 18, 2016
- East Prairie Metis Settlement – April 28, 2016
- Fort McMurray #468 First Nation – March 4, 2016
2014 to 2015 consultation areas
- Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation – September 11, 2015
- Whitefish Lake #459 First Nation – June 12, 2015
- Driftpile First Nation – January 30, 2015
- Sucker Creek First Nation – October 2, 2014
Contact
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