Aboriginal peoples and forestry in Canada

Aboriginal Peoples and Forestry in Canada Canada is a global leader in the protection of Empowering Aboriginal Peoples is a key Aboriginal rights. [...] In •. Industry associations, such as the Forest combination with subsequent Supreme Court of Products Association of Canada, also engage Canada decisions, this has produced one of the with Aboriginal communities by encouraging strongest frameworks supporting the protection of development of business leadership and human Aboriginal rights anywhere in the world. [...] Initiative for Northern Ontario and the Aboriginal •. As of 2011, 70 percent of Aboriginal Forestry Initiative are funding activities that help communities in Canada were in located in Northern Ontario Aboriginal communities identify, forested areas, and about 9,000 Aboriginal secure and realize economic benefits stemming people are employed in the forest sector. [...] This and territories have engaged in tenure project is expected to provide an additional reform efforts to encourage greater local and $1 million of funding to 20 Aboriginal communities Aboriginal community participation in the forest in 2015/16. [...] Since the size of Manitoba), capital transfers of more 2011, the Aboriginal Forestry Initiative has than $3.2 billion and certainty with respect to provided more than $10 million in funding to Aboriginal land rights in approximately 40 percent 50 projects across the country in more than of Canada’s land mass.