National Benefits-Sharing Framework

The importance of developing a National Benefits-Sharing Framework

As part of its commitment to advancing reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples across Canada, Natural Resources Canada is developing a National Benefits-Sharing Framework to ensure that First Nations and Métis Nation communities directly benefit from natural resource projects in their territories, and that Inuit communities benefit from natural resource projects in Inuit Nunangat.

This framework will support the Government of Canada’s commitment to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. It will be underpinned by the recognition of rights, respect, cooperation, and partnership, and will advance Indigenous Peoples’ participation, ownership, and decision-making in natural resources development and the clean energy transition.