Identifies the goals and objectives of managing the mineral resources in Nunavut including: capacity development, environmental stewardship and sustainability, community participation, infrastructure development, business development, and development of an effective approval process.
Looks at the Ontario mining outlook to 2020, impact on the Nishnawbe Aski First Nations, available workforce, community infrastructure, and economic sustainability.
Discusses the resource revenue sharing policy that will provide a process where one or more Aboriginal groups will receive a negotiated share of the mineral tax revenue from certain new mining projects.