Year-at-a-Glance Highlights for Treaty Negotiations Office

Agreements with First Nations

• Approved four Agreements-in-Principle (AIPs) with Canada and various First Nations. The approval means that treaty negotiations advance to the final agreement stage of the British Columbia Treaty Commission negotiation process. The AIPs with the following First Nations reflect this government's commitment to revitalize the treaty process.
  • July 26, 2003: Lheidli T'enneh First Nation
  • October 3, 2003: Maa-Nulth First Nations
  • December 6, 2003: Sliammon First Nation
  • March 15, 2004: Tsawwassen First Nation
• Completed a Negotiation Protocol Agreement with Treaty No. 8 First Nations⁷ and funded efforts to build capacity in Treaty No. 8 areas. Advanced negotiations on oil and gas activities to create certainty on the land base.
• Achieved treaty-related understandings⁸ with Canada on three different cost-sharing issues: self-government, treaty-related measures, and resource revenue-sharing arrangements.
• Promoted First Nations participation in shellfish aquaculture, tourism, forestry and the oil and gas sectors, as well as the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games, through ongoing economic development commitments, now totaling approximately $26 million for 145 projects.