Consultation

The MNBC Natural Resource Act became MNBC Legislation on September 27, 2008.

• The MNBC Ministry of Natural Resources has developed Consultation Guidelines under the authority of Article Eleven of the Act concerning Consultation.
• As required under the Act and after consultation with MNBC Chartered Communities, the MNBC Consultation Guidelines were adopted by official MNBC Board motion on February 25, 2009.
• View Consultation Guidelines (PDF)
• As part of the Consultation Guidelines, the BC Métis Assembly of Natural Resources completed the Traditional Knowledge protocol and procedure including a definition of traditional knowledge.

BCMANR definition of Métis Traditional Knowledge

Métis Traditional Knowledge is that body of information, values, beliefs and practices passed from one generation to another by oral means or through land-based experience that pertains to the identity, culture and heritage of the Métis people and their respect for the land and its resources.

The following chart is a summary schematic of the entire consultation process. It consists of seven distinct and detailed phases which ensures an effective and meaningful consultation.