1. Canada Program Coordinator
Ugo Lapointe (B.Sc.H.)
Canada Program Coordinator
Yellowknife (online), October 12, 2017

2. Presentation Today: A New Mining Law for NWT
Intro & Mining Cycle
Indigenous Rights Issues
Environmental Issues
Socio-Economic Issues

3. 1. INTRO & THE MINING CYCLE
Claim acquisition / staking (‘free entry’)
Exploration (‘free entry’)
Prospecting / Early exploration
Intermediate Exploration
Advanced Exploration
Mining / Extraction (lease)
Mine Closure / Clean-Up
Perpetual Care

4. 2. ALIGN MINING LAW WITH CONSITUTIONAL
& INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS RIGHTS
Information / Consultation / Accommodation / Consent
Ross River vs Yukon Decisions (2012, 2014)

5. 3. BETTER PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT :
KEY ISSUES
Land use planning ('no go zones,’ senstive areas)
Better regulate & control exploration work
Mining waste facilities & financial securities for clean-up, spills & accidents
Monitoring and enforcement / compliance
Roads & cumulative impacts (e.g. caribou)

6. 4. LONG TERM BENEFITS FROM NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE EXTRACTION: MAJOR ISSUES
Claim registration $0.25/ha & renewal $ /ha
$3,100 Million Value Production in 2015 & 2016 vs…
- $28 Million Net Fiscal Benefit Royalties (0.9%)
- $16.7 Million Transfer Aboriginal Govs. (0.5%)
- $12.3 Million NWT Heritage Fund (0.4%)
Over $30 Billion 1992 to 2016 vs ?? in Net Royalties
Claim registration: 6 to 12 times higher in QC, 7 times higher in BC
Claim renewal: 3 to 5 times higher after 10 years in QC, 2 to 4 times higher in BC
In BC: $1,75/ha to register claim and $5/ha for placer, and then work needed for renewal of $5/ha for “anniversary years” 1 & 2, $10/ha years 3 & 4, $15/ha years 5 & 6, $20/ha thereafter. In Quebec: $1,50 to $3,00 to register claim, then work needed for renewal $1,25/ha to $2,00/ha first 2 years, and $26,00/ha to $36,00/ha after 14 years (depending on claim size, less 25h, less 45ha, over 45ha).

7. DECLINING JOBS & REVENUS FORWARD
4. LONG TERM BENEFITS FROM NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE EXTRACTION: MAJOR ISSUES
DECLINING JOBS & REVENUS FORWARD
Claim registration: 6 to 12 times higher in QC, 7 times higher in BC
Claim renewal: 3 to 5 times higher after 10 years in QC, 2 to 4 times higher in BC
In BC: $1,75/ha to register claim and $5/ha for placer, and then work needed for renewal of $5/ha for “anniversary years” 1 & 2, $10/ha years 3 & 4, $15/ha years 5 & 6, $20/ha thereafter. In Quebec: $1,50 to $3,00 to register claim, then work needed for renewal $1,25/ha to $2,00/ha first 2 years, and $26,00/ha to $36,00/ha after 14 years (depending on claim size, less 25h, less 45ha, over 45ha).

8. LACK OF DIVERSIFICATION
4. LONG TERM BENEFITS FROM NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE EXTRACTION: MAJOR ISSUES
LACK OF DIVERSIFICATION
Claim registration: 6 to 12 times higher in QC, 7 times higher in BC
Claim renewal: 3 to 5 times higher after 10 years in QC, 2 to 4 times higher in BC
In BC: $1,75/ha to register claim and $5/ha for placer, and then work needed for renewal of $5/ha for “anniversary years” 1 & 2, $10/ha years 3 & 4, $15/ha years 5 & 6, $20/ha thereafter. In Quebec: $1,50 to $3,00 to register claim, then work needed for renewal $1,25/ha to $2,00/ha first 2 years, and $26,00/ha to $36,00/ha after 14 years (depending on claim size, less 25h, less 45ha, over 45ha).

9. MERCI !