Chiefs of Ontario

Fall Chiefs Assembly

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Save the Date

The Chiefs of Ontario (COO) will host the Fall Chiefs Assembly (FCA) in Thunder Bay, Ontario, on November 19-21, 2024. The three day assembly will include critical updates on a variety of issues and priorities for First Nations in Ontario.

Dates: November 19-21, 2024

Location: Hybrid, Valhalla Hotel and Conference Centre, Thunder Bay, ON & Virtual Option

Livestream: youtube.com/@ChiefsOfOntario/streams

Registration: https://coo.smudging.ca

Agenda: Download the Provisional Agenda

Who Should Attend: First Nations Leadership, Technicians, Government Representatives & Agencies

For information regarding virtual dialogue sessions on November 14-15, 2024, please see below.

 Dialogue Sessions


Save the Date

The Chiefs of Ontario will be hosting a two-day virtual dialogue session on November 14-15, 2024 prior to the 2024 Fall Chiefs Assembly to provide timely updates on the following topics: Health Equity Fund, Off-Reserve Housing Funding, Mining and First Nations Jurisdiction, Addition to Reserves and Specific Claims Policy Reform, Final Agreement on the Long-Term-Reform of the FNCFS Program, Systemic Gaps in Education Project, Red Dress Alert, Economic Development - Excise Tax Revenue Sharing and Banking, and Data Initiatives.

Dates: November 14-15, 2024

Time: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. EDT

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Registration is now open: https://coo.smudging.ca:8443/Meeting/Register/a97aba8e-f35a-40bb-8ebb-27d8953c8938

  • Upon registering, you will receive a Zoom link in the confirmation email.

Who Should Attend: First Nations Leadership and Technicians

Agenda: Download the Agenda

 Assembly Documents and Resources


Dialogue Session - November 14-15, 2024

Briefing Note – Health Equity Fund

Presentation - Indigenous Health Equity Fund

Presentation - Phased Approach to ATR Policy Changes

Presentation - Red Dress Alert

Presentation - Mining and First Nations Jurisdiction, First Nations Major Project Coalition

Presentation - Mining and First Nations Jurisdiction, Woodward and Company

Presentation - Specific Claims Reform Co-Development Update

Presentation - Specific Claims Reform

Presentation - Final Agreement on the Long-Term Reform of the FNCFS Program Next Steps

Presentation - Systemic Gaps in Education Project

Presentation - Excise Tax Revenue Sharing

Presentation - First Nations Bank of Canada

Presentation - First Nations Regional Information Governance Centre

Documents and Resources

Fall Chiefs Assembly (FCA) Notice

Calls for Resolutions - 1st Notice

Calls for Resolutions - 2nd Notice

Calls for Resolutions - 3rd Notice

COO FCA - Rules of Procedure and Code of Conduct

COO FCA - Resolutions Template

COO FCA - Proxy Letter Template

COO FCA - Resolutions Policy

Day 1 - November 19, 2024

Day 2 - November 20, 2024

Day 3 - November 21, 2024

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