Interim Resource Management Assistance (IRMA) Program Evaluation Report (Macleod Institute, December 2000)
The Macleod Institute evaluated the Interim Resource Management Assistance (IRMA) Program, a four-year federal-territorial initiative (1997-2001) providing funding to Aboriginal communities in unsettled land claim areas of the western NWT to participate in resource management decision-making. The evaluation found IRMA's mandate remains relevant given ongoing land claim settlements, increased industrial activity, and legal requirements for Aboriginal consultation, though the program achieved increased engagement in regulatory processes better than capacity building, and recommended continued support with emphasis on capacity development, flexible funding formulas, and proactive baseline studies.
- Date
- 2000-12-29
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND), Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT), Macleod Institute for Environmental Analysis, Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), NWT Chamber of Mines, Dogrib Treaty 11 Council, Deh Cho First Nations, North Slave Metis Alliance, South Slave Metis Tribal Council, Akaitcho Territory Tribal Council
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Deh Cho, North Slave, South Slave, Fort Liard, Fort Simpson, Akaitcho, Dogrib, Mackenzie Valley, Nunavut
- Parameters
- resource management, land management, water management, environmental assessment, permit and licence review, Aboriginal consultation, capacity building, traditional land use, baseline information, caribou, wildlife monitoring, industrial development, diamond mining, oil and gas development, environmental contaminants
- Pages
- 56
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