{"id":2067,"date":"2024-07-30T08:28:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T15:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/mtareform\/?page_id=2067"},"modified":"2025-08-14T09:10:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T16:10:02","slug":"engagement-approach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engage.gov.bc.ca\/mtareform\/engagement-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Engagement approach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Engagement approach<\/h1>\n

Mineral Tenure Act Reform: Alignment with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The work to reform the Mineral Tenure Act (MTA) will be undertaken consistent with the requirement under section 3 of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Declaration Act)<\/strong>, in consultation and cooperation<\/a> with First Nations in B.C., to take all measures necessary to ensure that provincial laws are consistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UN Declaration).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reforming the MTA to align with the UN Declaration is identified in Action 2.14 of the 2022 Declaration Act Action Plan<\/a> as a priority goal to be achieved within five years of the release of the Action plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UN Declaration recognizes rights that constitute the minimum standards for the survival, dignity, and well-being of Indigenous peoples, and acts as a framework for reconciliation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Mineral Exploration Framework<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Who will we consult and engage?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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First Nation Rights Holders and First Nations Organizations<\/strong> including:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n