Timmins-area mine developer Canada Nickel has filed documents for a new federal mine permitting process that leans heavily on Indigenous input and participation.
The company announced this week it has filed an initial project description of its Crawford Project to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC). It’s part of Ottawa’s new environmental and social impact process to determine if a major development is in the public’s interest.
The new Federal Impact Assessment Process is being referred to as a “planning and decision-making tool” that will be used by IAAC, communities, stakeholders, Indigenous groups and companies to go over the positives and negatives of Canada Nickel’s nickel project.
