Draft Environmental Evaluation Report Proposed Settlement Lands made under the Algonquin Land Claim Declaration Order August 28, 2017 Cette publication hautement spécialisé Draft Environmental Evaluation Report n’est disponible qu’en Anglais conformément au Règlement 671/92, selon lequel il n’est pas obligatoire de la traduire en vertu de la Lois sure les services en français. Pour obtenir des renseignement en francais, veuillez communiquer avec le ministère des Richesses naturelles et des Forets au 1-844-276-9091 ou [email protected]. Draft Environmental Evaluation Report August 28, 2017 CONTENTS CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................................... II DISCLAIMER ................................................................................................................................................ X PREAMBLE ................................................................................................................................................. XI PRÉAMBULE ........................................................................................................................................... XIII PART I –THE CONTEXT ............................................................................................................................ 1 CHAPTER 1: THE ALGONQUINS OF ONTARIO .................................................................................. 1 1.1 Algonquins of Ontario .................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1.1 Historical Presence .......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1.2 From the Most Recent Petition to the Agreement-in-Principle ...................................................................... 3 1.1.3 The Sweetgrass Braid ...................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1.4 Importance of Settlement Lands ..................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 AOO Settlement Area ................................................................................................................................... 5 1.3 Algonquins of Ontario Communities ............................................................................................................ 5 1.4 Algonquin Cultural Values ............................................................................................................................ 7 1.5 Algonquins of Ontario Land Management .................................................................................................... 9 1.5.1 Categories of Lands: Nation and Community.................................................................................................. 9 1.5.2 Anticipated Land Use of Proposed Settlement Lands ................................................................................... 10 1.6 Integration of Algonquin Cultural Values and Interests .............................................................................. 11 CHAPTER 2: THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT LANDS ................................................................... 13 2.1 Land Selection Approach ............................................................................................................................ 13 2.1.1 Statement of Shared Objectives ................................................................................................................... 13 2.1.2 The Land Selection Process ........................................................................................................................... 15 2.1.3 Selection of Lands ......................................................................................................................................... 18 2.2 Proposed Settlement Lands ........................................................................................................................ 20 CHAPTER 3: THE NEGOTIATION ....................................................................................................... 24 ii Draft Environmental Evaluation Report August 28, 2017 3.1 The Algonquins of Ontario Land Claim ....................................................................................................... 24 3.2 The Three Negotiating Parties .................................................................................................................... 24 3.3 The Negotiation Process ............................................................................................................................. 24 3.3.1 Moving to Final Agreement........................................................................................................................... 25 3.4 Public and Stakeholder Engagement .......................................................................................................... 25 3.4.1 Local Government Engagement .................................................................................................................... 27 3.4.2 Industry Stakeholder Engagement ................................................................................................................ 27 3.4.3 Legal Interest Holders, Land Owners and Community Group Engagement.................................................. 28 3.4.4 General Public ............................................................................................................................................... 30 3.4.5 Indigenous Communities .............................................................................................................................. 31 PART II: THE PROJECT AND INTEGRATED PROCESS ....................................................... 33 CHAPTER 4: PROJECT DESCRIPTION, ALGONQUIN LAND CLAIM DECLARATION ORDER, MUNICIPAL OFFICIAL PLAN DESIGNATIONS AND ZONING ...................................... 33 4.1 The Ontario Environmental Assessment Act ............................................................................................... 33 4.2 The Algonquin Land Claim Declaration Order ............................................................................................. 33 4.3 The Project ................................................................................................................................................. 34 4.3.1 Project Description ........................................................................................................................................ 35 4.3.2 Municipal Official Plan Designations and Zoning .......................................................................................... 37 4.3.3 Location and Distribution of Proposed Settlement Lands ............................................................................ 38 4.3.4 Legislative, Regulatory and Policy Environment ........................................................................................... 43 4.4 Project Category – Algonquin Land Claim Declaration Order ...................................................................... 50 4.5 The Evaluation and Consultation Process: Category C Projects ................................................................... 51 4.6 Integrating Results into the Algonquin Land Claim Negotiations Process ................................................... 56 PART III – EVALUATION AND CONSULTATION PROCESS ......................................................... 58 CHAPTER 5: APPROACH TO THE EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS .............. 58 5.0 Category C Project ...................................................................................................................................... 58 5.1 Assessment Parameters ............................................................................................................................. 58 5.2 Evaluation Process ..................................................................................................................................... 60 5.2.1 Existing Information ...................................................................................................................................... 61 iii Draft Environmental Evaluation Report August 28, 2017 5.2.2 Land Selection Process .................................................................................................................................. 61 5.2.3 Additional Analysis and Acquisition of New Information.............................................................................. 61 5.3 Consultation Process .................................................................................................................................. 62 5.3.1 The Algonquins of Ontario ............................................................................................................................ 63 5.3.2 Those with Known or Potential Interest ....................................................................................................... 63 5.3.3 General Public ............................................................................................................................................... 65 5.3.4 Municipalities and Planning Boards .............................................................................................................