Facilitation for Multilateral Sessions on Indigenous Economic Participation in Trans Mountain

This procurement is set aside under the federal government Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business. For more information on Aboriginal business requirements of the Set-aside Program for Aboriginal Business, refer to Annex 9.4 of the Supply Manual.

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Government of Canada’s Indigenous Business Directory at https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100033057/1100100033058

In August 2018, the Government of Canada acquired Trans Mountain Corporation (TMC), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV), with the intention of completing construction of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMX). At the time of acquisition, the Minister of Finance announced that the Government would divest its position in TMC when TMX was completed and de-risked. Separately, during the reinitiated Phase III consultations related to the approval of TMX, many of the impacted Indigenous groups expressed interest in opportunities for greater economic participation in TMX. In response, the Government launched an engagement process on economic participation led by the Department of Finance Canada (the Department), beginning with exploratory discussions in summer 2019 (Step 1).

In Step 2, the Department has two objectives: (1) to build a consensus on a form of economic participation preferred by participating Indigenous groups, and (2) to identify, or support the formation of, one or more counterparties to represent them in a future negotiation with Canada. A key element of Step 2 is to bring Indigenous groups and Departmental officials together in multilateral discussions, informed by those two objectives. To organize, facilitate, and mediate those discussions, the Department is seeking the services of an individual, or team of individuals, or organization with substantial experience managing large-scale multilateral processes with diverse Indigenous groups (e.g., Indian Act bands, Métis organizations, Tribal Councils, and Self-governing First Nations).

The Department is seeking facilitation services from a Contractor with significant knowledge of Indigenous groups in British Columbia and Alberta, as well as specific experience designing, executing, and managing large-scale collaborative engagement processes.