INUIT CERTAINTY AGREEMENTInuit Certainty Agreement • June 17th, 2020
WHEREAS QIA and BIMC are parties to the following agreements: (1) an Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement dated October 22, 2018 (amended and restated) (the “IIBA”); (2) a Commercial Lease dated September 6, 2013 (the “CL”); and (3) a Water Compensation Agreement dated May 3, 2013 (the “WCA”), all of which relate to the Mary River Project on Baffin Island, Nunavut;
Mary River Project Preferred Inuit Firm StatusInuit Certainty Agreement • August 3rd, 2021
On June 16th, 2020, Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation (“Baffinland”) signed the Inuit Certainty Agreement (“ICA”) with the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (“QIA”). The signing of the ICA provides greater certainty to Inuit where operations at the Mary River Project will be managed in accordance with Inuit Societal Values and include expanded benefits for Inuit in all areas, including contracting. Among other benefits, any Inuit Firm with 100% Inuit ownership can now apply to Baffinland to become designated as a Preferred Inuit Firm (“PIF”) and gain early access to certain contracting opportunities at the Mary River Project1.
