This initiative is a collaboration between First Nations Leadership Council, BC First Nations Energy and Mining Council and Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation.
How we engage
Through the ICEO process, the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation and the First Nations Energy and Mining Council seek to engage First Nations rights holders and organizations in a collaborative dialogue to position First Nations to fully participate in current and future opportunities in British Columbia’s clean energy sector and align the Province’s strategic clean energy policy and legislation with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People.
Upcoming event
Indigenous Utilities Focus Group
The ICEO is hosting a focused discussion on Indigenous utilities on November 8th 9am-12pm at the Westin Bayshore downtown Vancouver following Clean Energy BC’s annual First Nations Energy Summit (November 6th and 7th).
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ICEO News
June 27th & 28th, 2023 – The ICEO hosted a two-day virtual energy workshop to discuss the hydrogen and electricity sectors, featuring sessions on BC’s changing electricity landscape, BC Hydro’s UNDRIP implementation, and promising hydrogen market opportunities.
June 16, 2023 – Due to external circumstances the ICEO Workshop June 27 & 28, 2023 will no longer be held in person at Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel, and has shifted to an entirely online event. We look forward to connecting virtually with attendees.
June 6, 2023 – The ICEO is hosting an Energy Workshop: Electricity 101 and Hydrogen Opportunities June 27 & 28, 2023 on xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) territory in Richmond, B.C.
January 31, 2023 – A Hydrogen Energy Workshop was held virtually to explore hydrogen energy and opportunities for Indigenous communities across B.C. Read the Recording of Proceedings from the workshop and check out the video recording.
October 4, 2022 – Implementation activities Currently planning implementation of ICEO activities under three “tables” as jointly endorsed over the summer by the First Nations Leadership Council and the Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation. The three tables are the Electricity Table, the Hydrogen Market Opportunities Table and the Legislative Standing Table.
March 9, 2022 – The March 1st and March 3rd Workshops were held. Thank you to all the participants!
To see the slides on the ICEO overview and process, including anticipated next steps, that were presented at the workshops, click here.
To see the video recordings from the two workshops:
- click on March 1 (Passcode please type manually: ICEO_Mar1!) and on March 3 (Passcode please type manually : ICEO_Mar3!).
- Agenda for March 1st (the video recording starts from the Joint Presentation by FNEMC and the Ministry, and includes the Plenary to the lunch break)
- Agenda for March 3rd (the video recording starts from remarks delivered by Kukpi7 Judy Wilson, followed by the Joint Presentation and the Plenary to the lunch break)
- The March 3rd workshop included a presentation by 3 members of the Remote Community Energy Strategy Working Group to provide workshop attendees an example of a collaborative approach between the Ministry and indigenous communities. To see this video recording, click on RCES (Passcode please type manually: ICEO_Mar3!)
February 23, 2022– Pre-read materials for before the March 1st and March 3rd Regional Workshops:
Agenda for March 1st / Agenda for March 3rd
- Draft Terms of Reference for the ICEO engagement (see pages 5 to 7 for preliminary list of topics for ICEO engagement)
- Information for Consideration Prior to the March Workshops
- Proposed Policy, Program and Legislative and/or Regulatory Initiatives For Discussion
- First Nations Energy and Mining Council – “Interest Paper: Comprehensive Review of BC Hydro, Phase 3 – Summary of Review and Recommendations, June 27, 2021”
- Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation – “What We Heard“
January 24, 2022 – Registration for the Regional Workshops in March is now open to First Nations rights holders and organizations in BC. We would like to draw your attention to the Draft Terms of Reference (pages 5 to 7, Preliminary topics for ICEO engagement) in advance of the Regional Workshops. Please click here more details.
January 12, 2022 – Thank you to the workshop participants who posed questions at the November 17, 2021 event. The Questions and Answers Paper can be accessed on the Resources page of this website, under ICEO Engagement Resources.
December 07, 2021 – In case you missed it – a video of the November 17, 2021 event can be accessed on the Resources page of this website, under ICEO Engagement Resources.
October 17, 2021 – The ICEO engagement is now launched. First Nations rights holders and First Nations organizations are encouraged to register for the November 17, 2021 virtual province-wide ICEO kick-off event! Register for this workshop, and complete this questionnaire to provide us with your feedback regarding topics of interest in the clean energy sector.
Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that the B.C. Public Service carries out its work on the territories of 204 First Nations communities across B.C., each with unique cultures, languages, legal traditions and relationships to these lands and waters. We also respectfully acknowledge and honour the Métis and Inuit people living in B.C.
Indigenous Clean Energy Opportunities (ICEO)
This initiative is a collaboration between First Nations Leadership Council, BC First Nations Energy and Mining Council and Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation.
Contact ICEO: ICEO@gov.bc.ca