British Columbia 
Resolution 07/2023 mandates BCAFN to work with First Nations in BC to develop the First Nations Climate Leadership Agenda in British Columbia (the BC FNCL Agenda) and ensure their recommendations and policy directions are fully considered in the Canada-wide First Nations Climate Leadership Agenda.
Canada has committed to co-developing a distinction-based Indigenous Climate Leadership Agenda (ICLA) (Art. 46 UN Declaration Act Action Plan) that would build regional and national capacity and progressively place authority and resources for climate action in the hands of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples and representative organizations. The Joint Committee on Climate Action (AFN-Canada Technical Table) laid the foundation for the Climate Leadership Agenda specific for First Nations (FNCL Agenda).
In BC, the FNCL Agenda will complement the work undertaken by the First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) to implement the BC First Nations Climate Strategy and Action Plan’s pathways and actions. BCAFN will engage and seek feedback from First Nations title and rights holders to develop the FNCL Agenda in BC. We will conduct a series of engagement activities across BC to foster discussions and identify key priority actions and concrete recommendations to advance and support First Nations climate leadership and action.
BC First Nations Climate Leadership Agenda Project Information Sheet | Learn more about the project here.
Engagement Activities
Virtual Chiefs & Leadership Meeting
This virtual Chiefs & Leadership Meeting will focus on discussions and providing feedback on the themes and high-level recommendations that emerged from the overall BC FNCL Agenda engagement process held between April 2024 – July 2024. The BC FNCL Agenda recommendations and the final report will build on other important climate-related engagements and work completed to date, including the BC First Nations Climate Strategy and Action Plan, the Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction by First Nations in BC and the BC Spiritual Knowledge Keepers Gathering on Climate Change.
Key objectives include:
- Updating leadership on the critical path forward and BC and Canada-wide FNCL Agenda’s next steps.
- Presenting the FNCL Agenda process and the draft recommendations generated through previous climate-related engagements and in-person regional engagement sessions held between April 2024 – July 2024.
- Providing space for dialogue, discussion and feedback on the FNCL Agenda recommendations and implementation.
Date: October 21, 2024
Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Other ways to participate:
- Written Feedback
- Request a Meeting
To participate in any of these engagement activities or to learn more about the BC FNCL Agenda, please contact Patricia Rojas at patricia.rojas@bcafn.ca or Kristi Denby at kristi.denby@bcafn.ca
Engagement To Date
The BCAFN hosted and facilitated engagement sessions across BC between November 2023 – October 2024. Input from these sessions identify and provide priority actions, policy directions, and concrete recommendations to the federal government for implementing and advancing the FNCL Agenda in BC.
Virtual Engagement Session
BCAFN hosted a virtual engagement session for First Nations and First Nation-led organizations that participated in the FNCL Agenda regional in-person engagement sessions. During this virtual session, we will present the themes and high-level recommendations that emerged from the engagement sessions held between April 2024 and July 2024, and discuss the next steps to advance the BC FNCL Agenda.
Date: September 11, 2024
Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
In-person, Regional/Language Group Sessions
Eight regional in-person engagements took place across BC between April and July 2024. Based on the guidance from the Knowledge Keepers Gathering and the Co-development Session, participants identified and provided priority actions, policy directions, and concrete recommendations to the federal government for implementing and advancing the BC FNCL Agenda, while ensuring the overall guiding principles are upheld.
| Language Group | Locations | Venue | Dates (2024) | |
| Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit/ Na-Dene | Prince George | Uda Dune Baiyoh (House of Ancestors) | April 30 | |
| Algonquian | Fort St. John | Pomeroy Casino & Resort | May 2 | |
| Interior Salishan | Kamloops | T’kemlups Te Secwepemc | May 9 | |
| Ktunaxa | Cranbrook | St. Eugene Mission | May 15 | |
| Xaayda Ki | Haida Gwaii | Haida House at Tllaal | June 3 | |
| Tsimshianic | Terrace | Kitselas FN Hall | June 5 | |
| Salishan-Squamish | Chilliwack (Fraser Valley) | Skwah First Nation Community Hall | June 27 | |
| Wakashan | Campbell River | Quinsam Wellness Centre – We Wai Kai | July 3 | |
BCAFN Travel Policy for the FNCLA Engagement Sessions
A Vision For Co-development: The BC First Nations Climate Leadership Agenda
Zoom | Online
December 1, 2023
9 am – 12 pm
During this virtual session, we will kick off the BC First Nations Climate Leadership Agenda and discuss what “co-development” means for First Nations in BC. Input from this session will further inform the BC First Nations Climate Leadership Agenda engagement plan and question development throughout the broad regional engagement sessions in the Spring of 2024 and the recommendations in the final FNCL Agenda for BC.