NRCan’s Draft Policy on Ethics for Research Involving Indigenous Peoples and Territories

NRCan is trialing the Draft Policy on Ethics for Research Involving Indigenous Peoples and Territories for a one-year period. The intent of the Policy is to enable NRCan employees to build reciprocal relationships with Indigenous partners and facilitate positive outcomes for Indigenous communities through science, research, knowledge co-creation and exchange. The objectives of the Policy are to: - Facilitate the growth of knowledge about Canada’s natural resources for the well-being of all Canadians - Enable employees to build respectful and meaningful relationships with Indigenous partners - Enable employees to establish mutually beneficial research collaborations with Indigenous partners - Build respect for and safeguard the integrity of Indigenous Data that is shared with employees - Establish research ethics protocols for employees to reduce risk of harming Indigenous individuals and communities