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- Reconciliation in Ontario’s Land Use Planning: Understanding the Duty to Consult and Accommodate in Ontario
Planners play the role of informal mediators at the systems level often with little support in aligning between diverse interests and increasing responsibilities. Municipalities deliver services that profoundly impact daily life, including land use planning and development services. As part of this work, municipalities have a responsibility to uphold the rights of Indigenous Peoples and take steps to redress the socio-economic impacts of colonization by meaningfully advancing reconciliation and improving relationships between neighbours. - Collaborative Hub Pilot Project advances amid a shifting policy landscape
The Collaborative Hub Pilot Project has been underway bringing together Saugeen Ojibway Nation’s Environment Office (SONEAO), upper and lower tier municipalities from Bruce County, Grey County, and Simcoe County. The pilot is convened by Shared Path with thanks to support from the Greenbelt Foundation and the Ontario Professional Planning Association (OPPI) in order to honour and uphold inherent and constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights. - Shared Path Questions Bill C-5: An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act
The Shared Path Consultation Initiative (Shared Path) shares the concerns raised by First Nations Chiefs during the First Nations Major Projects Summit between Carney and Indigenous leaders. The fast-tracking of mines, pipelines and infrastructure projects should not come at the expense of community health and wellbeing – and the quality of drinking water from local […] - Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) and Shared Path Consultation Initiative Announce New Partnership
The Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) and the Shared Path Consultation Initiative (Shared Path) are pleased to announce a new partnership aimed at advancing reconciliation through the engagement and advancement of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit perspectives in planning processes across Ontario. The Collaborative Hub Pilot Project would facilitate ongoing engagement through regular meetings between […] - ULI Toronto and Shared Path Launch New Truth and Reconciliation Guide for Canada’s Land Development Industry
On June 26, 2025 the Urban Land Institute Toronto (ULI Toronto) inpartnership with Shared Path Consultation Initiative, announced the release ofAnswering the Call to Action 92: A Guide for Truth and Reconciliation in CorporateResponsibility and Land Development during the official launch and smudging ceremony. This is the first sector-specific framework in Canada to guide the […]
