Indigenous agreements
We recognize that resolving past grievances is fundamental to strengthening working relationships with Indigenous communities. A key strategy is to “resolve and manage ongoing obligations from past development”. We will continue to address the adverse effects of our existing operations on the customs, practices and traditions of Indigenous people that are integral to their cultural identity.
In addition to community-wide settlement agreements, we have reached a number of agreements with resource user groups, such as local commercial fishing and trapping associations.
Northern Flood Agreement
Planning for the Lake Winnipeg Regulation and Churchill River Diversion projects proceeded in early 1970s. Discussions also began with potentially affected northern communities.
By 1971, formal discussions were underway with Cross Lake First Nation. In 1974, as development plans matured and construction began, 5 affected First Nations formed the Northern Flood Committee to facilitate joint consultations with Manitoba Hydro and the Governments about the project.
The Northern Flood Committee, funded by the Federal Government, negotiated the Northern Flood Agreement (NFA) over the following 3 years. The NFA was signed in 1977. The 5 NFA First Nations were Split Lake, Nelson House, York Factory, Norway House and Cross Lake.
- View the Northern Flood Agreement document (PDF, 3.8 MB).
Implementation agreements
Comprehensive implementation agreements have been reached with 4 of the 5 NFA First Nations.
- Nelson House (NFA) (PDF, 20.7 MB);
- Norway House (NFA) (PDF, 30 MB);
- Split Lake (NFA) (PDF, 20.8 MB);
- York Factory (NFA) (PDF, 15.6 MB).
Settlement agreements
- Chemawawin/Easterville 1990 (PDF, 778 KB);
- Cormorant 1991 (PDF, 606 KB);
- Cross Lake Community 2010 (PDF, 3.9 MB);
- Easterville Community 2004 (PDF, 8.6 MB);
- Fox Lake 2004 (PDF, 224 KB);
- Fox Lake 2004 Schedules (PDF, 15 MB);
- Grand Rapids 1991 (PDF, 1.5 MB);
- Moose Lake 1990 (PDF, 830 KB);
- Moose Lake Community Council 2005 (PDF, 1.7 MB);
- Nelson House Community Council 2006 (PDF, 1.9 MB);
- Pickerel Narrows Community Association 2006 (PDF, 216 KB);
- Sagkeeng Nation 1998 (PDF, 115 KB);
- Sagkeeng Nation 1997 (PDF, 148 KB);
- The Pas 1991 (PDF, 3.6 MB);
- War Lake First Nation 2005 (PDF, 4 MB).
Wuskwatim project development agreement
- View the Wuskwatim Second Supplementary Agreement (PDF, 12 MB).
- View the Wuskwatim Project Development Agreement (PDF, 7.1 MB).
- Schedule 1-1 — Limited Partnership Agreement (PDF, 2.8 MB);
- Schedule 1-2 — Management Agreement Schedule (PDF, 489 KB);
- Schedule 1-3 — Project Financing Agreement (PDF, 5.4 MB);
- Schedule 1-4 — Construction Agreement (PDF, 824 KB);
- Schedule 1-5 — Power Purchase Agreement (PDF, 2.8 MB);
- Schedule 1-6 — Operations and Maintenance Agreement (PDF, 2 MB);
- Schedule 1-7 — Interconnection and Operating Agreement (PDF, 6.7 MB);
- Schedule 1-8 — System Operations and Dispatch Agreement (PDF, 1.8 MB);
- Schedule 2-1 — Nisichawayasihk Nehethowuk Customary Law Principles (PDF, 15 KB);
- Schedule 3-1 — Construction Advisory Committee Terms of Reference (PDF, 23 KB);
- Schedule 3-2 — Monitoring Advisory Committee Terms of Reference (PDF, 22 KB);
- Schedule 5-1 — TPC Financing Agreement (PDF, 5.8 MB);
- Schedule 5-2 — NCN Financing Agreement (PDF, 3.1 MB);
- Schedule 6-1 — Wuskwatim Generating Station, within Manitoba (PDF, 141 KB);
- Schedule 6-2 — Wuskwatim Generating Station, within Nelson House RMA (PDF, 212 KB);
- Schedule 6-3 — Wuskwatim Project Structures (PDF, 76 KB);
- Schedule 6-4 — Description of Primary Structures (PDF, 15 KB);
- Schedule 6-5 — Description of Secondary Structures (PDF, 14 KB);
- Schedule 6-6 — Description of Supporting Infrastructure (PDF, 24 KB);
- Schedule 6-7 — Construction Camp (PDF, 124 KB);
- Schedule 6-8 — Access Road; Borrow Areas ; Access Road Transmission Easement Area (PDF, 250 KB);
- Schedule 6-9 — Project Lands; Transmission Leased Lands; Transmission Corridor Easement Area; Communications Tower Easement Area (PDF, 114 KB);
- Schedule 6-10 — CRD Easement Area (PDF, 95 KB);
- Schedule 6-11 — Wuskwatim Lands Transfer Agreement (PDF, 1.2 MB);
- Schedule 6-11-A — Quarry Mineral Lease (PDF, 121 KB);
- Schedule 6-12 — Transmission Lands Lease (PDF, 623 KB);
- Schedule 6-13 — Access Road User Agreement (PDF, 165 KB);
- Schedule 6-14 — Access Road Transmission Easement Agreement (PDF, 371 KB);
- Schedule 6-15 — Transmission Corridor Easement Agreement (PDF, 372 KB);
- Schedule 6-16 — Communications Tower Easement Agreement (PDF, 347 KB);
- Schedule 6-17 — Access Management Plan (PDF, 1 MB);
- Schedule 6-18 — Area Affected by Water Level Fluctuations (PDF, 673 KB);
- Schedule 6-19 — Estimated Water Levels on Rivers (PDF, 245 KB);
- Schedule 6-20 — Wuskwatim Lake Water Regime and the Proposed Post Wuskwatim Project Range of Operation (PDF, 64 KB);
- Schedule 6-21 — Wuskwatim Project Flooded Lands (PDF, 75 KB);
- Schedule 7-1 — Routing of Project Local Transmission Facilities (PDF, 99 KB);
- Schedule 7-2 — Transmission Development Fund Eligible Costs (PDF, 13 KB);
- Schedule 8-1 — Revenue Advance Consolidation Agreement (PDF, 1.2 MB);
- Schedule 9-1 — BNA - Articles 12 and 13 (PDF, 41 KB);
- Schedule 9-2 — C/B/N River Area and Boundary for Northern Residents (PDF, 158 KB);
- Schedule 10-1 — Northern Purchasing Policy (PDF, 24 KB);
- Schedule 10-2 — List of Direct Negotiation Contracts (PDF, 12 KB);
- Schedule 11-1 — NCN Adverse Effects Agreement (PDF, 3.2 MB);
- Schedule 11-2 — Listed Agreements (PDF, 12 KB);
- Schedule 12-1 — Officers and Directors of Hydro (PDF, 12 KB);
- Schedule 12-2 — Regulatory Filings in respect of Hydro (PDF, 24 KB);
- Schedule 12-3 — Chief and Councillors of NCN (PDF, 11 KB);
- Schedule 12-4 — Regulatory Filings in respect of NCN (PDF, 11 KB);
- Schedule 12-5 — Regulatory Filings in respect of the Limited Partnership (PDF, 24 KB);
- Schedule 16-1 — NCN Deed of Assignment (PDF, 2 MB);
- Schedule 16-2 — Taskinigahp Trust Indenture (PDF, 2.6 MB);
- Schedule 16-3 — Commitment Agreement (PDF, 290 KB);
- Schedule 21-1 — Form of Oath or Undertaking of the Arbitrator (PDF, 12 KB);
- Schedule 25-1 — Referendum Rules (PDF, 135 KB);
- Schedule 26-1 — Certificate of Independent Legal Advice (NCN) (PDF, 148 KB);
- Schedule 26-2 — Certificate of Independent Legal Advice (Hydro) (PDF, 117 KB).