Lobbying registration dated 2026-01-16
Registrant: Ben Parsons
Client: Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
Targeted institutions:
Transport Canada (TC)
Parks Canada (PC)
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Justice Canada (JC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
National Defence (DND)
House of Commons
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Senate of Canada
Health Canada (HC)
Government funding received:
Institution: Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Amount: 35000.00
Lobbying activity details:
Seek government support for the development of essential infrastructure and housing on ACFN reserve lands.
Advance accountability on the status of the environmental contamination at the dock in Fort Chipewyan.
Expediting the addition to reserve process.
Arranging meetings to obtain information regarding Indigenous investment and ownership opportunities regarding the Government of Canada's ownership of the Trans Mountain pipeline.
Carbon pricing, and government measures to mitigate climate change
Species at risk protection for wood bison and caribou in northern Alberta.
Seek government support for economic development opportunities in Fort Chipewyan and ACFN reserve lands.
Engage in discussions regarding the enhancement of primary education for ACFN members.
Responding to the 2023 wildfires in Northern Alberta.
Engage in discussions regarding the recognition of ACFN's rights & self-determination.
Discussing the Client's priorities relating to tailings, release and transboundary water issues on the reserves
Seek acknowledgement and a formal apology from the Government of Canada for ACFN's forced relocation from its traditional territory in Wood Buffalo National Park.
Engagement around the establishment of a national framework for indigenous policing and related justice reforms.
Strengthening Canada's oil sands mining effluent regulations.
Engagement with government officials on disruptions to business, health & safety requirements, and opportunities to help with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Addressing severe shortfalls and capacity issues in education delivery for indigenous youth.
Development of a baseline health study to monitor the impacts of the Athabasca oil sands on ACFN members.
Work with government on addition-to-reserve proposals to enhance economic development opportunities and recognize ACFN's presence in Fort Chipewyan.
Ensure enforcement of federal government laws and regulations regarding the protection of treaty lands, at risk wildlife and rivers in proximity to the proposed Frontier Project near Wood Buffalo National Park.