Practitioners' workshops

The Review Board annually hosts EIA Practitioners workshops where participants examine the different aspects of the EIA process and identify current challenges and potential solutions to how environmental impact assessment is done in the Mackenzie Valley.

2021 MVRMA Workshop Summary Report (13.69 MB)

On March 9-11, 2021, the Land and Water Boards of the Mackenzie Valley, the Mackenzie Valley Review Board, the Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the Government of Canada hosted the annual Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (MVRMA) Resource Co-management Workshop. This workshop was a hybrid virtual and in-person event. This Summary Report summarizes the rich and productive discussions held over three days, capturing main themes, presentations, and panels.

Resource Co-management Workshop 2021 (497.96 KB)

The Resource Co-management Workshop 2021 is being held from March 9-11, 2021. The final agenda, technical information for participants and COVID risk minimization plan are now available for all registered participants.

Resource Co-management Workshop: Engagement and Consultation (February, 2020) Final Report (1.93 MB)

This is the final report for the Resource Co-management Workshop in the Mackenzie Valley: Engagement and Consultation.

The workshop was held in February, 2020 in Yellowknife.

Preliminary Screener's Workshop 2019

Preliminary Screener's Workshop Report 13-Nov-2019 (352.77 KB)

Preliminary Screener's Workshop Report 13-Nov-2019 - NIRB templates (825.5 KB)

Preliminary Screener's Report 13-Nov-2019 - presentations (4.61 MB)

MVRMA Workshop 2019

MVRMA Workshop Report Inuvik 2019 Appendices Part 2 (5.68 MB)

MVRMA Workshop Inuvik 2019 Appendices Part 2

MVRMA Workshop Report Inuvik 2019 Appendices Part 1 (6.84 MB)

MVRMA Workshop Inuvik 2019 Appendices Part 1

MVRMA Workshop Report Inuvik Feb 2019 (813.31 KB)

This is the report from the MVRMA Workshop held in Inuvik February 26-28, 2019.

Theme: Fostering Integrated Decision‐Making in Resource Management

Audio files: Workshop proceedings are available on audio file at the Review Board office in Yellowknife

MVRMA Workshop 2018

MVRMA Workshop February, 2018 Appendices Part 2 (6.96 MB)

This is the second of two Appendices for the MVRMA Workshop: " A project gets the green light: now what?". This Workshop was held in Yellowknife on February 13-14, 2018.

MVRMA Workshop February, 2018 Appendices Part 1 (7.81 MB)

This is the first of two Appendices for the MVRMA Workshop: " A project gets the green light: now what?". This Workshop was held in Yellowknife on February 13-14, 2018.

MVRMA Workshop February, 2018 Summary Report (2.52 MB)

This is the summary report for the MVRMA Workshop: " A project gets the green light: now what?". This Workshop was held in Yellowknife on February 13-14, 2018. Two Appendices accompany this report.

EIA Workshop 2015

2015 EIA Practitioners' Workshop (7.75 MB)

Theme: New Tools for New Rules

The topics of this workshop included amendments to the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act and the process improvements that are being considered. This document contains the agenda, plenary presentations and the break-out workshop presentations.

The workshop was held on February 16 and 17, 2015 in Yellowknife.

MVRMA Workshop 2016

January 2016 MVRMA Workshop Presentations (6.49 MB)

The following document contains the presentations given at the MVRMA Workshop in January of 2016. A summary report will be available in March, 2016.

MVRMA Workshop Summary Report (8.73 MB)

This is the summary report for the MVRMA workshop that was held in January, 2016 in Yellowknife.

Preliminary Screener's Workshop 2016

Preliminary Screening Practitioner's Workshop Presentations, September 7, 2016 (2.85 MB)

The Preliminary Screening Practitioner's Workshop was held on Wednesday, September 7th at the Tree of Peace in Yellowknife. The attached includes the purpose of the workshop, the agenda and the presentations given. A summary report will be available in October, 2016.

Preliminary Screening Workshop Report (1.36 MB)

This is the report from the Preliminary Screening Workshop held at Tree of Peace in Yellowknife on September 7, 2016.

Norman Wells Co-Management Workshop 2017

Norman Wells Resource Co-management Workshop (February, 2017) Report (2.94 MB)

This is the report from the Resource Co-management Workshop held in Norman Wells, February, 2017. The report also contains the agenda and presentations given.

Hay River Co-management Workshop 2017

Hay River Resource Co-management Workshop Report (2.08 MB)

This is the report from the Resource Co-management Workshop held in Hay River, January 2017. Presentations from the workshop are found in two separate documents- please see subsequent links.

Hay River Resource Co-management Workshop Presentations Part 1/2 (7.49 MB)

Part 1 of 2 Presentations from the Hay River Resource Co-management Workshop, January 2017.

Hay River Resource Co-management Workshop Presentations 2/2 (16.72 MB)

Part 2 of 2 Presentations from the Hay River Resource Co-management Workshop, January 2017.

2008 EIA Practitioners' Workshop

Theme: "Close the Loop" - In 2008 we will close the loop by improving the integration of the EIA process into the overall resource management system. Key note speakers, plenary sessions, and working groups will explore how EIA can inform monitoring, enforcement, and follow up, and how these processesthemselves can shape EIA. Discussions will centre on the EIA process' place in the integrated resource management system.