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In this section you will find the latest news and updates on the NIEDB, including press releases, background materials, and media stories about the Board, its members, and partners.

Recent News

March 7, 2016

The NIEDB Identifies Economic Development as a Foundational Element to Achieve Reconciliation in their 2016-2019 Strategic Plan

Ottawa, ON – During their last quarterly meeting held in February, the National Indigenous Economic Development Board (NIEDB) formally adopted their setting out a broad forward agenda for their work.
March 1, 2016

The NIEDB Calls for Increased Investment in Indigenous Economic Development

Ottawa, ON – The National Indigenous Economic Development Board (NIEDB) is calling for increased investment in Indigenous economic development and highlighted this during a meeting with federal Ministers Bennett, Wilson-Raybould, and Tootoo.
January 29, 2016

Closing the Gap: The NIEDB urges the federal government to invest in Northern infrastructure

Op-Ed by Hilda Broomfield Letemplier, Member of the NIEDB Increased spending on infrastructure can’t come soon enough for Northern and Indigenous communities, where infrastructure endowment is among the poorest in the country.
January 20, 2016

NIEDB Recommendations Signal a Critical Moment for Infrastructure Investment in Canada’s North

Ottawa, ON – The National Indigenous Economic Development Board (NIEDB) has released their . The recommendations address the significant infrastructure deficit in Canada’s North which acts as the predominant barrier to economic and business development in the region and the improvement of the quality of life in northern Indigenous communities.
September 28, 2015

Chief Clarence Louie on a Speaking Tour in Germany and France

In June 2015, the Chair of the National Indigenous Economic Development Board, Chief Clarence Louie, was invited on a speaking tour in Germany and France. The Canadian Embassy in Berlin pursues an active program relating to the Canadian Arctic and Canada’s Indigenous people.
September 17, 2015

The Board Welcomes Its Newest Member - Darlene Bernard

The National Indigenous Economic Development Board is pleased to welcome Darlene Bernard, Former Chief of Lennox Island First Nation, who was appointed to the Board in June 2015. Darlene Bernard believes that building positive, mutually beneficial relationships governed by respectfulness, true consultation and dialogue are key to the wellbeing and development of individuals and communities.
September 3, 2015

The NIEDB Publishes its Annual Report for 2014-2015

Ottawa, Ontario – 3 September 2015 - The National Indigenous Economic Development Board (NIEDB) released its 2014-2015 today.
June 18, 2015

Economic Development for Indigenous People Still Not on Track

Op-Ed by Chief Clarence Louie, Chair of the NIEDB , and Dawn Madahbee, Vice-Chair - Earlier this month, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report on Residential Schools generated hundreds of media reports and helped focus attention on the challenges faced by Indigenous communities in Canada.
June 17, 2015

Aboriginal Economic Progress Report Shows Little Progress

Osoyoos, British Columbia – June 17, 2015 – The National Indigenous Economic Development Board (NIEDB), released its first , on the state of Indigenous economic development today at the First Nations Infrastructure, Land Development & Urban Planning Conference (RezLAND) in Osoyoos, British Columbia.
March 10, 2015

Slow Adoption of ATRs could waste $50 billion in economic opportunity for Canadian communities

NATIONAL MEDIA RELEASE Slow Adoption of ATRs could waste $50 billion in economic opportunity for Canadian communities National Indigenous Economic Development Board shows that we need to get serious about our Addition to Reserve Policies Ottawa, ON – March 9, 2015 – The National Indigenous Economic Development Board (NAEDB) today released its latest report .
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