As a result of their deliberations committees may make recommendations which they include in their reports for the consideration of the House of Commons or the Government. Recommendations related to this study are listed below.

Recommendation 1—Data Collection

That the Government of Canada increase funding to relevant federal departments and other organizations, in particular to Indigenous-led research projects, that are studying violence against Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit individuals, to expand their capacity to collect qualitative and quantitative data on the relation between resource development projects and Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit individuals’ experiences of violence.

Recommendation 2—Indian Act

That the Government of Canada, in its commitment to uphold the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including respecting the right to free, prior, and informed consent of Indigenous peoples, work in partnership with Indigenous peoples to undo federally imposed systems of governance and administration in favour of control and delivery, including working with Indigenous peoples to support them in their work to rebuild and reconstitute their nations, advance self-determination and, for First Nations, facilitate the transition away from the Indian Act and toward self-governance.

Recommendation 3—Respecting Indigenous Rights

That the Government of Canada ensure the full implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) under Canadian law, and that resource development in Canada is grounded in UNDRIP.

Recommendation 4—Calls for Justice

That the Government of Canada implement all Calls for Justice of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls that are directed to the federal government.

Recommendation 5—Impact Assessment

That the Government of Canada ensure that a culturally relevant Gender-based Analysis Plus is undertaken by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada in each natural resource development project review with the goal of informing decision-making and identifying mitigation measures that could be implemented to prevent violence against Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit individuals for approved projects.

Recommendation 6—Inuit Employment

That the Government of Canada, as per its commitment in the Agreement Between the Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, work to increase Inuit employment to a representative level in the federal public service in Nunavut, and that accountability mechanisms be implemented if companies fail to meet the agreed upon requirements outlined in Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreements.

Recommendation 7—Workplace Policies

That the Government of Canada, with the goal of preventing and addressing incidences of violence and harassment against Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit individuals by individuals employed for resource development projects, respecting the jurisdictions of and in consultation with provinces, territories, municipalities, Indigenous peoples, and Indigenous communities, require companies conducting these projects to develop corporate social responsibility policies that include addressing and preventing violence and harassment.

Recommendation 8—Tracking Mechanisms

That the Government of Canada, with the goal of preventing and addressing incidences of violence and harassment against Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit individuals by individuals employed for resource development projects, respecting the jurisdictions of and in consultation with provinces, territories, municipalities, Indigenous peoples, and Indigenous communities, require companies conducting these projects to establish tracking mechanisms for the reporting of incidences of harassment and violence.

Recommendation 9—Indigenous Women’s Representation

That the Government of Canada, respecting the jurisdictions of and in consultation with provinces, territories, municipalities, Indigenous peoples, and Indigenous communities, require companies conducting resource development projects to increase and ensure Indigenous women’s participation in all aspects of these projects, including by:

• ensuring that Indigenous women and Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual and other gender and sexually diverse people have equitable access to, and are included in, consultations and the decision-making process related to resource development projects in their region; and
• exploring options to increase Indigenous women’s representation in the workforce at all levels on resource development projects, including through accessible skills development training.

Recommendation 10—Training for Workers

That the Government of Canada, with the goal of preventing and addressing incidences of violence and harassment against Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit individuals by individuals employed for resource development projects, respecting the jurisdictions of and in consultation with provinces, territories, municipalities, Indigenous peoples, and Indigenous communities, require companies conducting these projects to implement mandatory training for all employees on gender-based and sexual violence, anti-racism, cultural safety, diversity and inclusion, as well as the effects of colonization on Indigenous peoples.

Recommendation 11—Services for Survivors of Violence

That the Government of Canada provide funding to organizations offering culturally appropriate supports and services for Indigenous survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, to ensure that Indigenous women, girls and Two-Spirit individuals who experience violence in the context of resource development projects have access to adequate resources to heal.

Recommendation 12—Access to Housing

That the Government of Canada, respecting the jurisdictions of and in consultation with provinces, territories, municipalities, Indigenous peoples, and Indigenous communities, increase funding to ensure the right to deeply affordable, safe, and high-quality housing in Indigenous communities, including for shelters and second-stage housing.

Recommendation 13—Policing Services

That the Government of Canada require the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to review its programming for Indigenous peoples and Indigenous communities located near resource development projects to ensure that it is culturally relevant for residents and to provide training to its members on gender-based violence, trauma-informed and harm reduction intervention strategies, and that jurisdictional issues are addressed to deal with non-Indigenous perpetrators of violence.

Observation 1—Policing Services

The Committee recognizes that, in many regions of Canada, policing services are not delivered by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, but by provincial, territorial, municipal, or Indigenous authorities. All policing programming in Canada should be culturally relevant for Indigenous peoples, and all police forces should work towards developing more respectful relationships with Indigenous peoples. Indigenous peoples’ historical and ongoing mistrust of police forces was highlighted by both the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and the Public Inquiry Commission on relations between Indigenous Peoples and certain public services in Québec: listening, reconciliation and progress. Therefore, the Committee urges provincial, territorial, municipal, and Indigenous police forces to implement this report’s Recommendation 13.

Recommendation 14—Transportation

That the Government of Canada, respecting the jurisdictions of and in consultation with provinces, territories, municipalities, Indigenous peoples, and Indigenous communities, develop solutions to increase transportation options in rural and remote communities.

Recommendation 15—Funding Community Organizations

That the Government of Canada, through relevant federal departments and respecting the jurisdictions of and in consultation with provinces, territories, municipalities, Indigenous peoples, and Indigenous communities, provide sufficient and sustained multi-year capacity funding for Indigenous community organizations that offer programming for Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit individuals, and ensure that funding provided to organizations serving women living in rural areas is adapted to meet the needs in those regions.