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Ministry of Energy and Mines (ON)
Ontario wants to build its first underwater high-voltage power line across Lake Ontario, connecting downtown Toronto to Bowmanville. The Toronto Third Line would help meet growing electricity demand in the GTA and make the grid more resilient to...
Why This Matters: Live in the GTA? Your power bills and grid reliability are at stake. The 2024 floods showed how vulnerable Toronto's electricity supply can be. This underwater line could prevent blackouts during extreme weather. It would also support new clean energy sources and help the region handle growth...
Regulations & Permits
Environment & Climate
Indigenous & Northern
Natural Resources
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Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (Federal)
Open until February 11, 2026
Ontario Power Generation wants to build a massive new nuclear power plant near Port Hope. We're talking up to 10,000 megawatts of capacity—enough to power millions of homes—operating for 78 years. The site is on Williams Treaties First Nations...
Why This Matters: This would be one of Canada's largest nuclear projects ever. Live in southern Ontario? This could affect your electricity bills and grid reliability for decades. Concerned about climate change? Nuclear is low-carbon, but comes with waste and safety questions. Indigenous communities have treaty...
Environmental Assessment
Environment & Climate
Indigenous & Northern
Natural Resources
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Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas (AB)
Open until April 9, 2026
Alberta is asking how to manage a large area of land between the Clearwater, Athabasca, and Beaver Rivers near the Saskatchewan border. The draft plan sets rules for roads, logging, oil and gas, recreation, and conservation. This land overlaps...
Why This Matters: Hunt, fish, or camp in northeastern Alberta? This plan will shape what you can do and where. Work in forestry, oil and gas, or tourism in the region? The rules could affect your job. Live in a nearby community? This affects local roads and development. Indigenous communities have traditional ties...
Community Planning
Environment & Climate
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Natural Resources
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Ministry of Forests (BC)
Open until February 13, 2026
BC and First Nations are partnering to create a new forest management plan for 1.2 million hectares in southeastern BC. Right now, they want to know if you're interested in being involved as the plan develops. The area covers Cranbrook, Kimberley...
Why This Matters: Live in the Kootenays? This plan will shape how forests near you are managed for decades. It affects logging, recreation, wildlife habitat, and wildfire risk. Indigenous leadership is central to this process—a shift in how BC does forestry.
Community Planning
Environment & Climate
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Natural Resources
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Mississauga, ON
Mississauga is creating its first plan to protect archaeological sites across the city. The plan will map areas with archaeological potential and set new rules for development projects. Indigenous communities, including the Mississaugas of the...
Why This Matters: Planning to build or renovate in Mississauga? This plan could affect what assessments you need before breaking ground. It also determines how the city protects Indigenous heritage sites. If you care about local history or how development happens in your neighbourhood, this is your chance to weigh...
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Federal)
Open until March 31, 2026
Pacific salmon populations are declining, and the federal government wants your input on how to respond. Fisheries and Oceans Canada is gathering feedback on the Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative (PSSI) - a major plan to protect and restore salmon...
Why This Matters: Love fishing? Eat salmon? Care about BC's rivers and ecosystems? Pacific salmon are a cornerstone of West Coast culture, economy, and Indigenous food systems. Their decline affects commercial fishers, sport anglers, coastal communities, and the wildlife that depend on them. This is your chance to...
Policy & Studies
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Natural Resources
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Iqaluit, NU
Iqaluit is building a new road to the Nunavut Recovery Centre and wants your help naming it. The city is prioritizing Inuktitut names that reflect the region and are easy to pronounce. This road could eventually become a major street connecting to...
Why This Matters: Live in Iqaluit? This street could be in your neighbourhood someday. The city wants names that honour Inuktitut language and culture. Your vote helps shape how the community remembers this place.
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
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Canada Border Services Agency (Federal)
Open until February 13, 2026
The Remote Area Border Crossing permit program is ending. After that, anyone entering Canada through remote areas of northern Ontario or from the Northwest Angle into Manitoba will need to report to CBSA—either at a port of entry or by calling from...
Why This Matters: Live near the Northwest Angle, Lake of the Woods, or Lake Superior's Canadian shore? Cross the border by boat or small plane? This change affects how you'll report to customs. The old permit system let you cross without stopping—now you'll need to call in from specific locations every time.
Policy & Studies
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Transportation
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Windsor, ON
Parks Canada wants to create a national urban park in Windsor, centred on the Ojibway Prairie Complex. This rare tallgrass prairie ecosystem would become part of a new network of urban parks across Canada. The City of Windsor is working with Parks...
Why This Matters: Live in Windsor or LaSalle? This could transform how you access nature in your backyard. The Ojibway Prairie is one of the last remaining tallgrass prairies in North America—home to rare species you won't find anywhere else. A national urban park would protect it permanently while creating trails...
Community Planning
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Housing & Communities
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Government of Manitoba (MB)
Manitoba is planning a multi-billion-dollar investment in Churchill, and Premier Wab Kinew wants to hear from residents. The townhall on February 3, 2026 is your chance to ask questions and share priorities about how this northern development should...
Why This Matters: Live in Churchill or northern Manitoba? This investment could reshape your community for generations. Jobs, infrastructure, and environmental protections are all on the table. Indigenous Nations will have a seat at the table too—how that works matters.
Policy & Studies
Economy & Jobs
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Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (Federal)
Open until February 16, 2026
The federal government is offering funding to help Indigenous peoples and the public participate in the environmental assessment of a proposed lithium mine near Radisson, Quebec. The Shaakichiuwaanaan Mining Project would be a new open-pit and...
Why This Matters: Live in northern Quebec? This mine could bring jobs—or change the landscape you know. Lithium powers electric vehicles and phones, so this project connects to Canada's clean energy future. Indigenous communities have a direct stake in how this land is used.
Environmental Assessment
Environment & Climate
Indigenous & Northern
Natural Resources
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Waterloo Region, ON
Doon Heritage Village, a 60-acre living history museum in Waterloo Region, is getting a major update. The museum has recreated life in 1914 rural Ontario since the late 1980s, but now they're asking: whose stories are missing? The Region wants input...
Why This Matters: Ever visited a museum and thought 'where's my family's story?' This is your chance to change that. The Region wants to hear from people whose cultures and traditions aren't yet represented at this historic site. If you've got memories of Doon Village from the past 60 years, they want those too.
Community Planning
Education
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Waterloo Region, ON
Kitchener is creating a stewardship plan for Huron Natural Area, a 250-acre protected forest and wetland. The city wants your input on how to protect the environment, support Indigenous placemaking, and meet community needs for recreation and...
Why This Matters: Live in Kitchener? This is one of the city's largest green spaces. Whether you walk your dog here, bring your kids to explore nature, or just want wild spaces preserved, this plan will shape how the area is managed for decades. Indigenous communities have a special connection to this land too.
Community Planning
Environment & Climate
Housing & Communities
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Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (Federal)
Open until February 20, 2026
A new gold mine is proposed near Red Lake, Ontario. The federal government is offering funding to help Indigenous communities and the public participate in the environmental assessment. You can apply for money to review documents and submit comments...
Why This Matters: Live near Red Lake? This mine could bring jobs but also affect local water and land. Funding removes a barrier to having your say. Indigenous communities have a direct stake in how this project moves forward.
Environmental Assessment
Environment & Climate
Indigenous & Northern
Natural Resources
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Brampton, ON
Brampton is creating its first plan to protect archaeological sites across the city. The plan will map areas where artifacts might be found and set rules for what happens when development is proposed on sensitive land. Indigenous communities are...
Why This Matters: Live in Brampton? This affects what happens when someone wants to build on land that might contain Indigenous artifacts or historical sites. If you care about preserving local history or ensuring Indigenous heritage is respected, this is your chance to weigh in.
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
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Ministry of Forests (BC)
Open until February 13, 2026
BC is developing a new forest management plan for 1.2 million hectares around Kootenay Lake in the southeast. The Province and First Nations are partnering on this plan. Right now, they want to know who's interested in being involved as the planning...
Why This Matters: Live near Kootenay Lake? Hike, hunt, or work in these forests? This plan will shape how 1.2 million hectares are managed for decades. It affects logging, wildlife habitat, recreation, and wildfire risk. Early input helps set the direction before decisions are locked in.
Community Planning
Environment & Climate
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Natural Resources