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Geordie Hungerford and Christie Stephenson Contributed to The Globe and Mail September 29, 2023 Canada’s economic future is dependent, in many ways, on having more Indigenous voices at the table when major development projects are being proposed and planned. That’s because many of these initiatives will involve the traditional territories of Indigenous peoples or impact…

Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia – Globe Newswire VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) and the First Nations Financial Management Board (FMB) are pleased to announce that the FMB is the first B.C. Indigenous organization to deliver the pre-approved program to support the…

From: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada News release June 20, 2023 — Ottawa, Ontario Today, C.T. (Manny) Jules, Chief Commissioner of the First Nations Tax Commission; Harold Calla, Executive Chair of the First Nations Financial Management Board; Ernie Daniels, President and CEO of the First Nations Finance Authority; Allan Claxton, Chair of the First Nations…

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller introduced Bill C-45 on March 23. The legislation responds to calls for more tools and capacity support for Indigenous communities and organizations to help close the infrastructure gap, writes Harold Calla. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade. Establishing the First Nations Infrastructure Institute is vital to addressing the $30-billion…

The Municipal Natural Assets Initiative (MNAI) is seeking Expressions of Interest from First Nations and Local Governments in British Columbia that want to work together to develop a natural asset inventory that reflects, to the greatest possible extent, Western knowledge technical information and First Nations knowledge, worldviews and perspectives to measure the ecological services available…

By Harold Calla | December 7, 2022 The Winnipeg Free Press Over the 40 years that I’ve been involved in First Nations economic development, land management and finance, discussions on the need for economic reconciliation have been at the forefront. Unfortunately, substantive action by the federal government toward that goal has not happened. While some…

In this episode of Policy Speaking, Harold Calla, Executive Chair of the FMB, and FMB CEO Geordie Hungerford join host Edward Greenspon to discuss a roadmap for achieving economic reconciliation. Calla and Hungerford call for the creation of new Indigenous-led institutions, including a First Nations Infrastructure Institute, an Indigenous Development Bank and an Indigenous Economic…

CPAs have a critical role to play in the area of social reporting (Getty Images/vgajic) As social issues draw more investor and consumer attention, businesses are starting to strengthen their efforts in this area By Denise Deveau | September 30, 2022 While there has been a lot of talk lately about environmental, social and governance…

By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com The head of an Indigenous organization that advocates for sustainable and responsible resource development is pushing for “meaningful talks” to happen with Indigenous communities on how to move forward on a 42 per cent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target set by the federal government for 2030.…

An Indigenous-led Paradigm Shift for Economic Reconciliation To mark Canada’s second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, First Nations Financial Management Board’s CEO Geordie Hungerford, CFA, CAIA and Data and Analytics Manager, Shawn Blankinship, speak with Sarah Morris Lang, Social Equality Manager for Responsible Investment at BMO Global Asset Management. They discuss the RoadMap Project…