Community

We bring substantial economic benefits to the communities in Canada where we operate by employing people, buying goods and services, collaborating with other businesses, and paying taxes and royalties. But we also aim to be an active and valued participant in the communities that host us.

We want to be a partner of choice in the regions and provinces where we operate and to be a force of positive and lasting change for our stakeholders. Our Canadian Policy on Donations and Partnerships helps us achieve this goal.

Our aim is to build relationships and foster positive engagement with communities and Indigenous Peoples near our operations.

Raglan Mine

As an example, our Raglan Mine, constructed in a remote, off-grid location, and founded on one of the first Impact and Benefit Agreements (IBA) with an Indigenous group in Canada, continues to embody, and further evolve, the principles of the Raglan Agreement it signed with five Inuit partners in 1995.

We invite you to watch the various videos below that showcase Tamatumani ("second start" in Inuktitut), which takes its roots in the Raglan Agreement and outlines several initiatives for all employees and contractors to attract and retain the largest possible number of Inuit employees.

Sudbury INO

Meanwhile, at our Sudbury INO in Ontario, we have a Participation Agreement or Memorandum of Understanding with each of the four Indigenous communities surrounding our operations that are built on mutual respect, integrity and transparency, and serve as a foundation for working relationships. These communities include the:

• Wahnapitae First Nation 
• Sagamok Anishnawbek
• Métis Nation of Ontario
• Atikameksheng Anishnawbek.

We’re proud of the work we have carried out with these communities and invite you to read about a few initiatives that have resulted from our relationships with them.

Elk Valley Resources

The Ktunaxa Nation Council (KNC) is directed by leadership from four Ktunaxa First Nations: 

• ʔakisq̓nuk;
• ʔaq̓am;
• yaq̓an nuʔkiy; and
• Yaq̓it ʔa·nukⱡi̓it.

Since 2016, the ongoing relationship between EVR and the KNC has been guided, in part, by the existence of an Impact Management and Benefits Agreement (IMBA). The comprehensive agreement supports the regulatory, environmental, cultural, social and economic priorities of the KNC and its member First Nations. EVR also holds bilateral agreements with Ktunaxa and other First Nations. Under the IMBA, there has been significant growth with Ktunaxa businesses, surpassing $110 million in contracts in the 2024 fiscal year.

We are fortunate to have a deep history and connection to the communities we have helped build across Canada and are eager to continue to help build them into the future.