与土著群体合作

We have been engaging with Indigenous groups for more than 40 years. We are committed to building and sustaining Indigenous support for TC Energy’s projects and operations through early, ongoing, 诚实的沟通, 通过减轻影响, 并建立互利的伙伴关系, recognizing that many of our activities occur on traditional lands.

In Canada, 磋商的责任始终由国王承担, and is driven by the fiduciary obligations of the Crown to Indigenous peoples under treaty and law. The duty arises whenever the Crown is making a decision that may adversely affect the exercise of Aboriginal and Treaty rights, 受s保护.1982年宪法法案第35条.

The Crown can delegate procedural aspects to an Industry proponent to assist in fulfilling its duty, as proponents are often in the best position to address Indigenous groups’ concerns related to projects. TC Energy’s engagement with Indigenous groups aims to build relationships with Indigenous groups by exchanging information and address project related issues and concerns and can include delegated procedural aspects.

In the U.S. and Mexico, the government has not delegated procedural aspects of consultation to project proponents. In the U.S the federal government handles all aspects of consultation, 包括决定咨询哪些群体, 界定咨询指引, 并在需要时与他们达成协议. Project proponents are permitted to supplement government or regulatory agency consultation activities with Indigenous groups, but accountability for consultation remains with the government. In Mexico, consultation with Indigenous groups is the responsibility of the federal government and is led by the Secretaría de Energía (SENER).

TC Energy identifies Indigenous groups through a combination of desktop research, regulators’ guidance and the company’s own operating experience – including past projects in the region, 与土著群体的现有协议, and an established network of contacts with Indigenous groups in the project area.

TC Energy also considers the project’s proximity to:

• 美国的部落保留地和祖传土地.S
• 第一民族保护区, Indigenous settlements and communities and asserted traditional territory of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and
• 墨西哥的原住民定居点和社区.

In addition, TC Energy engages with any Indigenous group that self-identifies as a potentially affected party to understand their interests, the nature of their concerns and to determine the most appropriate method of engagement going forward.

Canada, the U.S. and Mexico (the three countries within which TC Energy operates) have distinct laws pertaining to the protection of Indigenous rights and interests, 第三十二条规定.3 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Where TC Energy’s business activities have the potential to affect Indigenous groups, we listen to their issues and concerns and work with them to incorporate their traditional knowledge in project design and planning, mitigate negative impacts and maximize benefits through hiring and buying locally.

We aim to build mutually beneficial partnerships where benefits outweigh the impacts, and our legacy is positive for those most impacted by our activities. In Canada, we are seeking to expand benefits for equity participation in our projects and assets because the best way to align interests is to sit at the table together as partners/owners. 通过所有这些努力, we strive to be considered a partner of choice for Indigenous groups and play a meaningful role in reconciliation. 通过采用这种方法, we adhere to and often exceed the regulatory requirements of the respective jurisdictions.

TC Energy recognizes the unique connection Indigenous peoples have to the land and resources, 威尼斯电玩城手游的目标是预测, prevent, mitigate and manage conditions that have the potential to affect Indigenous groups and to enhance benefits for the most impacted Indigenous groups over the life of a project across all business lines and jurisdictions. Our project engagement is informed by our Indigenous Relations policy, strategy, and  指导原则, as well as  legal and regulatory landscapes, which continue to evolve.

TC Energy's routing criteria are intended to minimize the proposed route's environmental and socio-economic effects, including the potential impacts on Indigenous traditional use sites, areas, and activities. Feedback and traditional knowledge received through Indigenous engagement are considered in project planning, 包括路由细化, to mitigate project-related effects on the exercise of Indigenous rights and balance all relevant factors of the route selection criteria, as appropriate. 不管威尼斯电玩城手游在哪个地区运作, we aim to reach consent 威尼斯电玩城游戏下载威尼斯电玩城手游的项目 with Indigenous groups through early engagement, 诚实的交流, 互惠互利的关系.

TC Energy makes every effort to track the overall percentage of Indigenous employment; however, 这些信息是基于自我认同的. It is not a practice of TC Energy to require self-identification by any employee or contractor.

We offer a multi-tiered approach to our Indigenous Awareness Training modules. Since 2001, 威尼斯电玩城手游提供了土著意识培训, which outlines our company's 土著关系政策, strategy and 指导原则 to all interested employees and contractors. 除了课堂上的培训, we regularly facilitate opportunities for employees to learn firsthand about history, protocols and culture through in-person experiences. 

A total of 2,220 employees and contractors have taken this training since 2001. In 2022, we offered 7 sessions, and 172 individuals took this training. In 2021, 威尼斯电玩城手游还开发了, 并听取了威尼斯电玩城手游原住民员工的意见, an online mandatory training module covering Indigenous peoples' history and cultures. This was rolled out to all Canadian employees and certain contractors. By April 15, 2023, 92 percent of the Canadian workforce had completed the training. Additionally, an interactive session was provided to members of our Board of Directors.

We measure the effectiveness of our engagement approach by tracking, responding to, and striving to resolve all issues and concerns raised by Indigenous groups with whom we engage. We have developed an approach to resolve issues and concerns outside the regulatory process with groups most impacted by our operations, 旨在获得他们的支持. We have also established mechanisms to check in and get feedback from Indigenous groups on the status of relationships and ways to improve. 

TC Energy implements the Indigenous engagement program to develop and strengthen relationships with Indigenous groups and to foster productive dialogue throughout the asset lifecycle. 创造积极的, long-term relationships is always the goal of TC Energy’s engagement with Indigenous groups.

While TC Energy does not use agreements as a measure of success in Indigenous engagement, we do enter into agreements with Indigenous groups potentially affected by our activities, 比如能力资助协议, 传统知识资助协议, 社区和参与协议.

In 2021, we entered into a total of 94 agreements with 46 Indigenous groups we engage with across Canada. Meanwhile, in 2022, we executed 45 agreements with 39 Indigenous groups across Canada.