Director of Lands and Economic Development in the Ministry of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (IEC) to make recommendations on how to handle issues around large companies that agriculture leases land from the first Nations communities in Western Canada. New farms Horizon (NHF) has leased more than 180,000 acres of the first communities Nations and plans to grow to one million acres. The immediate challenge is leasing process in which INAC must review and sign a lease and receive lease payments, which are then allocated to the First Nations. This process slows the partnership and flow of funds for many First Nations and First Nations subject to state control over their land at all. However, without the participation of INAC, lease are not legally valid, is an important factor for the NHF and its public parent company. NHF provides income leasing and training, employment and equity in the company to First Nations are partners. On the surface it looks like a good option, but there are a number of issues for policy makers. Will control the NHF in one million acres of land First Nations can be viewed as a form of economic colonialism? As this initiative fits INAC and First Nations mandates to improve the socio-economic conditions of the first Nations communities? As provinces and neighboring communities perceive and react to the situation? New Horizon Farm also need to consider its long-term strategy. Whether the operation will meet its target of one million acres? What are the risks for the company? How it should approach the teaching issue now that funding through? "Hide
by David Sparling, Steven Koeckhoven Source: Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation 15 pages. Publication date: April 12, 2012. Prod. #: W12864-PDF-ENG