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Section 7 agreement tracker

The complete index of Section 7 consent and joint decision-making agreements under DRIPA, in one place.

What is a Section 7 agreement?

Section 7 of British Columbia's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act authorizes ministers to enter agreements with Indigenous governing bodies for joint or consent-based exercise of specified statutory decision-making powers. Each agreement is project-specific, negotiated, and voluntary; it must be authorized by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (Cabinet) and published in the BC Gazette to take effect. No Section 7 agreement is a general transfer of authority, and none can be signed without Cabinet approval.

At a glance

Active agreements: 3
Indigenous governing bodies: 4
Sectors covered: 2
First agreement signed: 2022

All agreements

Simpcw - Yellowhead Copper mine

Signed: March 11, 2026 · Mining · South-central BC

Negotiating

Parties: Simpcw First Nation
Scope: Cabinet-authorized negotiation mandate (OIC 0073-2026) to negotiate a consent / joint decision-making agreement with the Simpcw First Nation related to the Yellowhead Copper project. No signed agreement yet.
Primary sources: Making Decisions Together - registry of Section 7 consent-based and joint decision-making agreements under DRIPA · Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

'Namgis North Island forestry

Signed: October 1, 2025 · Forestry · North Vancouver Island

Active

Parties: 'Namgis First Nation
Scope: Joint decision-making over forestry tenure and stewardship decisions on a defined portion of 'Namgis territory on the north end of Vancouver Island. Fourth Section 7 agreement overall and the first in the forestry sector.
Primary sources: Making Decisions Together - registry of Section 7 consent-based and joint decision-making agreements under DRIPA · Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

Tŝilhqot'in Nation - Teẑtan Biny mining

Signed: June 18, 2025 · Mining · Chilcotin Plateau

Negotiating

Parties: Tŝilhqot'in National Government
Scope: Cabinet-authorized negotiation mandate (OIC 0283-2025) to negotiate an agreement on mining activity at Teẑtan Biny (Fish Lake), within Tŝilhqot'in title lands. No signed agreement yet.
Primary sources: Making Decisions Together - registry of Section 7 consent-based and joint decision-making agreements under DRIPA · Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Tsilhqot'in Nation v. British Columbia · Supreme Court of Canada

Red Chris mine

Signed: November 15, 2023 · Mining · Northwestern BC

Active

Parties: Tahltan Central Government
Scope: Consent-based decision-making over environmental-assessment and permitting decisions related to the Red Chris copper-gold mine, on Tahltan territory in northwestern BC. Second Section 7 agreement overall.
Primary sources: Red Chris mine Section 7 agreement · Province of British Columbia & Tahltan Central Government Making Decisions Together - registry of Section 7 consent-based and joint decision-making agreements under DRIPA · Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

Tahltan - Galore Creek project

Signed: November 2, 2023 · Mining · Northwestern BC

Negotiating

Parties: Tahltan Central Government
Scope: Cabinet-authorized negotiation mandate (OIC 0602-2023) to negotiate a consent-based decision-making agreement on the Galore Creek copper-gold-silver project review. No signed agreement yet.
Primary sources: Making Decisions Together - registry of Section 7 consent-based and joint decision-making agreements under DRIPA · Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

Eskay Creek mine

Signed: June 6, 2022 · Mining · Northwestern BC

Active

Parties: Tahltan Central Government
Scope: First-ever consent-based decision-making agreement under DRIPA. Covers environmental-assessment decisions for the Eskay Creek gold-silver mine, on Tahltan territory.
Primary sources: Eskay Creek consent-based decision-making agreement (Tahltan Central Government) · Province of British Columbia & Tahltan Central Government Making Decisions Together - registry of Section 7 consent-based and joint decision-making agreements under DRIPA · Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

Official registry

These entries are compiled from the BC Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation's Making Decisions Together registry, which is the canonical government source for all Section 7 agreements. Direct link:

Making Decisions Together - BC Gov →

Related fact-check

For the full rebuttal to the claim that Section 7 agreements are a "veto" or "pre-approval power," see:

Section 7 consent agreements are not a veto →

Keeping this current

This page is updated as new agreements enter the BC Gazette. If you spot a missing or out-of-date entry, let us know.

Last updated: April 21, 2026 · [email protected]

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