Terms of Reference

Please Note: The Terms of Reference for the First Nations Fisheries Council are currently being revisited to reflect the fourteen member structure of the Fisheries Council, which was endorsed at the February 2009 Nanaimo Fisheries Assembly.

The New Structure of the Council:

1. Membership – which will meet in an annual Assembly to which each of B.C.’s 203 First Nations will appoint delegates.
2. Executive – which will be comprised of representatives which will be selected by the First Nations in each of 14 Regions in B.C., through whatever means they deem appropriate, and with the support and assistance of the Fisheries Council in making their appointments. This will result in a coastal and interior caucus.
3. Directors – which will include 6 people appointed from and by the Executive. These will include two (2) co‐chairs (one from the Coast and one from the Interior) and four (4) Directors with portfolio (two from the Coast and two from the Interior).

Regions:

The Regions recommended are designed to be flexible, to meet a number of objectives as outlined in the “Mandate, Structure, and Function” discussion paper and to support the development of a Nation approach.

The 14 regions which were supported are: North Coast, Haida Gwaii, Central Coast, Northern Vancouver Island, South‐East Vancouver Island, West Vancouver Island, Lower Mainland/ Lower Fraser, Fraser Valley, Mid‐Fraser East, Mid‐Fraser West, Upper Fraser, Upper Skeena, Northern Transboundary, and Transboundary‐Columbia.