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Attachment Ministry of Transportation's comments on the draft Impact Assessment Report and potential conditions

  • Crawford Nickel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Ministry of Transportation
  • Reference Number: 211
  • Submitted: 2026-06-11
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe
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  • Reference to Impact Assessment Report Views on IAAC's Impact Assessment Report. Identify the specific section of the Impact Assessment to which your comment applies. Has IAAC: 1) Accurately and adequately characterized the potential adverse effects within federal jurisdiction (as it relates to MTO's mandate) and relavent legislative frameworks, recommended mitigation measures, monitoring, and follow-up programs 2) Accurately and adequately summarized any comments and views from your organization throughout the impact assessment process. MTO Functional Section TIMD - Project Delivery Section 3.0 - Malfunctions and Accidents - Table 6 The majority of ...
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  • Reference to Potential Federal Conditions Report Views on Potential Federal Conditions for the Crawford Nickel Project Identify the specific section of the Impact Assessment to which your comment applies. Do the Potential Federal Conditions appear to accurately and adequately address the potential adverse effects within federal jurisdiction (as it relates to MTO's mandate) and relevant legislative frameworks, recommended mitigation measures, monitoring, and follow-up programs MTO Functional Section TIMD - Project Delivery General It is unclear whether project-related increases in rail freight traffic and associated impacts (safety, community,existing infrastructure configuration) have been assessed by IAAC via the Impact Assessment Act / Transport Canada via the Railway Safety Act . MTO Comments

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Attachment Please do not build a nickel mine here!

  • Crawford Nickel Project
  • Author: Nicole Corrado
  • Reference Number: 203
  • Submitted: 2026-06-10 - 11:56 PM
  • Project Phase: Impact Assessment
  • Participation Notice: Public notice - Public comments invited on the draft Impact Assessment Report and draft potential conditions
  • Instead of a nickel mine, please recycle metal!   Nickel mining is harmful to all life, and to the planet.  Forcing fish and birds to be exposed to the effluent, and cutting them up to test them for selenium and other pollutants is cruel and outdated.  Canada is phasing out toxicity testing on animals.  Please switch to animal free methods of testing effluent and other substances.  For wild fish and birds, please stop lethal sampling and switch to humane non lethal bio monitoring like is done in humans. https://www.change.org/p/stop-testing-sewer-water-on-laboratory-fish   Please do not build another mine.  We are in the midst of a climate crisis. This proposal, which would damage and destroy the homes of black bears, caribou, birds, fish, and many animals, is terrible.  And mines destroy all sorts of animals in laboratory testing of their effluents, and in lethal sampling of birds, fish, frogs, etc.  We do ...

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Attachment Comments on draft IA Report and Conditions

  • Crawford Nickel Project
  • Author: Legal Advocates for Nature's Defence
  • Reference Number: 202
  • Submitted: 2026-06-10 - 7:22 PM
  • Project Phase: Impact Assessment
  • Participation Notice: Public notice - Public comments invited on the draft Impact Assessment Report and draft potential conditions
  • Please see attached for Legal Advocates for Nature's Defence submission and recommendations to the Agency.  
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  • Comments from Legal Advocates for Nature’s Defence on the Draft Impact Assessment Report and Draft Potential Conditions for the Crawford Nickel Project (IAAC Reference No. 83857) June 10, 2026 TO Crawford Nickel Project Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 600-55 York Street Toronto, Ontario M5J 1R7 Tel: 416-952-1576 Email: Crawford@iaac-aeic.gc.ca FROM Kerrie Blaise (she/her) Founder and Legal Counsel Legal Advocates for Nature’s Defence PO Box 754 Callander, ON P0H 1H0 Legal Advocates for Nature’s Defence PO Box 754, Callander, ON P0H 1H0 info@naturesdefence.ca | www.naturesdefence.ca 2 Table of Contents I. SUMMARY OF CONCERNS.................................................................................................................. 3 II. COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT AND POTENTIAL CONDITIONS................ 4 1. The Purpose of IAA has not been ...
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Attachment Draft Impact Assessment (IA) Report for the Crawford Nickel Project Review

  • Crawford Nickel Project
  • Author: Northeastern Public Health
  • Reference Number: 201
  • Submitted: 2026-06-10 - 4:31 PM
  • Project Phase: Impact Assessment
  • Participation Notice: Public notice - Public comments invited on the draft Impact Assessment Report and draft potential conditions
  • Please see attached re:  review of draft Impact Assessment Report for the Crawford Nickel Project from Northeastern Public Health.
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  • 169 Pine Street South Postal Bag 2012 Timmins, ON P4N 8B7 neph.ca Information@neph.ca 1-877-442-1212 169, rue Pine Sud Sac postale 2012 Timmins (Ontario) P4N 8B7 June 10, 2026 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Crawford Nickel Project RE: Draft Impact Assessment Report Thank you for providing Northeastern Public Health with the opportunity to provide feedback on the Draft Impact Assessment Report. We have carefully reviewed the relevant sections and do not have any significant concerns with the content or suggestions. Please note that we support the information provided by First Nation communities and Indigenous partners as they have been the stewards of the land, waters and living things for time immemorial and are the most knowledgeable about the impacts of this project. Sincerely, Chantal Riopel, RN, BScN, MPH Director of Strategic Support/Chief Nursing Officer. https://www.neph.ca/ mailto:Information@neph.ca ...
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Attachment Apitipi Anicinapek Nation's comments on the draft Impact Assessment Report and potential conditions

  • Crawford Nickel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Apitipi Anicinapek Nation
  • Reference Number: 205
  • Submitted: 2026-06-10
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe
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  • Comments on the Crawford Nickel Project Impact Assessment Report and Conditions of Approval June 10, 2026 Submitted by: Apitipi Anicinapek Nation Comments on Crawford Nickel Project Impact Assessment Report and Conditions of Approval| 2 Overview Apitipi Anicinapek Nation (AAN) has prepared this review of the draft Impact Assessment Report (IA Report) for the Crawford Nickel Project, as well as the potential Federal conditions on the Project that would be imposed as part of the forthcoming decision statement on the Project. Our review of the IA Report is focussed on identifying and correcting any inaccuracies and providing further justification for AAN’s position. Our review of the potential conditions is focussed on strengthening the conditions where we perceive important gaps within Federal jurisdiction. Our Nation has been actively involved in each step of the Federal Impact Assessment (IA) for the Crawford Nickel Project to ensure ...
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Attachment Brunswick House First Nation's comments on the draft Impact Assessment Report and potential conditions

  • Crawford Nickel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Brunswick House First Nation
  • Reference Number: 207
  • Submitted: 2026-06-10
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe
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  • 1 June 10, 2026 Larissa Goshulak Senior Consultation Analyst, Ontario Region Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 600-55 York St. Toronto ON M5J 1R7 Via email: Crawford@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Dear Ms. Goshulak: Re: Draft Impact Assessment Report and Potential Conditions for the Crawford Nickel Project I am writing on behalf of Brunswick House First Nation to express our serious concerns about and recommendations for the Draft Impact Assessment Report and Potential Conditions for the Crawford Nickel Project (the “Project”). OVERVIEW Brunswick House First Nation is a signatory to Treaty 9 whose members exercise treaty rights to fish, hunt, trap, and carry on our way of life across our territory, which includes land and waters immediately adjacent to the Project area. Our nation was not engaged on the Project until 2024 when we requested to meet with the proponent and informed them that the Project presented risk to our ability to continue exercising ...
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Attachment Ontario River Alliance's comments on the draft Impact Assessment Report and potential conditions

  • Crawford Nickel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Ontario River Alliance
  • Reference Number: 208
  • Submitted: 2026-06-10
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe
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  • 379 Ronka Road Worthington, ON P0M3H0 LindaH@OntarioRiversAlliance.ca OntarioRiversAlliance.ca “A World of Healthy River Ecosystems” 10 June 2026 Impact Assessment Agency of Canada By email: Crawford@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Re: Crawford Nickel Project, Draft Impact Assessment Report, IAAC Registry No. 83857 Dear IAAC Team: The Ontario Rivers Alliance (ORA) is a not-for-profit grassroots organization with a mission to protect, conserve, and restore Ontario rivers. ORA advocates for effective policy and legislation to ensure that development affecting Ontario rivers is environmentally and socially sustainable. ORA submits these comments on the Draft Impact Assessment Report (Draft IA Report) for the Crawford Nickel Project (the project), released May 11, 2026. The project is located in the Mattagami River watershed, a watershed of central importance to Treaty 9 First Nations and to the ecological integrity of the James Bay drainage basin. ...
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Attachment Metis Nation of Ontario's (Region 3) comments on the draft Impact Assessment Report and potential conditions

  • Crawford Nickel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Metis Nation of Ontario (Region 3)
  • Reference Number: 209
  • Submitted: 2026-06-10
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe
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  • MÉTIS NATION OF ONTARIO Lands, Resources and Consultations Suite 1100 - 66 Slater Street, Ottawa ON K1P 5H1 | Tel: 613-798-1488 | metisnation.org 1 June 10, 2026 Larissa Goshulak Senior Consultation Analyst, Ontario Region Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Sent via email: crawford@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Dear Larissa Goshulak: RE: Abitibi Inland Métis Community’s Review of the Crawford Nickel Project Draft Impact Assessment Report (May 2026) and Potential Conditions under the Impact Assessment Act, 2019. This letter is submitted to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (“IAAC”) by the Abitibi Inland Métis Community (“AIMC” also referred to as “Region 3”). On May 11, 2026, IAAC began a 30-day comment period for its Draft Impact Assessment Report (the “Draft IA Report”) and the Potential Conditions for the Crawford Nickel Project (the “Project”). The AIMC completed a review of the Draft IA Report with a focus on determining the adequacy of the IAAC’s assessment of impacts of ...
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Attachment Wabun Tribal Council's (including Flying Post First Nation, Matachewan First Nation, and Mattagami First Nation) comments on the draft Impact Assessment Report and potential conditions

  • Crawford Nickel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Wabun Tribal Council (including Flying Post First Nation, Matachewan First Nation, and Mattagami First Nation)
  • Reference Number: 206
  • Submitted: 2026-06-10
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe
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  • BRANCH OFFICE Wabun Tribal Council 313 Railway Street Timmins, ON P4N 2P4 705-268-9066 705-268-8554 HEAD OFFICE Mattagami First Nation P.O. Box 99 Gogama, ON P0M 1W0 705-894-2072 705-894-2887 1 IAAC-AEIC, Ontario Regional Office June 10, 2026 600-55 York Street Toronto, ON, M5J 1R7 Larissa.Goshulak@iaac-aeic.gc.ca 437-518-5692 Wabun Tribal Council Submission on the Draft Impact Assessment Report and Draft Conditions for the Crawford Nickel Project Dear Larissa Goshlulak, This letter and the information contained within outlines Wabun Tribal Council’s assessment of the draft Impact Assessment Report (IAR) and potential conditions, released for comment in May 2026, regarding the proposed Crawford Nickel Project located within Treaty 9 territory. Wabun Tribal Council (WTC) is providing these comments as part of the ...
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Attachment Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism's comments on the draft Impact Assessment Report and potential conditions

  • Crawford Nickel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism
  • Reference Number: 210
  • Submitted: 2026-06-10
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe
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  • Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism Heritage Planning Unit Heritage Operations Branch Citizenship, Inclusion and Heritage Division 16th Flr, 56 Wellesley St W Toronto, ON M5S 2S3 Tel.: 416-310-4797 Ministère des Affaires civiques et du Multiculturalisme Planification relative au patrimoine Opérations relatives au patrimoine Division des affaires civiques, de l’inclusion et du patrimoine 16e étage, 56 rue Wellesley Ouest Toronto, ON M5S 2S3 Tél.: 416-301-4797 June 10, 2026 EMAIL ONLY Amy Sen Director, Ontario Region Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 600-55 York Street Toronto, ON M5J 1R7 Crawford@iaac-aeic.gc.ca MCM File : 0015835 Proponent : Canada Nickel Company Subject : Draft Impact Assessment Report and Draft Potential Conditions Project : Crawford Nickel Project Location : Geographic Townships of Nesbitt, Beck, Mahaffy, Crawford, Lucas, Carnegie, and Prosser in District of Cochrane and the ...
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Attachment Response to the Crawford Nickel Project Draft Impact Assessment Report and Potential Conditions

  • Crawford Nickel Project
  • Author: Canada Nickel Company
  • Reference Number: 200
  • Submitted: 2026-06-08 - 5:47 PM
  • Project Phase: Impact Assessment
  • Participation Notice: Public notice - Public comments invited on the draft Impact Assessment Report and draft potential conditions
  • Please refer to the attached submission.
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  • June 8, 2026 CIAR Project Reference #: 83857 Mr. Grant Jensen, Project Manager Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 600-55 York Street Toronto, Ontario M5J 1R7 Telephone: 416-952-1576 Sent via the Crawford Nickel Project Registry Reference: Response to the Crawford Nickel Project Draft Impact Assessment Report and Potential Conditions Dear Mr. Jensen, Canada Nickel Company (Canada Nickel) has now had the opportunity to review the draft Impact Assessment Report (IA Report) and Potential Conditions (CIAR #194) for the Crawford Nickel Project (the Project). We recognize the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada’s (IAAC) efforts in preparing the draft IA Report, including its conclusions and recommendations regarding adverse effects within federal jurisdiction, proposed mitigation measures, and proposed follow-up programs. We appreciate that this information has been informed by information provided by Canada Nickel as well as federal agencies, ...
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Attachment Birds, Migratory

  • Crawford Nickel Project
  • Author: Gabriel Boyle
  • Reference Number: 198
  • Submitted: 2026-05-13 - 7:49 AM
  • Project Phase: Impact Assessment
  • Participation Notice: Public notice - Public comments invited on the draft Impact Assessment Report and draft potential conditions
  • The migratory birds suffer large amounts already from industrialization and urbanization, and so larger means need to be done to protect their habitats. Things like humane rehousing and giving alternative habitats while also ensuring with a higher degree of protection for nesting/food foraging birds needs to be done. 

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Attachment FORMAL OBJECTION: Crawford Nickel Project (Impact Assessment #81830) – Ignite Exploration Inc.

  • Crawford Nickel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Ignite Exploration Inc.
  • Reference Number: 199
  • Submitted: 2026-05-01 - 9:00 AM
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: Public notice - Public comments invited on the draft Impact Assessment Report and draft potential conditions
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe  
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  • IGNITE EXPLORATION INC. Timmins Nickel District | Registered Ontario Prospector #2003827 __________________________________________________ FORMAL OBJECTION TO THE PROPOSED CRAWFORD NICKEL PROJECT To: Grant Jensen, Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) Date: May 1, 2026 From: Spencer Phillips, Founder & CEO, Ignite Exploration Inc. Project Reference: Crawford Nickel Project – Impact Assessment #81830 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF OBJECTION Ignite Exploration Inc., a registered mineral tenure holder in the Duff and Reaume Townships (144 cells), formally objects to the current scope and consultation process of the Crawford Nickel Project. The proponent, Canada Nickel Company (CNC), has failed to address technical concerns regarding regional connectivity and cumulative impacts. Furthermore, the Proponent has actively hindered the consultation process through administrative delay, the refusal of capacity funding, and bad-faith communication from its executive office. ...
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Attachment MECP’s review of the proponent’s responses to IAAC’s comments on the Impact Statement

  • Crawford Nickel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
  • Reference Number: 193
  • Submitted: 2026-02-20
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe
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  • 1 UNCLASSIFIED - NON CLASSIFIÉ Enclosure 1: Provincial Authority Advice Record - Crawford Nickel Project Please submit the completed form by February 2, 2026, to Crawford@iaac-aeic.gc.ca. Department Contact Information Submission Date Ministry MECP Lead Contact, Title, Work Unit Chris Mahon, Manager, Priority Sector Support Unit Email/Phone chris.mahon@ontario.ca Alternate Contact, Title, Work Unit Matt Hoffmeister – Project Coordinator – Priority Sector Support Unit Email, Phone Matt.hoffmeister@ontario.ca 1. Review the assigned proponent responses to IAAC’s comments on the Impact Statement and provide views for IAAC’s consideration in the analysis of the project’s effects and preparation of the Impact Assessment Report (in Table 1). Also using Table 1, provide an answer to each of IAAC’s targeted questions outlined in Table 2 that is assigned to your ministry. Scott Parker Name of Ministry Responder Surface Water ...
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  • 1 UNCLASSIFIED - NON CLASSIFIÉ Enclosure 1: Provincial Authority Advice Record - Crawford Nickel Project Please submit the completed form by February 2, 2026, to Crawford@iaac-aeic.gc.ca. Department Contact Information Submission Date February 12, 2026 Ministry Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Lead Contact, Title, Work Unit Laura Maharaj, Hydrogeologist, Northern Region, Technical Support Email/Phone laura.maharaj@ontario.ca, Alternate Contact, Title, Work Unit Shawn Kinney, Hydrogeologist, Northern Region Technical Support Email, Phone shawn.kinney@ontario.ca, 613-561-9507 1. Review the assigned proponent responses to IAAC’s comments on the Impact Statement and provide views for IAAC’s consideration in the analysis of the project’s effects and preparation of the Impact Assessment Report (in Table 1). Also using Table 1, provide an answer to each of IAAC’s targeted questions outlined in Table 2 that is assigned to your ...
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Attachment Chapter 2 - Individuals Responsible

  • Crawford Nickel Project
  • Author: n/a
  • Reference Number: 189
  • Submitted: 2026-02-12 - 10:36 AM
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • Authorship and affilitations for Chapter 5, Alternatives Assessment, have not been provided. The "Do Nothing" alternative to the project should consider lack of environmental emissions: currently, Project-related adverse environmental effects are considered to be scoped to "wildlife habitat disturbance/clearing, alterations to fish habitat, or discharges to waterbodies" (pg 5.2). Recommend that Section 5.1 be expanded to acknowledge Project-related adverse environmental effects to climate change, acoustic environment, and atmospheric environment, at very least.  Impacts are noted due to diesel emissions from truck use (Ch. 12 and 20). These chapters acknowledge potential mitigation via electric haul trucks and/or autonomous vehicles. Fleet costs are anticipated to be significant, and it is not expected that Canada Nickel could make an agile switch from diesel to electric vehicles (for example) during the mining phase of the project lifecycle -- at ...

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Attachment Economic Impact Study of the Crawford Nickel Project

  • Crawford Nickel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Canada Nickel Company
  • Reference Number: 197
  • Submitted: 2026-01-22
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe  
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  • MANSFIELD CONSULTING INC. Economic Impact Study of the Crawford Nickel Project Prepared for Canada Nickel Company Inc. By Mansfield Consulting Inc. October 2025 Mansfield Consulting Inc. www.mansfieldconsulting.ca MANSFIELD CONSULTING INC. TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................................... i 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 About the Crawford Project................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Study Scope ....................................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 About Mansfield Consulting ...
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Attachment Letter from the City of Timmins

  • Crawford Nickel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Lisa Greer on behalf of the City of Timmins
  • Reference Number: 187
  • Submitted: 2025-10-20 - 4:06 PM
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe  
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  • 220 Algonquin Boulevard East, Timmins, ON P4N 1B3 www.timmins.ca Office of the Mayor Michelle Boileau Telephone: (705) 360-2611 E-mail: mayor@timmins.ca October 20, 2025 By email: Crawford@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 600-55 York Street Toronto, ON M5J 1R7 Re: Crawford Nickel Project Dear Sir / Madam, The City of Timmins appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada regarding the Crawford Nickel Project. Mining has always been at the heart of our community, and we view this project as a vital step in Canada’s journey toward a cleaner, more sustainable economy. The city recognizes the Crawford Nickel Project as a strategic opportunity to advance regional prosperity and support Canada’s critical minerals strategy, while ensuring that environmental safeguards and social considerations remain a top priority throughout the assessment and implementation phases. ...

Attachment Cochrane District Service Board Letter of Support

  • Crawford Nickel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Jocelyne Fournier on behalf of Cochrane District Service Board
  • Reference Number: 186
  • Submitted: 2025-10-10 - 2:28 PM
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Comments Invited on the Summary of the Impact Statement
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe  
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  • 500 Algonquin Blvd E Timmins, ON P4N 1B7 October 9, 2025 Grant Jensen (he/him|il), Project Manager Crawford Nickel Project Impact Assessment Agency of Canada / Government of Canada Crawford@iaac-aeic.gc.ca 226-750-8853 Dear Mr. Jensen, On behalf of the Cochrane District Services Board (CDSB), thank you for the opportunity to provide additional context to support the ongoing impact assessment for the Crawford Nickel Project. Continued collaboration and recognition of the social, health, and economic considerations affecting communities across the Cochrane District is appreciated. CDSB remains committed to advancing strong public and private partnerships that enhance the region’s capacity to respond to development pressures while supporting sustainable, inclusive growth. Many of the concerns identified in your correspondence including housing demand, access to health and mental health services, community safety, and early learning and childcare are being ...
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Attachment Complementary Measures, Programs, and Initiatives - CNC Crawford Project

  • Crawford Nickel Project
  • Author: Town of Smooth Rock Falls
  • Reference Number: 185
  • Submitted: 2025-09-03 - 1:27 PM
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  • The Town of Smooth Rock Falls appreciates the opportunity to provide input regarding complementary measures, programs, and initiatives that may be relevant to managing potential health, social, and economic impacts on Indigenous Peoples related to the Canada Nickel Crawford Project. We recognize that large-scale projects can place increased demand on municipal and regional services, particularly in areas such as housing, health, social supports, and community safety. The following outlines the Town’s current context, initiatives, and commitments in these areas:   1. Third-Party Delivery of Core Services Critical municipal services such as policing, ambulance, and social services in Smooth Rock Falls are delivered by CSDB rather than directly by the municipality. While these partnerships ensure service coverage, they also present capacity limitations beyond the Town’s direct control. In the event of population growth ...

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Attachment From Métis Nation of Ontario - Comments on the Impact Statement

  • Crawford Nickel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Métis Nation of Ontario
  • Reference Number: 183
  • Submitted: 2025-03-04
  • Project Phase: Impact Assessment
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Comments Invited on the Summary of the Impact Statement
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce ci-jointe  
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  • MÉTIS NATION OF ONTARIO Lands, Resources and Consultations 311 – 75 Sherbourne Street | Toronto, ON M5A 2P9 | Tel: 416-977-9881 | Métisnation.org Page 1 of 9 February 25, 2025 Larissa Goshulak Senior Consultation Analyst, Ontario Region Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Sent via email: Crawford@iaac-aeic.gc.ca Dear Larissa Goshulak, RE: Métis Nation of Ontario, Abitibi Inland Métis Community’s Review of the Crawford Nickel Project Impact Statement The following submission is provided to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (“IAAC”) by the Métis Nation of Ontario (“MNO”) Region 3 Consultation Committee. Region 3 of the MNO encompasses the Abitibi Inland Historic Métis Community’s Traditional Territory. The MNO, supported by qualified professionals from Calliou Group and its Lands, Resources and Consultations Department (“LRC”), have completed a review of the Impact Statement (“IS”) for the Crawford Nickel Project (the “Project”) proposed by Canada ...
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  • # Impact Study Section Referenced MNO Comment Subject MNO Comment MNO Proposed Mitigation 1 N/A Recognition of Métis Rights The IS does not appear to include proper considerations or recognition of the full scope or breadth of Métis rights and related practices. There also appears to be a failure to understand how conditions created by the Project will impact Métis rights and interests including cumulative effects. Cumulative effects are being felt in the region. Every new project contributes to these effects. More needs to be done to address this. CNC to incorporate impacts to Métis rights in a more fulsome way especially regarding cumulative impacts. 2 N/A Traditional Knowledge The MNO previously outlined Project impacts and concerns to Métis rights and interests within an MNO Project Impact Study provided to CNC and IAAC in June 2024. Further, the MNO did complete an initial review of a draft version of the IS and submitted comments ...
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Attachment Comment posted in error / Commentaire publié par erreur

  • Crawford Nickel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of the IAAC / AEIC
  • Reference Number: 182
  • Submitted: 2025-02-25 - 1:44 PM
  • Updated: 2025-03-03 - 11:30 AM
  • Rationale: Comment updated at the author's request
  • Project Phase: N/A
  • Participation Notice: N/A
  •   La version française suit: Administrator Note: This comment was posted as an error on this assessment page. Note de l'administrateur : ce commentaire a été publié par erreur sur cette page d'évaluation.  

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Attachment Mattagami Comments

  • Crawford Nickel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Mattagami First Nation
  • Reference Number: 179
  • Submitted: 2025-02-21 - 5:15 PM
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Comments Invited on the Summary of the Impact Statement
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce ci-jointe  
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  • MATTAGAMI FIRST NATION Crawford Nickel Project Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 600-55 York Street Toronto, Ontario MSJ IR7 Telephone: Crawford@iaac-aeic.gc.ca To whom it may concern, 75 Helen Street, P.O. Box 99, Gogama, Ontario POM 1WO Tel. (705) 894-2072 | Toll Free 1-888-269-7729 | Fax (705) 894-2887 Since time immemorial, Mattagami has long been home to the Anishinaabe and OjiCree people from the Mattagami River area and as far north as the Moose River headwaters on the James Bay coast. The First Nation is located on the northwest side of the beautiful Mattagami Lake. Before the arrival of European settlers, the Anishinaabe and Oji Cree maintained a life based on the land where they thrived through hunting, fishing, trapping and gathering. Mattagami's cultural continuity and ways of life are closely woven within our traditional values, our ways of life and our ability to exercise our rights. Impacts on the land impact on our spirituality, our sense of ...
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Attachment WTC Mattagami, Matachewan and Flying Post response to CNC Summary IS

  • Crawford Nickel Project
  • Author: Administrator on behalf of Wabun Tribal Council
  • Reference Number: 180
  • Submitted: 2025-02-21 - 4:49 PM
  • Updated: 2025-03-03 - 10:38 AM
  • Rationale: Comment updated for administrative purposes
  • Project Phase: Impact Statement
  • Participation Notice: Public Notice - Comments Invited on the Summary of the Impact Statement
  • See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce ci-jointe  
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  • Report prepared by Independent Archeologist Ryan Primrose of Woodland Heritage Northeast based on review of CNC and WSP- Updated Stage 1 Archeology Report – Crawford Mining Project (September 2024) Prepared for: Mattagami, Matachewan and Flying Post First Nations Feb 8, 2025 Requested changes: (1) In the WSP report, the following recommendation has been made regarding future Stage 2 survey work (emphasis added). 1) Approximately 416 ha (2.5%) of the study area is identified to have archaeological potential but is a wooded environment where ploughing is not possible or viable (Appendix A: Figure 10). If the Project will impact any areas identified to have archaeological potential, Stage 2 archaeological assessment should include, in addition to standard visual inspection, examining the stream banks in the modelled areas from watercraft to refine the areas of archaeological potential that require Stage 2 test pit survey. The Stage 2 test pit survey should then ...
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  • Crawford Nickel Project – Impact Statement Review February 4th, 2025 Prepared by Alexandra Bridges, member of Mattagami First Nation for wider committees of Wabun Tribal Council, Mattagami First Nation, Matachewan First Nation and Flying Post First Nation General comments: The project magnitude, scope and duration is expected to have long-term negative consequences for the ability of our nations to practices their traditions, land uses and permanently alters the landscape of our ancestral territories. The historic Treaty 9 and its adhesions are distinct because of the ‘Taken-Up Clause’ that the Crown may take up land for settlement, mining, lumbering or other trading purposes (Tsuji, 2021). The Treaty right to hunt, fish and trap became enshrined into the Constitution Act of 1982, however the Government of Canada can override these rights and develop on First Nations territories if a project was deemed to be in the public interest, of which is a non-Indigenous ...
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  • INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND INDUSTRIAL CAMPS Promoting Healthy Communities in Settings of Industrial Change Prepared by The Firelight Group with Lake Babine Nation and Nak’azdli Whut’en February 2017 Head Office — Victoria Suite 253 — 560 Johnson Street Victoria, BC V8W 3C6 t: 250.590.9017 thefirelightgroup.com Indigenous Communities and Industrial Camps: Promoting Healthy Communities in Settings of Industrial Change Prepared by The Firelight Group with Lake Babine Nation and Nak’azdli Whut’en Acknowledgements The BC Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation (MARR) funded this research. We thank and acknowledge the leadership of both Lake Babine Nation and Nak’azdli Whut’en for promoting this project, especially Nak’adli Health Centre. The BC Ministry of Natural Gas Development has shown great leadership, particularly Deputy Minister Dave Nikolejsin and his excellent team. Thank you to Roxanne Alec at Lake Babine Nation for her coordination. We ...
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  • A technical and legislative guide to support collective action THE IMPACTS OF MINING ACTIVITIES ON WATER Produced by Eau Secours with the support of the Coalition Québec meilleure mine, MiningWatch Canada, the Western Mining Action Network, Coalition QLAIM, and the Regroupement Vigilance mines Abitibi-Témiscamingue ACCESS THE GUIDE ONLINE 02 ORGANIZATIONS ENDORSING THE GUIDE Artistes pour la paix Association des Riverains du Lac Daoust ARLD Association Loisir chasse pêche Opwaiak Coalition des opposants à un projet minier en Haute-Matawinie (COPH) Comité Arrêt des rejets et émissions toxiques (ARET) de Rouyn Noranda Comité citoyen de protection de l'esker Comité pour les droits humains en Amérique latine (CDHAL) Confédération des syndicats nationaux – CSN Environnement Vert Plus Fondation David Suzuki Fondation Rivières Malach Consulting Organisme de bassins versants des rivières Rouge, Petite Nation et Saumon Regroupement de Protection des lacs de la Petite-Nation ...
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