Torngat Wildlife and Plants Co-Management Board

Department

Authority

Remuneration

Purpose:

Torngat Wildlife and Plants Co-Management Board (the Board) is a public body under the auspices of the Torngat Wildlife, Plants and Fisheries Secretariat (the Secretariat). The Secretariat is the implementation agent of the Torngat Joint Fisheries Board and the Torngat Wildlife and Plants Co-Management Board. The primary activities of the Board include:

• To establish, when necessary, Total Allowable Harvest (TAH) of non-migratory species of Wildlife and Plants, and to modify or limit those Total Allowable Harvests; 
• To recommend to the Minister conservation and management measures for Wildlife, Plants and Habitat in the Labrador Inuit Settlement Area;
• To participate in Environmental Assessment processes and to recommend to the Minister and the Nunatsiavut Government measures to monitor impacts of projects and undertakings on Wildlife, Plants and Habitat;
• To implement measures to monitor impacts of projects and undertakings on Wildlife, Plants and Habitat if approved by the Minister and Nunatsiavut Government; and
• To recommend to the Minister and the Nunatsiavut Government measures for the timely collection, analysis and sharing of data and information relevant to the implementation of Inuit rights under the Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Wildlife, Plants and Habitat chapter.

Structure:

The Torngat Secretariat is the implementation agent of the Torngat Joint Fisheries Board and the Torngat Wildlife and Plants Co-Management Board. The Secretariat is a team of professionals based in Happy Valley-Goose Bay that provide financial management, logistical, project management and analytical support to both boards. The area of responsibility is the Labrador Inuit Settlement Area (LISA) consisting of all lands, including lands covered by water, and tidal waters and islands within the boundaries set out in the Map Atlas schedule 4-A of the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement. Unless otherwise stated these lands include Labrador Inuit Lands, the Inuit Communities, the "Zone", and the Torngat Mountains National Park.

Appointments to the Torngat Wildlife and Plants Co-Management Board are done in accordance with the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement (LILCA) under section 12.8.2 The Torngat Wildlife and Plants Co-Management Board shall consist of seven members, including the chairperson, to be appointed as follows:

• three members shall be appointed by the Nunatsiavut Government;
• two members shall be appointed by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador;
• one member shall be appointed by the Government of Canada; and
• the chairperson shall be nominated by the members referred to in subsections (b), (c) and (d) and appointed by the Provincial Minister.

Competency Profile:

Those who make up the Board should collectively possess the following core competencies:

• Experience with wildlife management;
• Experience with sustainable utilization of plants and wildlife;
• Experience with sustainable resource development
• Experience with cultural and natural heritage
• Experience with land conservation, development and management;
• Experience with Co-Management Board (preferred);
• Public relations;
• Human resources;
• Governance;
• Interagency and / or Intergovernmental relations; and
• Financial expertise / Literacy

Qualifications:

Members of the Board should possess the following qualifications:

• Public relations;
• Huaman resources;
• Governance;
• Interagency and / or Intergovernmental relations; and
• Financial expertise / Literacy

Time Commitments:

Members of the Board shall meet whenever necessary for the transaction of business. Board members may also be expected to spend additional time to review materials and prepare for meetings. The Board shall meet at least quarterly.

Term:

Each member of the Board shall be appointed for a four-year term (LILCA 12.8.5.1).

If a vacancy occurs in the membership of a board established under the Agreement prior to the expiry of the member’s term, the replacement member shall be appointed for the unexpired portion of the term unless the Parties agree, in writing, that the replacement member shall be appointed for a full term (LILCA 2.25.1).