On December 19, 2018, the Honourable Dominic Leblanc, Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade announced the creation of the Northern Participant Funding Program to assist Indigenous people and Northerners to participate in environmental and socio-economic assessments of major resource and infrastructure development projects in northern Canada. More information on the Northern Participant Funding Program is available at https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1545150205116/1545150241463.