Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area

Attachment ORA Comments on the Interim Regional Assessment for the Ring of Fire (Kawana ‘Bi’ Kag)

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: Ontario Rivers Alliance
• Reference Number: 260
• Submitted: 2026-04-14 - 2:01 PM
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: N/A
• The Ontario Rivers Alliance is grateful for this opportunity to comment on the Interim Regional Assessment for the Ring of Fire (Kawana ‘Bi’ Kag).  
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• 379 Ronka Road Worthington, ON P0M3H0 LindaH@OntarioRiversAlliance.ca OntarioRiversAlliance.ca “A World of Healthy River Ecosystems” 14 April 2026 Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 160 Elgin Street, 22nd floor Ottawa, Ontario K8A 0H3 Filed Online Re: Interim Regional Assessment for the Ring of Fire (Kawana ‘Bi’ Kag) Reference No. 80468 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. Executive Summary: The Ring of Fire Regional Assessment (Regional Assessment) is fundamentally undermined by a critical flaw: it has no binding authority over project approvals. At the same time, the federal government has already declined to ...

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Attachment Questions regarding Ring of Fire

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: Carter Buys
• Reference Number: 258
• Submitted: 2026-04-03 - 2:01 PM
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: N/A
• April 3, 2026 Governors Ranch Elementary School 5354 S. Field St. Littleton, CO 80123 To Whom It May Concern: I am Carter.B, a student at GRE (Governors-Ranch-Elementary) school, in 4th grade, and I’m writing a prompt to write to an expert on a natural wonder like you, and I picked the Ring of Fire wanting to know more about it. I am very curious about it, and want to know more about it. I know that the gas given by the volcanoes is toxic to humans, but does it affect fish, and does the water have to do with it? Can that gas go throughout the entire ocean? I also have the knowledge that most volcanoes harm human things and create islands sometimes, but does the Ring of Fire affect civilization, like the coast of Japan, and what makes them go off? Plus, I’ve heard that the Great Barrier Reef is visible from space, but can you see the Ring of Fire from space, or is it invisible from space? And, like, ...

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Attachment Questions regarding Ring of Fire

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: Selah Fennell
• Reference Number: 257
• Submitted: 2026-04-03 - 1:56 PM
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: N/A
•   April 3, 2026 Governor’s Ranch Elementary School  5354 S. Feld St. Littleton, CO 80123   To whom It May Concern:  My name is Selah Fennell and I am a fourth grade student at Governor's Ranch Elementary School. In writing class we have been researching natural wonders of the world and the Ring of fire fascinated me so much and it would be so great if you could please try and answer the questions down below that would be greatly appreciated.  First, it is understood that Volcanologists most likely know when a volcano will erupt. Could you please explain how they know and what some of the signs are?  Here are some more questions about the ring of fire and volcanoes. How long did it ...

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Attachment ANISHNABE KWE RESPONSE TO RING OF FIRE ASSESSMENT

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: CONSTANCE LAKE FIRST NATION
• Reference Number: 256
• Submitted: 2026-04-02 - 3:47 PM
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: N/A
• The Regional Assessment of the Ring of Fire cannot be treated as just another procedural checkbox—it must be a genuine, transparent, and community-driven process. Our lands are not vacant resource zones; they are homelands with deep cultural, environmental, and economic significance to First Nations. Any assessment that moves forward without full, informed, and meaningful participation from affected First Nations risks repeating the same failures we’ve seen for decades—decisions made externally, benefits flowing outward, and communities left to deal with the long-term impacts. We need clarity on governance: Who is making decisions, and who is being left out? We need full access to information, not summaries or controlled narratives. We need capacity funding that allows our communities to engage on equal footing—not as stakeholders, but as rights holders. This is about more than development. It’s about jurisdiction, ...

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Attachment Development Scenario Mapping Final Report

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: Firelight
• Reference Number: 255
• Submitted: 2026-04-01 - 11:10 AM
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: N/A
• This report presents scenarios of plausible future development in the Ring of Fire (ROF) Regional Assessment Area, including associated mapping products. This report was submitted by Firelight to the Regional Assessment Working Group (RAWG), which they may modify further according to their needs. These scenarios were developed to support the RAWG in identifying and describing how development may occur across the region under different conditions and over multiple timeframes. As described in the ROF Regional Assessment (RA) Terms of Reference, the identification of development scenarios supports the assessment of potential effects and the development of recommendations. Disclaimer: The scenarios discussed by in the Regional Assessment are evolving and are not to be understood as agreed-upon community objectives for the Kawana ‘Bi 'Kag/ Biiwaapiko'kaning" /Kahwanna Bay Yak assessment area. The discussion or depictions of development projects and ...
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• 1 Ring of Fire Regional Assessment Development Scenario Mapping Final Report Regional Assessment Working Group March 31, 2026 Ring of Fire Regional Assessment Scenario Framework 2 Overview This report presents scenarios of plausible future development in the Ring of Fire (ROF) Regional Assessment Area, including associated mapping products. These scenarios have been developed to support the Regional Assessment Working Group (RAWG) in identifying and describing how development may occur across the region under different conditions and over multiple timeframes. As described in the ROF Regional Assessment (RA) Terms of Reference, the identification of development scenarios supports the assessment of potential effects and the development of recommendations. The development scenarios were informed by base mapping, review of available data and literature, and scenario-planning discussions held with the Regional Assessment Working ...

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Attachment Response Letter to the Interim Report RA-RoF

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: Administrator on behalf of Charles Hookimaw
• Reference Number: 253
• Submitted: 2026-02-06 - 8:08 AM
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: N/A
• Please find attached response to the interim report for the regional assessment in the ring of fire area.   Thx,  
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• hookimaw - indigenous advisor February 6, 2026 Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area Impact Assessment Agency of Canada Re: Response to the Interim Report Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire area Regional Assessment Working Group and Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, I am writing to acknowledge and respond to the important work undertaken by the Regional Assessment Working Group (RAWG) on the Interim Report, a co-led process. However, it is worth noting that no community updates or meaningful community engagement were undertaken before or during the development of the Interim Report. I have been present in the community throughout 2025. In this context, I offer the following comments in the spirit of strengthening the Final Regional Assessment and ensuring it serves as a practical and durable tool for the protection of First Nations’ rights, community well-being, and the lands and waters of Kattawapiskak Aski. Treaty No. 9 Implications The ...

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Attachment Ring of Fire Regional Assessment Preliminary Scenario Framework – Draft for Discussion

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: Firelight
• Reference Number: 248
• Submitted: 2026-01-19 - 5:49 PM
• Updated: 2026-01-20 - 1:43 PM
• Rationale: Comment updated at the author's request
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: N/A
• This document presents the preliminary scenario framework for the Ring of Fire (ROF) Regional Assessment (RA) and describes the methods and processes used to develop it. Firelight is completing this work at the direction of the Regional Assessment Working Group (RAWG). At the time of preparing this document, the scenario mapping methodology, draft maps, and  summary of limitations, challenges, and opportunities are preliminary. Firelight and the RAWG continue to collaborate on next steps for this work.
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• 1 Ring of Fire Regional Assessment Preliminary Scenario Framework – Draft for Discussion Prepared by Firelight for the Regional Assessment Working Group January 20, 2026 Ring of Fire Regional Assessment Preliminary Scenario Framework 2 Overview This document presents the preliminary scenario framework for the Ring of Fire (ROF) Regional Assessment (RA) and describes the methods and process used to develop it. Firelight is completing this work at the direction of the Regional Assessment Working Group (RAWG). At the time of preparing this document, the scenario mapping methodology, draft maps, and summary of limitations, challenges, and opportunities are preliminary. Firelight and the RAWG continue to collaborate on next steps for this work. The framework integrates information from base mapping, literature review, and scenario- planning discussions held RAWG in March, June, October, and November 2025. Using a participatory ...

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Attachment RAWG Timmins mtg 27mar25 scenarios deck1 and RAWG Thunder Bay mtg 24-25june25 scenarios deck2

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: Dr. Robert, B. Gibson
• Reference Number: 236
• Submitted: 2025-12-17 - 10:26 PM
• Updated: 2026-01-05 - 8:54 AM
• Rationale: Comment updated at the author's request
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: N/A
• The two slide decks are copies of presentations to the Ring of Fire Regional Assessment Working Group. Both decks concern the nature, development and use of possible future scenarios, including in the Ring of Fire Regional Assessment. The second deck includes more specifics about application to future possibilities for the Ring of Fire region.  Deck 1 was presented at the RAWG meeting in Timmins on 27 March 2025. Deck 2 was presented at the RAWG meeting in Thunder Bay on 24-25 June 2025.  
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• Ring of Fire Regional Assessment Working Group Thunder Bay, 24-26 June 2025 Initial scenarios for the Ring of Fire Regional Assessment: considerations and options Lake sturgeon (Toledo Blade photo) Robert Gibson Peter Siebenmorgen RAWG Scenario Development Discussions 1 Regional Assessment agenda on scenarios (in Terms of Reference) • identify potential development scenarios (not predictions) with different development intensities and timeframes up to 150 years • identify potential effects • compare scenarios in light of regional and community priorities • consider implications for o steps to start taking now o collaborative regional governance structures to build RAWG 2 What possible future scenarios to develop? • actual futures not predictable – too many possibilities and influencing factors • can depict possible futures using existing knowledge and experience elsewhere: • 15, 30, 60 years … to seven generations (beyond mining) • no, low, ...
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• Ring of Fire Regional Assessment Working Group Timmins, 27 March 2025 Scenarios for the Ring of Fire Regional Assessment Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale Project Robert Gibson RAWG Scenario Development Workshop 1 Scenarios in Regional Assessment Terms of Reference • “Identify potential development scenarios in the assessment area, with attention to different development intensities (e.g. status quo, low, moderate, high) and timeframes, and analyze the development scenarios to understand the potential impacts” (section 6) • apply the assessment priorities set out in section 7 • see also final report contents in annex 2 RAWG 2 Regional Assessment priorities for considering future scenarios (in final ToR) section 7: assessment priorities for analysing scenarios, including • To be well together (Community wellbeing) • Cultural and spiritual wellbeing • Social and Economic Equity • Healthy Environment Relationships RAWG 3 Scenario ...

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Attachment Submission from WWF Canada to the Call for Information and Data

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: Administrator on behalf of World Wildlife Fund
• Reference Number: 240
• Submitted: 2025-11-27 - 8:47 AM
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: N/A
• See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe  
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• Appendix A: Information and Data for Assessment Priority: Healthy environment relationships Description Holder and Availability Format Limitations or Restrictions National carbon map for Canada Authored by: Sothe et al. (2022) Open Access, peer reviewed version: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021GB007 213 Overview website available online at: https://wwf.ca/carbonmap/ Executive summary PDF available online at: https://wwf.ca/wp- content/uploads/2022/02/2022- WWF_Carbon_Mapping_Executive_Summary_FINAL.pdf Datasets available online at: https://data.4tu.nl/collections/ae12a267-9ad3-4d86-98bc- 7f462552fc55/5 Open access, publicly available Peat depth and carbon storage of the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Canada Authored by: Li et al. (2025) Peer reviewed, open access article available online at: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2024GL 110679 Related radio show ...
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• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area Public Call for Information and Data As part of the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area, the Working Group leading the assessment is seeking information and data to support the meaningful conduct of the Regional Assessment. This work will focus on scenario development and community studies to better understand current and potential future effects of development in the Ring of Fire area. Context In February 2020, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada (Minister) announced a regional assessment (RA) is to be completed, centered on the “Ring of Fire” area. An RA process was launched in January 2023, co-led by 15 First Nation Partners and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC). For more information, please see: Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area. The Regional Assessment will: • gather information and data on the region; • understand potential effects from past, existing and future ...

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Attachment Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area - Federal Author Advice Record Request for Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada - Évaluation régionale dans la région du Cercle de feu - Fiche d'information des autorités fédérales pour Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Cana

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: Administrator on behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
• Reference Number: 214
• Submitted: 2025-11-20 - 11:32 AM
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: N/A
• See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe  
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• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area August 20, 2025 Federal Authority Advice Record Response requested to regionalrof-cdfregionale@iaac-aeic.gc.ca by September 12, 2025 In providing your responses to the items below, please include any relevant information on associated Indigenous, public or other consultation or engagement activities and identify any partners or collaborations. 1. MANDATE AND AREA(S) OF EXPERTISE Clearly outline the mandate of your department or agency and detail your area(s) of responsibility or expertise that may be related to the regional assessment • Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) helps Canadian businesses grow, innovate and expand so they can create good-quality jobs and wealth for Canadians. It also supports science research and the integration of scientific considerations into investment and policy choices. The Department also works to position Canada as a global centre for ...
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• Évaluation régionale dans la zone du Cercle de feu 20 août 2025 Dossier de l'autorité fédérale Réponse demandée àregionalrof-cdfregionale@iaac-aeic.gc.ca avant le 12 septembre 2025 Dans vos réponses aux questions ci-dessous, veuillez inclure toute information pertinente sur les activités de consultation ou d'engagement associées avec les Autochtones, le public ou d'autres parties prenantes, et identifier tout partenaire ou collaboration. 1. MANDAT ET DOMAINES D'EXPERTISE Décrivez clairement le mandat de votre ministère ou organisme et précisez vos domaines de responsabilité ou d'expertise qui pourraient être liés à l'évaluation régionale. • Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada (ISDE) aide les entreprises canadiennes à croître, à innover et à se développer afin qu'elles puissent créer des emplois de qualité et de la richesse pour les Canadiens. Il soutient également la recherche scientifique et l'intégration des ...

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Attachment Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada – Response to the Requests to Federal Agencies and Departments – Package 1 / Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada - Réponse aux demandes aux agences et départements fédéraux – Groupe 1

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: Administrator on behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada/ Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada
• Reference Number: 220
• Submitted: 2025-11-20 - 11:28 AM
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: N/A
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• 1. Provide a list of initiatives relevant for the Ring of Fire Area a) Provide a list of the projects and initiatives in which you are involved in that relate to the Ring of Fire Assessment Area b) Explain if and how Indigenous Nations and communities in the Ring of Fire collaborated in these projects and initiatives. c) Would you be willing to give a public presentation about any of these initiatives to the working group, and if so which one? Response: • ISED does not currently have any engagements in the Ring of Fire Area, but recognizes the potential for critical minerals development in the region. We are aware that various companies are interested in business development in the region but to the best of our knowledge these projects are at the very early stages of development and have not so far engaged with ISED. 2. Priority Topics identified by the working group – Information and Gaps Referring to the priorities and issues listed in Table 3, based on your ...
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• 1. Fournissez une liste des initiatives pertinentes pour la région du Cercle de feu a) Fournissez une liste des projets et initiatives auxquels vous participez et qui concernent la zone d'évaluation du Cercle de feu. b) Expliquez si et comment les nations et communautés autochtones du Cercle de feu ont collaboré à ces projets et initiatives. c) Seriez-vous disposé à faire une présentation publique sur l'une de ces initiatives au groupe de travail, et si oui, laquelle ? Réponse : • ISDE n'a actuellement aucun engagement dans la région du Cercle de feu, mais reconnaît le potentiel de développement des minéraux essentiels dans cette région. Nous savons que diverses entreprises s'intéressent au développement commercial dans cette région, mais à notre connaissance, ces projets en sont à leurs tout débuts et n'ont pas encore fait l'objet d'une collaboration avec ISDE. 2. Thèmes prioritaires identifiés par le groupe de travail – Informations et lacunes En vous référant ...

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Attachment Ring of Fire Development

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: Administrator on behalf of MLights
• Reference Number: 213
• Submitted: 2025-11-01 - 11:42 PM
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: N/A
• As an Ontario citizen I do not agree with the development of the Ring of Fire. To sell off the land to a company, who will dig up the property with zero concern for those living near that area, is completely unacceptable. I do not want to be putting money in billionaires pockets at my and other people’s expense. No matter the amount of money it will bring it is not reasonable or excusable. Please think of the peoples lives who will be affected negatively by this decision, as there are many people who disagree with these choices.

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Attachment DENY THE RING OF FIRE EXPLORATION/EXTRACTION

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: Cathy Carpenter
• Reference Number: 212
• Submitted: 2025-10-30 - 11:57 PM
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: N/A
• Deny the ring of fire exploration/extraction industries. This is the second largest intact system and it must be kept intact. Unleashing the vast amount of carbon being stored will have profound effects on our climate globally. The "jobs" and "profits" being touted by Doug Ford and PM Carney are a pipe dream. Protect what is left of our rapidly deteriorating natural world. The caribou, the moose, the spruce, to name a few, must be protected.

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Attachment Submission from Birchbark Environmental Research Ltd., to the Call for Information and Data

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: Administrator on behalf of Daniel Campbell
• Reference Number: 211
• Submitted: 2025-10-14 - 1:10 PM
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: N/A
• My contribution is a bibliographic database that I produced with Line Rochefort from the Peatland Ecology Research Group at Université Laval on mitigation measures related to project developments in north peatlands.  
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• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area Assessment Priority: Healthy environment relationships Document Name Description Provide a general description of this information (title, topic, timeframe, geographic extent, purpose, etc.) Holder and Availability Who is/are the author(s) or owner(s)? To whom/ how is the information available? Format e.g.: databases, reports, shapefiles, oral communications, print (i.e. not digitized), etc. Limitations or Restrictions Is the information or data already public? Are there access or costs restrictions? Is it confidential? Is it Indigenous Knowledge? Campbell, D. and Rochefort, L. 2025. Wetland Mitigation Options for Project Developments in Far Northern Ontario: An Annotated Bibliography. Birchbark Environmental Research and Peatland Ecology Reseaerch Group, Université Laval. This bibliographic database and associated report was commissioned by ECCC CWS Ontario Region to assess the effects of ...

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Attachment Submission from Jay Gordon to the Call for Information and Data

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: Administrator on behalf of Jay Gordon
• Reference Number: 210
• Submitted: 2025-10-10 - 3:42 PM
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: N/A
• See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe  
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• Microbial Sulfur Oxidation in Mine Wastewaters by Jay Gordon A thesis submitted in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Civil & Mineral Engineering University of Toronto © Copyright by Jay Gordon 2025 ii Microbial Sulfur Oxidation in Mine Wastewaters Jay Gordon Doctor of Philosophy Civil & Mineral Engineering University of Toronto 2025 Abstract Acid generation in mine wastewater is a problem wherever metal ore deposits contain sulfide mineral assemblages. This problem is due to sulfur oxidation intermediates (SOI), formed in the milling process, oxidizing in onsite tailings impoundments. The resulting acid generation must be treated before the water leaves site, or it will have negative environmental impacts. At the initiation of this thesis, SOI oxidation had been recently attributed to sulfur oxidizing bacteria (SOB) genera such as Halothiobacillus, Thiomonas, Thiobacillus, Thiovirga, and ...

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Attachment Surveys of chemistry and biology of lakes and rivers in the far north of Ontario

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: Laurentian University
• Reference Number: 205
• Submitted: 2025-10-08 - 4:58 PM
• Updated: 2025-10-15 - 8:11 AM
• Rationale: Comment updated at the author's request
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: N/A
• A large body of information exists for lakes and rivers in the far north of Ontario, including but not limited to the Ring of Fire area.  Publications are attached that summarize papers/reports /theses containing and discussing these data. Copies of individual publications can be provided on request.
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• 1 Recent findings and publications from collaborations in the far north of Ontario – Climate Change and Multiple Stressor Aquatic Research Programme, Laurentian University. January 2019 Bill Keller (bkeller@laurentian.ca) and Chantal Sarrazin-Delay (csarrazindelay@laurentian.ca). o Lakes across the far north of Ontario differ greatly because of differences in the land, especially in the geology and topography. More southern lakes are on the rugged Canadian Shield and they sit on hard granite bedrock. The more northern lakes are on the Hudson Bay Lowlands in a much flatter landscape of soft limestone bedrock. The water chemistry characteristics were found to be generally different in lakes on the Shield compared to the Lowlands. However, in the area where the Shield and Lowlands meet near the “Ring of Fire”, there was no chemistry difference between the lakes. The thick cover of peat and materials (rocks, sand, gravel) deposited by glaciers in this area means ...
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• 1 Final Summary Report – Climate Change and Multiple Stressor Aquatic Research Programme W. Keller Cooperative Freshwater Ecology Unit Laurentian University 2019 2 Contents Page Introduction 3 Far North of Ontario 3 Background: 3 Some Recent Findings: 4 Far North Journal Publications: 7 Northeastern Ontario 8 Background: 8 Some Recent Findings: 9 Northeastern Ontario Journal Publications: 12 Conclusions and Recommendations 14 Far North of Ontario: 14 Northeastern Ontario: 14 Appendices 15 Appendix A. Abstracts of far north and northeastern Ontario journal papers. 16 Appendix B. Cover and contents of AAAR Special Issue. 34 Appendix C. List of far north study progress ...

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Attachment Submission from Wildlands League to the Call for Information and Data

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: Administrator on behalf of Wildlands League
• Reference Number: 201
• Submitted: 2025-10-02 - 11:50 AM
• Updated: 2025-10-29 - 9:01 AM
• Rationale: Comment updated for administrative purposes
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: Public Notice - Call for Expert Supports Relevant to the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
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• © RedDot3D Inc., 2025. For further information, contact info@reddot3d.com. BRIEFING NOTE Subject: Assessment of Ring of Fire and related technical consulting services Date: June 10, 2025 This briefing note summarizes feedback given to Anna Baggio of Wildlands League by Red- Dot3D Inc. (RD3D) about current discussions on development of the “Ring of Fire” in the Hudson Bay Lowlands of Northern Ontario. RD3D is a geological consulting company that has provided technical advice and assistance to governments, industry, NGOs and individuals. Its speciality is mineral resource estimation and the accompanying technical reports. RD3D staff have served as experts in litigation and ar- bitration, and have developed best practice guidelines for governments and for standards- development organizations like the ASTM. They have also been consulted by journalists devel- oping articles on the Ring of Fire. • The economic value of the Ring of Fire, de- scribed by some ...
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• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area Public Call for Information and Data As part of the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area, the Working Group leading the assessment is seeking information and data to support the meaningful conduct of the Regional Assessment. This work will focus on scenario development and community studies to better understand current and potential future effects of development in the Ring of Fire area. Context In February 2020, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada (Minister) announced a regional assessment (RA) is to be completed, centered on the “Ring of Fire” area. An RA process was launched in January 2023, co-led by 15 First Nation Partners and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC). For more information, please see: Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area. The Regional Assessment will: • gather information and data on the region; • understand potential effects from past, existing and future ...

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Attachment Submission from the Nature Conservancy of Canada to the Call for Information and Data

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: Administrator on behalf of Nature Conservancy of Canada
• Reference Number: 202
• Submitted: 2025-09-30 - 1:57 PM
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: Public Notice - Call for Expert Supports Relevant to the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe  
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• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area Public Call for Information and Data As part of the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area, the Working Group leading the assessment is seeking information and data to support the meaningful conduct of the Regional Assessment. This work will focus on scenario development and community studies to better understand current and potential future effects of development in the Ring of Fire area. Context In February 2020, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada (Minister) announced a regional assessment (RA) is to be completed, centered on the “Ring of Fire” area. An RA process was launched in January 2023, co-led by 15 First Nation Partners and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC). For more information, please see: Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area. The Regional Assessment will: • gather information and data on the region; • understand potential effects from past, existing and future ...
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• Healthy environment relationships National dataset. Critical Habitat for 261 of the 469 SAR of interest. ECCC 2022 https://open.canada.ca /data/en/dataset/47caa 405-be2b-4e9e-8f53- c478ade2ca74 Public Dataset Healthy environment relationships National dataset containing geographic range data for 488 SAR based on NatureServe data, SAR recovery strategies, ECCC resources and COSEWIC status reports. ECCC 2016 https://open.canada.ca /data/en/dataset/d00f8 e8c-40c4-435a-b790- 980339ce3121 Public Dataset Healthy environment relationships National dataset. IUCN Red list of threatened species. IUCN species ranges refined by altitude and landcover for amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles. IUCN https://prioritizr.github. io/aoh/reference/aoh.h tml Public Dataset Healthy environment relationships National dataset. Nationally endemic species for a 10x10 km grid. NCC and NatureServe Canada 2020 Dataset Data sharing agreement required. Healthy environment ...

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Attachment REJECT THE RING OF FIRE

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: Cathy Carpenter
• Reference Number: 198
• Submitted: 2025-09-30 - 1:50 PM
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: N/A
• Reject the Ring of Fire  An environmental impact must take precedence over the war/extraction economy. This is the second largest intact peat bog and you do NOT know the full impact of the destruction and how the enormous release of carbon will affect our entire planet. You need to start thinking about the long-term damage not the short term materialistic gains. We have a whole planet to think about, a planet now in it's fifth year of record-breaking climate disasters and heat, Carney and Ford! Not all of us live in an artificial environment! REJECT THE RING OF FIRE - RESPECT OUR ANCESTORS!

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Attachment Joint Submission from Legal Advocates for Nature's Defense and Friends of the Attawapiskat River to the Call for Information and Data

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: Administrator on behalf of Legal Advocates for Nature's Defense and Friends of the Attawapiskat River Response
• Reference Number: 207
• Submitted: 2025-09-30 - 12:11 PM
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: Public Notice - Call for Expert Supports Relevant to the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe  
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• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area Impact Assessment Agency of Canada 160 Elgin Street, 22nd floor Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H3 Sent via email: regionalrof-cdfregionale@iaac-aeic.gc.ca September 30, 2025 Re: Joint Submission from Legal Advocates for Nature’s Defence and the Friends of the Attawapiskat River in Response to the Call for Information and Data The following information and data is being provided jointly by Legal Advocates for Nature’s Defence (LAND) and the Friends of the Attawapiskat River (the Friends), both of whom are on the roster of Expert Supports and have been actively engaged in the Regional Assessment for the proposed Ring of Fire Area. We note that in providing this submission to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC), the Friends are not speaking on behalf of any of the communities or its leadership where its members are based (including but not limited to Neskantaga, Peawanuck, Kashechewan, ...

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Attachment Submission from Dr. Dieleman to Call for Information and Data

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: Administrator on behalf of Catherine Dieleman
• Reference Number: 206
• Submitted: 2025-09-29 - 3:59 PM
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: Public Notice - Call for Expert Supports Relevant to the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
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• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area Public Call for Information and Data As part of the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area, the Working Group leading the assessment is seeking information and data to support the meaningful conduct of the Regional Assessment. This work will focus on scenario development and community studies to better understand current and potential future effects of development in the Ring of Fire area. Context In February 2020, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada (Minister) announced a regional assessment (RA) is to be completed, centered on the “Ring of Fire” area. An RA process was launched in January 2023, co-led by 15 First Nation Partners and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC). For more information, please see: Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area. The Regional Assessment will: • gather information and data on the region; • understand potential effects from past, existing and future ...

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Attachment WCS Canada response to Public Call for Information and Data

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: Administrator on behalf of Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
• Reference Number: 200
• Submitted: 2025-09-29 - 3:22 PM
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: Public Notice - Call for Expert Supports Relevant to the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
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• Assessment Priority: Healthy environment relationships Description Holder and Availability Format Limitations or Restrictions Provide a general description of this information (title, topic, timeframe, geographic extent, purpose, etc.) Who is/are the author(s) or owner(s)? To whom/ how is the information available? E.g., databases, reports, shapefiles, oral communications, print (i.e. not digitized), etc. Is the information or data already public? Are there access or costs restrictions? Is it confidential? Is it Indigenous Knowledge? Bowman, J.E., J.C. Ray, A.J. Magoun, D.S. Johnson, and F.N. Dawson.  2010. Roads, logging, and the large mammal community of an eastern Canadian boreal forest. Canadian Journal of Zoology 88:454-467.   Paywalled, available through subscription/purchase, or on request from authors Peer-reviewed publication No restrictions Browne, D.R. (2007). Freshwater fish in Ontario's boreal: Status, conservation, and potential impacts of ...

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Attachment 2 Ring of Fire pubs

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: Administrator on behalf of John Smol
• Reference Number: 199
• Submitted: 2025-09-16 - 3:56 PM
• Updated: 2025-10-29 - 10:15 AM
• Rationale: Comment updated for administrative purposes
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: Public Notice - Call for Expert Supports Relevant to the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• A former student of mine, noted you were interested in Ring of Fire pubs.  I linked 2 from my lab that are published in international journals:   · Jeziorski, Adam & Keller, Bill & Dyer, Richard & Paterson, Andrew & Smol, John. (2015). Differences among modern-day and historical cladoceran communities from the “Ring of Fire” lake region of northern Ontario: Identifying responses to climate warming. Fundamental and Applied Limnology / Archiv für Hydrobiologie. 186. 203-216. https://doi.org/10.1127/fal/2015/0702    · Hargan, K.E., Nelligan, C., Jeziorski, A. et al. (2016). Tracking the long-term responses of diatoms and cladocerans to climate warming and human influences across lakes of the Ring of Fire in the Far North of Ontario, Canada. J Paleolimnol. 56, 153–172. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10933-016-9901-7   I have also ...
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• DIATOMS AS INDICATORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATIC CHANGE IN PEATLANDS AND LAKES LOCATED ACROSS THE BOREAL SHIELD AND HUDSON BAY LOWLANDS OF CANADA by Kathryn Elizabeth Hargan A thesis submitted to the Department of Biology in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Queen’s  University Kingston, Ontario, Canada (December, 2014) Copyright © Kathryn Hargan, 2014 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box ...

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Attachment Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area - Call for Information and Data / Évaluation régionale dans la région du Cercle de feu - Appel de renseignements et de données

• Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• Author: Administrator on behalf of Health Canada
• Reference Number: 196
• Submitted: 2025-09-15 - 9:28 AM
• Updated: 2025-11-18 - 8:46 AM
• Rationale: Comment updated for administrative purposes
• Project Phase: N/A
• Participation Notice: Public Notice - Call for Expert Supports Relevant to the Regional Assessment in the Ring of Fire Area
• See the attached submission / Veuillez consulter la pièce jointe  
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• Unclassified / Non classifié Assessment Priority: To be well together (Community wellbeing) Submitted by: The Public Health Agency of Canada Contact: impactassessment-evaluationimpact@phac-aspc.gc.ca Description Holder and Availability Format Limitations or Restrictions The Health Inequalities Reporting Tool The Health Inequalities Data Tool is a free, public, web-based tool that contains data for over 160 indicators of health status and health determinants, stratified by a range of social and economic (i.e., social stratifiers) meaningful to health equity. The data tool provides a baseline assessment of health inequalities in Canada, by identifying where inequalities in health outcomes and determinants exist between subgroups of Canadians at the national and provincial/territorial level, and the magnitude of these inequalities. Overview of the Data Tool: https://health- infobase.canada.ca/health- inequalities/docs/Overview_2022.pdf The Data Tool can ...
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• Non classifié/Unclassified Priorité d’évaluation : Être bien ensemble (Bien-être de la collectivité) Présenté par : Agence de la santé publique du Canada Contact : impactassessment-evaluationimpact@phac-aspc.gc.ca Description Détenteur et disponibilité Format Limitations ou restrictions Outil de données sur les inégalités en santé L’Outil de données sur les inégalités en santé est un outil en ligne public et gratuit qui contient des données sur plus de 160 indicateurs de l’état de santé et des déterminants de la santé, regroupés en fonction d’un ensemble de facteurs sociaux et économiques (variables de position sociale) ayant une incidence sur l’équité en santé. Il fournit une évaluation de base des inégalités en santé au Canada, en ciblant où existent des inégalités dans les résultats et déterminants en matière de santé entre les sous-groupes de Canadiens à l’échelle nationale et à l’échelle provinciale-territoriale, et en établissant l’ampleur de ...

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