Survey Questions - Workshop 1 Navigating Federal Impact Assessments

Workshop 1
First Nations Health Impact Assessment Series: Navigating Federal Impact Assessments
Survey Questions

Description:

The Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER) requests that you complete the following survey. We expect the survey to take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete. CIER will use the results of this survey to guide the development of discussion questions for Workshop 2: Indigenous Expertise in Health Impact Assessment, Major Projects & Cumulative Effects, as well as to inform the development of a resource for First Nations communities and organizations in the field of Health Impact Assessment. Upon completion, the discussion questions and resource will be accessible via www.yourcier.org.

If you have any questions regarding the survey, please contact Leslie Agger, Project Manager, at lagger@yourcier.org.
Section 1 - Questions
1. What First Nations community/organization are you representing?
2. What is your field of expertise?
3. What types of industrial developments/natural resource projects affect your traditional territory? Please consider historical, present and proposed projects, and select all that apply.

Renewable energyOil and gasLinear and transportation-relatedMarine and freshwaterMiningNuclearHazardous wasteFederal lands and protected areasOther
4. How concerned are you regarding the industrial developments/natural resource projects in your community and/or traditional territory?

Not at all concernedSlightly concernedSomewhat concernedModerately concernedExtremely concerned
5. How are industrial developments/natural resource projects affecting your daily life or community? Please select all that apply.

Access to landAccess to waterbodiesAbility to practice culture and traditionsAbility to pass culture and traditions to future generationsImpact on the quality of traditional foodsImpact on the quantity of traditional foodsImpact on community safetyImpact to physical healthImpact to mental healthI am/my community is not impacted.Other
6. What do you or your First Nations community/organization need in order to be more involved in the federal impact assessment process?
Section 2 - Statements:
7. The frequency of industrial developments/natural resources projects in my traditional territory has increased over the last 10 years.

Strongly AgreeAgreeNeither Agree or DisagreeDisagreeStrongly Disagree
8. The frequency of industrial developments/natural resources projects in my traditional territory has increased over the last 25 years.

Strongly AgreeAgreeNeither Agree or DisagreeDisagreeStrongly Disagree
9. My First Nations community/organization is involved in the federal impact assessment process (e.g., the review of a proposed industrial project).

Every TimeUsually (about 90% of the time)Frequently (about 70% of the time)Sometimes (about 50% of the time)Occasionally (about 30% of the time)Rarely (about 10% of the time)NeverUnsure
10. I have participated in a Health Impact Assessment.

YesNoUnsure
Section 3 - Workshop Evaluation
11. I am more knowledgeable of the federal Impact Assessment Act and can explain why it is relevant to my First Nations community/organization.

Strongly AgreeAgreeNeither Agree or DisagreeDisagreeStrongly Disagree
12. I am more knowledgeable of the federal impact assessment process and can explain why it is relevant to my First Nations community/organization.

Strongly AgreeAgreeNeither Agree or DisagreeDisagreeStrongly Disagree
13. I understand the difference between the federal impact assessment process and the provincial environmental assessment process.

Strongly AgreeAgreeNeither Agree or DisagreeDisagreeStrongly Disagree
14. I am more knowledgeable of Health Impact Assessments and can explain why it is relevant to my First Nations community/organization.

Strongly AgreeAgreeNeither Agree or DisagreeDisagreeStrongly Disagree
15. I would like to learn more about Health Impact Assessment.

YesNoUnsure
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Section 1 - Questions

Section 2 - Statements:

Section 3 - Workshop Evaluation