The Toqi'maliaptmu'k Arrangement walks the path of shared management at Parks Canada administered places in Nova Scotia
December 10, 2025 Halifax, Nova Scotia Parks Canada, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, and Maw-lukutijik Saqmaq
Chief Sidney Peters, Glooscap First Nation and Chief Leroy Denny, Eskasoni First Nation, co-chairs of Maw-lukutijik Saqmaq - The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaw Chiefs, the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature, and the Honourable Rebecca Alty, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, announced the signing of a co-management arrangement between the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia and the Government of Canada.
The Toqi'maliaptmu'k Arrangement, which means "we will look after it together," expresses a new way for the Mi'kmaq and Parks Canada to move forward in partnership and honour Mi'kmaw ancestors. Kwilmu'kw Maw-klusuaqn, on behalf of the Assembly, has worked with Parks Canada to create this Arrangement in the spirit of our Treaty relationship.
The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring Indigenous relationships are honoured, and Indigenous rights are respected. As set out in the Toqi'maliaptmu'k Arrangement, the Mi'kmaq and Parks Canada will each make decisions using their respective protocols and will work together on issues of shared responsibility for the places Parks Canada has a role in administering in Nova Scotia.
The Toqi'maliaptmu'k Arrangement represents the next step to strengthening the relationship between Parks Canada and the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia, focusing on the stewardship of natural and cultural resources and fostering reconciliation in a way that reflects the shared values of the Mi'kmaq and Parks Canada.
The Government of Canada is committed to achieving reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples through a renewed, nation-to-nation, and government-to-government relationship based on recognition of rights, respect, collaboration, and partnership as the foundation for transformative change.
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