Constitution


OBJECTIVES AND POWERS OF THE INSTITUTE

Corporate Objectives

6. Within the terms of its mandate, and as specified by government direction, the Institute will:

(a) initiate, coordinate, support and conduct environmental research, monitor effects and propose mitigation measures associated with the activities of military training over Labrador and Québec consistent with the results of the Environmental Assessment and Review.

b) foster inclusion or incorporation of aboriginal environmental knowledge, and cooperation in research and monitoring activities among DND, scientific establishments, research institutions, consultants and universities interested in the goals and objectives of the Institute.

(c) promote a better understanding and flow of information with the public on the work of the Institute.

Powers

7. (1) The Institute, in furtherance of its objects, may exercise any or all of the following powers, namely the power to:

(a) establish, maintain and manage information data banks for research, monitoring and other activities relevant to its objectives

(b) sponsor or support conferences, seminars and other meeting

(c) expend, for the purposes of its approved activities, funds received by the Institute;

(d) publish and otherwise disseminate scientific, technical, aboriginal environmental knowledge, or other information to interested parties.

(2) The Institute will serve as an advisory body to the Ministers and, as such, it has no role in areas of federal and provincial jurisdictions.

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