Reports
and policies

THE MEANING OF LAND
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Following the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action, in 2015, the custom of land acknowledgement was revived to acknowledge the Indigenous Nation or Nations that occupy the territory where a meeting is taking place.

Land acknowledgements are a first step in the journey of Reconciliation, honouring the land and Indigenous presence which dates back over 10,000 years. It provides a moment to demonstrate recognition of Indigenous lands, treaties and peoples, and reflect about the past and what changes are needed to further Reconciliation.

OUR COMMITMENT
TO RECONCILIATION

Portage Power statement on recognition of territory.

The Algonquin Anishinaabeg is the Indigenous Nation of what we know today as the National Capital Region (Ottawa/Gatineau).

Portage Power acknowledges the Indigenous peoples whose territories we work from and live in. We acknowledge the ancestral and unceded territories of the First Nations peoples, Inuit, and Métis that call Turtle Island home. We recognize that this land is shared through historic treaties, developed through contemporary treaties and land that continues to be unceded territory.

Portage Power honours all First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and their valuable past and present contributions to this land.

GANANOQUE
DAM AND
HYDROPOWER
FACILITY WATER
MANAGEMENT
PLAN

The Gananoque Dam and Hydro Facility Water Management Plan (GDWMP) was originally prepared in accordance with Water Management Planning Guidelines for Waterpower, as approved by the minister of natural resources on May 14, 2005, for an initial 10-year period from April 1, 2005, to March 31, 2015.

FIGHTING
AGAINST FORCED
LABOUR AND
CHILD LABOUR
REPORT

Hydro Ottawa’s report, mandated under the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, details its efforts to combat forced and child labour within its operations and supply chains, underscoring its commitment to ethical practices and transparency.