CN Releases New Indigenous Policy in Support of its Commitment to Reconciliation
March 26 2024 - 7:00AM
(TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) Building upon its commitment to
Reconciliation and Indigenous engagement, CN today released its new
Indigenous Relations Policy for the company.
In this Policy, CN is building a foundation that
rests on five guiding principles:
- Cultural Awareness and Employee
Engagement
- People and Employment
- Community Engagement and
Relationships
- Economic Reconciliation
- Environmental Stewardship and
Safety
"CN is deeply committed to Reconciliation and
continuing to work collaboratively alongside Indigenous communities
across our network. This new Indigenous Relations Policy is an
opportunity for growth, understanding, and positive change. By
acknowledging our past and embracing our responsibilities, we are
laying a stronger foundation to continue to develop respectful,
sustainable, and mutually beneficial relationships with Indigenous
peoples."
- Olivier Chouc, Senior
Vice-President, and Chief Legal Officer
CN has made it a priority to strengthen ties,
cultivate and develop mutually beneficial relationships, and create
economic opportunities as part of its work towards reconciliation.
CN has a team of managers to lead this work, including Indigenous
and regional representation. This team is engaging proactively with
communities, to develop and nurture strong, and respectful
relationships with Indigenous communities across Canada. CN
recognizes that a lot of this work must start from within, that’s
why this team is also working hand in hand with numerous
departments at CN as this new policy is implemented.
“This new policy is just one piece of the
comprehensive work being undertaken at CN to build strong and
meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples. We continue to
work on developing our first-ever Reconciliation Action Plan. This
plan will outline specific and measurable initiatives creating a
true benchmark for CN to track its performance and progress. We
look forward to sharing our Reconciliation Action Plan later this
year.”
- Mélanie Allaire, Head of Indigenous
Relations
We respectfully acknowledge that our railway was
built and continues to be operated across many traditional
territories and treaty areas of Indigenous Peoples. Today’s
announcement is another step in CN’s journey towards
Reconciliation. It follows CN’s Acknowledgment of the historical
role railways have played as instruments of colonial policies and
the intergenerational impacts these policies have had on Indigenous
communities, published in December 2023.
About CNCN’s network spans
nearly 20,000 miles and operates within or adjacent to nearly 230
reserve lands of more than 120 First Nations and Métis communities
in Canada and 7 Tribal reservations in the United States.
Contacts:
Media |
Investment
Community |
Jonathan Abecassis |
Stacy Alderson |
Director |
Assistant Vice-President |
Public Affairs and Media
Relations |
Investor Relations |
438-455-3692 |
514-399-0052 |
media@cn.ca |
investor.relations@cn.ca |
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