First Nations limited partnership
By First Nations, For First Nations
FN (PTP) Group Limited Partnership (FNLP) is an Indigenous organization that represents 16 Participating First Nations in Northern British Columbia whose territories traverse the Pacific Trail Pipelines, a proposed 472-kilometre natural gas pipeline project which would run from Summit Lake to Kitimat, BC.
About FNLP
Working to Preserve Participating First Nations' Interests
FNLP was formed in 2008 by forward-thinking First Nations whose traditional territories traverse the proposed Pacific Trail Pipelines natural gas project in Northern British Columbia. Their vision led to a ground-breaking commercial agreement — the first of its kind in Canada — in which a large group of First Nations (now 16 in all) collectively negotiated an innovative commercial benefits agreement with Pacific Trail Pipelines project proponents.
The agreement set a valuable new benchmark for Indigenous participation in large natural resources projects and delivered immediate economic advantages to Participating First Nation communities.
Project Overview
Pacific Trail Pipelines
The Pacific Trail Pipelines project is a proposed 472-kilometre, 42-inch natural gas pipeline project intended to run from Summit Lake to Kitimat in Northern BC. The Province of British Columbia determined the project to be ‘Substantially Started’ in December of 2016.
Participating First Nations
16 Participating First Nations
The 16 First Nations who, together, form FNLP, live in Northern British Columbia, along the corridor proposed for the Pacific Trail Pipelines project. As Shareholders in a unique commercial structure, FNLP’s Participating First Nations speak with one unified voice via an independent Board of Directors and Executive Management.
