First Nations


Pjila'si (Welcome). 

Northern Pulp acknowledges we operate in Mi’kma’ki – the traditional territory and ancestral homeland of the Mi’kmaq Nation. We are committed to building relationships, respecting Mi’kmaq rights, and supporting the social, cultural, environmental and educational goals of our First Nations partners. 

The sad legacy of A'sek has impacted many, especially the residents of Pictou Landing First Nation. It is now being addressed and will never be used again.

While Indigenous peoples will ultimately judge the sufficiency of Reconciliation outcomes, at Northern Pulp we believe we are taking the initial steps and changing our behaviour to hopefully build meaningful relationships with Mi’kmaq.  

  • Incorporating the UN Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples into actions, such as Paper Excellence's leadership team Personal Pledges of Reconciliation  
  • Honouring the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action #92 through cultural competency training and outreach for employment opportunities  
  • Joined the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business and achieved Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) certification
    • Provide third-party audience accountability with measurable criteria  
  • Respecting the National Indigenous Economic Strategy Calls to Economic Prosperity through actions, such as a buy local procurement policy that captures the enormous opportunity in partnership with Indigenous businesses in the fibre and mill operations

Paper Excellence remains committed to engaging with Pictou Landing First Nation on the new mill transformation and the Environmental Assessment work.   

To learn more about Paper Excellence’s commitment to Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous Relations Policy visit, paperexcellence.com/responsibility/indigenous-peoples/.  



Learn more about Northern Pulp's transformation plan.