- Treaties provide certainty about who owns and who has legal authority over land and resources.
- Treaties bring clarity on hunting and fishing rights for all British Columbians.
- Certainty encourages investment and bolsters the provincial economy.
- Total benefits from treaties, including increased investment, could reach $50 billion — $1 billion to $2 billion each year for the next 20 to 25 years.
- With cash settlements and certainty over land and resources, treaties strengthen British Columbia’s economy and help sustain communities throughout the province.
- Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities and governments have the opportunity to build partnerships for mutual economic and social benefit.
- Increased economic activity in First Nations communities will benefit all neighbouring communities and stimulate the provincial economy as a whole.
- Treaties mean First Nation citizens will pay taxes like all other British Columbians.
