The Porcupine Caribou Management Board is a joint management board to manage, protect and maintain the Porcupine herd’s habitat within Canada. The Board provides advice and recommendations to Canada, Yukon and Northwest Territories on matters relating to the herd.

Porcupine Caribou Management Agreement

The Board consists of eight members, plus the Chairperson.

Membership is two members representing the Council of Yukon First Nations, one member representing the Gwich’in Tribal Council, one member representing the Inuvialuit Game Council, one member representing Canada, one member representing the Government of the Northwest Territories, and two members representing the Government of Yukon.

There are eight alternate members on the Board.

Members are appointed by the appropriate appointing authority under section C3 of the Porcupine Caribou Management Agreement.

The Board meets four times a year and holds an Annual Harvest Meeting the second week of February. Conference calls are scheduled between meetings and workshops are held throughout the year, as needed.

The time and place of meetings is determined at the previous meeting or earlier if possible.

Meetings take place in user communities on a rotational basis and are open to the public. Meetings are two to three days long and may involve travel time.

An honorarium is not paid to government employees or to those members holding full-time positions with represented organizations, unless they are on leave status. Payments are made to eligible members as follows:

Member: $250 per day

50% per half day (i.e. 4 hours)

If nominations or appointments are not made within a reasonable time, the Board may discharge its responsibilities with those members.

The Board determines criteria for the nomination of the Chairperson.