The First Nations Principles of OCAP® establish how First Nations’ data and information will be collected, protected, used, and shared. Standing for ownership, control, access and possession, OCAP® is a tool to support strong information governance on the path to First Nations data sovereignty. The First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) is pleased to offer a variety of education and training options to support organizations looking to gain a deeper understanding of the OCAP® principles.

For the third year, the FNIGC will be hosting The First Nations Principles of OCAP® presentation for CRDCN researchers. It will introduce participants to FNIGC, the First Nations Principles of OCAP® and First Nations data sovereignty. Over the course of approximately one hour, participants will learn about OCAP® and have the opportunity to ask questions in a Q & A period at the end of the presentation by Erin Dokis.

Please find below helpful resources and links:

• Link to The Fundamentals of OCAP® website: https://fnigc.ca/ocap-training/take-the-course/
• CRDCN resource for researchers planning to undertake work with First Nations, Inuit and Métis Data (pdf)