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Corporate Social Responsibility Counsellor

Canadian Office of the Extractive Sector

Bank

Name: Canadian Office of the Extractive Sector

Acronym: COES

Year Founded: None

Support:

Sectors: Extractives (oil, gas, mining), Infrastructure, Land reform

Regions: East Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, North America, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa

Mechanism

Mechanism: Corporate Social Responsibility Counsellor

Acronym: CSR

Year Founded: 2009

Year Reviewed:

Website: Link

Registry: Link

Total Complaints: 6

Active Complaints: 0

The Office of the Extractive Sector CSR Counsellor is a federal agency set up by the Canadian government to further its corporate social responsibility strategy for Canada’s international mining, oil, and gas sectors. The Office came into effect in March 2010 has both an advisory role and a dispute resolution role referred to as the Review Process.

In the Review Process, the CSR Counsellor facilitates dispute resolution between Canadian mining, oil and gas companies and communities outside of Canada. The Counsellor exists only as a neutral convening institution for dispute resolution and cannot make any compliance findings.

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Issues Raised in CSR Complaints

Projects in CSR Complaints

Countries of CSR Complaints

How Are Complaints Handled?

Complaint Map

COES Corporate Social Responsibility Counsellor

Canadian Office of the Extractive Sector CSR Complaints	IAM	Country	Date Filed	Status
Excellon Resources: La Platosa mine project (2011-01-MEX)	COES CSR	Mexico	07/04/2011	Closed Without Outputs
First Quantum Minerals: Mauritania Copper Mines ("MCM") Project	COES CSR	Mauritania	14/08/2011	Closed With Outputs Outside Process
Golden Arrow Resources Corporation: Chinchillas silver project	COES CSR	Argentina	09/07/2013	Closed Without Outputs
McEwen Mining: Los Azules project	COES CSR	Argentina	09/07/2012	Closed Without Outputs
New Gold: Minera San Xavier Project	COES CSR	Mexico	11/02/2013	Closed Without Outputs
Silver Standard Resources: Pirquitas project	COES CSR	Argentina	04/04/2013	Closed Without Outputs