Energy Needs Survey

Thank you for your interest in Creative Fire’s survey on Energy Needs & Perspectives. To participate, please click the button below.

What it’s about

The purpose of the survey is to better understand the energy needs of Indigenous communities and the views that people have about the different types of power sources, including renewables, nuclear energy and fossil fuels. We want to amplify Indigenous perspectives, priorities and experiences to influence strategies, policies and decision-making to better reflect and serve Indigenous people and communities.

Your responses are confidential and will never be attributed to you. You can read more about our methodology and ethics in the Ethics section of this site.  

You could win

Once you have completed the survey, opt in for the chance to win an Apple 8^th Gen iPad or a $25 Tim Horton’s gift card!

Creative Fire Research Ethics Commitment 

Our commitment to you is that we will conduct research to the highest ethical standards as set out by both Indigenous and non-Indigenous industry leaders. We respect both your personal right to privacy and the collective right to Indigenous data sovereignty. 

We work to research standards that meet or exceed national best practices in privacy, transparency and integrity. We are equally committed to:

• respecting Indigenous peoples’ data sovereignty 
• the First Nations principles of ownership, control, access, and possession (OCAP) 
• the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) which protects and advances the rights and interests of Inuit in Canada
• and research strategies that protect and support the Métis people

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Our commitment to Indigenous peoples

As a 100% Indigenous-owned company, Creative Fire is committed to conducting research in a good way. We respect the principles of OCAP as well as ITK’s research strategy, and maintain a wider commitment to the evolving priority of supporting Indigenous data sovereignty.

Creative Fire is owned by the Des Nedhe Group, the economic development arm of English River First Nation (ERFN). As such, our commitment to ethical research reflects not only industry best practice, but our commitment to uphold the values of ERFN. 

Our dedication to research and data integrity is part of the sincere belief that good data can provide a voice to Indigenous peoples. This can only be done if you choose to tell us your story and if we are able to tell it honestly and accurately, which is at the heart of our Indigenous commitment to research. We will always tell your story honestly, and always with the goal of empowering Indigenous people and communities. 

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Our commitment to ethical research & your privacy

Creative Fire is committed to conducting research at the highest ethical standards. We maintain the Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC) pledge, which promises that: 

• your personal information will remain confidential
• you will never be sold anything
• you will never be pressured into answering questions
• if you decide to end the interview or would like your answers deleted, we will respect your decision

In addition, we promise that:

• your responses will never be linked to your personal information
• no employee of Creative Fire, not publicly identified as working on the research project, will have access to your response 
• if you ever decide you would like to withdraw your response, we will immediately delete all data and notes associated with your interview
• we will never use your information for purposes beyond the scope of the original survey or sell your responses, or personal information
• any information you provide will be secured in a protected location. 

For more information about our research ethics, please contact Max Skudra, Director of Research and Innovation.

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Who we are 

Creative Fire is 100%-owned by Des Nedhe Group, the economic development arm of English River First Nation, located in northern Saskatchewan. Our goals are to:  

• provide value to our clients 
• create prosperity, employment and opportunity for the Dene community of English River 
• open doors for more Indigenous people and companies 
• have a positive impact in our communities and across the country