This paper examines the 2013 amendments to the Co-Management Agreement (under the Métis Settlements Act). The outline of the discussion is as follows: a brief appraisal of the continuing relevance of oil, gas, and oil sands production to Métis settlements in Alberta; an examination of the partnership between the Alberta government and the Métis settlements; an description and a favourable assessment of the operation of the newly amended CMA.

This paper was presented at the Constitutional Symposium held in October 2013.