The Protocol will serve as a template for agreements with First Nations.  It will define how Crown-Indigenous consultations will occur during all phases of mineral development, create certainty in order to advance projects in a timely way and ensure First Nations can be actively involved in all phases of development projects within their traditional territories. They also confirmed 500 thousand dollars in funding to support First Nations in the development and implementation of protocol agreements and will enable the establishment of shared mineral management boards.  Manitoba will also continue to engage with the federal government and First Nations to facilitate trilateral discussions with respect to resource revenue sharing and to advise the government on priority issues concerning mining and mineral exploration in Manitoba the province will establish a Liaison Committee on Mining and Exploration.