The organizations include: the Canadian Boreal Initiative, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Canopy, the David Suzuki Foundation, ForestEthics, Greenpeace, The Nature Conservancy, Pew Environment Group, International, Boreal Conservation Campaign, Ivey Foundation, and 21 companies - from the Forest Products Association of Canada.

The David Suzuki Foundation issued column to say First Nation participation is essential for the agreement to be viable. Greenpeace Canada, according to media leaks, is debating its participation in the agreement.

Most boreal regions in Canada are also First Nation traditional territory, and in many cases treaty land entitlements, aboriginal rights, and title issues remain unresolved. Throughout the boreal, government is required to consult with and accommodate Aboriginal people prior to development decisions that may affect Aboriginal rights.

Chief Ghislain Picard of the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador (AFNQL) commented, "The intentions... must obviously be backed up by a genuine and tangible willingness to involve the First Nations that have rights over these lands."

Grand Chief Stan Beardy of Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), Ontario indicated in his press release: "The right of consent is reflected in the spirit and intent of both Treaty 9 and Treaty 5, this is our right. We must be part of the decision making, benefit from resources in our traditional territory, and be involved in how the land is managed."