Peter Csicsai

Background

About Peter Csicsai

Peter Csicsai brings over 20 years of experience advancing Indigenous-led prosperity through strategic leadership, policy innovation and major project development. As Managing Director of the Métis Prosperity Group, Peter is driving transformative economic growth by attracting strategic investments to British Columbia and creating inclusive opportunities across key sectors, including in real estate development and renewable energy production. He has held senior roles in government in both British Columbia and the Northwest Territories including leadership positions in major project regulatory agencies. His career also spans advocacy organizations such as the First Nations Major Projects Coalition as well as multiple board appointments. Peter has led high-impact initiatives ranging from major commercial transactions in the energy and mining sectors to Crown–Indigenous negotiations to shaping landmark policy and legislative frameworks, including the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, the BC Economic Plan and CleanBC. Most recently, as Chair of the Carrier Sekani First Nations’ Economic Development Advisory Committee, he guided the creation of an Indigenous-aligned economic framework for central British Columbia. Peter is also the chief officer responsible for external relations at Métis Nation British Columbia where he serves as Chief Relations Officer, overseeing a number of portfolio areas, including economic development, justice and rights, food security and intergovernmental relations. Peter also leads a successful consulting practice, Alderleaf Advisory Group Inc, which provides economic and business development advisory services to Indigenous communities and governments across Canada. Peter lives on the traditional and unceded lands of the lək̓ʷəŋən-speaking peoples, the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.