Form: 3

Initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities

March 9, 2006

POA DOCUMENT

Published on March 9, 2006

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS




POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I,
the
undersigned, Pierre Arseneault, have by these presents constituted
and
appointed and in my place and stead put Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.,

Christopher Courts, Shannon Curran, Michael Shelby, and Marion
Greenhalgh,
severally, to be my true and lawful attorneys, for me and in
my name to
sign, file or register, electronically or otherwise, with the
appropriate
authorities all information, documents or filings in relation
to the
reporting required by law of any trading of my securities in
Novelis Inc.


I DECLARE that the power conferred in this Power of
Attorney shall
remain in full force and effect until due notice in
writing of its
revocation shall have been given by me.

FURTHER, I
ratify and confirm
whatsoever my attorney shall lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue of
these presents.

THIS Power of Attorney
hereby revokes all previous
Powers of Attorney in respect of the subject
matter hereof.

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF I have set my hand this 7th day
of March, 2006.



/s/ Pierre Arseneault