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Displaying 6831 - 6835 of 15550Eeyou Marine Region Land Claims Agreement Act (S.C. 2011, c. 20).
The present Act approves, gives effect and declares valid the Agreement between the Crees of Eeyou Istchee and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada concerning the Eeyou Marine Region. The text consists of 15 sections. The Agreement is binding on, and may be relied on by, all persons and bodies that are not parties to it. The text consists of 15 sections.
Implements: Agreement between the Crees of Eeyou Istchee and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada concerning the Eeyou Marine Region. (2010-07-07)
Western Arctic (Inuvialuit) Claims Settlement Act (S.C. 1984, c. 24).
The present Act approves, gives effect to and declares valid the Agreement between the Committee for Original Peoples’ Entitlement, representing the Inuvialuit of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, and the Government of Canada. For the purpose of the present Act “Territory” means the Northwest Territories, Yukon and adjacent offshore areas, not forming part of the Northwest Territories or Yukon, within the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Canada. The text consists of 8 sections.
Implements: Inuvialuit Final Agreement. (1984-06-05)
Land and Titles (Amendment) Act (No. 11 of 2014).
This Act amends the Land and Titles Act in provisions, concerning, among other things: powers of the Commissioner and consent to subdivision. It also inserts a new Part which establishes the Land Board and defines its functions and powers. The Board has power to: (a) allocate interest in any land in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
Amends: Land and Titles Act. (2005-03-21)
Northeastern Quebec Agreement.
The Northeastern Quebec Agreement (NEQA) settles the land claims of the Naskapi Indian band, exchanging their claims, rights and territorial interests for other rights and benefits. Signatories to the Agreement include the Naskapi Indian Band, the Government of Quebec, the James Bay Energy Corporation, the James Bay Development Corporation, the Quebec Hydro-Electric Commission (Hydro-Quebec), the Grand Council of the Crees (of Quebec), the Northern Quebec Inuit Association, and the Government of Canada.Under the Agreement the territory was divided into three categories.
James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement.
This Agreement originally only covered claims made by Quebec Cree Indians and Inuit. Later this Agreement was slightly modified in 1978 by the Northeastern Quebec Agreement, through which Quebec's Naskapi First Nations joined the treaty.