The present Act is made under the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement. In particular, the Act deals with Category IA and Category IA-N native lands and their local administration. Category IA lands are those that were transferred from the Province of Quebec to the Government of Canada for…
The present Regulations are made under the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act. In particular, section 1 establishes that the purpose of these Regulations is to implement with respect to the project lands a legal regime that is harmonized with the legal regime of Alberta that…
The present Regulations are made under the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act. Section 2 establishes that the incorporated Laws as set out in Schedule 2 shall apply with respect to the project lands which refers to all those parcels or tracts of land in the Province of…
The present Regulation is made under the Act respecting the acquisition of farmland by non-residents. Section 1 establishes that a person who wishes to submit an application for authorization must forward the documents listed in this section to the Commission de protection du territoire agricole…
The basic goals of the present Agreement - made under section 35 of the Constitution of Canada - are to: 1) preserve Inuvialuit cultural identity and values within a changing northern society; 2) enable Inuvialuit to be equal and meaningful participants in the northern and national economy and…
The 1977 Northern Flood Agreement (NFA) was negotiated in an attempt to define compensation for the damage caused by Churchill River Diversion constructed in the 1970s as part of Manitoba Hydro's massive hydroelectric development in Northern Manitoba. In particular, the CRD caused changes…
The present Agreement and the ensuing Final Agreement shall have the following objectives: a) The exercise by the Crees of greater autonomy and greater responsibilities regarding the governance of Category IB and II lands, in particular with respect to governance powers of a local and regional…
The present Regulation is made under the Act respecting land use planning and development. In particular, the Regulation lays down provisions relating to procedural matters for the issuing of building permits. The text consists of 4 sections and 1 Schedule.
Implements: Act respecting land…
The present Regulation is made under the Act respecting the lands in the domain of the state. Section 2 establishes that the transfer of management of land and the granting of land rights to a public body, the Government of Canada or any of its departments or agencies under sections 10 and 12 of…
The present Agreement constitutes the full and final settlement in respect of the aboriginal rights, including the aboriginal title, of the Crees of Eeyou Istchee with respect to the use and ownership of lands and Resources in Nunavut and in the area comprising Hudson Bay and James Bay.…
The present Act approves, gives effect to and declares valid certain agreements between the Grand Council of the Crees (of Quebec), the Northern Quebec Inuit Association, the Government of Quebec la Société d’énergie de la Baie James, la Société de développement de la Baie James, la Commission…
The present Agreement - made under section 35 of the Constitutino of Canada - constitutes the full and final settlement in respect of the aboriginal rights, including aboriginal title, in Canada of Yale First Nation. For the purpose of the present Agreement “section 35 Rights of Yale First…