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  1. Library Resource
    Legislation
    January, 2013
    Canada

    The present Act requires that 581 First Nations, defined as an Indian band under the Indian Act, make their audited consolidated financial statements and a Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses of chief and council available to their members as well as publish it on a website.

  2. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Canada, Americas, Northern America

    The present Act defines how resource development shall be managed in Nunavut. In particular, the Act: 1) establishes in legislation the continuation of the Nunavut Planning Commission (NPC) and Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) and clearly defines their powers, duties and functions, including how their commissioners/board members are appointed. It also clearly defines the roles and authorities of Inuit, and the federal and territorial government; 2) creates a "single window" approach to the review process.

  3. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Canada, Americas, Northern America

    The purpose of the present Act is to transfer control over Crown lands and natural resources from the federal government to the Province of Saskatchewan.Section 2 of the Act confirms the Agreement set out in the Schedule (Memorandum of Agreement, made on 14 December 1929).Under the present Natural Resources Transfer Agreement (N.R.T.A.) the Government of Canada agrees that provincial laws respecting game shall apply to the Indians within provincial boundaries in order to secure the continuance of the supply of game and fish for the support and subsistence of Indians.

  4. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Canada, Americas, Northern America

    The purpose of the present Act is to transfer control over Crown lands and natural resources from the federal government to the Province of Manitoba. Section 2 of the Act confirms the Agreement set out in the Schedule (Memorandum of Agreement, made on 14 December 1929). Under the present Natural Resources Transfer Agreement (N.R.T.A.) the Government of Canada agrees that provincial laws respecting game shall apply to the Indians within provincial boundaries in order to secure the continuance of the supply of game and fish for the support and subsistence of Indians.

  5. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Canada, Americas, Northern America

    The present Act gives effect to the Tla’amin Final Agreement. In this connexion section 4 establishes that the Agreement is approved, given effect and declared valid and has the force of law. The text consists of 20 sections.

    Implements: Tla’amin Final Agreement. (2014-04-11)

  6. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Canada, Americas, Northern America

    The purpose of this Act is to establish the Specific Claims Tribunal, the mandate of which is to decide issues of validity and compensation relating to specific claims of First Nations. In particular, the Tribunal is responsible for holding hearings to decide the validity of specific claims and any compensation arising from those claims. The text - consisting of 43 sections – deals, inter alia, with the following aspects: rules of the Tribunal, Advisory Committee, costs, powers of the Tribunal, specific claims, extended meaning of Crown, exceptions, hearing and decisions.

  7. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Canada, Americas, Northern America

    The present Act enforces the Agreement signed on 21 December 2000 between the Mohawks of Kanesatake and Her Majesty in right of Canada respecting governance of certain lands by the Mohawks of Kanesatake and to amend an Act in consequence.

  8. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Canada, Americas, Northern America

    The present Act introduces some amendments to the Saskatchewan Natural Resources Act (R.S.C. 1930, c. 41) which contains the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement (N.R.T.A.) whereby the Government of Canada agrees that provincial laws respecting game shall apply to the Indians within provincial boundaries in order to secure the continuance of the supply of game and fish for the support and subsistence of Indians.

  9. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Canada, Americas, Northern America

    The present Act establishes the Rouge National Urban Park, which is described in the Schedule, for the purposes of protecting and presenting, for current and future generations, the natural and cultural heritage of the Park and its diverse landscapes, promoting a vibrant farming community and encouraging Canadians to discover and connect with their national protected heritage areas.The Rouge National Urban Park, managed by Parks Canada, is Canada's first national urban park and home to a great number of combination of natural, cultural and agricultural features including 1,700 species of pl

  10. Library Resource
    Legislation
    Canada, Americas, Northern America

    The present Act approves, gives effect to and declares valid the Agreement between Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada and the Dene of Colville Lake, Déline, Fort Good Hope and Fort Norman and the Metis of Fort Good Hope, Fort Norman and Norman Wells, as represented by the Sahtu Tribal Council. In particular, section 5 establishes that for the purposes of carrying out its objectives, the Renewable Resources Board established by the Agreement has the capacity, rights, powers and privileges of a natural person. The text consists of 7 sections.

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