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Displaying 81 - 85 of 162First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act (S.C. 2005, c. 53).
The present Act allows the federal government to produce Regulations for complex commercial and industrial development projects on reserves. These federal Regulations are only made at the request of participating First Nations. These Regulations are project-specific, developed in cooperation with the First Nation and the relevant province, and are limited to the particular lands described in the project. The text consists of 13 sections.
Haisla Nation Liquefied Natural Gas Facility Regulations (SOR/2012-293).
The present Regulations are made under the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act. In particular, the Regulations lay down provisions relating to the application of certain Laws. The text - consisting of 44 sections – deals, inter alia, with the following aspects: application of Laws, inapplicable Federal Regulations, construction standards, transitional provisions, adaptation to the Environmental Management Act, Oil and Gas Activities Act, Weed Control Act and to the Wildfire Act, as well as to their Regulations. Two Schedules are enclosed.
Fort McKay First Nation Oil Sands Regulations (SOR/2007-79).
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 governs oil sands mining and related activities. The text consists of 9 sections and 2 Annexes.
Fort William First Nation Sawmill Regulations (SOR/2011-86).
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 Ontario being part of the fort William Indian Reserve. The text consists of 7 sections and 2 Schedules.
Implements: First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act (S.C. 2005, c. 53). (2012-07-06)
Yale First Nation Final Agreement.
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 Nation” means the rights, anywhere in Canada, of Yale First Nation, that are recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.