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Act Respecting The Support Program For Inuit Beneficiaries Of The James Bay And Northern Québec Agreement For Their Hunting, Fishing And Trapping Activities (chapter P-30.2).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Québec
Document type
Legislation
Date
1982 (2006)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Non-commercial fishing Fishing authorization Marine fisheries Marine fishes Fishing gear/fishing method Fishery management and conservation Special fund Traditional rights/customary rights Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Indigenous peoples Authorization/permit Hunting/capture Hunting gear/hunting methods Ecosystem preservation
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

Through this Act it is established a support program for Inuit beneficiaries, as defined under the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native Persons, for their hunting, fishing and trapping activities. The objectives of the program shall be to favour, encourage and perpetuate the hunting, fishing and trapping activities of the beneficiaries as a way of life and to guarantee to the Inuit communities a supply of the produce from such activities. The beneficiaries are collectively entitled to the program established by this Act. The Act also provides details on program funding, administration and rules on accounts and report keeping.

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