Grassy Narrows and Islington Indian Bands Mercury Pollution Claims Settlement Act (S.C. 1986, c. 23). Country/Territory Canada Document type Legislation Date 1986 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Indigenous peoples Inland waters Liability/compensation Freshwater pollution Business/industry/corporations Hazardous substances Sub-national agreement Enforcement/compliance Pollution control Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Entry into force notes The present Act enters into force on 28 July 1986. Abstract The present Act approves, gives effect to and declares valid the Agreement entered by the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, Reed Inc., Great Lakes Forest Products Ltd., the Islington Indian Band and the Grassy Narrows Indian Band for the settlement of all claims and causes of action, past, present and future, arising out of the discharge by Reed Inc. and its predecessors of mercury and other pollutants into the English and Wabigoon and related river systems and the continuing presence of any such pollutants, including the continuing but now diminishing presence of methyl mercury in the related ecosystems since its initial identification in 1969. Full text English Website www.gc.ca References - Legislation Implements Indian Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. I-5). Legislation | Canada | 1985 (2019) Keyword: Agricultural development, Farming, Property rights, Agricultural land, Indigenous peoples, Governance, Access-to-justice, Aquaculture, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Forest management/forest conservation, Public land, Procedural matters, Ownership, Transfer, Financing, Tax/levy, Transport/storage, Gender, Offences/penalties, Enforcement/compliance, Hunting/capture Source: FAO, FAOLEX