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Land Claims Agreement between the Inuit of Labrador and her Majesty the Queen in right of Newfoundland and Labrador and her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada.

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Newfoundland
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2005
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Indigenous peoples Sub-national agreement Contract/agreement Land tenure Subdivision of land Traditional rights/customary rights Vested rights/existing rights Land valuation Land commission Land-use planning Court/tribunal Dispute settlement Cultural heritage
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Agreement constitutes a final settlement of the aboriginal rights of the Labrador Inuit in Canada and exhaustively sets out the rights of the Labrador Inuit that recognized and confirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. In exchange for the rights and benefits specified in the Agreement, Inuit will cede and release to Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador all of their aboriginal rights outside of Labrador Inuit Lands and Aboriginal rights related to subsurface resources in Labrador Inuit Lands. The Labrador Inuit will retain all other aboriginal rights in Labrador Inuit Lands. Continuing Aboriginal rights are modified as set out in the Agreement and must be exercised in ways that are consistent with the Agreement.

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act (S.C. 2005, c. 27).

Legislation | Canada | 2005 (2005)

Keyword: Land tenure, Sub-national agreement, Contract/agreement, Subdivision of land, Enforcement/compliance, Indigenous peoples, Traditional rights/customary rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX