New Brunswick Indian Reserves Agreement Act (S.C. 1959, c. 47). Country/Territory Canada Document type Legislation Date 1959 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to confirm an Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Province of New Brunswick respecting Indian Reserves. Subject Land & soil, Mineral resources Keyword Basic legislation Indigenous peoples Land tenure Sub-national agreement Vested rights/existing rights Mining Minerals Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The present Act – consisting of 1 section – confirms and ratifies the Agreement – contained in the Schedule - between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Province of New Brunswick respecting Indian Reserves. For the purpose of the present Agreement “patented lands” means those tracts of land in the Province in respect of which Canada accepted surrenders of their rights and interests therein from the Indians entitled to the use and occupation thereof and in respect of which grants were made by Letters Patent issued under the Great Seal of Canada. Section 2 establishes that all grants of such patented lands are hereby confirmed except in so far as such grants purport to transfer to the grantees any minerals and said minerals are hereby acknowledged to be the property of the Province. The Agreement consists of 6 sections. Full text English/French 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 Implemented by Indian Lands Act (R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 219). Legislation | Canada | 1989 Keyword: Indigenous peoples, Land tenure, Transfer, Ownership, Land consolidation, Land reform, Sub-national agreement, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX