Northwest Territories Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement. Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Northwest Territories Document type Miscellaneous Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Contract/agreement Indigenous peoples Financing Procedural matters Institution Land consolidation Land tenure Public land Traditional rights/customary rights Waste disposal Waste management Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The purpose of this Agreement-in-Principle is: a) to confirm the commitment of the Parties, as evidenced by their approval of this Agreement-in-Principle, to enter into negotiations for the conclusion of the Devolution Agreement and such other agreements as contemplated by this Agreement-in-Principle; and b) to set out specific provisions and identify subject matters for negotiation which shall form the basis of the Devolution Agreement. The text consists of 13 chapters as follows: Definitions (1); General provisions (2); Devolution Agreement negotiation process (3); General provisions of the Devolution Agreement (4); Transfer of responsibilities (5); Post-Devolution Resource management (6); Administration of oil and gas resources (7); Waste sites (8); Human resources (9); Nao properties assets, contracts and records (10); Financial matters (11); Net fiscal benefit (12); Implementation matters (13). Full text English Website www.gc.ca References - Legislation Implemented by Northwest Territories Intergovernmental Resource Revenue Sharing Agreement Act (S.N.W.T 2014, c. 12). Legislation | Canada | 2014 Keyword: International relations/cooperation, Land tenure, Financing, Liability/compensation, Public land, Vested rights/existing rights, Enforcement/compliance, Indigenous peoples Source: FAO, FAOLEX Northwest Territories Act (S.C. 2014, c. 2, s. 2). Legislation | Canada | 2014 (2014) Keyword: Basic legislation, Land tenure, Indigenous peoples, Public land, Property rights, Procedural matters, Court/tribunal, Access-to-justice, Enforcement/compliance, Institution, Water rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX Northwest Territories Intergovernmental Agreements on Lands and Resources Management. Legislation | Canada | 2014 Keyword: Indigenous peoples, Land tenure, Public land, Policy/planning, Contract/agreement, Water rights, Freshwater resources management Source: FAO, FAOLEX