Nunavut Act (S.C. 1993, c. 28).

Country/Territory: Canada
Document type: Legislation
Date: 1993 (2015)
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Long title: An Act to establish a territory to be known as Nunavut and provide for its government and to amend certain Acts in consequence thereof.

Subject: Land & soil
Keyword: Basic legislation Land consolidation Land tenure Land reform Subdivision of land Public land Cultural heritage Tax/levy Indigenous peoples Access-to-justice
Geographical area: Americas, North America

Abstract: There is hereby established a territory of Canada, to be known as Nunavut, consisting of: a) all that part of Canada north of the sixtieth parallel of north latitude and east of the boundary described in Schedule I that is not within Quebec or Newfoundland; and b) the islands in Hudson Bay, James Bay and Ungava Bay that are not within Manitoba, Ontario or Quebec. Section 49 establishes that the following lands are and remain vested in Her Majesty in right of Canada: a) land acquired with funds o
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Keyword: Cultural heritage, Indigenous peoples

Source: FAO, FAOLEX