Specific Claims Tribunal Act (S.C. 2008, c. 22). Country/Territory Canada Document type Legislation Date 2008 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to establish the Specific Claims Tribunal and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. Subject General Keyword Indigenous peoples Dispute settlement Court/tribunal Institution Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The purpose of this Act is to establish the Specific Claims Tribunal, the mandate of which is to decide issues of validity and compensation relating to specific claims of First Nations. In particular, the Tribunal is responsible for holding hearings to decide the validity of specific claims and any compensation arising from those claims. The text - consisting of 43 sections – deals, inter alia, with the following aspects: rules of the Tribunal, Advisory Committee, costs, powers of the Tribunal, specific claims, extended meaning of Crown, exceptions, hearing and decisions. Full text English Website www.canada.justice.gc.ca