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Tla’amin Final Agreement.

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
British Columbia
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Fisheries, Forestry, Land & soil, Mineral resources, Sea, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Indigenous peoples EIA Environmental planning Early warning system Contract/agreement Sub-national agreement Policy/planning Marine fisheries Inland fisheries Aquatic plants Marine fishes Freshwater fishes Fishing authorization Fishery management and conservation Authorization/permit Access right Forest management/forest conservation Forest service/forest officers Non-timber products Timber Land tenure Governance Ownership Transfer Land consolidation Right of use Traditional rights/customary rights Vested rights/existing rights Cultural heritage Dispute settlement Court/tribunal Tax/levy Financing Public participation Public land Private land Agricultural land Minerals Mining Oil Marine protected areas Protected area Hunting/capture Wildlife products Collecting/harvesting Birds Migratory species National parks Coastal zone management
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This comprehensive Agreement between Canada, British Columbia and the Tla’amin Nation is a Treaty and a Land Claims Agreement within the meaning of sections 25 and 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. The Agreement exhaustively sets out the rights of Tla’amin First Nation, their attributes, the geographic extent of those rights, and the limitations to those rights to which the Parties have agreed. In particular, the Agreement addresses financial arrangements, taxation, lands, self-governance, wildlife and plant harvesting, forestry, fisheries, mining and environmental issues.The text consists of 26 Chapters as follows: Definitions (1); General Provisions (2); Lands (3); Land Title (4); Access (5); Roads and Rights of Way (6); Water 97); Forest Resources (8); Fisheries (9) ; Wildlife (10); Migratory Birds (11); Tla’amin Role outside Tla’amin Lands (12); Environmental Assessment and Environmental Protection (13); Culture and Heritage (14); Governance (15); Local and Regional Government Relations (16); Transition (17); Capital Transfer and Negotiation Loan Repayment (18); Resource Revenue Sharing (19); Fiscal Relations (2); Taxation (21); Eligibility and Enrolment (22); Ratification (23); Implementation (24); Amendment (25); Dispute Resolution (26).

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Constitution Act, 1982.

Legislation | Canada | 1982

Keyword: Agricultural land, Cultural heritage, Economic/social/cultural rights, Indigenous peoples, Traditional rights/customary rights, Human rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Tla'amin Final Agreement Act (S.C. 2014, c. 11).

Legislation | Canada | 2014 (2015)

Keyword: Indigenous peoples, Authorization/permit, Enforcement/compliance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX