Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act (S.C. 2008, c. 32).

Subject

Fisheries, Land & soil

Keyword

Indigenous peoples Marine fisheries Inland fisheries Contract/agreement Sub-national agreement Land tenure Right of use Enforcement/compliance

Geographical area

Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic

Abstract

Section 4 of the above-mentioned Act establishes that the Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement is approved, given effect and declared valid and has the force of law. The Act – consisting of 33 sections – addresses, inter alia, the following issues: rights and obligations, third parties, inconsistency with the Agreement, payments out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, fee simple estate, Tax Treatment Agreement, powers of Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, land management.

Full text

English/French

Website

www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

First Nations Land Management Act (S.C. 1999, c. 24).

Legislation | Canada | 1999 (2019)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Land tenure, Land reform, Foreign land tenure, Public land, Subdivision of land, Urban land, Indigenous peoples

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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

Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement.

Legislation | Canada | 2007

Keyword: Indigenous peoples, EIA, Environmental planning, Early warning system, Contract/agreement, Sub-national agreement, Policy/planning, Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Allocation/quota, Diadromous fish, Aquaculture, Community management, Access right, Coastal zone management, Aquatic animals, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, 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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX