Regulations (Amending) the First Nations Land Registry Regulations, pursuant to the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management Act
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- Title or working title of the regulatory initiative
- Enabling act(s)
- Description
- Regulatory cooperation efforts (domestic and international)
- Potential impacts on Canadians, including businesses
- Consultations
- Further information
- Departmental contact information
- The date the regulatory initiative was first included in the Forward Regulatory Plan
- Find out more
Title or working title of the regulatory initiative
Regulations Amending the First Nations Land Registry Regulations
Enabling act(s)
First Nation Land Management Act
Description
In the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management, enacted by the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management Act, the federal government established a system for the registration of interests in First Nation lands. The First Nations Land Registry maintains abstracts for each reserve and every individual parcel of reserve land for each First Nation that is subject to the act.
Previous provisions of the act required Canada to administer and maintain the First Nations Land Registry in the same manner as the Reserve Land Register established under the Indian Act. An amendment to the act has enabled the Governor in Council to create regulations relating to the transfer of the administration of the First Nations Land Registry to any person or body and the disclosure of personal information for that purpose.
Regulatory cooperation efforts (domestic and international)
The department will work with the Lands Advisory Board and the First Nations Land Management Resource Centre. This initiative is not under a specific formal regulatory cooperation work plan.
Potential impacts on Canadians, including businesses
The regulatory changes affect First Nations already participating in First Nations Land Management and future entrants, as well as a small segment of the general public and businesses who have engaged in, or will be engaging in, land transactions on First Nation lands.
These changes are expected to support First Nations that are operational under the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management to take on further control in land management and provide access to modern technology, which will support increased access to land-based economic opportunities.
Consultations
No consultation is required beyond that which may have been and continues to be conducted by First Nations' leadership with their community members and by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada with the Lands Advisory Board and the First Nations Land Management Resource Centre.
Further information
Please find further information on First Nation Land Management Policy and Legislation.
Departmental contact
Luc Beaudry
Director
Engagement and Policy Directorate
Indigenous Institutions and Governance Modernization Branch
Resolution and Partnerships Sector
Tel.: 613-818-1760
Email: luc.beaudry@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca
The date the regulatory initiative was first included in the Forward Regulatory Plan
April 2019
Find out more
Consult Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada's Laws and Regulations web page for:
- a list of acts and regulations administered by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
- further information on Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada's implementation of government-wide regulatory management initiatives
Consult the following for links to the Cabinet Directive on Regulation and supporting policies and guidance, and for information on government-wide regulatory initiatives implemented by departments and agencies across the Government of Canada:
To learn about upcoming or ongoing consultations on proposed federal regulations, visit: