First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act
| First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act | |
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| Parliament of Canada | |
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| Citation | S.C. 2005, c. 53 |
| Assented to | 2005-11-25 |
| Legislative history | |
| First reading | 2005-11-02 |
| Second reading | 2005-11-23 |
| Third reading | 2005-11-23 |
| First reading | 2005-11-23 |
| Second reading | 2005-11-25 |
| Third reading | 2005-11-25 |
| Status: In force | |
The First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act is an act of the Parliament of Canada designed to allow First Nations to use certain provincial regulations to use certain provincial regulations to improve the economic development within their reserves.[1]
History
[edit]When the federal government passed the act, there was relatively little media coverage.[2][3]
Provisions
[edit]The act allows for the harmonisation of federal, provincial and First Nations regulations.[3]
The act exempts the federal government from having any liability.[3] The act requires environmental impact assessments to be made.[3]
Application and further developments
[edit]The act helped to enable the Squamish Nation Sen̓áḵw, located near Vancouver, Canada's largest Indigenous-led housing development.[2][4]
In 2017, the federal government passed a law under the act applying provincial mining regulationson the relevant project lands.[5] The act enabled the Muskowekwan First Nation in Saskatchewan to allow the Encanto Potash to develop a mine.[6]
The act facilitated the Resolute Forest Products Fort William First Nation to allow Resolute Forest Products to develop a sawmill.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Kerr-Lazenby, Mina (2023-07-09). "Squamish Nation to use BC residential tenancy protections for own housing developments". North Shore News. Archived from the original on 2023-07-12. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ a b "How the Squamish First Nation is Reshaping Vancouver". Vancouver Magazine. 2012-05-02. Archived from the original on 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ a b c d Tiedemann, Marlisa (2006-01-09). "BILL C-71: FIRST NATIONS COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ACT" (PDF). Parliamentary Information and Research Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ Zeidler, Maryse (2025-02-07). "'Welcome to Sen̓áḵw': A sneak peek inside Canada's largest Indigenous-led housing development". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2025-02-09. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ Quesnel, Joseph (2019-01-30). "It's time for governments to recognize the value of partnerships with First Nations". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ Scales, Marilyn (2017-06-01). "Historic deal ensures First Nations participation in new potash mine". Canadian Mining Journal. Archived from the original on 2021-09-28. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ "Resolute Thunder Bay sawmill reaches a milestone (2 Photos)". TB News Watch. 2020-09-02. Archived from the original on 2020-09-03. Retrieved 2025-04-26.