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Modern First Nations Legislation Annotated, 2025 Edition

This book is the only complete collection of the most recent legislation affecting Aboriginal peoples rights in Canada, their lands, and their institutions.
Publication Language: English
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Published: December 31, 2024
ISBN/ISSN: 9780433534709

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The Definitive Resource on First Nations Legislation
If you want to give solid legal advice to First Nations or make effective leadership decisions, you need the most up-to-date information on First Nations law in Canada. Modern First Nations Legislation Annotated, 2025 Edition is a detailed collection of most of the key recent federal legislation affecting First Nations, their lands, and their institutions.

Features and Benefits

  • "What's New" and "What's Next" – Capturing key recent changes and anticipated developments
  • Introductory commentary for all legislation – Providing an overview of each Act and regulation
  • Section-by-section commentary and annotation – Offering expert interpretation of each section and highlighting key cases on point
  • Full text of a variety of recent First Nations legislation – Have the full text of relevant legislation and regulations at your fingertips

Highlights of the 2025 Edition

  • Introductory commentary about Bill C-61, the proposed First Nations Clean Water Act currently before Parliament
  • Inclusion of the newly enacted Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management Act with annotations and introductory commentary
  • Inclusion of An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families with annotations and introductory commentary
  • Discussion of substantial and recent amendments to the First Nations Fiscal Management Act
  • Discussion of possible future legislative changes, including amending the Interpretation Act to include a non-derogation clause applicable to all federal laws, which would affect Acts in this volume, and additional regulations under the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act

Who Should Buy

  • Aboriginal lawyers who need up-to-date information on First Nations governance, reserve land transactions, taxation, and specific claims
  • Aboriginal band administrators, First Nations leaders, councils, negotiators and policy advisors who need guidance on the law that governs their actions
  • Aboriginal economic development officers, land managers and taxation officials who need to understand and comply with the standards set out in the legislation
  • Provincial governments and municipalities who are directly involved in negotiating land claims, municipal service agreements, or regulatory monitoring and enforcement agreements with First Nations
  • Officials of the Department of Indigenous Services, and the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, and other federal officials who must keep current on modern First Nations legislation to meet the Federal Government's constitutional, treaty, political, and legal responsibilities to First Nations
  • Non-Aboriginal residents of reserves who wish to better understand both their rights and First Nation governance of reserve lands – e.g. property taxation; land use and transactions
 

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Table of contents

 About the Authors
Legislative Currency
Detailed Table of Contents
What's New?
What's Next?
Introduction to Modern First Nations Legislation
Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act (Annotated)
Emergency Protection Orders Regulations (Annotated)
An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families (Annotated)
First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act (Annotated)
First Nations Elections Act (Annotated)
First Nations Elections Regulations (Annotated)
First Nations Financial Transparency Act (Annotated)
First Nations Fiscal Management Act (Annotated)
Credit Enhancement Fund Use Regulations (Annotated)
Debt Reserve Fund Replenishment Regulations (Annotated)
Financing Secured by Other Revenues Regulations (Annotated)
First Nations Assessment Appeal Regulations (Annotated)
First Nations Assessment Inspection Regulations (Annotated)
First Nations Local Revenue Law Review Regulations (Annotated)
First Nations Property Assessment and Taxation (Railway Rights-of-Way) Regulations (Annotated)
First Nations Tax Commission Review Procedures Regulations (Annotated)
First Nations Tax Commissioner Appointment Regulations (Annotated)
First Nations Taxation Enforcement Regulations (Annotated)
Revenue Management Implementation Regulations (Annotated)
Short-term Pooled Investment Fund Regulations (Annotated)
Statistical Data Disclosure Regulations
Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management Act (Annotated)
First Nations Land Registry Regulations (Annotated)
Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management
First Nations Oil and Gas and Moneys Management Act (Annotated)
First Nations Oil and Gas Environmental Assessment Regulations (Annotated)
First Nations Oil and Gas and Moneys Management Voting Regulations (Annotated)
First Nations Clean Water Act [Bill C-61]
Specific Claims Tribunal Act (Annotated)
Index