What is the Bill C-45 Indian Act?
What is the Bill C-45 Indian Act?
JC: Bill C-45 transforms the Navigable Waters Protection Act into the Navigation Protection Act. Historically, the Navigable Waters Protection Act protected the right to navigate without interference from logging operations, bridges, pipelines, dams, and other forms of industrial development.
What is the purpose of Bill C-45?
The Westray bill or Bill C-45 was federal legislation that amended the Canadian Criminal Code and became law on March 31, 2004. The Bill (introduced in 2003) established new legal duties for workplace health and safety, and imposed serious penalties for violations that result in injuries or death.
What is Bill C-45 and why are the First Nations communities concerned about this bill?
The passing of Bill C-45 for First Nations people eliminates treaty rights. It will allow First Nations to lease out/surrender reserve lands based on votes taken at a single meeting, rather than a majority vote from an entire First Nation (community consent).
When did the last residential school close?
The last Indian residential school, located in Saskatchewan, closed in 1996. On June 11, 2008, Prime Minister Stephen Harper on behalf of the Government of Canada issued a public apology to Aboriginal Peoples acknowledging Canada’s role in the Indian Residential Schools system.
Who started the Idle No More movement?
Idle No More was formed in November 2012 by four women from Saskatchewan: Jessica Gordon, Sylvia McAdam, Sheelah McLean and Nina Wilson.
Is the Indian Land Consolidation Act a statutory authority?
The rule also lists the Indian Land Consolidation Act (ILCA), as amended by the American Indian Probate Reform Act, 25 U.S.C. 2201 et seq., as statutory authority because the rule relies on this statute as supplemental authority.
What is the Indian Land Policy Act?
Deferring to individual Indian landowner decisions subject to an analysis of whether the decision is in their best interest; Promoting tribal self-determination and self-governance by providing greater deference to Tribes on decisions affecting tribal land; Incorporating tribal land policies in processing a request for a right-of-way.
Can BIA meet the timelines for compacting/contracting tribes?
This commenter also expressed concern about whether BIA, and compacting/contracting tribes, could meet the timelines. Other commenters requested removing discretionary timeframes for BIA actions, providing no more than 60 or 120 days for BIA to act, and allowing any party to compel action.