An Act to give effect to the Agreement on Cree Nation Governance between the Crees of Eeyou Istchee and the Government of Canada, to amend the Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts (S.C. 2018, c. 4)

Marginal note:Replacement of “IA or IA-N” with “IA-N”

123 The Act is amended by replacing “IA or IA-N” with “IA-N” in the following provisions:

• (a) subparagraph 22(2)(a)(i);

• (b) subparagraph 45(1)(h)(i);

• (c) paragraph 47(1)(a);

• (d) section 101;

• (e) paragraph 108(1)(b);

• (f) the heading of Part VII;

• (g) subsection 121(2);

• (h) subparagraphs 129(c)(i) and (d)(i);

• (i) subsection 130(2);

• (j) section 131;

• (k) paragraphs 132(1)(a) and (b);

• (l) the portion of subsection 135(2) before paragraph (a);

• (m) section 140;

• (n) subsections 145(1) to (3);

• (o) section 148;

• (p) the portion of subsection 150(1) before paragraph (a) and subsection (2);

• (q) paragraphs 151(f) and (h);

• (r) paragraph 177(a); and

• (s) subsection 196(2).

PART 3Transitional Provisions, Related and Consequential Amendments and Coordinating Amendments

Transitional Provisions

Marginal note:Cree-Naskapi Commission’s report to Parliament

• 124 (1) The Cree-Naskapi Commission may prepare and submit to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development a last report in English, French, Cree and Naskapi, for the period beginning on the day that follows the end of the period for which the 2016 Report of the Cree-Naskapi Commission was completed and ending on the day on which section 98 comes into force, on the implementation of the Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act, and the Minister shall cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first 10 days on which that House is sitting after the day on which the Minister receives it.

• Marginal note:Circulation of report

  (2) As soon as feasable after the report is laid before each House of Parliament, the Minister shall send a copy of the report to the Cree Nation Government, the Naskapi Development Corporation, the council of each Cree First Nation and the council of the Naskapi band.

• Marginal note:Definitions

  (3) The following definitions apply in this section.

  Cree First Nation

  Cree First Nation has the same meaning as in subsection 2(2) of the Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee Governance Agreement Act. (première nation crie)

  Cree-Naskapi Commission

  Cree-Naskapi Commission means the Commission established by section 158 of the Naskapi and the Cree-Naskapi Commission Act. (Commission crie-naskapie)

  Cree Nation Government

  Cree Nation Government has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee Governance Agreement Act. (Gouvernement de la nation crie)

  Naskapi band

  Naskapi band has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Naskapi and the Cree-Naskapi Commission Act. (bande naskapie)

  Naskapi Development Corporation

  Naskapi Development Corporation has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Naskapi and the Cree-Naskapi Commission Act. (Société de développement des Naskapis)

2000, c. 12Related Amendment to the Modernization of Benefits and Obligations Act

125 Sections 89 and 90 of the Modernization of Benefits and Obligations Act are repealed.

Consequential Amendments

R.S.C., c. 1970, c. V-4Veterans’ Land Act

126 Subsection 46(4) of the Veterans’ Land Act is amended by striking out “or” at the end of paragraph (a) and by replacing paragraph (b) with the following:

R.S., c. A-1Access to Information Act

127 Subsection 13(3) of the Access to Information Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (f):

R.S., c. E-21Expropriation Act

128 Subsection 4(2) of the Expropriation Act is replaced by the following:

R.S., c. L-6Canada Lands Surveys Act

129 Subparagraph 24(1)(a)(ii) of the Canada Lands Surveys Act is replaced by the following:

R.S., c. M-13; 2000, c. 8, s. 2Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act

130 Paragraph (c) of the definition taxing authority in subsection 2(1) of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act is replaced by the following:

R.S., c. N-7National Energy Board Act

131 Paragraph 78(3)(b) of the National Energy Board Act is replaced by the following:

R.S., c. P-21Privacy Act

• 132 (1) Paragraph 8(6)(b) of the Privacy Act is replaced by the following:

  • (b) the band, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Naskapi and the Cree-Naskapi Commission Act;

• (2) Subsection 8(7) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (f):

  • (f.1) the Cree Nation Government, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee Governance Agreement Act or a Cree First Nation, as defined in subsection 2(2) of that Act;