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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)

Assented to 2018-03-29

PART 21984, c. 18Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act (continued)

Amendments to the Act (continued)

  •  (1) The portion of subsection 125(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

    Marginal note:Rules governing compensation wholly or partly in land

    • 125 (1) Where the band is entitled to be compensated with land under paragraph 116(4)(a) or subsection 122(2) or elects to be compensated wholly or partly with land under subsection 122(4), the following rules apply:

  • (2) Subparagraphs 125(1)(b)(i) and (ii) of the Act are replaced by the following:

    • (i) is Category III land,

    • (ii) is adjacent to Category IA-N land of the band, and

  • (3) Paragraph 125(1)(d) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • (d) once replacement land has been accepted by the band, the necessary measures shall forthwith be taken by Quebec and Canada to set aside that replacement land as Category IA-N land of the band, unless other arrangements are agreed to between Quebec and the band and approved at a special band meeting or referendum at which at least 25% of the electors voted on the matter; and

  • (4) Subsection 125(2) of the Act is repealed.

 Sections 126 and 127 of the Act are replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Reclassification of expropriated land that is no longer required

126 Where

  • (a) the band has been compensated with replacement land pursuant to paragraph 116(4)(a) or subsection 122(2) or (4), or

  • (b) no compensation was paid to the band pursuant to section 123,

and subsequently the expropriated land is no longer required by the expropriating authority for the purpose for which it was expropriated, Canada and Quebec shall forthwith, if requested by the band by resolution approved by the electors of the band at a special band meeting or referendum at which at least 25% of the electors voted on the matter, take the necessary measures to reclassify the expropriated land as Category IA-N land, and, in the situation described in paragraph (a), shall take the necessary measures to return the replacement land to its former classification.

Marginal note:Determination of amount of money compensation referrable to Administrative Tribunal of Quebec

127 Where compensation is payable wholly or partly in money pursuant to subsection 122(3) or (4) or paragraph 125(1)(e), and the parties cannot agree on the amount of such compensation, the amount shall be determined by the Administrative Tribunal of Quebec in accordance with the Expropriation Act (Quebec), unless the parties submit the matter to final and binding arbitration.

 The portion of section 129 of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:When expropriated land ceases to be Category IA-N land

129 Where Category IA-N land has been expropriated in full ownership under this Part, the expropriated land ceases to be Category IA-N land

 The heading of Part VIII of the Act is replaced by the following:

Dispositions of Rights and Interests in Category IA-N Land and Buildings

 The portion of subsection 135(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Commercial fisheries and outfitting operations

  • 135 (1) A grant by the band relating to its Category IA-N land does not permit the grantee to use that land for

 Subsection 137(3) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Approval for deemed transfer of corporation’s right or interest

    (3) Where a transfer of a right or interest of a corporation in Category IA-N land of the band is deemed to have occurred by virtue of subsection 130(2) as a result of a change in the effective voting control of the corporation and that change in the effective voting control had not been previously authorized by the band pursuant to subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be, that right or interest of the corporation reverts to the band as of the date of the change in effective voting control of the corporation.

Marginal note:2009, c. 12, s. 22

 Section 138 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Consultation requirements before certain projects undertaken

138 The band shall consult with the department or agency of the Government of Quebec or other person designated by Quebec and the Minister before permitting a person other than a Naskapi beneficiary, a body composed of a majority of Naskapi beneficiaries, or a party to the Northeastern Quebec Agreement to develop a project of a regional or provincial nature on the band’s Category IA-N land.

Marginal note:2009, c. 12, s. 23

 Subsections 139(1.1) and (2) of the Act are replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Mode of allocation and fee

    (2) The allocation of land by the band pursuant to subsection (1) shall be effected by way of servitude, lease or similar contract, and for a fee not exceeding one dollar.

 The heading of Part IX of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Cessions by Band

  •  (1) The definition cession in subsection 141(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    cession

    cession means the ceding of the whole of the rights and interests of the band in or on any of its Category IA-N land; (abandon)

  • (2) Subsection 141(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • Marginal note:Granting of rights or interests under other Parts of Act

      (2) For greater certainty, the granting of rights or interests by the band in its Category IA-N land pursuant to any other Part of this Act does not constitute a cession within the meaning of this Part.

  •  (1) Subsection 144(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    Marginal note:Cession must be approved by referendum

    • 144 (1) A cession requires the approval of the electors of the band in a referendum in which more than 50% of the electors of the band vote in favour of the cession.

  • (2) Paragraph 144(2)(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • (b) must be posted on the band’s Category IA-N land at a public place designated by the band.

 Paragraph 150(1)(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (c) a right conferred by section 115, and

 The portion of section 151 of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Regulations for establishment and maintenance of land registry system

151 The Governor in Council may make regulations for establishing and maintaining a land registry system, under the control and supervision of the Minister, for the registration of rights and interests in Category IA-N land and in buildings situated thereon, and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, may make regulations respecting

 The heading of Part XI of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Expropriation by Band

  •  (1) The portion of section 153 of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

    Marginal note:Rights and interests that the band may expropriate

    153 Where regulations made under section 156 are in force, the band may, subject to and in accordance with those regulations, for community purposes or community works, expropriate any right or interest in its Category IA-N land or in any building situated thereon, except for

  • (2) Paragraph 153(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • (b) a right conferred by section 115; and

 

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