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  • Inuvialuit Final Agreement

    View on PDF BETWEEN: The Committee for Original Peoples’ Entitlement (hereinafter referred to as “COPE“), representing the Inuvialuit of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region AND: The Government of Canada (hereinafter referred to as ” Canada “), represented by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern development .Read more

  • Definitions

    View on PDF 2. In this Agreement. ” Arbitration Board ” means the body established by sub section 18 (2); “bank” means, when used to describe a boundary, the ordinary or mean low water mark; ” Canada ” means the Government of Canada ; ” conservation ” means the management of the wildlife populations and habitat to ensure the maintenance of the quality, including the long term optimum productivity, of…

  • Agreement and Legislative Approval

    View on PDF 3. (1) Canada shall recommend to Parliament that this Agreement be approved, given effect and declared valid by suitable legislation. 3. (2) For greater certainty, it is the intention of the parties that this Agreement be a land claims agreement within the meaning of subsection 35(3) of the Constitution Act, 1982.Read more

  • Citizens’ Rights and Programs

    View on PDF 4. (1) Nothing contained in this Agreement prejudices the rights of the Inuvialuit as Canadian citizens, and they shall continue to be entitled to all of the rights and benefits of other citizens under any legislation applicable to them from time to time.Read more

  • Eligibility and Enrolment

    View on PDF 5. (1) The Inuvialuit are best able to determine who should be eligible under the Inuvialuit Land Rights Settlement , but there should also be objective criteria by which an individual may have determined the right to be a beneficiary.Read more

  • Corporate Structures

    View on PDF 6. (1) The following bodies shall be responsible for the management of the compensation and benefits received by the Inuvialuit pursuant to this Agreement:  (a) The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, a corporation without share capital, to generally represent the Inuvialuit and their rights and benefits, to receive initially the Settlement lands and financial compensation, for transfer, in respect of lands, to the Inuvialuit Land…

  • Inuvialuit and Crown Land

    View on PDF 7. (1) The Inuvialuit shall, by virtue of the Settlement Legislation , be granted title to:  (a)(i) 4.200 square miles of lands, more or less. in fee simple absolute (which for greater certainty includes all minerals whether solid, liquid or gaseous and all granular materials) selected in the Western Arctic Region in blocks of 700 square miles more…

  • Total Land Settlement And Adjustment

    View on PDF 7. (5) The Inuvialuit shall, by virtue of the Settlement Legislation , be granted a total of 35,000 square miles of land, plus or minus a margin of error of 1 %. If the final ground survey shows a square mileage in excess of 35,350, the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation or Inuvialuit Land Corporation shall promptly reconvey to Canada an area of paragraph (1)(b)…

  • General Access To And Across Inuvialuit Lands

    View on PDF 7. (13) Canada reserves a right of access on Inuvialuit lands to the extent of 100 feet of land in width measured from the edge of the water of the sea coast and navigable rivers and navigable lakes that can be entered from such rivers.Read more

  • Sand and Gravel

    View on PDF 7. (27) With respect to sand and gravel on Inuvialuit lands , as a first priority the Inuvialuit shall reserve supplies of sand and gravel of appropriate quality and within reasonable transport distances on Inuvialuit lands in order to meet public community needs in the Western Arctic Region and in Inuvik, based on reasonable twenty (20) year forecasts of the volumes…

  • Conveyance Of Lands

    View on PDF 7. (43) The Inuvialuit Land Corporation and other corporations controlled by the Inuvialuit may, from time to time, exchange lands with Canada . 7. (44) Subject to any agreements that the Inuvialuit have entered into or may enter into with other native groups in adjoining land claims areas respecting the acquisition or disposition of their respective interests in and, title to Inuvialuit…

  • Expropriation

    View on PDF 7. (50) No Inuvialuit lands may be expropriated except by order of the Governor in Council. 7. (51) Canada recognizes the desire of the Inuvialuit to retain their lands and therefore agrees that any expropriation shall provide suitable alternative lands in the Western Arctic Region , considered to be satisfactory by the Inuvialuit , in place of the expropriated lands if it is…

  • Municipal Requirements For Land

    View on PDF 7. (61) Where any Government or municipality, including any Settlement , hamlet, or town, demonstrates a need, arising out of the provision of Government services, for Inuvialuit lands within the area of or adjacent to the municipal jurisdiction to meet public convenience and necessity, and such lands cannot reasonably be obtained from other sources, the Inuvialuit Land Administration, on receipt of notice of the extent…

  • Public Road Right Of Way

    View on PDF 7. (64) For the purposes of appropriating lands for a public road right of way, the following procedures apply:  (a) the Government shall consult with the Inuvialuit Land Administration (ILA) on all matters of interest or concern to the Inuvialuit concerning road development before approval is given by the Government to any road project;  As amended by P.C.Read more

  • De Salis Bay Land Selection

    View on PDF 7. (65) The Inuvialuit undertake that their land title to the area adjacent to DeSalis Bay, as shown in Annex J-6, shall not impede development in that area. As amended by P.C. 1987-26, January 15, 1987 7.Read more

  • Pingo Canadian Landmark

    View on PDF 7. (70) The pingos in the area shown in Annex H-2 and described in Annex H-4 shall be protected by the Minister of the Environment of Canada by the establishment of a Pingo Canadian Landmark as described in Annex H-4.Read more

  • Nelson Head Canadian Landmark

    View on PDF 7. (77) It is acknowledged that the Minister of the Environment is interested in establishing a federally owned Canadian Landmark at the southern end of Banks Island. The approximate boundaries proposed, as shown in Annex J-7, encompass an area of approximately 70 square miles and include the sea cliffs and Nelson Head and Cape Lambton, Durham…

  • Land Use Planning

    View on PDF 7. (82) It is agreed that, for the purpose of coordinating land use planning for the Beaufort Sea Region, there shall be area-specific groups dealing only with the Inuvialuit Settlement Region and that native participation, including Inuvialuit participation, in each such group shall be equal to Government participation.Read more

  • Water Management

    View on PDF 7. (85) Notwithstanding Inuvialuit ownership of beds of rivers, lakes and other water bodies,  (a) Canada shall retain the right to manage and control waters, waterways, beds of rivers, lakes and water bodies for the purpose of the management of fish ,  migratory game birds , migratory non- game birds, and migratory insectivorous birds and their habitat, and the Inuvialuit shall not impede or interfere with…

  • Administration Of Existing Rights

    View on PDF 7. (93) Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, with respect to Inuvialuit lands selected pursuant to paragraph (1)(a), any holder of valid oil and gas, coal, mineral and quarrying rights referred to in Annex P, and, with respect to Inuvialuit lands selected pursuant to paragraph (1)(b), any holder of valid quarrying rights issued before December 31, 1983, shall be entitled to…