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Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act — N-28.7 4
Agreement 4 (1) The Agreement is hereby ratified, given effect and declared valid. Idem (2) For greater certainty, the Agreement is binding on all persons and bodies that are not parties to the Agreement. Idem (3) For greater certainty, any person or body on which the Agreement confers a right, privilege, benefit or power or imposes a duty or liability may exercise the right, privilege, benefit or power, shall perform the duty or is subject to the liability, to the extent provided for by the Agreement.
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No merger 5 The rights and benefits of the Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area under the Agreement do not merge in this Act or any other law.
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Inconsistency with Agreement 6 (1) In the event of an inconsistency or conflict between the Agreement and any law, including this Act, the Agreement prevails to the extent of the inconsistency or conflict. Inconsistency with Act (2) In the event of an inconsistency or conflict between this Act and any other law, this Act prevails to the extent of the inconsistency or conflict.
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Deposit 7 The Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development shall cause a certified copy of the Agreement and any amendments to the Agreement to be deposited in (a) the Library and Archives of Canada; (b) the library of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development that is situated in the National Capital Region; (c) the legislative library of the territorial government that has jurisdiction over the Nunavut Settlement Area; and (d) such other places as the Minister considers advisable. 1993, c. 29, s. 7; 2004, c. 11, s. 34
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Orders and regulations 8 The Governor in Council may make such orders and regulations as are necessary for the purpose of carrying out any of the provisions of the Agreement.
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Appropriation 9 There shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sums required to meet the monetary obligations of Her Majesty under Articles 25 and 29 of the Agreement that arise after the coming into force of this Act.
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Incorporation of Board 10 (1) The Nunavut Wildlife Management Board established by the Agreement is hereby constituted as a corporation and, as such, the Board has, for the purposes of carrying out its functions under the Agreement, the capacity, rights, powers and privileges of a natural person. Not an agent (2) The Nunavut Wildlife Management Board is not an agent of Her Majesty in right of Canada.
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Head office 11 The head office of the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board shall be in Iqaluit or in such other place in the Nunavut Settlement Area as the Governor in Council may designate.
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Remuneration of members 12 The remuneration of the members of the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board shall be set by the Governor in Council.
Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act — N-28.7 Coming into force
Coming into force * 13 This Act shall come into force on December 31, 1993 or such earlier date as may be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. * [Note: Act in force July 9, 1993, see SI/93-99.]
Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act — N-28.7 Other references to Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Other references to Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (2) Unless the context requires otherwise, every reference to the “Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development” is, with any grammatical adaptations, to be read as a reference to the “Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs” in the following provisions: (b) paragraph 7(b) of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act ;
Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act — N-28.7 Other references to Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Other references to Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (2) Unless the context requires otherwise, every reference to the “Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development” is, with any grammatical adaptations, to be read as a reference to the “Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations” in the following provisions: (b) the portion of section 7 of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act before paragraph (a);
Nunavut Planning and Project Assessment Act — N-28.75 Preamble
Preamble Whereas Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada and the Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area have entered into a land claims agreement that came into force on July 9, 1993 on its ratification by both parties;
Nunavut Planning and Project Assessment Act — N-28.75
And whereas the Nunavut Planning Commission and the Nunavut Impact Review Board were established under that agreement, which provides that the substantive powers, functions, duties and objectives of those institutions of public government must be set out in statute;
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And whereas it is desirable to set out a regime for land use planning and project assessment that recognizes the importance of responsible economic development and conservation and protection of the ecosystems and that encourages the well-being and self-reliance of the Inuit and other residents of the designated area, taking into account the interests of all Canadians;
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Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
Nunavut Planning and Project Assessment Act — N-28.75 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Nunavut Planning and Project Assessment Act .
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Agreement means the land claims agreement between the Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area and Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada that was ratified, given effect and declared valid by the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act , which came into force on July 9, 1993, and includes any amendments to that agreement made under it. ( accord )
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Board means the Nunavut Impact Review Board referred to in section 18 . ( Version anglaise seulement )
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Commission means the Nunavut Planning Commission referred to in section 10 . ( Version anglaise seulement )
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conservation area means an area listed in Schedule 9-1 to the Agreement and any of the following: (a) a wildlife area established under the Canada Wildlife Act ; (b) a critical habitat, wildlife sanctuary or special management area, as defined in section 2 of the Wildlife Act , S.Nu. 2003, c. 26; (c) a migratory bird sanctuary prescribed under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 ; (d) a wetland of international importance, as defined in Article 2 of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, concluded at Ramsar on February 2, 1971 and in force in Canada on May 15, 1981, that is designated by the Government of Canada; (e) a marine protected area designated under paragraph 35(3)(a) of the Oceans Act ; (f) a protected marine area established under subsection 4.1(1) of the Canada Wildlife Act ; (g) a Canadian heritage river referred to in paragraph 4(1)(b) of the Parks Canada Agency Act ; (h) a historic place designated under the Historic Sites and Monuments Act ; (i) a historic place designated under the Historical Resources Act , R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. H-3; and (j) any other area of particular significance for ecological, cultural, archaeological, research or similar reasons, if established under an Act of Parliament or territorial law. ( aire de préservation )
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department or agency means (a) a department, agency or other portion of the federal public administration; and (b) a department, agency or other division of the public service of Nunavut. ( ministère ou organisme )
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designated area means the area that consists of the Nunavut Settlement Area and the Outer Land Fast Ice Zone. ( région désignée )
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designated Inuit organization means (a) Tunngavik or, in respect of a provision of this Act, the organization designated in the public record, which is maintained by Tunngavik under the Agreement, as being responsible for the exercise of any power or the performance of any duty or function under the corresponding provision of the Agreement; or (b) in respect of Inuit owned lands in the areas of equal use and occupancy, Makivik acting jointly with the organization determined under paragraph (a). ( organisation inuite désignée )
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federal Minister means, other than in the definition proponent in this subsection, section 68 , the definition responsible Minister in subsection 73 (1), subsections 135 (5), 136 (1) and 149 (2), paragraph 152 (1)(b), section 173 and subsection 189 (1), the Minister of Northern Affairs. ( ministre fédéral )
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interested corporation or organization means, for the purposes of section 43 and subsections 50 (2), 101 (4) and 120 (5), a corporation or other organization that has given written notice to the Commission, the Board or any federal environmental assessment panel, as the case may be, of its interest in providing comments. ( intéressée )
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Inuit of northern Quebec means the Inuit of northern Quebec within the meaning of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement that was approved, given effect and declared valid by the James Bay and Northern Quebec Native Claims Settlement Act , S.C. 1976-77, c. 32. ( Inuits du Nord québécois )
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Inuktitut includes Inuinnaqtun. ( inuktitut )
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land includes, for the purposes of Parts 1 and 3 to 6, land covered by waters, whether in the onshore or offshore. ( terres )
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land use plan does not include a municipal land use plan. ( plan d’aménagement )
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Makivik means the Corporation established by An Act respecting the Makivik Corporation , R.S.Q., c. S-18.1, representing the Inuit of northern Quebec. ( Makivik )
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marine conservation area means a marine conservation area or reserve as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act . ( aire marine de préservation )
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municipality means a municipality or settlement as defined in subsection 28(1) of the Interpretation Act , R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. I-8, as amended for Nunavut under section 76.05 of the Nunavut Act . ( municipalité )
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national park means a park or park reserve as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Canada National Parks Act . ( parc national )
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park means a national park, a territorial park or a marine conservation area. ( parc )
Nunavut Planning and Project Assessment Act — N-28.75 (a)
project means the carrying out, including the construction, operation, modification, decommissioning or abandonment, of a physical work or the undertaking or carrying out of a physical activity that involves the use of land, waters or other resources. It does not include (a) the undertaking or carrying out of a work or activity if its adverse ecosystemic impacts are manifestly insignificant, taking into account in particular the factors set out in paragraphs 90 (a) to (i); (b) the undertaking or carrying out of a work or activity that is part of a class of works or activities prescribed by regulation; or (c) the construction, operation or maintenance of a building or the provision of a service, within a municipality, that does not have ecosystemic impacts outside the municipality and does not involve the deposit of waste by a municipality, the bulk storage of fuel, the production of nuclear or hydro-electric power or any industrial activities. ( projet )
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proponent means a person or entity, including a federal, provincial or territorial minister, department or agency, a municipality or a designated Inuit organization, that proposes the carrying out of a project. ( promoteur )
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regulatory authority means a minister — other than for the purposes of section 197 —, a department or agency, a municipality or any other public body responsible for issuing a licence, permit or other authorization required by or under any other Act of Parliament or a territorial law for a project to proceed. ( autorité administrative )
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territorial law means an Act of the Legislature for Nunavut. ( loi territoriale )
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territorial Minister means, other than in the definition proponent in this subsection, paragraph 19 (2)(d), section 68 , the definition responsible Minister in subsection 73 (1), subsections 94 (5), 135 (5), 136 (1) and 149 (2), paragraph 152 (1)(b), section 173 , subsection 189 (1) and paragraph 200 (2)(c), the Minister of Environment for Nunavut. ( ministre territorial )
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Tunngavik means Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, a corporation without share capital incorporated under Part II of the Canada Corporations Act , R.S.C. 1970, c. C-32, and any successor to that corporation. ( Tunngavik )
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waters means inland waters on or below the surface of land and marine waters, whether in a liquid or solid state. ( eaux )