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1 ADDITIONS TO RESERVE: EXPEDITING THE PROCESS Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples The Honourable Gerry St. Germain, P.C. Chair The Honourable Lillian Eva Dyck Deputy Chair November 20122 Ce document est disponible en français. Available on the Parliamentary Internet: (Committee Business Senate 41 th Parliament, 1 st Session) This report and the Committee proceedings are available online at Hard copies of this document are also available by contacting the Senate Committees Directorate at or at3 Table of Contents MEMBERSHIP... ii ORDER OF REFERENCE... iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY... 1 INTRODUCTION... 3 BACKGROUND... 5 WHAT THE COMMITTEE HEARD... 7 Article I. Managing the Process of Additions to Reserve Minimizing Processing Times Application of ATR Policy by Regional AANDC Offices a. Maintenance of File Management Systems b. Regional Differences in Budget Planning c. Environmental Assessments and Land Surveys d. Interpretations of Generally Contiguous Land Article II. Dealing with Municipal and Third-Party Interests Negotiating Agreements with Municipalities Resolving Issues with Third Parties a. Respect for Prior Legal Interests b. Third Party Pricing Strategies for the Sale of Private Land to a First Nation Article III. Developing Legislation COMMITTEE OBSERVATIONS APPENDIX A OVERVIEW OF ADDITIONS TO RESERVE PROCESS APPENDIX B WITNESSES i4 MEMBERSHIP THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON ABORIGINAL PEOPLES 41 th Parliament, 1 st Session (June 2, ) The Honourable Gerry St. Germain, P.C. Chair The Honourable Lillian Eva Dyck Deputy Chair and The Honourable Senators: Salma Ataullahjan Patrick Brazeau Larry Campbell * James S. Cowan (or Claudette Tardif) Jacques Demers *Marjory LeBreton, P.C. (or Claude Carignan) Sandra Lovelace Nicholas Dennis Glen Patterson Nancy Greene Raine Nick G. Sibbeston Charlie Watt Vernon White *Ex officio members Other Senators who have participated in this study: The Honourable Senators Jane Cordy, Jean-Guy Dagenais, Linda Frum, Don Meredith, Jim Munson and Carolyn Stewart Olsen Committee Clerk: Marcy Zlotnick Analysts from the Parliamentary Information and Research Service of the Library of Parliament: James Gauthier ii5 ORDER OF REFERENCE Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Thursday, June 16, 2011: The Honourable Senator St. Germain, P.C. moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C.: That the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples be authorized to examine and report on the federal government's constitutional, treaty, political and legal responsibilities to First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples and on other matters generally relating to the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada; That the papers and evidence received and taken and work accomplished by the Committee on the subject during the Third Session of the Fortieth Parliament be referred to the Committee; and That the Committee submit its final report no later than December 31, 2012, and that the Committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings until 180 days after the tabling of the final report. The question being put on the motion, it was adopted. Gary O Brien Clerk of the Senate iii6 7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The alienation of land and resources has been a major contributor to the economic marginalization of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. In their appearances before the Committee, many witnesses have noted that, from an economic point of view, access to land and natural resources represents one of the most critical issues faced by First Nations today. This issue has become evident to the Committee through its own previous study of economic development, as well as through many other studies, most notably the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Joint Working Group, established in the fall of 2009 to explore ways to increase the efficiency of the existing Additions to Reserve (ATR) policy and process, and the 1996 Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, which called for a major redistribution of lands and resources upon which Aboriginal people could rebuild their nations and secure a level of economic self-reliance. During our investigations into the ATR policy and process, the Committee benefited greatly from the valuable insights of witnesses who appeared during meetings on this important subject. A key message conveyed by virtually all witnesses was that, although some positive change has occurred in recent years, major changes are required to the existing system to better enable First Nations to engage in economic development by facilitating the resolution of their Addition to Reserve (ATR) in a fast and effective manner. Based on what we heard, the Committee observes that there is an urgent need for the federal government to enhance the existing ATR policy and process by improving AANDC management practices, both nationally and within regional AANDC offices, by improving the effectiveness of dealing with municipal and third-party interests, and by exploring options for supporting First Nations in their negotiations with municipalities and third parties. The Committee is especially concerned with testimony provided by officials of the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) of Canada, who noted that most of its recommendations from a 2005 audit of the ATR policy regarding deficiencies in ATR management systems had not yet been implemented. As well, the Committee is highly concerned with testimony from First Nations witnesses in relation to the predatory pricing strategies of third-party landowners. According to a report tabled with the Committee by the AFN, inflated land values have had negative consequences, including 18 depleting a First Nation s financial resources and limiting future purchasing options. 1 The report further indicates that fair market land values should be independently appraised to mitigate inflated land values as much as possible, and should be fairly projected into the future. 2 The Committee strongly urges the Government of Canada, working with First Nations and other stakeholders, to address the issues of management systems, predatory pricing, and the many other issues highlighted within this report. To facilitate the development of a more efficient and effective process for converting land to reserve status through the ATR process, the Committee recommends: That the Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, in collaboration with First Nations through the Joint Working Group, develop and table an action plan before the Committee by 31 March 2013 that establishes clear targets and timelines for implementing agreedupon measures to improve the existing ATR process, and clearly identifies and provides options for resolving areas within the ATR process causing the greatest delays, including legislative or policy options relating to: Pre-reserve designations and/or recognition of interests for lands identified by First Nations for conversion to reserve status; Support mechanisms, including dispute resolution assistance, to First Nations in their negotiations with municipalities and third parties; Identifying best practices and implementing measures to prevent predatory pricing strategies of third-party landowners on the sale of privately held land to First Nations; and Streamlining the procedural requirements in relation to the federal ATR policy, including implementing recommendations from the OAG on improving management systems. The Committee believes that, through the development of this action plan, the federal government would be better equipped to enable transformative change for First Nations peoples in reserve communities and, indeed, for all Canadians. 1 Assembly of First Nations (AFN), report submitted to the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples (the Committee): Additions to Reserve: Regional Dialogue Forums, Roll-up Report, March 2012, p Ibid, p9 INTRODUCTION The alienation of land and resources has been a major contributor to the economic marginalization of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. In their appearances before the Committee, many witnesses have noted that, from an economic point of view, access to land and natural resources represents one of the most critical issues faced by First Nations today. 3 This issue has become evident to the Committee through its own previous study of economic development, 4 as well as through many other studies, most notably through the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Joint Working Group, established in the fall of 2009 to explore ways to increase the efficiency of the existing Additions to Reserve (ATR) policy and process, 5 and the 1996 Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, which called for a major redistribution of lands and resources upon which Aboriginal people could rebuild their nations and secure a level of economic self-reliance. 6 First Nations organizations and the Government of Canada have recently initiated a process to review the current policy and process of converting land to reserve status through ATR, 7 with the goal of making the existing system more efficient and effective. These efforts have been driven by various developments in recent years. Most notably, in November 2007, a Political Agreement between AANDC and the AFN was signed in anticipation of a growing numbers of ATR requests through the impending establishment of the Specific Claims Tribunal See, for example, Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples, Proceedings, 1 st Session, 41 st Parliament [hereinafter referred to as Proceedings ]: Angus Toulouse, Ontario Regional Chief, Chiefs of Ontario, February 8, 2012; Chief Nelson Genaille, President, Treaty Land Entitlement Committee of Manitoba Inc., and Chief Robert Louie, Chair, First Nations Land Advisory Board, February 14, 2012; Frank Barrett, Principal, Office of the Auditor General (OAG) of Canada, March 7, 2012; and Jody Wilson-Raybould, British Columbia Regional Chief, AFN, April 3, See Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples, Sharing Canada s Prosperity A Hand Up, Not a Handout, March 2007 (pp. 7, 39-40). AFN, report submitted to the Committee: Additions to Reserve: Regional Dialogue Forums, Roll-up Report, March Canada, Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, 1996, vol. 2, chapter 5, p A description of the Additions to Reserve (ATR) policy and process is available through Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC), Land Management Manual. 310 Through the Political Agreement, it was agreed that the existing ATR policy would be reviewed. 8 The Joint Working Group has recognized the need for streamlining the ATR policy and process to enhance the economic development potential of First Nation reserves. In June 2011, AANDC and the AFN agreed to a Canada-First Nations Joint Action Plan (the Joint Action Plan) to improve the long-term prosperity for First Nations people and all Canadians. Through the Joint Action Plan, both parties agreed to explore concrete initiatives aimed at unlocking the economic potential of First Nations, including improvements to the additions to reserve policy. 9 In December 2011, to provide input into the efforts of First Nations and the Government of Canada to improve the ATR policy and process, the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples (the Committee) agreed to study the topic of Additions to Reserve (ATR). This study, which focuses on the key issues raised by witnesses, forms a part of the Committee s general mandate to examine the federal government s constitutional, treaty, political and legal responsibilities to First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and on other matters generally relating to the Aboriginal peoples of Canada. Over the course of five meetings on this topic, held between February 7 and April 3, 2012, eleven organizations provided their input on the challenges and deficiencies within the existing ATR policy and process. Witnesses included First Nations representatives including those from key communities, public institutions, advocacy groups, and lands managers and advisors senior federal government officials, and representatives from the OAG. 8 9 The Political Agreement Between the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations in Relation to Specific Claims Reform, signed on November 27, 2007 states: In situations where a First Nation seeks to re-acquire or replace lands that were the subject of a Specific Claim, the Minister will review with First Nations policies and practices respecting additions to reserves with a view to ensuring that these policies and practices take into account the situation of bands to which the release provisions of the proposed Specific Claims Tribunal legislation apply. In particular, the Minister will provide priority to additions to reserve of lands affected by the consequences of the release provisions in the legislation or to lands required to replace them. AANDC, Canada First Nations Joint Action Plan, News release, June11 BACKGROUND The Additions to Reserve process involves either the addition of land to existing reserves or the creation of new reserves. 10 According to the current policy, ATR proposals are for land which is located in the general geographic area of an existing reserve to which services and infrastructure can be extended at little or no cost. New reserve proposals are for lands that are not in the general geographic area of an existing reserve and, as such, are likely to be uncommon as they involve greater costs. There are currently three policy categories under which a First Nation acquires land: Legal Obligations, resulting from treaty or claim settlement agreements, court orders, or other legal reasons such as return or exchange of lands expropriated under section 35 of the Indian Act; Community Additions, including: community growth creating a need for additional land for housing, schools, community economic projects, or infrastructure enhancements; natural geographic enhancements of the existing reserve land base; or First Nation requests for unsold surrendered land to be returned to reserve status, or to be added as a new reserve; and 3. New Reserves/Other Policy, which covers all proposals that do not fall within the other categories, such as for new reserves for landless bands, and band relocations (e.g. due to flooding of existing reserve land, etc). AANDC notes that this category is rarely used, as it requires extensive analysis and justification. 13 The Government of Canada has noted recently that, to better meet the requirements under the existing ATR policy, the AANDC AFN Joint Working Group is currently working towards adding a fourth category to the ATR process related to monetary awards of the Specific Claims Tribunal. As some studies on the ATR process have noted, the creation of a fourth ATR category For further details, see: AANDC, Land Management Manual, October 2003, Directive 10-1, p. 10. Ibid, pp As described in the AANDC Land Management Manual (September 2005, Directive 9-1, p. 7): While not a requirement of the Indian Act, Section 35 is usually used when an expropriating authority has negotiated an arrangement with the First Nation. The First Nation then asks Canada to grant or transfer the land or an interest in the land to the expropriating authority. If granting or transferring a less intrusive or destructive interest in the land can meet the expropriating authority s need for the land, it is the department's obligation to use the less intrusive option... AANDC Land Management Manual, Directive 10-1, October 2003, Ibid, p12 is deemed necessary since Tribunal decisions do not fit within existing ATR categories. In particular, Tribunal decisions do not create legal obligations for ATR, nor are they meant to satisfy normal community growth requirements. 14 The process to be applied in carrying out an ATR for the above categories must satisfy various site-specific criteria, depending on the category, as provided within the ATR policy. 15 These criteria include the need to: Respect the treaty and Aboriginal rights of other First Nations that may be affected; Consult and negotiate within the First Nation communities and with provincial and/or municipal governments (e.g. for land use planning, zoning, tax loss adjustments, etc.); Consider financial implications and funding; Ensure good title transfer and resolution of third party interests; and Undertake environmental assessments. 16 The process by which land is added to reserves is set out in AANDC Land and Trusts Services Land Management Manual, and further clarified in a Toolkit 17 developed by the National Aboriginal Land Managers Association, in collaboration with AANDC. As noted by the OAG, there are three main phases to the ATR process (note: see Appendix A for a more detailed description of these phases): Phase 1 includes land selection and (if necessary) purchase of land, which is the responsibility of First Nations. This phase ends with a formal Band Council Resolution (BCR) that transmits the First Nation s proposal on the land selected to the Department and requests that the selected land be added to their reserve; Phase II includes, among other things, the completion of the required land surveys and environmental assessments, coordinated by AANDC regional offices; and See, for example, Warren Johnson, Additions to Reserve: Discussion Paper (Working Draft), New Road Strategies, study commissioned by the AANDC AFN Joint Working Group, January 18, 2010, p. 12. Cited with permission from the author. AANDC Land Management Manual, Directive 10-1, October 2003, pp Ibid. National Aboriginal Land Managers Association, ATR Toolkit, First Edition, Version 1.2, January 18, 2010, chapters 3 and 4. 613 Phase III is primarily the responsibility of the Department s head office. It includes seeking approvals through ministerial orders or orders-in-council to convert land to reserve status. 18 WHAT THE COMMITTEE HEARD Article I. Managing the Process of Additions to Reserve 1. Minimizing Processing Times As acknowledged by witnesses through their testimony to the Committee, attempting to disentangle the reasons behind delays in converting land to reserve status is a challenging task. One key issue relates to the management of the ATR process. As explained by Chief Angus Toulouse (Chiefs of Ontario): The complex process of converting land to reserve requires sustained human and fiscal resources by both the First Nations and [AANDC]. Unfortunately in the current fiscal environment where everyone is competing for limited resources, the challenges are mounting. 19 Representatives from the OAG discussed the findings of two reports on the Treaty Land Entitlement (TLE) process 20 in Manitoba and Saskatchewan an original audit in and a See Office of the OAG, Chapter 4: Treaty Land Entitlement Obligations Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Status Report of the Auditor General of Canada, March Proceedings, Angus Toulouse, Ontario Regional Chief, Chiefs of Ontario, February 8, As explained by the OAG, Chapter 4: Treaty Land Entitlement Obligations Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Status Report of the Auditor General of Canada, March 2009: A Treaty Land Entitlement (TLE) claim arises when a First Nation asserts that the Government of Canada did not provide all of the reserve land promised under an historical treaty signed with the Crown. Once the federal government is satisfied that a First Nation has a valid claim, a settlement is negotiated and set out in a TLE agreement. TLE agreements provide First Nations with the right to select Crown land or with funds to buy private land, or both. These agreements are modern legal commitments that recognize the government s failure to comply with its treaty obligations, an element of which relates to land transfers. OAG, Chapter 7: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Meeting Treaty Land Entitlement Obligations, Report of the Auditor General of Canada, November14 follow-up audit in Although the 2009 audit noted some progress in implementing the ATR policy, such as improvements in communication between AANDC and First Nations, it was highlighted that most of the 2005 audit recommendations regarding deficiencies in ATR management systems had not yet been implemented. As well, it was noted that AANDC had not addressed several underlying weaknesses in its processes for meeting TLE agreements. Jerome Berthelette (OAG) concluded that, without sustained management to correct the weaknesses we had identified, the department risked being unable to sustain its progress in converting land to reserve status. 23 According to current information available from AANDC, there are some 600 First Nations living on more than 2,800 reserves covering over 3 million hectares (about 8 million acres) of land across Canada an area about the size of Vancouver Island, or roughly equivalent to less than half of the Navajo Nation reservation in the southwest United States. 24 Based on data provided by Natural Resources Canada, 575,000 hectares of land (about 1.4 million acres) have been identified by First Nations through ATR requests since 2005, of which about half (312,283 hectares or 771,339 acres) have been surveyed for conversion to reserve status (see Table 1, page 9). Overall, there has been a greater emphasis on processing ATR requests related to legal obligations, as almost 90% of ATR requests initiated since 2005 have been recorded under this category. While virtually all ATR land descriptions for First Nations in Saskatchewan since 2005 have been completed, less than half of the land selected by First Nations in Manitoba has been surveyed over that same period OAG, Chapter 4: Treaty Land Entitlement Obligations Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Status Report of the Auditor General of Canada, March Proceedings, Jerome Berthelette, Assistant Auditor General, OAG of Canada, March 7, Source: AANDC, Land Management. Depending on the source, these estimates can vary. For example, Warren Johnson, in his study on Additions to Reserve: Discussion Paper (Working Draft) (New Road Strategies, January 18, 2010, p. 3), estimates that there are some 584 First Nations in Canada with reserve land, involving 3,049 reserves distributed nationally, totalling approximately 3.4 million hectares. Some 479,000 acres have been converted to reserve status since the establishment of the Manitoba Treaty Land Entitlement (TLE) agreement in 1997; representing 34% of the total shortfall of 1.14 million acres identified through that 1997 TLE agreement. Source: Brian T. Gray, Assistant Deputy Minister, Earth Sciences Sector, Natural Resources Canada, Letter to Senator Gerry St. Germain, Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples, March 2,15 Table 1: Additions to Reserve: by Number, Region and Land Area (Since 2005) Number of ATR Projects Opened Hectares (Area) Region Legal Obligations Community Additions New Reserves /Other Total ATR Projects Initiated Completed Atlantic Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta 6 6 3,240 (8,006) 31,953 (78.958) 41,419 (102,349) 304,266 (751,858) 112,057 (276,899) 70,555 (174,345) 2,717 (6,711) 547 (1,351) 39,903 (98,560) 126,141 (311,568) 112,057 (276,781) 22,768 (56,237) British Columbia ,555 (28,553) 8,150 (20,131) Total 1, , ,000 (1,420,000) 312,283 (771,339) Sources: Natural Resources Canada: Surveyor General of Canada (Natural Resources Canada), Additions to First Nations Reserves Land Surveys and Legal Land Descriptions, Briefing for the Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples, January 26, 2012; and Brian T. Gray, Assistant Deputy Minister, Earth Sciences Sector, Letter to Senator Gerry St. Germain, Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples, March 2,16 In addition to concerns related to the limited number of land selections being completed through ATR, especially in Manitoba, the OAG noted a lack of available information as to whether processing times have been reducing sufficiently in recent years: For instance, in Manitoba, the department had not developed a plan that outlined how it would manage its operations to process outstanding selections within a reasonable period of time. Furthermore, it had not tracked processing times, and it could not demonstrate that these times had improved over the previous three years. 26 As well, in the 2005 OAG audit, it had been recommended that AANDC develop and implement a plan that sets out the explicit steps it would take to process outstanding selections and reduce processing times to two years. 27 While representatives of the OAG were aware that an ATR tracking system had since been developed by AANDC, it was noted that a formal audit had not been conducted. 28 Although partial information on progress in processing ATR requests has been provided by the Government of Canada over the course of the Committee s study on ATR, a clear picture of the time required to process ATR transactions across Canada and by region is not currently available. Most First Nations continue to observe delays in the processing of ATR requests by the federal government. As reported by Chief Nelson Genaille (Treaty Land Entitlement Committee of Manitoba Inc.), although the former Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development had made a five-year commitment in 2006 to convert a total 600,000 acres of priority TLE land selections to reserve status in Manitoba, to date less than two-thirds have been converted Proceedings, Jerome Berthelette, Assistant Auditor General, OAG of Canada, March 7, OAG, Chapter 4: Treaty Land Entitlement Obligations Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Status Report of the Auditor General of Canada, March Proceedings, Frank Barrett, Principal, OAG of Canada, March 7, Proceedings, Chief Nelson Genaille, President, Treaty Land Entitlement Committee of Manitoba Inc., February 14,17 2. Application of ATR Policy by Regional AANDC Offices Many witnesses referred to various deficiencies in the management and application of the ATR policy by AANDC officials in the regional offices. In contrasting the situation in Saskatchewan, for example, Chief Angus Toulouse noted that, First Nations in Ontario must run the gauntlet of an unclear policy and process with much discretion resting in the hands of the federal employees as they interpret the policy on a case-by-case basis. 30 As well, through its 2009 audit, the OAG found that, rather than focus on managing its operations for processing outstanding selections under the respective TLE agreements, the regional AANDC office in Manitoba focused on meeting other short-term priorities. 31 In contrast, the OAG found that the Saskatchewan regional office focused more on directly satisfying its obligations related to ensuring minimum required reserve acres under the TLE agreement within that province. 32 The most significant issues identified by witnesses included the maintenance of file management systems, the ability of AANDC regional officers to allocate their budgets effectively, the financial burden faced by First Nations in working with AANDC through the ATR process, resource requirements related to environmental site assessments (where required) 33 and land surveys, and varying interpretations of generally contiguous land. a. Maintenance of File Management Systems Proceedings, Angus Toulouse, Ontario Regional Chief, Chiefs of Ontario, February 8, OAG, Chapter 4: Treaty Land Entitlement Obligations Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Status Report of the Auditor General of Canada, March Ibid. According to ATR policy, as specified in the AANDC Land Management Manual (Directive 2-5, pp ; and Chapter 12, pp. 1-27), an Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) must be conducted on all lands requested by a First Nation for additions to reserve, where a federal department is: granting an interest in land; performing a regulatory duty; providing financial assistance; or recommending that the Governor in Council perform a regulatory duty. One exception to the ESA requirement can occur in the case where an ATR request does not include a project proposal for the intended use of the land by the First Nation. 1118 Commenting on the different ATR file management systems present in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Frank Barrett (OAG) stated that First Nations in Saskatchewan appeared to have a better relationship with the regional offices and were more familiar with the officials. In the Manitoba office, it was not nearly as amicable a relationship. There was not as much knowledge back and forth. 34 b. Regional Differences in Budget Planning In relation to differences across regions in budget planning, Chief Angus Toulouse explained that regional offices are in control of the majority of the ATR processes, however First Nations have no assurance that the regions have created any systematic prioritizing of the ATR budgetary needs. 35 Similar concerns were expressed by Kathleen Lickers (AFN), who noted that [t]he inability to coordinate the timing and decision-making with the budgetary needs strategically, within the region, leaves everyone with this continuous uncertainty. 36 c. Environmental Assessments and Land Surveys Many First Nation representatives noted that delays in the completion of surveys and environmental assessments in some regions often occur due to a shortage of qualified personnel or lack of federal funding. These costs can grow if the land selection is located within remote areas. In a submission from the AFN, it was noted in particular that AANDC does not reimburse First Nations who undertake their own ESA, unless it forms a part of a TLE Framework agreement. 37 Moreover, even when ESA and survey costs are covered by AANDC through an ATR, witnesses note that this funding is often either insufficient or can be delayed as AANDC will only provide funding once all third party interests are resolved. 38 d. Interpretations of Generally Contiguous Land Proceedings, Frank Barrett, Principal, OAG of Canada, March 7, Proceedings, Angus Toulouse, Ontario Regional Chief, Chiefs of Ontario, February 8, Proceedings, Kathleen Lickers, External Legal Advisor, Assembly of First Nations, April 3, AFN, report submitted to the Committee: Additions to Reserve: Regional Dialogue Forums, Roll-up Report, March As noted in that report, in the Atlantic region, this applies to lands within 50 kilometres of a reserve, while in British Columbia land within 70 kilometres is eligible. Proceedings, Jody Wilson-Raybould (British Columbia Regional Chief), and Kathleen Lickers (External Legal Advisor), Assembly of First Nations, April 3,19 Witnesses referred to differences in the definition of generally contiguous land across regional AANDC offices for purposes of deciding what parcels of land are eligible for conversion to reserve status. 39 It was noted that, while First Nations conducting an ATR request through legal obligations can negotiate the geographic area of the potential ATR lands with federal and provincial governments, First Nations applying outside of a treaty land entitlement (TLE) process (e.g. mainly through category 2: community additions) must adhere to a definition of contiguous land that may differ across regional AANDC offices, depending on that office s interpretation of the ATR policy. As stated by Chief Angus Toulouse, a strict interpretation of generally contiguous may mean the First Nation has nowhere to grow either because there is no available land to annex to an existing reserve or land values are so high that the First Nation cannot afford to grow. 40 Article II. Dealing with Municipal and Third-Party Interests In addition to deficiencies in the management of the ATR process leading to delays in the conversion of land to reserve status, First Nations witnesses expressed concerns regarding the lack of support from the federal government when trying to resolve municipal and/or third party issues. For their part, federal government officials generally considered issues related to dispute resolution among First Nations, municipalities and/or third parties as beyond the control of the Government of Canada. As noted by Margaret Buist (AANDC) in reference to these challenges: negotiations have to take place for the purchase [of private land by a First Nation], which can take several years. Once the land is selected by the First Nation, they need to go through their political process, and a band council resolution is required most of the delay in ATRs happens before it gets into the department... Often, before they get in the door, it has been five to ten years For example, see Proceedings: Angus Toulouse, Ontario Regional Chief, Chiefs of Ontario, February 8, 2012; Ibid. Senate, Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples, Evidence, 7 February 2012 Margaret Buist, Director General, Lands and Economic Development, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada). 1320 To shed some light on these issues, this section presents some of the major challenges faced by First Nations through the ATR process in dealing with municipal and third-party interests. 1. Negotiating Agreements with Municipalities When land selected by a First Nation for conversion to reserve status is within a municipality, in addition to the requirement that First Nations pay property taxes on any purchased land until such time as the ATR is completed, federal ATR policy requires that First Nations negotiate agreements with municipal governments. These agreements can include joint land use planning; by-law harmonization; compensation for tax loss; and compensation for basic municipal services such as sewage, water, and hydro. Many witnesses agreed that these negotiations can cause extensive delays, and that this problem can be exacerbated if a municipality is not entering into these negotiations in good faith. As stated by Jody Wilson- Raybould (AFN): [w]hile the current policy clearly does not give a municipality a veto over ATR, they can often stall the advancement of ATR, giving municipalities, in a sense, de facto veto. 42 Both Chief Angus Toulouse, and Gordon Bluesky (National Aboriginal Lands Managers Association) noted that the ATR process puts the onus on First Nations to settle these interests prior to land conversion. In particular, reference was made to the frustration of being put in a position where they [First Nations] are trying to negotiate agreements and settling issues and interests on properties that are not even under their jurisdiction yet. 43 For many witnesses, the costs involved with purchasing land and paying fees to municipalities until that land is converted to reserve status serves as an additional barrier to engagement in the ATR process. For example, Chief Nelson Genaille spoke of his community s Proceedings, Jody Wilson-Raybould, British Columbia Regional Chief, Assembly of First Nations, April 3, Similar comments were provided by Angus Toulouse, Ontario Regional Chief, Chiefs of Ontario, February 8, Proceedings, Gordon Bluesky, Director, National Aboriginal Lands Managers Association, February 14, View more
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