14.1 (1) Subject to subsection (3), the following undertakings by or on behalf of the Crown in right of Ontario are exempt from the Act: 1. All undertakings that relate to a settlement agreement involving the Crown in right of Ontario and an Indigenous community with respect to a land claim, including, for greater certainty, an interim agreement. 2. The undertakings listed in subsection (2) that implement an agreement, other than an agreement mentioned in paragraph 1, about land or any interests in land and that include as parties, i. the Crown in right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Indigenous Affairs, and ii. an Indigenous community or a person authorized to hold any interests in land on behalf of an Indigenous community. O. Reg. 511/21, s. 1. (2) The undertakings listed for the purposes of paragraph 2 of subsection (1) are, (a) the disposition or release of, (i) any interests in land, (ii) reservations or conditions respecting land that benefit the Crown, whether in letters patent, in an agreement or pursuant to an Act, and (iii) interests in Crown resources other than land that are related to a disposition or release of any interests in land; (b) the transfer or acceptance of administration and control of land; (c) the acquisition of any interests in land; (d) establishing, amending or rescinding boundaries of provincial parks and conservation reserves; and (e) activities carried out in advance of a disposition of any interests in land or transfer of administration and control of land or to prepare lands for disposition or transfer of administration and control, including authorizing interim uses of lands or related Crown resources by an Indigenous community or by a person with the consent of an Indigenous community. O. Reg. 511/21, s. 1. (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the following undertakings: 1. An undertaking in respect of which one or more of the following notices have been issued under the Algonquin Land Claim declaration order before the day section 2 of Ontario Regulation 245/23 came into force: i. A Public Notice issued under Step 2 of Section 2.3 (Evaluation and Consultation Process for Category B Projects and Activities) of Schedule “A” to the Algonquin Land Claim declaration order. ii. A Notice of Opportunity to Inspect the Draft Environmental Evaluation Report issued under Step 3 of Section 2.4 (Evaluation and Consultation Process for Category C Projects and Activities) of Schedule “A” to the Algonquin Land Claim declaration order. 2. An undertaking respecting which a process of public consultation pursuant to a class environmental assessment or order under the Act, other than the Algonquin Land Claim declaration order, was commenced before July 1, 2021. O. Reg. 245/23, s. 2 (1). (3.1) Despite subsection (3), an undertaking described in paragraph 1 of that subsection is exempt from the Act if a Statement of Completion has been submitted to the Director of the Environmental Assessment Branch and the appropriate Regional Director of the Ministry under, (a) Step 5 of Section 2.3 (Evaluation and Consultation Process for Category B Projects and Activities) of Schedule “A” to the Algonquin Land Claim declaration order; or (b) Step 6 of Section 2.4 (Evaluation and Consultation Process for Category C Projects and Activities) of Schedule “A” to the Algonquin Land Claim declaration order. O. Reg. 245/23, s. 2 (1). (4) In this section, “Algonquin Land Claim declaration order” means the order made under subsection 3.2 (1) of the Act entitled “Declaration — Projects and Activities being considered for inclusion in the Algonquin Land Claim Settlement”, dated July 23, 2007 and approved by Order in Council 1900/2007, as it may be amended from time to time; (“arrêté déclaratoire relatif à la revendication territoriale des Algonquins”) “land claim” means, (a) a claim to an outstanding entitlement with respect to reserve land or the improper use of reserve land by others, (b) a claim respecting unsold surrendered land, or (c) an aboriginal rights and title claim. O. Reg. 511/21, s. 1; O. Reg. 245/23, s. 2 (2).