First Nations Self-Government Recognition Act
An Act providing for the recognition of self-governing First Nations of Canada
This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2013.
This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2013.
Dead, as of March 26, 2013
(This bill did not become law.)
This is from the published bill.
This enactment provides for a process for a First Nation to become a recognized First Nation that is self-governing under its constitution.
The First Nation is recognized as self-governing upon the approval of a proposal for self-government by the members of the First Nation in a referendum or in any other manner agreed on by the First Nation and the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.
Among other things, a recognized First Nation has the exclusive power to legislate in specified fields and the power to legislate in other fields with respect to its citizens and with respect to its First Nation lands and persons on those lands.
All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.
Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other S-212s: