Bill C-15 (Historical)

Northwest Territories Devolution Act

An Act to replace the Northwest Territories Act to implement certain provisions of the Northwest Territories Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement and to repeal or make amendments to the Territorial Lands Act, the Northwest Territories Waters Act, the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, other Acts and certain orders and regulations

This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2015.

Sponsor

Bernard Valcourt Conservative

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

Part 1 enacts the Northwest Territories Act and implements certain provisions of the Northwest Territories Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement. It also amends and repeals other Acts and certain orders and regulations.
Part 2 amends the Territorial Lands Act to modify the offence and penalty regime and create an administrative monetary penalty scheme. It also adds inspection powers.
Part 3 amends the Northwest Territories Waters Act to make changes to the jurisdiction and structure of the Inuvialuit Water Board, to add a regulation-making authority for cost recovery, to establish time limits with respect to the making of certain decisions, to modify the offence and penalty regime, to create an administrative monetary penalty scheme and to make other changes.
Part 4 amends the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act to consolidate the structure of the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, to establish time limits for environmental assessments and reviews and to expand ministerial policy direction to land use planning boards and the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board. This Part also amends the administration and enforcement provisions of Part 3 of that Act and establishes an administration and enforcement scheme in Part 5 of that Act, including the introduction of enforceable development certificates. Moreover, it adds an administrative monetary penalty scheme to the Act. Lastly, this Part provides for the establishment of regional studies and regulation-making authorities for, among other things, consultation with aboriginal peoples and for cost recovery and incorporates into that Act the water licensing scheme from the Northwest Territories Waters Act as part of the implementation of the Northwest Territories Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Votes

Feb. 12, 2014 Passed That Bill C-15, An Act to replace the Northwest Territories Act to implement certain provisions of the Northwest Territories Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement and to repeal or make amendments to the Territorial Lands Act, the Northwest Territories Waters Act, the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, other Acts and certain orders and regulations, {as amended}, be concurred in at report stage [with a further amendment/with further amendments] .

Feb. 12, 2014 Failed That Bill C-15 be amended by deleting Clause 136.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on Dec. 10, 2013

Wayne Walsh, Director, Northwest Territories Devolution Negotiations, Northern Affairs, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Tara Shannon, Director, Resource Policy and Programs Directorate, Northern Affairs, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Tom Isaac, Senior Counsel, Negotiations, Northern Affairs and Federal Interlocutor, Department of Justice
Alison Lobsinger, Manager, Legislation and Policy, Northern Affairs, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on Jan. 27, 2014

Bob McLeod, Premier of the Northwest Territories, Government of the Northwest Territories
Ethel Blondin-Andrew, Chairperson, Sahtu Secretariat Inc.
Chief Edward Erasmus, Grand Chief, Tlicho Government
Robert Alexie, President, Gwich'in Tribal Council
Bertha Rabesca Zoe, Legal Counsel, Tlicho Government
Daryn Leas, Legal Counsel, Sahtu Secretariat Inc.
Neil McCrank, As an Individual
John Pollard, As an Individual
Willard Hagen, Chair, Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board
John Donihee, Legal Counsel, Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board
Edward Sangris, Chief, NWT Treaty 8 Tribal Corporation
Don Balsillie, Chief Negotiator, Akaitcho First Nations, NWT Treaty 8 Tribal Corporation
Chief Herb Norwegian, Grand Chief, Dehcho First Nations
Bill Erasmus, National Chief, Dene Nation
Francois Paulette, Chief, Dene Nation Elder's Council
Larry Innes, Legal Counsel, Dehcho First Nations
Bill Enge, President, North Slave Métis Alliance
Roy Fabian, Chief, Katlodeeche First Nation
Peter Redvers, Consultation Facilitator, Katlodeeche First Nation
Harry Deneron, Chief, Acho Dene Koe First Nation
Tom Hoefer, Executive Director, NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines
Allen Stanzell, First Vice-President, Northwest Territories Chamber of Commerce
David Bob, Vice-President, Northern Territories Federation of Labour
Sandra Lockhart, Regional Vice-President, Somba K'e, Northern Territories Federation of Labour
Michael Bradshaw, Executive Director, Northwest Territories Chamber of Commerce
Tina Gargan, President, Northwest Territories Association of Communities
Christine Wenman, Representative, Alternatives North
Karen Hamre, Representative, Alternatives North
Sara Brown, Chief Executive Officer, Northwest Territories Association of Communities
Floyd Roland, Mayor, Town of Inuvik

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on Jan. 30, 2014

Brendan Bell, President, Dominion Diamond Holdings Ltd.
Rick Meyers, Vice-President, Technical and Northern Affairs, Mining Association of Canada
Bob Bleaney, Vice-President, External Relations, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on Feb. 4, 2014

Tara Shannon, Director, Resource Policy and Programs Directorate, Northern Affairs, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Wayne Walsh, Director, Northwest Territories Devolution Negotiations, Northern Affairs, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Alison Lobsinger, Manager, Legislation and Policy, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Tom Isaac, Senior Counsel, Negotiations, Northern Affairs and Federal Interlocutor, Department of Justice

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on Feb. 6, 2014

Tom Isaac, Senior Counsel, Negotiations, Northern Affairs and Federal Interlocutor, Department of Justice
Alison Lobsinger, Manager, Legislation and Policy, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Tara Shannon, Director, Resource Policy and Programs Directorate, Northern Affairs, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development