Currently, 80% of additions to reserve are approved by ministerial order, given that the majority are being processed in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, which currently benefit from the claim settlement legislation that allows for it.
Without the legislation, the addition to reserve is done through the royal prerogative. That's why it has to go to order in council. It's just a matter of it being legislated and the minister being provided the authority. When the previous prairie province settlement legislation was introduced, there was always the intent to broaden the application across the country.
With respect to the application to other ministers, we work closely with Natural Resources Canada, with the surveyor general branch, because they are responsible for surveying the land. That's a very technical requirement that is done well in advance of any addition to reserve proposal, and I wouldn't see there being any concern on behalf of the minister with respect to these changes.