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An Act to give effect to the Final Self-Government Agreement for the Tlegohli Got’ine and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
This bill gives legal effect to the Final Self-Government Agreement for the Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got’įnę, recognizing their government and laws and setting implementation details by order in council. It removes the Indian Act’s application to Tłegǫ́hłı̨ citizens and institutions, treats the agreement as a section 35 treaty, and confirms Tłegǫ́hłı̨ laws have the force of law. It integrates the Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Government into Mackenzie Valley resource management, including consultation, policy-direction powers, and land-use permitting on Settlement Lands. It updates federal statutes for information sharing, privacy, payments in lieu of taxes, and enables a tax treatment agreement and First Nations GST on Tłegǫ́hłı̨ lands.
Primarily a rights-based self-government implementation with localized economic effects; no direct national growth, productivity, or income measures.
Exits the Indian Act and enables local lawmaking, potentially cutting federal bureaucracy and enabling community-led decision-making, though new local permitting could introduce parallel processes if not well-coordinated.
Resource management roles and clearer local authority may improve certainty in one region, but national productivity impacts are indirect and unproven.
No direct export measures; any effect would be via smoother local approvals and partnerships on Settlement Lands.
Clarifies jurisdiction and consultation for projects, which can attract investment; however, added local permitting and policy-direction powers could introduce uncertainty without clear service standards.
Devolution may improve service alignment and accountability, but fiscal impacts, transition costs, and potential duplication are not detailed.
Adds FNGST capacity and a tax treatment agreement but does not reform broader tax incentives that drive investment or innovation economy-wide.
Narrowly targeted to one self-government; any prosperity effects are localized rather than transformational at the national scale.
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