Reserve Creation

Urban Reserves:
From Partnerships to Prosperity
Planning & Development Division
April 2015
Outline
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Treaty Land Entitlement Framework Agreement
Reserve Creation Process
City of Saskatoon Strategic Plan
Municipal Services and Compatibility
Agreements
• Urban Reserves and TLE Holdings
• Current Initiatives
Source: Government of Saskatchewan
Canada-Saskatchewan Treaty Land
Entitlement Framework Agreement
• 1992
• Canada, Saskatchewan and 33
First Nations
• Funds to purchase land
• open market: willing buyer, willing seller
• $595 million
• 2.1 million potential acres
Reserve Creation
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First Nation selects land
Municipality notified
Agreement between First Nation and
Municipality required:
• land use compatibility
• bylaws
• municipal services
• tax loss compensation
Reserve Creation
• Municipality cannot veto
• arbitration
• Reserve created by Governor General
• removes land from municipal jurisdiction
City of Saskatoon Strategic Plan
Priorities include:
• “Strengthen relations with local Aboriginal
organizations.”
• “Develop partnerships and programs with
Aboriginal organizations that will assist in
enhancing economic, employment and training
opportunities.”
Municipal Services and Compatibility
Agreement
• Fee for service:
• pay same amount as municipal property tax
• receive same services
• ‘Mirror’ City bylaws:
• land use, building and fire standards
• public health and safety
• business regulation
Muskeg Lake Cree Nation
Muskeg Lake Cree Nation
Muskeg Lake Cree Nation
Muskeg Lake Cree Nation
Muskeg Lake Cree Nation
Muskeg Lake Cree Nation
Muskeg Lake Cree Nation
Muskeg Lake Cree Nation
One Arrow First Nation
One Arrow First Nation
Yellow Quill First Nation
Yellow Quill First Nation
Saskatoon
First Nations
Investment
Corporation
Saskatoon
First Nations
Investment
Corporation
Benefits of Urban Reserves
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Economic Development
Business Opportunities
Employment Opportunities
Spin-off Effects
Social and Cultural Benefits
• Government’s
Duty to Consult
• Before certain
decisions or
actions
• Objectives:
• respect Treaty
and Aboriginal
rights
• advance
reconciliation
• promote certainty
and predictability
Purpose of Duty to Consult
• ensure meaningful opportunity to:
• be fully informed of a proposal
• understand how it might adversely affect
rights
• respond
• avoid, mitigate or minimize adverse effects
When Duty to Consult Applies
• Applies when a decision or action may
affect Treaty and Aboriginal rights:
• right to hunt, fish and trap for food
• traditional use of lands and resources
• Applies on:
• unoccupied Crown lands
• land where there is a right of access
• 2013 Provincial
Handbook for
proponents
• Voluntary
Engagement
encouraged
Raw Water Intake Construction
Current Initiatives
• Partnership with
SREDA:
• First Nation
Profiles
• Broader Regional
Committee
• Community
Engagement
Manual Update
Thank you!
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