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First Nation Lands
Registry Workshop
February 24, 2016
Part 1 of 2
First Nations Land Management Resource Centre Land Registry Workshop Host Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation Agenda February 23 to 25, 2016 INAC Offices Gatineau, QC February 23, 2016 – 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Day 1 – Group 1 10 Wellington Street ‐ 12th Floor Room 1216 ‐ Gatineau QC FNLRS – Training – Loretta Roy – AANDC February 24, 2016 – 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Day 2 – Group 1 and 2 INAC Auditorium – 15 Eddy Street ‐ 3rd Floor – Gatineau QC 9:00 a.m. Opening Prayer Pikwakanagan Elder Shirley Kohoko Welcome remarks by host Pikwakanagan Councillor Sherrylyn Sarazin 9:20 a.m. Opening Remarks/Objectives Julie Pellerin – Resource Centre 9:30 a.m. FNLRS – Regulations and Land Laws FN Separate Land Register – Registration Process Land Laws 11:00 a.m. Internal Surveys Tania Big Stone – Resource Centre Noon Networking Lunch 1:15 p.m. NRCAN Trevor Penney ‐ NRCan – working with the maps and layers 2:15 p.m. GIS – First Nation Experiences Keith Sayers – Mississauga First Nation Colette Isaac – Georgina Island First Nation 3:45 p.m. City of Ottawa Alison Gaiser – City of Ottawa Interactive web mapping application: http://maps.ottawa.ca/geoottawa/ 4:45 p.m. Closing Comments Julie Pellerin – Resource Centre Closing Prayer Pikwakanagan Elder Shirley Kohoko February 25, 2016 – 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Day 3 – Group 2 10 Wellington Street ‐ 12th Floor Room 1216 ‐ Gatineau QC FNLRS – Training – Loretta Roy – INAC Welcome
Opening Prayer by Pikwàkanagàn Elder Shirley Kohoko
Welcoming remarks by Pikwàkanagàn Councillor Sherrylynn Sarazin
Opening Remarks/ Objectives by Julie Pellerin
Time
9:30 a.m.
Agenda Topic
FNLRS – Regulations and Land Laws
FN Separate Land Register – Registration Process and Land Laws
11:00 a.m.
Internal Surveys
Presented by Tania Bigstone, Resource Centre
12:00 p.m.
Networking Lunch
1:15 p.m.
NRCAN – Working with the Maps and Layers
Presented by Trevor Penney, Natural Resources Canada
2:15 p.m.
GIS – First Nation Experiences
Presented by Keith Sayers – Mississauga First Nation; and
Presented by Colette Isaac – Georgina Island First Nation
3:45 p.m.
City of Ottawa Interactive Web Mapping Application
Presented by Alison Gaiser, City of Ottawa
4:45 p.m.
Closing Comments by Julie Pellerin, Resource Centre
Closing Prayer by Pikwàkanagàn Elder Shirley Kohoko
FNLRS – Regulations and Land Laws
FN Separate Land Register –
Registration Process Land Laws
Presented by:
Julie Pellerin
First Nations Land Management Resource Centre Inc.
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REGISTRATION – REGISTER – REGISTRY
REGULATIONS – RULES – RESULTS
First Nations still under the Indian Act must follow the procedures
established by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
and must submit all documents for approval and
registration in the Indian Land Registry System.
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ILRS and the Indian Act
 The Indian Act is silent on a Registry
 No legislative framework for the
registry
 Operated by INAC officials
 Internal policy & directives that are
amended without First Nation input &
without any prior notice
 One size fits all forms & instruments
 Documents can be rejected by INAC
 Documents can only be registered
once approved by Canada
 Approval of documents by Minister or
delegates
 First Nation have limited role or no
role
 First Nation are clerks
 No costs recovery i.e. fees
THE LAND TRANSACTION
Indian Act
(No requirement)
IL Register
ILR policy
FAFNLM
Land Code
FNL Register
FNLR regs
CLS Act
Interdepartmental
Agreement
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Background
The Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management
& the First Nations Land Management Act provide for
Regulations to establish & operate
a First Nation Lands Register.
THE REGULATIONS
The regulations were developed by the Lands
Advisory Board and the Minister
The Regulations provide a legislative basis for the
registration of documents affecting interests and
licences in First Nation land
The Regulations create a registration system for
all First Nations with Land Codes, not a land titles
system which guarantees title
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THE REGISTRY
Paperless
Instant
Priority based
Developed with the
input of financial
institutions
Public
Available to anyone
 Viewing
 Registration applications
EFFECT OF REGISTRATION
The Regulations establish rules to determine priority
among and between registered or unregistered
documents. These rules are standard to most registry
systems
Registered instruments relating to the same lot have
priority in accordance with the time and date of
registration, not time and date of the signing of the
instrument
A registered instrument has priority over an unregistered
instrument
Instruments registered in the Indian Lands Registry
system before the Regulations came into force have
priority over instruments registered after these
Regulations came into force
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NEW ROLES
 Under the Land Code, a First Nation:
has legislative authority
can enact land laws
may certify registrations
produces the land status reports
(land surveyors, title search
companies, etc.)
establishes a separate registry
 Under the Regulations, Canada:
is the clerical body
does not have any authority to
approve, amend or correct
must follow the Regulations, the
First Nation’s Land Code and any
land laws on registration
FIRST NATION CONTROL OF REGISTRATION
 Under the Land Code, a First Nation may establish and
maintain a separate Lands Register (electronic database,
GIS or filing system)
 First Nation may make land laws with respect to the Lands
Registers and the effect of registering documents in the First
Nation’s own separate Lands Register and the national
FNLRS
 An interest or licence may only be created, granted, disposed
of, assigned or transferred by a written document made in
accordance with the Land Code and any relevant land law
 Land laws may set out that certain types of instruments
require consent of Council, community approval or
certification by staff
 Registration provides security to holders of interests and
licences, the First Nation and financial institutions
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FIRST NATION CONTROL OF REGISTRATION
First Nation develops mandatory standards, criteria &
forms
Types of interests and licences are developed by the
First Nation
Set out the rights attached to the types of interests and
licences
Registered allotments may be subject to conditions
Business leases for members – offers mortgageability
All transactions must be registered in both registers
Ways of dealing with buckshee leases and unregistered
or traditional land holdings
Set fees and charges payable to the First Nation
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FIRST NATION LAND REGISTRY REGULATIONS
EXPLANATORY VERSION
NOTICE: This version of the Regulation contains a basic explanation of the provisions of this Regulation.
Readers are cautioned that the explanation does not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, the Lands Advisory Board or the Lands Advisory
Board Resource Centre Inc. It is prepared for convenience only and users should obtain legal advice for
any interpretation that may be required.
These Regulations came into force on November 5, 2007
EXPLANATORY VERSION NO. 1 – October 17, 2007
(Note: Current to January 6, 2016. These regulations were
last amended on September 5, 2008)
FIRST NATION LAND REGISTRY REGULATIONS
EXPLANATORY VERSION
INTERPRETATION
Definitions
1. The following definitions apply in these Regulations.
“Act” means the First Nations Land Management Act. (Loi)
“applicant” means a person who submits an application for registration or
recording. (demandeur)
Any person may submit an application to register or record a document including
the First Nation land manager or other employee, the individual or developer
holding the interest or the lawyer for the individual.
A First Nation may make a law that requires First Nation certification and / or
approval of any document to be registered and that a document that is registered
without the First Nation certification and / or approval is not valid.
“First Nations Land Registry” means the office referred to in section 2. (bureau
d’enregistrement)
“general abstract” in respect of a reserve, means an electronic abstract of
registered interests – or, in Quebec, registered rights - and recorded documents
that affect all lands on the reserve. (répertoire général)
The general abstract contains a listing of documents in chronological order which
are the basis of title to the whole reserve and may include, Treaties, Orders in
Council and deeds. It may also contain documents such as easements, road
allowances, utility permits and surrenders.
“official plan” means a graphical description of boundaries of land prepared from
field notes of a survey confirmed under section 29 of the Canada Lands Surveys Act.
(plan official)
Official plans are the surveys most often used to determine the exterior boundaries
of First Nation land and the quantity of reserve lands recognized by Canada. See
section 18.
“parcel abstract” means an electronic abstract of registered interests – or, in
Quebec, registered rights - and recorded documents that affect an individual parcel
of first nation lands. (répertoire de lot)
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The parcel abstract contains a listing of documents in chronological order
concerning the title to a lot of first nation land which may be held as Certificate of
Possession, a leasehold interest, leasehold mortgage.
“Register” means the First Nations Land Register established by the Minister under
subsection 25(1) of the Act. (registre)
The Register is the name of the electronic data base maintained by INAC. It only
contains documents from First Nations who have ratified a land code. The First
Nations Land Registry is the office in which the Register and the Registrar are
located in Gatineau, Quebec at INAC headquarters.
“Registrar” means the officer in the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern
Development responsible for the management of the First Nations Land Registry.
(registraire)
“registration plan” means a graphical description of the boundaries of land
prepared by the Surveyor General under section 31 of the Canada Lands Surveys
Act. (plan d’enregistrement)
Registration plans are less detailed than official plans and are surveys used to set
out the boundaries of parcels or lots of land within First Nation lands which have
been leased.
“textual description” means a metes and bounds description of first nation lands,
or any other description of first nation lands that does not refer exclusively to one
or more complete parcels on a registration plan or official plan. (description textuelle)
A textual description is a written description and not a survey plan. It may only be
used if the interest granted is not encumbered (by a mortgage, for example), or for
a utility company to provide services to residents of the First Nation.
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OPERATION OF REGISTRY
Registry location
2. The Register shall be maintained in an office located in the National Capital
Region and known as the First Nations Land Registry.
The Ottawa – Gatineau area is the National Capital Region.
Officer hours
3. (1) The First Nations Land Registry shall be open to the public from Monday to
Friday, except on holidays, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST or E DST, as
applicable.
The Registry and the Register are open to the public. The basis of any government
operated land registry or land titles office is that the records and information the
offices contain can be viewed by members of the public. In a land registry system
the registration of a document gives notice to the public of the document and the
claimed interest. The Registry office is open for longer hours than noted, but not to
do business with the public. However, registration or recording of documents in
person cannot take place outside these hours.
Holidays are statutory holidays recognized by Canada and on which most, if not all,
federal, provincial, first nation and municipal government offices and banks are
closed.
Electronic registration or recording
(2) Despite subsection (1), a document may be transmitted for registration or
recording in accordance with section 12 at any time.
Documents can be recorded or registered electronically under section 12 and for
electronic registration the Registry is “open” for business 365 days of the year 24/7.
While it is technically possible for a First Nation to use a combination of electronic
and mail or courier registration, First Nations are encouraged to make use of one or
the other method but not both.
Limitation on activities
4. Neither the Registrar nor any employee of the First Nations Land Registry shall
express an opinion about any interest or licence in first nation land, including
whether:
a) a document submitted for registration or recording is validly made;
b) a document has been registered, as opposed to having been recorded.
Registry employees are prohibited from expressing any opinions on the validity or
legal effect of a document. The role of the Registrar and staff is to apply these
regulations. While they are employees of INAC, they must act independently of
INAC, the First Nation or any person claiming to have an interest in First Nation
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lands.
Examination of Register
5. Any person may, during the hours referred to in subsection 3(1), inspect at the
First Nations Land Registry the electronic image of any document that is
registered or recorded in the Register.
As noted the Register is open to the public. Since it is also an electronic Register, it
may be accessed on the internet at any time, provided the user has a password
obtained from the Registry.
Copies
6. On request, the Registrar shall provide a certified copy of a document registered
or recorded in the Register.
A certified copy has the same legal effect as the original document. Certified copies
of documents may be required by lenders, title insurers or the courts as to establish
that a document has been registered or recorded.
All documents which are registered or recorded in the Register may be viewed on
the internet site and may be printed electronically. However, these documents are
not certified by the Registrar.
Registrar’s certificate
7. On request, the Registrar shall issue a certificate indicating all the interests
registered – or, in Quebec, all the rights registered – and other documents
recorded on the abstract of a specified parcel of first nation land.
The Registrar may also certify copies of the documents for a parcel of land taken
from the parcel abstract. Lenders, title insurers may require certified copies of the
abstract to review the title to a parcel of land. In a dispute, courts and other
tribunals will accept the use of certified copies of documents and abstracts as
evidence.
ABSTRACTS
Abstracts
8. The following abstracts shall be included in the Register:
a) for each reserve of a first nation, a general abstract; and,
b) for each parcel of first nation land, a parcel abstract.
Restriction
9. The Registrar shall not create a parcel abstract unless it is based on an official
plan or registration plan.
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Survey requirements are set out in sections 17, 18 and 19. It is noted that a parcel
abstract cannot be based on a textual description. The survey requirements are
consistent with survey requirements established by NRCan and INAC which
applied prior to these Regulations coming into force.
APPLICATION TO REGISTER OR RECORD DOCUMENTS
Application to register or record documents
10. (1) Any person may apply for the registration or recording in the Register of a
document that affects first nation land:
a) in person, by submitting the document and a completed application for
registration or recording to the Registrar at the address set out in
section 11;
b) by mail, by submitting the document and a completed application for
registration or recording to the Registrar at the address set out in
section 11; or
c) electronically, in the manner set out in section 12.
Information
(2) An application for registration or recording shall contain the following
information, taken from the document submitted for registration or recording:
a) the names and addresses of all parties to the document;
b) the name and address of the person who completed the application;
c) the type of document;
d) if applicable, the date the document was executed – or, in Quebec,
signed according to all the required formalities for its validity – or, if
there is more than one date indicated, the most recent date;
e) the province where the land is located;
f) the name of the first nation, the name of the reserve and the lot
number, if any, associated with the land;
g) the land description;
h) a list of any supporting documents accompanying the document
submitted for registration or recording; and
i) if two or more documents that are to be registered or recorded are
submitted together by mail, directions regarding the order to be
respected in registering or recording each document relative to each
other.
Only one completed application and the actual document accompanying the
application is required.
It is noted that the application to register or record may be completed by any
person – a land manager, a lawyer acting for a party to a transaction or a party to a
document. The intention is that most documents will be registered by the First
Nation concerned with the document.
First Nations have authority to make laws requiring that documents be certified or
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approved by the First Nation before registration. The First Nation law would provide
that the document will have no effect if it is not certified or approved by the First
Nation prior to being registered or recorded. However, there are many documents
which do not require First Nation certification or approval, particularly those noted
in section 15. In some cases these documents do not have any effect on the title,
for example, a change of name, while in other cases, such as an Order in Council,
the documents will affect title.
See also sections 15 and 23.
Submission by mail or in person
11. A document to be registered or recorded and a completed application for
registration or recording may be submitted by mail to the Registrar at:

Registrar
o First Nations Land Registry
o 10 Wellington Street
o Gatineau, Quebec
o K1A 0H4
Mail or courier can be used. Note that registration by mail requires that the
documents physically arrive at the Registry before review and registration or
recording by Registry staff. Every effort should be made to send all documents
concerning a particular grant to the Registrar at the same time to make sure
documents are registered in the desired order.
Electronic transmission
12. (1) A document to be registered or recorded may be submitted electronically to
the Registrar:
a) by completing an application for registration or recording online at the
Registry Internet website at www.ainc-inac.gc.ca; and
b) attaching the document as an electronic file in a form referred to in
subsection(2).
File format
(2) A document transmitted electronically to the Registrar must be in the form of
one or more images contained in a single file, scanned from the original
document at a resolution of at least 200 dpi, in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format or
tagged image file (.tif) format.
Fax transmission
13. A document shall not be transmitted for registration or recording by fax.
Tracking number
14. (1) On receipt of an application and document that were transmitted
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electronically in accordance with section 12, the Registrar shall transmit to the
applicant by e-mail an acknowledgment of receipt and a tracking number and
provide a copy of the acknowledgement and tracking number to the first nation
whose lands are affected.
Electronic registration or recording occurs immediately on transmission of a
document. The tracking number becomes the registration number if the document
complies with the regulation.
Tracking number
(2) On receipt of an application and document that were submitted for
registration or recording by mail, the Registrar shall mail an acknowledgment
of receipt and a tracking number to the applicant and provide a copy of the
acknowledgement and tracking number to the first nation whose lands are
affected.
Documents sent by mail or courier are only recorded on receipt by the Registry.
Original Documents
15. The following documents may be submitted for registration or recording instead
of an original document:
a) a copy of a judgement or court order, certified by the court;
b) a copy of a document registered in a provincial registry or land titles
system, certified by the appropriate provincial registrar;
c) a copy of a birth certificate, marriage certificate, name change
certificate, power of attorney, will, approval or probate of will or
appointment of administrator, certified by the person who has custody
of the original;
d) a copy of a certificate of amalgamation or change of name of a
corporation, certified by the agency responsible for recording the
amalgamation or change of name;
e) a copy of an order in council, certified by the Clerk of the Privy
Council;
f) a copy of a ministerial order; and
g) a copy of a document issued by a first nation, certified by the person
who has custody of the original.
Some of the documents referred to in this section do not grant or transfer interests
in land but are concerned with clarifying some aspect of title. Name changes and
amalgamations are examples of these kinds of documents. There are also
documents such as Orders in Council or court orders which will generally concern
the title to land. With the exception of subsection g), the documents are issued and
certified by provincial or federal government departments and institutions or the
courts.
Section 23 requires the Registrar to notify the First Nation when a document in
section 15 is registered or recorded.
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GROUNDS FOR REFUSING REGISTRATION OR RECORDING
Grounds for refusing registration or recording
16. The Registrar shall not register or record a document if:
a) it is not dated;
b) it is not legible;
c) it does not identify each party to the document;
d) the information contained in the application for registration or
recording conflicts with the information contained in the document;
or,
e) the land description does not meet the requirements of subsection
17(1) or section 18 or 19.
The Register will examine each document submitted electronically or by mail to
make certain that it complies with the requirements of this Regulation before
registering or recording the document. The Registrar has no power to make a
change, addition or correction to a document.
Survey requirements
17. (1) No document that purports to:
a) grant an interest – or, in Quebec, a right - in first nation land or a
licence for a term of 10 or more years, other than an interest, right or
licence granted to a member of a first nation;
b) grant a strata title, a condominium interest – or, in Quebec, a divided
co-ownership right - or any similar interest or right;
A strata title is title to a floor, or portion of a floor, in a building of more than one
floor.
c) allocate or transfer lawful possession of first nation land to a first
nation member; or
d) expropriate an interest – or, in Quebec, a right - for a community work
or other first nation community purposes under section 28 of the Act,
shall be registered or recorded unless the land description contained
in the document consists exclusively of a reference to one or more
complete parcels on a registration plan or official plan.
Renewal or extension
(2) The term of a document in paragraph 1(a) includes the period of any right of
renewal or extension of the document.
A grant of a lease of land for five (5) years may be registered using a textual
description. However, if the grant of a lease is for five (5) years with a right of
renewal for an additional five years (i.e. ten years), then a registration plan or
official plan is required for registration.
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Exception
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to easements or, in Quebec, to servitudes.
An easement is usually a right to use land for utility purposes to service the first
nation with hydro power, telephone etc. See section 19.
Requirements for land descriptions
18. If a document purports to:
a) exchange first nation land for land that is to become first nation land in
accordance with section 27 of the Act: or
b) define the exterior boundaries of first nation land,
the Registrar shall not register or record the document unless the land
description in the document is derived from an official plan or registration plan.
Utilities
19. The Registrar shall not register or record a document that contains a textual
description unless the document grants an interest – or, in Quebec, a right - in
unencumbered land, or a licence to a utility company in respect of
unencumbered land, for the purpose of providing service to residents of a
reserve.
REGISTRATION OR RECORDING OF DOCUMENTS
Order of registration or recording
20. (1) Subject to section 21, the Registrar shall register or record each document
submitted for registration or recording that meets the requirements of these
Regulations in the order that it is received by the First Nation Land Registry.
Time of registration or recording
(2) A document is considered to have been registered or recorded:
a) if the document was transmitted electronically, at the time indicated on
the electronic acknowledgement of receipt; and
b) if the document was sent by mail, at the time of receipt stamped on
the document by the Registrar.
Multiple submissions
21. If two or more documents affecting the same parcel of first nation land are
submitted for registration or recording at the same time by the same person and
the documents meet the requirements of these Regulations for registration or
recording, the Registrar shall register or record them in the order indicated on
the application for registration or recording.
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Registry information
22. (1) If a document submitted for registration or recording meets the requirements
of these Regulations, the Registrar shall record the following information in the
appropriate abstract:
a) the names of all parties to the document;
b) the type of document;
c) the first nation land affected;
d) if applicable, the date the document was executed – or, in Quebec,
signed according to all the required formalities for its validity – or, if
there is more than one date indicated, the most recent date;
e) the tracking number assigned to the document at the time of its
receipt; and
f) the date and time of registration or recording.
General abstract
(2) If a document submitted for registration or recording affects a reserve as a
whole, the Registrar shall register or record in the general abstract for the
reserve the information required under subsection (1).
Parcel abstract
(3) If a document submitted for registration or recording affects a particular
parcel of first nation land, the Registrar shall register or record in the parcel
abstract for that parcel the information required under subsection (1).
Notification
23. On the registration or recording of a document, the Registrar shall notify the first
nation of the registration or recording without delay.
Registration or recording refused
24. (1) If a document submitted for registration or recording does not meet the
requirements of these Regulations, the Registrar shall return to the applicant the
application for registration or recording and all supporting documents
accompanying it, and provide written reasons for the refusal to register or
record the document.
Copy of reasons
(2) The Registrar shall provide a copy of the reasons for the refusal to the first
nation.
Electronic storage
25. The Registrar shall store in electronic form every document registered or
recorded under these Regulations.
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Return of registered document
26. After a document that was submitted to the Registrar in paper form has been
registered or recorded, the Registrar shall return the original document to the
applicant.
Errors in registration or recording
27. If the Registrar becomes aware of an omission or error in the registration or
recording of a document, the Registrar shall immediately make the necessary
corrections, add a notation to the Register identifying the corrections and notify
all persons who may be adversely affected by the corrections.
EFFECT OF REGISTRATION
Priority
28. (1) Subject to section 31, interests – or, in Quebec, a right - registered under
these Regulations that effect the same parcel of first nation land have priority
according to the time and date of the registration of the document and not
according to the time and date the documents were executed or, in Quebec,
signed according to all the required formalities for its validity.
No priority to licences and other documents
(2) For greater certainty, subsection (1) does not apply to a document that does
not grant an interest – or, in Quebec, a right - in first nation land.
Example: A CP granted on June 30, 2000 and registered on October 15, 2007, has
priority over a CP for the same interest granted on October 1, 2007 and registered
on October 21, 2007. Note that the priorities concern only documents granting
interests in land and not to other kinds of documents such as a change of name.
Unregistered interests or rights
29. A registered interest – or, in Quebec, a registered right - affecting a parcel of
first nation land is entitled to priority over an unregistered interest affecting the
same parcel.
This section sets out a basic principle – courts will recognize a registered interest in
preference to an unregistered interest relating to the same parcel if there is a
conflict between the interests claimed.
Resolving mortgages or hypothecs
30. A registered mortgage or hypothec has priority over a subsequently registered
interest – or, in Quebec, a registered right - that affects the same parcel of First
Nation land, to the extent of the money actually advanced under the mortgage or
hypothec, to a maximum of the amount secured by the mortgage or hypothec,
even if all or part of the money was advanced after the registration of the
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subsequently registered interest or right, unless the mortgagee or hypothecary
creditor had actual notice of the registration of the subsequently registered
interest or right before making the advance.
Many mortgages are granted for the construction of homes on reserve. These
mortgages are registered and funds advanced in 3 or 4 stages or advances as the
home reaches certain construction targets. This section is intended to protect the
mortgagee – the lender, so that the total amount of the first mortgage is secured,
even if a second mortgage is registered before all funds have been advanced on
the first registered mortgage.
Deferred priority
31. (1) In a province other than Quebec, the holder of a registered interest,
or a person applying to register an interest, may apply to record a
postponement agreement that gives priority over the registered
interest to a specified interest that was, or is to be, subsequently
registered.
In Quebec
(2) In Quebec, the holder of a registered right, or a person applying to register a
right, may apply to record a postponement agreement that gives priority over
the registered right to a specified right that was, or is to be, subsequently
registered.
Priority on recording
(3) On the recording of a postponed agreement, priority shall be accorded to the
interests or rights referred to in the agreement in the manner provided for in the
agreement.
Occasionally, there is a desire or need to change priorities, primarily in respect of
mortgages. For example, a parent sells the family home to an adult child and takes
back a small mortgage. Several years later, the child who now owns the home
wishes to build an addition. The bank lender agrees to the mortgage loan, but only
if the parent agrees that the bank mortgage will have priority over the parent’s
mortgage. A postponement agreement is signed by the parent agreeing that the
bank mortgage to be registered will have priority over the parent mortgage which is
already registered.
TRANSITION TO PRIORITY SYSTEM
Prior registered interest
32. (1) An interest that was registered in the Register before the day on which these
Regulations come into force has priority over an interest registered under these
regulations on or after that day.
Documents already registered in the Indian Affairs Land Registry system whether
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the before November 5, 2007 have priority over documents registered after these
Regulations come into force.
No relative priorities
(2) Subsection (1) shall not be interpreted to confer a priority on one interest
that was registered in the Register before the day on which these Regulations
come into force over any other interest that was also registered in the Register
before that day.
The rule dealing with priorities does not apply to documents that were already
registered in the ILRS or the FNLMRS even after the Regulations come into force.
The important point to remember is that priority of registration ONLY applies to
documents registered under these Regulations after November 5, 2007.
Indian land registry records
33. (1) In any other province other than Quebec, on receipt of notice of the coming
into force of the land code of a first nation, the Registrar shall register or record
in the Register every document relating to lands of that first nation that was
registered in the Reserve Land Register or Surrendered and Designated Lands
Register.
(2) An interest registered under subsection (1) has priority over an interest
subsequently registered under these Regulations.
(3) Subsection (2) shall not be interpreted to confer a priority on one interest that
was registered under subsection (1) over any such other interest under that
subsection.
As soon as a First Nation Land Code comes into effect the documents recorded in
the ILRS are registered in the First Nation Lands Register. The rules concerning
priorities do not apply to these documents as between these documents. However,
these documents do have priority over documents subsequently registered in the
First Nation Lands Register.
In Quebec
34. (1) In Quebec, on receipt of notice of the coming into force of the land code of a
first nation, the Registrar shall register or record in the Register every document
relating to lands of that first nation that was registered in the Reserve Land
Register or Surrendered and Designated Lands Register.
Prior registered right
(2) A right registered under subsection (1) has priority over a right subsequently
registered under these Regulations.
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(3) Subsection (2) shall not be interpreted to confer a priority on one right that
was registered under subsection (1) over any such other right under that
subsection.
As soon as a First Nation Land Code comes into effect the documents recorded in
the ILRS are registered in the First Nation Lands Register. The rules concerning
priorities do not apply to these documents as between these documents. However,
these documents do have priority over documents subsequently registered in the
First Nation Lands Register.
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CANADA
CONSOLIDATION
CODIFICATION
First Nations Land Registry
Regulations
Règlement sur le Bureau
d’enregistrement des terres des
premières nations
SOR/2007-231
DORS/2007-231
Current to January 6, 2016
À jour au 6 janvier 2016
Last amended on September 5, 2008
Dernière modification le 5 septembre 2008
Published by the Minister of Justice at the following address:
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca
Publié par le ministre de la Justice à l’adresse suivante :
http://lois-laws.justice.gc.ca
OFFICIAL STATUS
OF CONSOLIDATIONS
CARACTÈRE OFFICIEL
DES CODIFICATIONS
Subsections 31(1) and (3) of the Legislation Revision and
Consolidation Act, in force on June 1, 2009, provide as
follows:
Les paragraphes 31(1) et (3) de la Loi sur la révision et la
codification des textes législatifs, en vigueur le 1er juin
2009, prévoient ce qui suit :
Published consolidation is evidence
Codifications comme élément de preuve
31 (1) Every copy of a consolidated statute or consolidated
regulation published by the Minister under this Act in either
print or electronic form is evidence of that statute or regulation and of its contents and every copy purporting to be published by the Minister is deemed to be so published, unless
the contrary is shown.
31 (1) Tout exemplaire d'une loi codifiée ou d'un règlement
codifié, publié par le ministre en vertu de la présente loi sur
support papier ou sur support électronique, fait foi de cette
loi ou de ce règlement et de son contenu. Tout exemplaire
donné comme publié par le ministre est réputé avoir été ainsi
publié, sauf preuve contraire.
...
[...]
Inconsistencies in regulations
Incompatibilité — règlements
(3) In the event of an inconsistency between a consolidated
regulation published by the Minister under this Act and the
original regulation or a subsequent amendment as registered
by the Clerk of the Privy Council under the Statutory Instruments Act, the original regulation or amendment prevails to
the extent of the inconsistency.
(3) Les dispositions du règlement d'origine avec ses modifications subséquentes enregistrées par le greffier du Conseil privé en vertu de la Loi sur les textes réglementaires l'emportent
sur les dispositions incompatibles du règlement codifié publié
par le ministre en vertu de la présente loi.
NOTE
NOTE
This consolidation is current to January 6, 2016. The last
amendments came into force on September 5, 2008. Any
amendments that were not in force as of January 6, 2016
are set out at the end of this document under the heading
“Amendments Not in Force”.
Cette codification est à jour au 6 janvier 2016. Les
dernières modifications sont entrées en vigueur
le 5 septembre 2008. Toutes modifications qui n'étaient
pas en vigueur au 6 janvier 2016 sont énoncées à la fin de
ce document sous le titre « Modifications non en
vigueur ».
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
TABLE ANALYTIQUE
First Nations Land Registry Regulations
Règlement sur le Bureau d’enregistrement des terres
des premières nations
Interpretation
1
Définitions
1
Definitions
Operation of Registry
Définitions
Fonctionnement du bureau
d’enregistrement
2
Registry location
2
Emplacement du bureau d’enregistrement
3
Office hours
3
Heures d’ouverture
4
4
Restriction quant aux activités
5
5
Consultation du registre
6
Copies
6
Copies
7
7
Certificat du registraire
Abstracts
Répertoires
8
Abstracts
8
Répertoires
9
Restriction
9
Restriction
Application to Register or Record
Documents
Demande d’enregistrement ou
d’inscription de documents
10
Application to register or record
10
Demande
11
11
Transmission par la poste et remise en main propre
12
12
Transmission électronique
13
Fax transmissions
13
Restriction – télécopies
14
Tracking number
14
Numéro de suivi
15
Original document
15
Originaux
Grounds for Refusing Registration or
Recording
Motifs de refus d’enregistrer ou
d’inscrire un document
16
16
Motifs de refus d’enregistrement ou d’inscription
17
Survey requirements
17
Exigences
18
18
Exigences concernant la description de certaines terres
19
Utilities
19
Services publics
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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Règlement sur le Bureau d’enregistrement des terres des premières nations
TABLE ANALYTIQUE
Registration or Recording of
Documents
Enregistrement ou inscription de
documents
20
20
Enregistrement ou inscription
21
21
Demandes simultanées
22
22
Renseignements portés au répertoire
23
Notification
23
Avis
24
24
Retour en cas de refus
25
Electronic storage
25
Copie électronique
26
26
Retour des documents enregistrés ou inscrits
27
27
Erreurs ou omissions
Effect of Registration
Effets de l’enregistrement
28
Priority
28
Rang selon le moment de l’enregistrement
29
29
Intérêts ou droits non enregistrés
30
Revolving mortgages or hypothecs
30
Avances postérieures
31
Deferred priority
31
Cession de rang
Transition to Priority System
Transition vers un système de
priorités
32
32
Intérêt enregistré avant l’entrée en vigueur
33
33
Documents relatifs au registre des terres indiennes
34
In Quebec
34
Au Québec
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Registration
SOR/2007-231
October 25, 2007
Enregistrement
DORS/2007-231
Le 25 octobre 2007
FIRST NATIONS LAND MANAGEMENT ACT
LOI SUR LA GESTION DES TERRES DES
PREMIÈRES NATIONS
Règlement sur le Bureau d’enregistrement des terres
des premières nations
P.C. 2007-1637
C.P. 2007-1637
October 25, 2007
Le 25 octobre 2007
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on
the recommendation of the Minister of Indian Affairs
and Northern Development, pursuant to subsection
25(3) of the First Nations Land Management Acta,
hereby makes the annexed First Nations Land Registry Regulations.
Sur recommandation du ministre des Affaires indiennes et du Nord canadien et en vertu du paragraphe 25(3) de la Loi sur la gestion des terres des
premières nationsa, Son Excellence la Gouverneure
générale en conseil prend le Règlement sur le Bureau
d’enregistrement des terres des premières nations,
ci-après.
a
a
S.C. 1999, c. 24
L.C. 1999, ch. 24
Règlement sur le Bureau d’enregistrement
des terres des premières nations
Interpretation
Définitions
Definitions
Définitions
1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.
1 Les définitions qui suivent s’appliquent au présent règlement.
Act means the First Nations Land Management Act.
(Loi)
bureau d’enregistrement Le bureau visé à l’article 2.
(First Nations Land Registry)
applicant means a person who submits an application
for registration or recording. (demandeur)
demandeur La personne qui présente une demande
d’enregistrement ou d’inscription. (applicant)
First Nations Land Registry means the office referred to
in section 2. (bureau d’enregistrement)
description textuelle Description des limites des terres
des premières nations par tenants et aboutissants ou description qui ne renvoie pas qu’à des lots complets décrits
sur un plan d’enregistrement ou un plan officiel. (textual
description)
general abstract, in respect of a reserve, means an electronic abstract of registered interests — or, in Quebec,
registered rights — and recorded documents that affect
all lands on the reserve. (répertoire général)
Loi La Loi sur la gestion des terres des premières nations. (Act)
official plan means a graphical description of boundaries
of land prepared from field notes of a survey confirmed
under section 29 of the Canada Lands Surveys Act. (plan
officiel)
plan d’enregistrement Description graphique des limites des terres établie par l’arpenteur général au titre de
l’article 31 de la Loi sur l’arpentage des terres du
Canada. (registration plan)
parcel abstract means an electronic abstract of registered interests — or, in Quebec, registered rights — and
recorded documents that affect an individual parcel of
first nation lands. (répertoire de lot)
plan officiel Description graphique des limites des terres
établie à partir de carnets de notes d’arpentage et ratifiée
au titre de l’article 29 de la Loi sur l’arpentage des terres
du Canada. (official plan)
Register means the First Nations Land Register established by the Minister under subsection 25(1) of the Act.
(registre)
registraire Le fonctionnaire du ministère des Affaires indiennes et du Nord canadien responsable de l’administration du bureau d’enregistrement. (Registrar)
Registrar means the officer in the Department of Indian
Affairs and Northern Development responsible for the
management of the First Nations Land Registry. (registraire)
registre Le Registre des terres des premières nations établi par le ministre en vertu du paragraphe 25(1) de la Loi.
(Register)
registration plan means a graphical description of the
boundaries of land shown on the plan made by the Surveyor General under section 31 of the Canada Lands
Surveys Act. (plan d’enregistrement)
répertoire de lot Document électronique dans lequel
sont répertoriés les intérêts — ou, au Québec, les droits —
enregistrés et les documents inscrits à l’égard d’un lot de
terres d’une première nation. (parcel abstract)
textual description means a metes and bounds description of first nation lands or any other description of first
nation lands that does not refer exclusively to one or
more complete parcels on a registration plan or official
plan. (description textuelle)
répertoire général Document électronique dans lequel
sont consignés les intérêts — ou, au Québec, les droits —
enregistrés et les documents inscrits portant sur l’ensemble des terres d’une réserve. (general abstract)
DORS/2008-263, art. 1.
SOR/2008-263, s. 1.
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Sections 2-7
Fonctionnement du bureau d’enregistrement
Articles 2-7
Fonctionnement du bureau
d’enregistrement
Registry location
Emplacement du bureau d’enregistrement
2 The Register shall be maintained in an office located in
the National Capital Region to be known as the First Nations Land Registry.
2 Le registre est tenu dans des locaux situés dans la région de la capitale nationale et connus sous le nom de
Bureau d’enregistrement des terres des premières nations.
Office hours
Heures d’ouverture
3 (1) The First Nations Land Registry shall be open to
the public from Monday to Friday, except on holidays,
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST or EDST, as applicable.
3 (1) Le bureau d’enregistrement est ouvert au public du
lundi au vendredi, à l’exception des jours fériés, de 8 h 30
à 16 h, heure normale de l’Est ou heure avancée de l’Est,
selon le cas.
Electronic registration or recording
Enregistrement ou inscription électronique
(2) Despite subsection (1), a document may be transmit-
ted for registration or recording in accordance with section 12 at any time.
(2) Malgré le paragraphe (1), un document peut être
transmis en tout temps pour enregistrement ou inscription conformément à l’article 12.
Restriction quant aux activités
4 Neither the Registrar nor any employee of the First
4 Ni le registraire ni les employés du bureau d’enregis-
Nations Land Registry shall express an opinion about
any interest, right or licence in first nation land, including whether
trement ne peuvent donner un avis relativement à un
droit, intérêt ou permis portant sur les terres des premières nations, notamment :
(a) a document submitted for registration or record-
a) quant à la validité d’un document présenté pour
ing is validly made; or
enregistrement ou inscription;
(b) a document has been registered, as opposed to
b) quant au fait qu’un document porté au registre
constitue un enregistrement ou une inscription.
having been recorded.
SOR/2008-263, s. 2.
DORS/2008-263, art. 2.
Consultation du registre
5 Any person may, during the hours referred to in sub-
5 Toute personne peut consulter au bureau d’enregistre-
section 3(1), inspect at the First Nations Land Registry
the electronic image of any document that is registered or
recorded in the Register.
ment, pendant les heures d’ouverture mentionnées au
paragraphe 3(1), l’image électronique de tout document
enregistré ou inscrit dans le registre.
Copies
Copies
6 On request, the Registrar shall provide a copy or certi-
6 Sur demande, le registraire délivre une copie, certifiée
fied copy of a document registered or recorded in the
Register.
ou non, d’un document enregistré ou inscrit dans le registre.
Certificat du registraire
7 On request, the Registrar shall issue a certificate indicating all the interests registered — or, in Quebec, all the
rights registered — and other documents recorded on the
abstract of a specified parcel of first nation land.
7 Sur demande, le registraire délivre un certificat indi-
quant les intérêts — ou, au Québec, les droits — enregistrés ou les documents inscrits dans le répertoire de lot à
l’égard d’un lot particulier de terres d’une première nation.
SOR/2008-263, s. 3.
DORS/2008-263, art. 3.
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Abstracts
Sections 8-10
Répertoires
Articles 8-10
Abstracts
Répertoires
Abstracts
Répertoires
8 The following abstracts shall be included in the Regis-
8 Sont tenus dans le registre :
ter:
a) pour chaque réserve d’une première nation, un répertoire général;
(a) for each reserve of a first nation, a general ab-
stract; and
b) pour chaque lot de terres d’une première nation,
(b) for each parcel of first nation land, a parcel ab-
un répertoire de lot.
stract.
Restriction
Restriction
9 The Registrar shall not create a parcel abstract unless
9 Le registraire ne peut créer de répertoire de lot que si
the parcel abstract refers exclusively to a lot described on
an official plan or registration plan.
ce répertoire porte exclusivement sur un lot décrit sur un
plan officiel ou un plan d’enregistrement.
Application to Register or
Record Documents
Demande d’enregistrement ou
d’inscription de documents
Application to register or record
Demande
10 (1) Any person may apply for the registration or
10 (1) Toute personne peut demander l’enregistrement
recording in the Register of a document that affects first
nation land
ou l’inscription dans le registre d’un document qui vise
des terres d’une première nation :
(a) in person, by submitting the document and a completed application for registration or recording to the
Registrar at the address set out in section 11;
a) en remettant en main propre au registraire, à l’a-
dresse indiquée à l’article 11, une demande d’enregistrement ou d’inscription en bonne et due forme accompagnée du document;
(b) by mailing the document and a completed application for registration or recording to the Registrar at
the address set out in section 11; or
b) en transmettant par la poste, au registraire, à la
même adresse, une demande d’enregistrement ou
d’inscription en bonne et due forme accompagnée du
document;
(c) electronically, in the manner set out in section 12.
c) électroniquement, conformément à l’article 12.
Information
Renseignements
(2) An application for registration or recording shall contain the following information in relation to the document submitted for registration or recording:
(2) La demande d’enregistrement ou d’inscription
contient les renseignements suivants, liés au document
qu’elle vise :
(a) the names of all parties to the document;
a) le nom de toutes les parties au document;
(b) the name and address of the person who complet-
b) les nom et adresse de la personne qui a rempli la
ed the application;
demande;
(c) the type of document;
c) la nature du document;
(d) if applicable, the date the document was executed
d) le cas échéant, la date de signature du document —
— or, in Quebec, signed according to all the required
formalities for its validity — or, if there is more than
one date indicated, the most recent date;
ou, au Québec, la date à laquelle le document est signé
conformément aux formalités requises pour sa validité
— ou la plus récente des dates, s’il y en a eu plusieurs;
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Application to Register or Record Documents
Sections 10-13
Demande d’enregistrement ou d’inscription de documents
Articles 10-13
(e) the province where the land is located;
e) la province où se situent les terres visées;
(f) the name of the first nation, the name of the reserve and the lot number, if any, associated with the
land;
f) le nom de la première nation, le nom de la réserve
et, le cas échéant, le numéro de lot des terres visées;
g) la description des terres visées;
(g) the land description;
h) la liste des documents fournis à l’appui du docu-
(h) a list of any supporting documents accompanying
ment présenté pour enregistrement ou inscription;
the document submitted for registration or recording;
and
i) si plusieurs documents présentés pour enregistrement ou inscription sont transmis ensemble par la
poste, les instructions quant à l’ordre dans lequel ils
doivent être enregistrés ou inscrits.
(i) if two or more documents that are to be registered
or recorded are submitted together by mail, directions
regarding the order to be respected in registering or
recording each document relative to each other.
DORS/2008-263, art. 4.
SOR/2008-263, s. 4.
Transmission par la poste et remise en main propre
11 A document to be registered or recorded and a com-
11 La demande d’enregistrement ou d’inscription en
pleted application for registration or recording may be
mailed or delivered in person to the Registrar at
bonne et due forme et le document qu’elle vise peuvent
être transmis par la poste ou remis en main propre au registraire à l’adresse suivante :
Registrar
First Nations Land Registry
10 Wellington Street
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0H4
Registraire
Bureau d’enregistrement des terres des premières nations
10, rue Wellington
Gatineau (Québec)
K1A 0H4
Transmission électronique
12 (1) A document to be registered or recorded may be
12 (1) Le document présenté pour enregistrement ou
inscription peut être transmis électroniquement au registraire, auquel cas :
submitted electronically to the Registrar
(a) by completing an application for registration or
recording online at the Registry Internet website at
www.ainc-inac.gc.ca; and
a) la demande afférente est remplie en ligne sur le site
Internet du bureau d’enregistrement dont l’adresse est
la suivante : www.ainc-inac.gc.ca;
(b) attaching the document as an electronic file in a
b) le document est joint sous forme électronique
conformément au paragraphe (2).
form referred to in subsection (2).
File format
Format électronique
(2) A document transmitted electronically to the Regis-
(2) Le document doit être transmis en un seul fichier
trar must be in the form of one or more images contained
in a single file, scanned from the original document at a
resolution of at least 200 dpi, in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format or tagged image file (.tif) format.
constitué d’une ou plusieurs images balayées par numériseur à partir du document original, à une résolution minimale de 200 dpi sous format Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), ou
en fichier d’image étiqueté (.tif).
Fax transmissions
Restriction – télécopies
13 A document shall not be transmitted for registration
or recording by fax.
13 Le document présenté pour enregistrement ou inscription ne peut être transmis par télécopieur.
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Application to Register or Record Documents
Sections 14-16
Demande d’enregistrement ou d’inscription de documents
Articles 14-16
Tracking number
Numéro de suivi
14 (1) On receipt of an application and document that
14 (1) Sur réception d’une demande d’enregistrement
were transmitted electronically in accordance with section 12, the Registrar shall transmit to the applicant by email an acknowledgement of receipt and a tracking number and provide a copy of the acknowledgement and
tracking number to the first nation whose lands are affected.
ou d’inscription et d’un document transmis électroniquement conformément à l’article 12, le registraire envoie au
demandeur, par courrier électronique, un accusé de réception et un numéro de suivi et, à la première nation
dont les terres sont visées, une copie de cet accusé et le
numéro de suivi.
Tracking number
Numéro de suivi
(2) On receipt of an application and document that were
submitted for registration or recording by mail, the Registrar shall mail an acknowledgement of receipt and a
tracking number to the applicant and provide a copy of
the acknowledgement and tracking number to the first
nation whose lands are affected.
(2) Sur réception d’une demande d’enregistrement ou
d’inscription et d’un document transmis par la poste, le
registraire envoie au demandeur, par la poste, un accusé
de réception et un numéro de suivi et, à la première nation dont les terres sont visées, une copie de cet accusé et
le numéro de suivi.
Original document
Originaux
15 The following documents may be submitted for regis-
15 Une copie de l’original de l’un ou l’autre des documents suivants peut être présentée pour enregistrement
ou inscription :
tration or recording instead of an original document:
(a) a copy of a judgment or court order, certified by
a) jugement ou ordonnance d’un tribunal, si la copie
est certifiée par celui-ci;
the court;
(b) a copy of a document registered in a provincial
registry or land titles system, certified by the appropriate provincial registrar;
b) document enregistré au registre ou système d’enregistrement des titres fonciers d’une province, si la copie est certifiée par le registraire d’un tel registre;
(c) a copy of a death certificate, marriage certificate,
name change certificate, power of attorney, will, approval or probate of will or appointment of administrator, certified by the person who has custody of the
original;
c) certificat de mariage, de changement de nom ou de
décès, procuration, testament ou acte d’homologation
d’un testament ou désignation de l’administrateur
d’une succession, si la copie est certifiée par la personne qui a la garde de l’original;
(d) a copy of a certificate of amalgamation or change
of name of a corporation, certified by the agency responsible for recording the amalgamation or change of
name;
d) certificat de fusionnement de sociétés ou de changement de nom de société, si la copie est certifiée par
l’autorité responsable de l’inscription;
(e) a copy of an order in council, certified by the Clerk
e) décret, si la copie est certifiée par le greffier du
of the Privy Council;
Conseil privé;
(f) a copy of a ministerial order; and
f) arrêté ministériel;
(g) a copy of a document issued by a first nation, certified by the person who has custody of the original.
g) document délivré par la première nation, si la copie
est certifiée par la personne qui a la garde de l’original.
Grounds for Refusing
Registration or Recording
Motifs de refus d’enregistrer ou
d’inscrire un document
Motifs de refus d’enregistrement ou d’inscription
16 The Registrar shall not register or record a document
16 Le registraire refuse d’enregistrer ou d’inscrire un
if
document dans les cas suivants :
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Grounds for Refusing Registration or Recording
Sections 16-18
Motifs de refus d’enregistrer ou d’inscrire un document
Articles 16-18
(a) it is not dated;
a) le document n’est pas daté;
(b) it is not legible;
b) il est illisible;
(c) it does not identify each party to the document;
c) il ne contient pas le nom de toutes les parties;
(d) the information contained in the application for
registration or recording conflicts with the information contained in the document; or
d) les renseignements qu’il contient ne correspondent
pas à ceux contenus dans la demande d’enregistrement ou d’inscription;
(e) the land description does not meet the require-
e) la description des terres qu’il contient n’est pas
conforme aux exigences du paragraphe 17(1) ou des
articles 18 ou 19.
ments of subsection 17(1) or section 18 or 19.
Survey requirements
Exigences
17 (1) No document that purports to
17 (1) Pour être enregistrés ou inscrits les documents
constatant les éléments ci-après doivent contenir une
description des terres — tirée d’un plan d’enregistrement
ou d’un plan officiel — ne renvoyant qu’à un ou plusieurs
lots complets :
(a) grant an interest — or, in Quebec, a right — in first
nation land or a licence for a term of 10 or more years,
other than an interest, right or licence granted to a
member of the first nation,
a) l’intérêt — ou, au Québec, le droit — sur les terres
d’une première nation, ou le permis visant celles-ci,
pour une période d’au moins dix ans, qui n’est pas accordé à un membre d’une première nation;
(b) grant a strata title, a condominium interest — or,
in Quebec, a divided co-ownership right — or any similar interest or right,
(c) allocate or transfer lawful possession of first na-
b) le droit en copropriété divise, au Québec, ou l’intérêt condominial ou tout droit ou intérêt semblable;
tion land to a first nation member, or
(d) expropriate an interest — or, in Quebec, a right —
in first nation land for a community work or other first
nation community purposes under section 28 of the
Act,
c) l’attribution ou le transfert de la possession légale
de terres d’une première nation à un de ses membres;
d) l’expropriation, en vertu de l’article 28 de la Loi,
d’intérêts — ou, au Québec, de droits — sur des terres
d’une première nation à des fins d’intérêt collectif, notamment la réalisation d’ouvrages devant servir à la
collectivité.
shall be registered or recorded unless the land description contained in the document consists exclusively of a
reference to one or more complete parcels on a registration plan or official plan.
Renewal or extension
Renouvellement ou prolongation
(2) The term of a document referred to in para-
(2) Il est tenu compte dans le calcul de la période prévue
graph (1)(a) includes the period of any right of renewal or
extension of the document.
à l’alinéa 1a) de l’option de renouvellement ou de prolongation du terme.
Exception
Exception
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to easements or, in
Quebec, to servitudes.
(3) Le paragraphe (1) ne s’applique pas aux servitudes.
DORS/2008-263, art. 5.
SOR/2008-263, s. 5.
Exigences concernant la description de certaines
terres
18 If a document purports to
18 Pour être enregistré ou inscrit par le registraire, un
document doit contenir une description des terres tirée
d’un plan officiel ou d’un plan d’enregistrement dans les
cas suivants :
(a) exchange first nation land for land that is to become first nation land in accordance with section 27 of
the Act, or
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Grounds for Refusing Registration or Recording
Sections 18-22
Motifs de refus d’enregistrer ou d’inscrire un document
Articles 18-22
(b) define the exterior boundaries of first nation land,
a) le document porte sur un échange visant des terres
d’une première nation en contrepartie de terres destinées à le devenir, conformément à l’article 27 de la
Loi;
the Registrar shall not register or record the document
unless the land description in the document is derived
from an official plan or registration plan.
b) il établit les limites extérieures des terres d’une
première nation.
Utilities
Services publics
19 The Registrar shall not register or record a document
19 Pour être enregistré ou inscrit par le registraire, un
that contains a textual description unless the document
grants an interest — or, in Quebec, a right — in unencumbered land, or a licence to a utility company in respect of
unencumbered land, for the purpose of providing service
to the residents of a reserve.
document qui contient une description textuelle doit
constater l’octroi d’un intérêt — ou, au Québec, d’un droit
— sur des terres non grevées ou l’octroi d’un permis visant des terres non grevées à une société de services publics pour qu’elle desserve les résidants d’une réserve.
SOR/2008-263, s. 6.
DORS/2008-263, art. 6.
Registration or Recording of
Documents
de documents
20 (1) Subject to section 21, the Registrar shall register
or record each document submitted for registration or
recording that meets the requirements of these Regulations in the order that it is received by the First Nations
Land Registry.
20 (1) Sous réserve de l’article 21, le registraire enregistre ou inscrit les documents conformes aux exigences
du présent règlement suivant leur ordre de réception au
bureau d’enregistrement.
Time of registration or recording
Moment de l’enregistrement ou de l’inscription
(2) A document is considered to have been registered or
(2) Un document est réputé être enregistré ou inscrit :
recorded
a) s’il a été transmis sous forme électronique, aux
(a) if the document was transmitted electronically, at
date et heure indiquées sur l’accusé de réception électronique;
the time and date indicated on the electronic acknowledgement of receipt; and
b) s’il a été transmis par la poste, aux date et heure de
réception apposées sur le document par le registraire.
(b) if the document was sent by mail, at the time and
date of receipt stamped on the document by the Registrar.
Demandes simultanées
21 If two or more documents affecting the same parcel
of first nation land are submitted for registration or
recording at the same time by the same person and the
documents meet the requirements of these Regulations
for registration or recording, the Registrar shall register
or record them in the order indicated on the applications
for registration or recording.
21 Si plusieurs documents visant le même lot de terres
d’une première nation font l’objet de demandes simultanées d’enregistrement ou d’inscription par la même personne et que les documents sont conformes aux exigences d’enregistrement ou d’inscription du présent
règlement, le registraire les enregistre ou les inscrit selon
l’ordre indiqué dans les demandes.
Renseignements portés au répertoire
22 (1) If a document submitted for registration or
22 (1) Si un document présenté pour enregistrement ou
inscription est conforme aux exigences du présent règlement, le registraire porte les renseignements suivants
dans le répertoire approprié :
recording meets the requirements of these Regulations,
the Registrar shall record the following information in
the appropriate abstract:
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Registration or Recording of Documents
Sections 22-25
Enregistrement ou inscription de documents
Articles 22-25
(a) the names of all parties to the document;
a) le nom de toutes les parties au document;
(b) the type of document;
b) la nature du document;
(c) the first nation land affected;
c) la description des terres d’une première nation visées;
(d) if applicable, the date the document was executed
— or, in Quebec, signed according to all the required
formalities for its validity — or, if there is more than
one date indicated, the most recent date;
d) le cas échéant, la date de signature du document —
ou, au Québec, la date à laquelle le document est signé
conformément aux formalités requises pour sa validité
— ou la plus récente des dates, s’il y en a eu plusieurs;
(e) the tracking number assigned to the document at
e) le numéro de suivi attribué au moment de la réception du document;
the time of its receipt; and
(f) the date and time of registration or recording.
f) les date et heure d’enregistrement ou d’inscription.
General abstract
Répertoire général
(2) If a document submitted for registration or recording
affects a reserve as a whole, the Registrar shall register or
record in the general abstract for the reserve the information required under subsection (1).
(2) Le registraire porte au répertoire général les renseignements visés au paragraphe (1) pour tout document
présenté pour enregistrement ou inscription qui vise l’ensemble des terres de la réserve.
Parcel abstract
Répertoire de lot
(3) If a document submitted for registration or recording
(3) Le registraire porte au répertoire de lot les renseigne-
affects a particular parcel of first nation land, the Registrar shall register or record in the parcel abstract for that
parcel the information required under subsection (1).
ments visés au paragraphe (1) pour tout document présenté pour enregistrement ou inscription qui vise un lot
particulier de terres d’une première nation.
SOR/2008-263, s. 7.
DORS/2008-263, art. 7.
Notification
Avis
23 On the registration or recording of a document, the
23 Après avoir enregistré ou inscrit un document, le re-
Registrar shall notify the applicant and the first nation of
the registration or recording without delay.
gistraire en avise sans délai le demandeur et la première
nation.
Retour en cas de refus
24 (1) If a document submitted for registration or
recording does not meet the requirements of these Regulations, the Registrar shall return to the applicant the application for registration or recording and all supporting
documents accompanying it, and provide written reasons
for the refusal to register or record the document.
24 (1) Si un document présenté pour enregistrement ou
inscription n’est pas conforme aux exigences du présent
règlement, le registraire renvoie au demandeur la demande d’enregistrement ou d’inscription et tout document à l’appui, ainsi que les motifs écrits de son refus de
l’enregistrer ou de l’inscrire.
Copy of reasons
Copie des motifs
(2) The Registrar shall provide a copy of the reasons for
refusal to the first nation.
(2) Le registraire envoie une copie des motifs de refus à
la première nation.
Electronic storage
Copie électronique
25 The Registrar shall store in electronic form every
document registered or recorded under these Regulations.
25 Le registraire conserve une version électronique de
tout document enregistré ou inscrit au titre du présent
règlement.
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Registration or Recording of Documents
Sections 26-30
Enregistrement ou inscription de documents
Articles 26-30
Retour des documents enregistrés ou inscrits
26 After a document that was submitted to the Registrar
in paper form has been registered or recorded, the Registrar shall return the original document to the applicant.
26 Si un document enregistré ou inscrit a été présenté
sur support papier, le registraire renvoie le document au
demandeur.
Erreurs ou omissions
27 If the Registrar becomes aware of an omission or error in the registration or recording of a document, the
Registrar shall immediately make the necessary corrections, add a notation to the Register identifying the corrections and notify all persons who may be adversely affected by the corrections.
27 Dès qu’il constate une erreur ou une omission lors de
l’enregistrement ou de l’inscription, le registraire fait la
correction nécessaire, porte une mention de celle-ci dans
le registre et en avise toute personne qui pourrait s’en
trouver lésée.
Priority
Rang selon le moment de l’enregistrement
28 (1) Subject to section 31, interests — or, in Quebec,
rights — registered under these Regulations that affect
the same parcel of first nation land have priority according to the time and date of the registration of the documents evidencing those interests or rights and not according to the time and date the documents were
executed or, in Quebec, signed according to all the required formalities for its validity.
28 (1) Sous réserve de l’article 31, le rang des intérêts —
ou, au Québec, des droits — enregistrés en vertu du présent règlement et portant sur un même lot de terres
d’une première nation est déterminé selon la date et
l’heure de l’enregistrement des documents qui les attestent et non selon celles de leur signature — ou, au
Québec, non selon celles de leur signature conformément
aux formalités requises pour leur validité.
No priority to licences and other documents
Permis et autres documents
(2) For greater certainty, subsection (1) does not apply to
a document that does not grant an interest — or, in Quebec, a right — in first nation land.
(2) Il est entendu que le paragraphe (1) ne s’applique pas
SOR/2008-263, s. 8.
DORS/2008-263, art. 8.
Intérêts ou droits non enregistrés
29 A registered interest — or, in Quebec, a registered
right — affecting a parcel of first nation land is entitled to
priority over an unregistered interest or right affecting
the same parcel.
29 L’intérêt — ou, au Québec, le droit — enregistré sur
un lot de terres d’une première nation a priorité de rang
sur tout intérêt ou droit non enregistré visant le même lot
de ces terres.
SOR/2008-263, s. 8.
DORS/2008-263, art. 8.
Revolving mortgages or hypothecs
Avances postérieures
30 A registered mortgage or hypothec has priority over a
subsequently registered interest — or, in Quebec, registered right — that affects the same parcel of first nation
land, to the extent of the money actually advanced under
the mortgage or hypothec, to a maximum of the amount
secured by the mortgage or hypothec, even if all or part
of the money was advanced after the registration of the
subsequently registered interest or right, unless the
mortgagee or hypothecary creditor had actual notice of
the registration of the subsequently registered interest or
right before making the advance.
30 L’hypothèque enregistrée prend rang avant un intérêt
— ou, au Québec, un droit — enregistré postérieurement
et portant sur les mêmes terres d’une première nation,
pour le montant des avances faites au titre de l’hypothèque — même celles qui sont postérieures à l’enregistrement de l’autre intérêt ou droit — jusqu’à concurrence
du montant de l’hypothèque, sauf si le créancier hypothécaire avait connaissance de l’enregistrement postérieur
de cet intérêt ou droit avant d’effectuer les avances.
à un document qui n’octroie pas d’intérêt — ou, au Québec, de droit — sur des terres d’une première nation.
DORS/2008-263, art. 8.
SOR/2008-263, s. 8.
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Sections 31-33
Articles 31-33
Deferred priority
Cession de rang
31 (1) In any province other than Quebec, the holder of
a registered interest, or a person applying to register an
interest, may apply to record a postponement agreement
that gives priority over the registered interest to a specified interest that was, or is to be, subsequently registered.
31 (1) Dans une province autre que le Québec, le détenteur d’un intérêt enregistré ou la personne qui en demande l’enregistrement peut demander l’inscription
d’une convention de subordination stipulant la cession
de la priorité du rang de celui-ci au profit d’un autre déjà
enregistré ou à l’être.
In Quebec
Au Québec
(2) In Quebec, the holder of a registered right, or a per-
son applying to register a right, may apply to record a
postponement agreement that gives priority over the registered right to a specified right that was, or is to be, subsequently registered.
(2) Au Québec, le détenteur d’un droit enregistré ou la
personne qui en demande l’enregistrement peut demander l’inscription d’une convention de subordination stipulant la cession de la priorité du rang de celui-ci au profit d’un autre déjà enregistré ou à l’être.
Priority on recording
Priorité sur inscription
(3) On the recording of a postponement agreement, pri-
ority shall be accorded to the interests or rights referred
to in the agreement in the manner provided for in the
agreement.
(3) Lorsque la convention de subordination est inscrite,
la priorité de rang est accordée aux intérêts ou aux droits
qui y sont mentionnés, de la façon prévue dans la
convention.
SOR/2008-263, s. 8.
DORS/2008-263, art. 8.
Transition vers un système de
priorités
32 (1) An interest that was registered in the Register before the day on which these Regulations come into force
has priority over an interest registered under these Regulations on or after that day.
32 (1) L’intérêt enregistré dans le registre avant l’entrée
Précision
(2) Subsection (1) shall not be interpreted to confer a
(2) Le paragraphe (1) n’a pas pour effet d’établir de priorité de rang entre les intérêts enregistrés dans le registre
avant l’entrée en vigueur du présent règlement.
en vigueur du présent règlement prend rang avant celui
enregistré en vertu du présent règlement.
priority on one interest that was registered in the Register before the day on which these Regulations come into
force over any other interest that was also registered in
the Register before that day.
Documents relatifs au registre des terres indiennes
33 (1) In any province other than Quebec, on receipt of
notice of the coming into force of the land code of a first
nation, the Registrar shall register or record in the Register every document relating to lands of that first nation
that was registered in the Reserve Land Register or Surrendered and Designated Lands Register.
33 (1) Dans une province autre que le Québec, sur avis
de l’entrée en vigueur du code foncier d’une première nation, le registraire enregistre ou inscrit dans le registre
tout document relatif aux terres de cette première nation
qui a été enregistré dans le Registre des terres de réserve
ou le Registre des terres cédées ou désignées.
(2) An interest registered under subsection (1) has prior-
(2) L’intérêt enregistré en application du paragraphe (1)
ity over an interest subsequently registered under these
Regulations.
prend rang avant celui enregistré ultérieurement en vertu
du présent règlement.
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Sections 33-34
Transition vers un système de priorités
Articles 33-34
Précision
(3) Le paragraphe (2) n’a pas pour effet d’établir de prio-
priority on one interest that was registered under subsection (1) over any other interest that was also registered
under that subsection.
rité de rang entre les intérêts enregistrés dans le registre
aux termes du paragraphe (1).
DORS/2008-263, art. 9.
SOR/2008-263, s. 9.
In Quebec
Au Québec
34 (1) In Quebec, on receipt of notice of the coming into
34 (1) Au Québec, sur avis de l’entrée en vigueur du
force of the land code of a first nation, the Registrar shall
register or record in the Register every document relating
to lands of that first nation that was registered in the Reserve Land Register or Surrendered and Designated
Lands Register.
code foncier d’une première nation, le registraire enregistre ou inscrit dans le registre tout document relatif aux
terres de cette première nation qui a été enregistré dans
le Registre des terres de réserve ou le Registre des terres
cédées ou désignées.
Prior registered right
Droit enregistré avant l’entrée en vigueur
(2) A right registered under subsection (1) has priority
over a right subsequently registered under these Regulations.
(2) Le droit enregistré en application du paragraphe (1)
prend rang avant celui enregistré ultérieurement en vertu
du présent règlement.
Précision
(3) Le paragraphe (2) n’a pas pour effet d’établir de prio-
priority on one right that was registered under subsection (1) over any other right that was also registered under that subsection.
rité de rang entre les droits enregistrés dans le registre
aux termes du paragraphe (1).
DORS/2008-263, art. 10.
SOR/2008-263, s. 10.
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Internal Surveys
Presented by:
Tania Bigstone
First Nations Land Management Resource Centre Inc.
2016‐02‐12
Land Descriptions & Surveys:
Processes, Procedures for Developmental & Operational Framework Agreement First Nations
Presentation Topics:
 Research Reports, Surveys and Land Description Reports
 Resource Centre Contracting
 Types of Survey Plans
 Process of a Land Description Report  Survey Processes for a Developmental vs. Operational First Nation
 Funding for Surveys
 Finding a Surveyor
 Reviewing & Approving the plan
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Research Reports:
 Prepared by a surveyor
 “status” issues not addressed
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Unsurveyed roads
Abandoned railroads
Surrendered lands not added back to Reserve
Overlapping Titles
 Based on:
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Extent of Reserve as covered by the ILRS/FNLRS documents
 Creation of Reserve, Additions to Reserve, Formerly Reserve, 3rd Party Interests
Patents
Provincial documents
Analysis of Survey Plans and Treaties
 Explanation of outstanding jurisdictional boundary issues 2
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1 chain was divided into 100 links 1 chain = 66 feet or approx. 20.12 metres
Required Surveys:
 Known errors in boundaries or survey plans
Required Surveys:
 Problem with a metes and bounds description
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an unsurveyed or undescribed parcel
 Not currently surveyed to comply with Section 7 of FNLMA
natural boundary
 Accretion
 Erosion
 Oxbows
Required Surveys:
 Significant changes to a Required Surveys:
 Description will include/exclude 4
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titled property
Required Surveys:
 Known conflict with 9
With there being a need for surveys in order to prepare the land descriptions, a budget and contract management of these surveys is required. Prior to the 2013/2014 fiscal year, this contract management was done by NRCan (through their Edmonton and Regional offices), with the funds being allocated by AANDC.
However, AANDC was finding it more difficult to secure the necessary funding from their normal operating budget. This combined with the restrictions surrounding the use of operating dollars in any given fiscal year, they turned to contribution funding as a more flexible funding approach for surveys. Contribution funding cannot be used by a Government Department to establish 3rd
party contracts, therefore the authority for the management of the survey contracts was given to the Resource Centre starting in the 2013/2014 Fiscal year.
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These contracts managed by the Resource Centre are only related to the surveys that are done on First Nation land to support the a description of lands being transferred to the First Nation’s administration and control pursuant to the Framework Agreement. As these contracts are managed by a non‐Government Department, the current Government contracting requirements are not applicable. The Resource Centre contracts are not bound by the Government Fiscal Year end of March 31st. Contracts with the Resource Centre can be issued all year with the return dates being selected by the milestones set out in the Implementation Document.
The survey instructions, statement of work, sketches, etc. still are prepared by NRCan. An NRCan project is opened, and the surveyor still uses MyCLSS to submit the returns.
With the Resource Centre issuing the contracts, First Nations have more input and involvement in the process. When the Resource Centre is issuing a contract, we try to ensure that the funds are spent responsibly. Therefore in the majority of cases, multiple estimates are requested. However, the First Nation is always asked to confirm that they have no issues with any of the survey companies that we are proposing to approach for estimates. The First Nation is made aware of the survey timeframes and is notified where adjustments to timeframes may be required.
Where there may be delays, the Resource Centre will also assist in obtaining the First Nation’s approval for the survey plans.
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Resource Centre Request For Proposal Process:
Approximately 2 – 3 days
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) prepares documentation and sends it to the First Nations Land Management Resource Centre Inc. (Resource Centre)
Resource Centre contacts First Nation
‐ Confirm Surveyors to approach to request proposals from
‐ Obtain permission to enter Reserve for survey*
Resource Centre contacts Surveyors & prepares (and sends out) RFP
Resource Centre reviews proposals & notifies Surveyors,
First Nation & NRCan of selection
‐ Contract is signed*
‐ Survey is conducted
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Land Description Reports:
 A compilation of information which includes:
 Section 1: Introduction
 Section 2: Land Description
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Unambiguous (can only be interpreted one way)
Capable of being located or laid out on the ground by a surveyor
Must be sufficiently clear to enable the First Nation to effectively manage those lands described
 Section 3: Administrative Sketches
 Section 4: Additional Items
 Does not address ‘status issues’
 Report prepared for EACH RESERVE
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As part of the implementation of the First Nations Land Management Act for the _______ First Nation Reserve, the Surveyor General Branch (SGB) has prepared a Land Description describing the extent of the Reserve lands as required under Section 6.1(a) of the Act for _________ Indian Reserve No. ___ . Outstanding issues related to the jurisdictional boundaries of the Reserve or to the Land Description contained in this description are explained in Section 4. The Land Description contained in Section 2 deals with the extent of the Reserve lands that will be subject to the Land Code of the ______ First Nation under the First Nations Land Management Act and is not intended to prejudice any of this First Nation’s claim(s) to lands beyond the Reserve. The Land Description is based on a review of the Indian Lands Registry and other documents pertaining to the extent of title to the Reserve. The Land Description is not a legal interpretation of those documents. As there may be different legal interpretations of the documents, legal assistance may be required to determine the nature of the legal interests. The content of this Land Description is accurate based on the documents reviewed; however, there may be other documents that were not found or uncovered that may affect the extent of title to the Reserve. This Land Description was prepared by _________ CLS, of the Surveyor General Branch, per the Guidelines established under the authority of the Surveyor General of Canada. Certified Correct as to the Land Description contained in Section 2 of this Report.
________________________________________ Name of author, Commission number Surveyor General Branch
 Survey Plan reference
 Required surveys must be recorded in CLSR before referencing in Land Description
 Describes lands (does not include mines and minerals):
 Lands that will be subject to the Land Code of the First Nation
 Lands the will not currently be subject to the Land Code of the First Nation and which will remain under the Indian Act
 May not include a calculation of the area of the Reserve, where the area is uncertain or indeterminable
 Interests that the lands are subject to
 Notes:
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Administrative sketch illustrates the land description
Refer to the pertinent survey plans and instruments for the authoritative boundary definition and the nature of interests in the land
Extent of Oil & Gas rights not dealt with
Land Description Report:
Section 2: Land Description
Section 1: Introduction
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Section 3: Administrative Sketch(s) and Orthophoto
Map(s)
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 Lists all other issues:
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Any issues identified in the Research Report that are unresolved
Any issues or other relevant matters from any discussion with the First Nation Representatives
Any speculative issues will not be mentioned
Section 4: Additional Items
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Amendments to the Lands described in a Land Code and Individual Agreement (IA):
 The Land Description Report is the “original” description
 Amendments (i.e. additions, exchanges, etc.) may be described in the Amendment to the IA
 A new Land Description Report is not prepared
 IA’s and existing Land Description Reports have to be referenced to know the full extent of the lands
 Adding a new Reserve to the Land Code
 A Land Description Report may have been prepared
 IA’s and existing Land Description Reports have to be referenced to know the full extent of the lands
Surveys & Survey Plans:
 Types of Survey plans
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Administrative Plans
Official Plans
Land Management Transfer Plans
 Approvals and plan processes
 Obtaining an estimate & finding a surveyor
 Survey Costs & who funds the survey?
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Surveys for Lands Managed under a Land Code:  A Reserve under a First Nation’s Land Code is still considered to be Canada Lands, and therefore still subject to the Canada Lands Surveys Act (CLSA).
 Survey Instructions from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) are still a requirement to carry out a survey
 The plans are still recorded in the Canada Lands Surveys Records (at NRCan)
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For a survey of an area of land for the purpose of defining the extent of land tenure or some other exclusive use of the land, such as a long‐term lease
“Approved” under Section 31 of the Canada Lands Surveys Act
Does not need to be ‘confirmed’ and does not require registration in the land titles or land registry office.
 Other types of Administrative plans:
 Explanatory Plan: used to define the boundaries of short term or non‐exclusive interests (i.e. short term leases, utility easements, access roads, permits, First Nation surrender or designation votes)
 Highway, Railway and Similar Right‐of‐way Plans: may be used for exclusive (public highways, railways, irrigation canals) or non‐exclusive interests (electric power lines, telecommunication lines, oil and gas pipelines)
Types of survey plans:
 Administrative Plan (section 31):
 Parcel Survey:
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Usually for a survey of jurisdictional boundaries of Reserve lands or parcels that will create a jurisdictional boundary (once a land transaction has been completed)
 Jurisdictional boundary: a boundary between two domains that have separate jurisdictions over land administration.
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Boundaries defined by the monuments shown on the Official Plan become the true boundary lines

“Confirmed” under Section 29 of the Canada Lands Surveys Act
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The plan is registered in the applicable land titles or land registry office.
As an Official plan still involves INAC in the review and approval process, this process has not been outlined in this presentation.
 May be necessary when a Land Description is being prepared
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where the complexity of a land description report becomes cumbersome and difficult as it refers to multiple plans and documents to describe the extent of the Reserve boundaries.
 Plan is compiled from existing survey plans or documents with the authority to create boundaries, including:



Section 29 plans
Federal Orders in Council and/or Ministerial Orders
An instrument or act in a form satisfactory to the Minister of Justice
 This plan does not follow the regular plan review and approval processes
 Land Management Transfer Plan:
 Official Plan (section 29) ‐ :
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What type of survey plan is needed?
① Review Chart A to determine the type of survey plan required for the land transaction:
Chart A is included in the Interdepartmental Letter of Agreement between INAC and NRCan (effective January 5, 2015)
(http://clss.nrcan.gc.ca/surveystandards‐normesdarpentage/agreements‐eng.php)  Chart A is applicable to surveys done on Reserve lands managed under a Land Code (Operational) and in the Developmental process
Official Plan (Section 29)
Administrative Plan (Section 31)
Textual Descriptions (no plan)*
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1 –Refer to chart A of the Interdepartmental Letter of Agreement to determine the type of plan needed
2‐ Sketch (sample on the next slide)
3‐ Permission can be in the format of a Letter or BCR
Samples of the documents, approvals, wording, etc. will be available in the Best Practices Manual.
The status of the plan in the review and approval process can be viewed on NRCan’s website:
http://clss.nrcan.gc.ca/advancedprojectsearch‐
rechercheprojetavance‐eng.php
A copy of the recorded plan can be downloaded (for free) from NRCan’s website:
http://www.clss.nrcan.gc.ca/advancedplansearch‐
rechercheplanavance‐eng.php
• Specify the location of Reserve No. 1
±
100 m.
(parallel with Hwy. 2)
130 m.
±
Sketch:
the proposed survey (i.e. reference to roads)
• If an existing survey plan cannot be used for the sketch; other documents (such as a snapshot from Google Earth, as shown here) can be used. Approximate distances (±) should be noted or a description of the area to be encompassed by the survey should be noted on the sketch.
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Finding a surveyor:
 Parcel Surveys (i.e. lots, subdivisions, etc.) –
internal surveys
 A surveyor has to be commissioned and licenced as a Canada Lands Surveyor (at a minimum). Where the survey involves a common boundary with Provincial lands, the surveyor will also require a provincial survey commission/licence to perform the survey.

Association of Canada Lands Surveyors  https://www.acls‐aatc.ca
 Click on: Find a Surveyor
 Click on the applicable Province
Provincial websites and membership lists:
 Association of Ontario Land Surveyors ‐ http://www.aols.org/
 l'Ordre des arpenteurs‐géomètres du Québec ‐ http://www.oagq.qc.ca/
 Association of Nova Scotia Land Surveyors ‐ http://www.ansls.ca/
 Association of New Brunswick Land Surveyors ‐ http://www.anbls.nb.ca/
 Association of Newfoundland Land Surveyors ‐ http://www.anls.ca/
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 l'Ordre des arpenteurs‐géomètres du Québec ‐ http://www.oagq.qc.ca/
 Association of Nova Scotia Land Surveyors ‐ http://www.ansls.ca/

Click on: Members – Roll
 Association of New Brunswick Land Surveyors ‐ http://www.anbls.nb.ca/

Click on: Find a Surveyor
 Click on: Land Surveyor Members
 Association of Newfoundland Land Surveyors ‐ http://www.anls.ca/

Click on: Find a Surveyor
Estimate(s) Review:
 The lowest priced estimate may not always be the best estimate.  Ensure that :
 you are comfortable with the Surveyor/Company that you select  there is a full understanding between the both parties of what the project expectations are and the timeframes for the project.
 It may be beneficial to have more than 1 survey carried out at the same (group survey projects) – for time and cost savings
 May want to consider a written contract or written project scope with the contractor
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Why do surveys cost so much?
 Location: further away from major centre increases costs (mobilization to work site, accommodations, etc.)
 Timing: busy survey season, winter surveys (more time to locate evidence), rush/high priority contract, amount of field time required (days vs. weeks or months)  Availability of evidence: how hard will it be to tie to existing survey evidence (older surveys vs. newer surveys, type of monumentation)
 Type of survey: field work required, size/type of survey (single lot vs. subdivision), natural boundary (field work vs. mapping), survey equipment used (GPS, total station, etc.), mobilization (truck, helicopter, quad, etc.)
 Experience: familiarity with Canada Lands Surveys requirements and processes and the area of the survey
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Questions
19
Interdepartmental Letter of Agreement
related to the
COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF SURVEYS AND
THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR DESCRIPTIONS OF LAND FOR
TRANSACTIONS ON RESERVE LANDS
1.0 DEFINITIONS
“Administrative Plan” refers to a survey plan which is approved pursuant to
Section 31 of the CLSA. As a general rule, Administrative Plans will be used for all
new internal subdivisions or other surveys related to internal interests in Reserve
Lands.
“Agreement” refers to this Interdepartmental Letter of Agreement.
“CLSA” refers to the Canada Lands Surveys Act [R.S.C. 1985, c. L-6].
“CLSR” refers to the Canada Lands Surveys Records in Ottawa
“Exclusive Use” refers to an interest in land of an exclusive nature such as a Band
allotment, or lease and sub-leases.
“Exclusive Use Parcel” is a closed polygon of land, with a unique descriptor, used
or intended to be used to describe the extent and location of an Exclusive Use
interest in the land. Generally, these parcels are shown on a Plan of Survey.
“Non-exclusive Use” refers to an interest in land for a limited purpose such as an
access right-of-way or permit for a specific use. A Non-exclusive Use interest does
not sever or subdivide the Exclusive Use Parcel on which it is situated.
“Non-exclusive Use Parcel” is a closed polygon of land used to describe a Nonexclusive Use interest in land such as a right-of-way, easement, permit, or any other
limited interest. A Non-exclusive Use Parcel does not sever or subdivide the
Exclusive Use Parcel on which it is situated. Generally these parcels are shown on an
Explanatory Plan.
“Official Plan” refers to a survey plan which is confirmed pursuant to Section 29 of
the CLSA. As a general rule, Official Plans will be used for the survey of jurisdictional
boundaries of Reserve Lands or parcels which will create a jurisdictional boundary
once a land transaction has been completed.
“Registry” includes the Indian Lands Registry System, the First Nations Lands
Registry System and the Self-Government Lands Registry System as applicable.
“Reserve Lands” refers to surrendered lands or a reserve, as those expressions are
defined in the Indian Act [R.S.C. 1985, c.I-5], other than reserve lands described in
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regulations made under section 4.1 of the First Nations Commercial and Industrial
Development Act [S.C. 2005, c.53] .
“Textual Description” refers to a word description of land prepared under the
guidelines of the Indian Lands Registry Manual or the First Nations Land Registry
System (FNLRS) User Guide. Textual Descriptions are prepared without survey
instructions, are not based upon a field survey, and are not recorded in the CLSR.
Textual Descriptions are suitable only for the description of limited and short term
interests.
2.0 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
2.1 This Agreement was prepared in collaboration between the Department of
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (hereinafter "AANDC") through the
Lands and Economic Development Sector, and the Department of Natural Resources
(hereinafter "NRCan") through the Surveyor General Branch (SGB) (hereinafter
collectively the "Participants") to:
a. Establish a framework for cooperation between the Participants in the area
of land surveys and land management for Reserve Lands, and;
b. Identify appropriate methods of describing lands when land descriptions
are required for executing and/or registering land transactions in the Registry.
This Agreement prescribes which survey plan products to use for specific
types of land transactions involving Reserve Lands. It also sets out the basic
principles on which the standards for the products and methods of describing
land are based.
2.2 This Agreement applies to Reserve Lands and any other lands held and
administered by AANDC for the use and benefit of First Nations.
2.3 This Agreement also applies to land descriptions of provincial lands which will be
considered for additions to Reserve Lands.
2.4 The Indian Act and the Canada Lands Surveys Act set out the responsibilities for
surveys on reserve lands. The Minister of Natural Resources conducts surveys of
reserve lands on the request of the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern
Development or in any case in which he/she deems it to be expedient.
2.5 The requirements for land descriptions for Reserve Lands, as detailed in this
Agreement, are the minimum required to provide a definition of the extent of
interests to be registered. The Participants, surveyors and land managers, when
advising clients, should carefully consider whether the minimum requirements
outlined in this Agreement will provide adequate protection to the Crown, the parties
to the proposed transaction and to any third parties that the transaction may affect.
2.6 Given advances in land management tools, land administrators expect and rely
upon accurate parcel mapping for their research and decision making. Whereas
survey plans are reflected on the parcel mapping and textual descriptions are not,
survey plans are recommended for all land descriptions.
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2.7 This Agreement is a transitional document to coordinate land description and
Registry requirements with the new “National Standards for the Survey of Canada
Lands” and the companion document “Getting a Survey Done” on Canada Lands.
The format and requirements for surveys outlined in the National Standards are
intended to align with provincial land management practices which typically surround
Reserve Lands. This alignment of survey practices is intended to streamline and
simplify survey requirements for the industry and land administrators.
3.0 INTERDEPARTMENTAL COOPERATION
3.1 It is understood that the ability of each Participant to undertake forms of
cooperation under this Agreement is subject to the availability of funds and
resources (including facilities and personnel). The form of cooperation shall be
negotiated, agreed upon and ratified at the appropriate management level, within
the scope of their respective mandates, responsibilities and capacities. Nothing in
this Agreement prevents the Participants from entering into tripartite agreements.
3.2 Services requested by AANDC and provided by NRCan that are considered to be
over and above those related to mandated NRCan activities noted in Section 3.4 will
be funded on an incremental cost recovery basis as per Treasury Board policies. The
terms of financing will be established and approved by the Participants as part of an
Interdepartmental Letter of Agreement ("ILOA"), prior to the commencement of any
cooperative activity. No cost incurred by one Participant shall be assumed by the
other Participant unless otherwise agreed to in writing under an ILOA. All costs or
estimated costs will be detailed in the ILOA.
3.3 Mandated Activities/Responsibilities of AANDC
AANDC employees support the registration of legal interests (First Nations and nonFirst Nations) in the three lands registries administered by AANDC, and ensure
registration is carried out in accordance with the Indian Act by:
a. ensuring that surveys of First Nation lands match the information about
interests in land recorded in the land registries managed by AANDC;
b. setting criteria for survey project funding, with NRCan and individual First
Nations;
c. allocating survey funds to regions and tracking funded surveying
projects/activities;
d. reviewing legal land descriptions to ensure that they meet registry
requirements and are compatible with previously registered interests;
e. reviewing land description reports prepared under the First Nations Land
Management Act defining the extent of reserve lands; providing advisory and
research services to departmental officials and external parties resulting from
interpretations of land descriptions and titles found in historical records;
f. providing ministerial approval for official survey plans undertaken pursuant to
s.29 of the Canada Lands Survey Act focusing on external reserve boundaries.
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3.4 Mandated Activities of NRCan
For existing Canada Lands, the mandated responsibilities managed and funded by
NRCan include:
a. setting survey standards for Canada Lands;
b. providing specific survey instructions;
c. confirmation and approval processes, examination of plans and survey returns
deemed necessary by SGB;
d. field inspections deemed necessary by SGB;
e. boundary monitoring deemed necessary by SGB;
f. custody and maintenance of survey records;
g. providing public access to survey records, and;
h. providing advice on the Canada Lands Surveys System including processes
and applications for accessing records.
3.5 Cost Recovery Activities of NRCan
Survey and mapping products and services requested by AANDC shall be funded by
AANDC through an ILOA. These items include but are not limited to:
a. researching and providing advice on boundary and survey issues and survey
requirements;
b. preparing work specifications and support materials for proposed surveys to
support a request for specific survey instruction;
c. project and contract management of surveys;
d. conduct field surveys for boundary investigations and surveys by SGB staff;
e. research, review and / or preparation of land descriptions by SGB staff;
f. preparation of expert reports or custom mapping products including photo
map overlays, and;
g. training for AANDC staff and for First Nations.
4.0 DESCRIPTIONS TO SUPPORT REGISTRATION OF LAND TRANSACTION
DOCUMENTS
4.1 AANDC is responsible for managing land transaction records for Reserve Lands in
the Indian Lands Registry System (ILRS). New transaction documents will not be
accepted into the ILRS unless the extent of lands affected by the document contains
an adequate land description. This agreement sets out what is considered adequate
for this purpose.
4.2 To describe the location and extent of lands subject to a land transaction that will
be registered in the Registry, only the following land description products shall be
used:
a. Official Plan prepared under Section 29 of the CLSA, or
b. Administrative Plan prepared under Section 31 of the CLSA, or
c. Surveys prepared under provincial jurisdiction and recorded in a provincial
lands registry with a copy recorded in the CLSR, or
d. Textual Description.
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4.3 The minimum land description requirement for any new interests to be recorded
in the Registry is identified in Chart A, Section 10.0 of this Agreement.
4.4 A survey plan that was authorized by Specific Survey Instructions issued prior to
the signing of this Agreement may be used for the transaction that was intended in
the original request for instructions. Older survey plans may be used provided the
survey is technically equivalent to a survey plan required by this Agreement.
4.5 If specific circumstances warrant it or in cases where it is not clear which product
should be used, the Manager of the Regional Office, Surveyor General Branch (SGB)
of NRCan and the AANDC Regional Lands Manager, will jointly identify the product to
use.
4.6 General plan suitability criteria for the Registry:
a. When an entire interest in land is being returned to a First Nation, the original
land description used to create that interest in the transaction document, is
acceptable for use in the transaction document returning the interest to the
First Nation, if approved by SGB (see Section 6.3);
b. All Exclusive Use Parcels created by a plan, including roads to be set aside for
band purposes, will be identified by a distinct lot number consistent with the
records of the Registry. Non-exclusive Use Parcels, such as those that will be
subject to a permit, access right of way, or easement shall not be identified
with a distinct lot number;
c. If the parcels created by a plan are not compatible with current registered
interests, any request for registration using the plan will be rejected until the
underlying interests are dealt with and the plan will not be publicized in the
Registry abstracts until the plan is modified or until the individual interests
are dealt with.
d. A description used in a transaction document currently in the Registry, may
continue to be used on subsequent transactions of that parcel as long as
there are no changes to the parcel.
4.7 Existing Exclusive Use Parcels which are shown on a recorded survey plan
prepared from a field survey, or which are described by reference to Township
Sections, may be subdivided without surveying the entire parcel. A remainder parcel
is created when an Exclusive Use Parcel has a smaller parcel subdivided and
removed from the original or parent parcel. Subject to Section 4.8, a remainder
parcel may be permitted by the Registry as long as the remainder parcel can be
described by reference to two or more survey plans (For example Lot 1 on Plan X,
except Lot 2 on Plan Y).
4.8 Remainder parcels described in Section 4.7 must be dealt with by a new survey,
either as part of a fully surveyed Plan of Survey or on a separate Compiled Plan of
Survey, and assigned a distinct parcel designator, in the following cases:
a. Where the parent parcel being subdivided is not shown on a recorded plan
of survey which is based upon a field survey;
b. Where the subdivision of a parcel creates two disjointed or unconnected
remainder parcels, and these remainder parcels define an interest
recorded in the Registry;
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c. Where, due to the complexity of the parcel description or the potential for
conflict or conflicting claims, the Registry has placed a note on the Parcel
Abstract for the parcel being subdivided indicating that “Any further
subdivision of the parcel will required the entire parcel to be surveyed
leaving no remainder parcels.”
d. Where the remainder parcel is created by the survey of a road or other
right-of-way intended as an Exclusive Use Parcel, which severs a portion
of the parent parcel.
4.9 Surveyors are encouraged to deal with remainder parcels as part of their survey
whenever practical to do so. Persons requesting a survey still have the option of
having the remainder parcel included in the survey and assigned a distinct parcel
designator if they wish. Such a request should be indicated in the request for survey
instructions.
4.10 Transactions recorded in the First Nations Land Registry or a registry created by
Self-Government Land Registry will contain an adequate land description as specified
in regulations specific to those registries. In the absence of an agreement specifying
survey requirements for transactions filed in these registries, Chart A in Section 10.0
will be applied.
5.0 DESCRIPTIONS TO SUPPORT FIRST NATIONS LAND MANAGEMENT ACT
IMPLEMENTATION
5.1 In accordance with the First Nations Land Management Act [S.C. 1999 c.24], The
Surveyor General of Canada Lands has the mandate to approve a land description of
Reserve Lands or First Nation lands that will be subject to a First Nation Land Code
under the Act. The Surveyor General has the sole authority to determine if a land
description is adequate for this purpose.
5.2 Land descriptions will be prepared by SGB in accordance with guidelines
prepared for this purpose. In general, land descriptions will reference survey
documents recorded in the Canada Lands Surveys Records or other public land
registries.
6.0 DESCRIPTIONS TO SUPPORT AN ADDITION TO RESERVE
6.1 Land descriptions for a proposed Addition to Reserve will be prepared by SGB at
the request of AANDC. SGB will review existing survey records and advise AANDC
on the suitability of these documents or the need for additional survey work. In
general, the description of proposed Addition to Reserve lands will be based upon
Plans recorded in the CLSR.
6.2 Plans depicting surveys carried out under provincial legislation and approved by
provincial authorities, that define boundaries of land that may subsequently become
reserve lands, may be used in a land description for a proposed Addition to Reserve
after a copy of the provincial plan is recorded in the CLSR. The Manager of the
Regional Office, SGB must be consulted to decide if the existing provincial plan is
satisfactory and suitable for recording in the CLSR.
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6.3 Where former reserve lands are being returned to Canada for proposed Addition
to Reserve, the land description used to remove the lands from the reserve may be
used, if approved by SGB.
7.0 SURVEY PLAN TYPES
The National Standards for the Survey of Canada Lands sets out standards for survey
products referenced in this Agreement. The following are only general descriptions
of the various survey plan products.
“Plan of Survey of…” is a plan prepared from a full field survey with official survey
monuments placed to reference all corners of the parcels or boundary.
“Compiled Plan of…” is a plan prepared or compiled entirely from information
found on plans and field notes recorded in the CLSR or provincial registry. A
Compiled Plan may be used to create a new parcel where all the corners of the new
parcel have been previously defined by surveys; it may be used to describe a
Remainder Parcel (see Section 4.7); or it may be used to consolidate existing
surveyed parcels.
“Explanatory Plan of…” is graphical description of a parcel, prepared without a full
field survey of the boundaries. Parcel boundaries are defined by, or in relation to,
existing boundaries or monuments shown on plans and field notes recorded in the
CLSR. Explanatory Plans are suitable for short-term Exclusive Use Parcels or for
Non-Exclusive Use Parcels, or for a Band Vote for Designation.
“Plan of Building Unit(s)…” is a plan prepared to show separate units within a
constructed building.
“Plan of Air Space Parcel(s)…” is a plan prepared to show parcels with an upper
and lower vertical limit and may be used for exclusive use interests and nonexclusive use interests.
8.0 REQUESTING SURVEY INSTRUCTIONS
8.1 Surveyors submitting a request for Survey Instructions to SGB, will include:
a. Authorization to enter onto Reserve Lands to conduct the survey;
b. Information on the nature and term of the land transaction for which
the survey is intended;
c. A sketch of the proposed parcels to be created, and;
d. Any other information pertinent to the survey, such as unsurveyed
registered interests which appear on the Registry eRIP mapping, or
un-documented encumbrances identified by the First Nation or evident
on site, which may affect the proposed survey.
8.2 It remains the surveyor’s responsibility to be aware of all registered interests
affecting the survey and to ensure he or she has the authorization from registered
interest holders to carry out the survey. Where the surveyor does not feel
comfortable researching the status of lands being surveyed, or where questions or
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issues arise, the surveyor should request a land status review by AANDC or the First
Nation having land management responsibilities over the lands being surveyed.
8.3 SGB will, upon receipt of a complete request, issue Survey Instructions for a
survey under this agreement. SGB will strive to issue Instructions within 2 business
days.
9.0 PLAN APPROVAL AND PROCESS
9.1 Any survey plans used to create new parcels, including easements, rights-ofway and permit areas, within Reserve Lands must be approved by the First Nation
Council prior to being submitted to SGB for recording. This approval is for the
creation of the new parcels shown on the plan; that the plan is suitable for the
intended transaction, and; that the plan meets with any planning or land use
requirements of the First Nation. The approval can be in any format as long as it
clearly documents the name(s) and title(s) of the person(s) approving the survey on
behalf of the First Nation Council. It is the surveyor who will be responsible for
obtaining approval prior to submitting it with his or her survey returns to SGB.
AANDC regional personnel may assist First Nations in confirming survey plans are
satisfactory.
9.2 AANDC retains the right to approve a survey plan on behalf of a First Nation
Council under Section 9.1 for Reserve Lands managed under the Indian Act. If
approval required by Section 9.1 is not obtainable after 30 days, the surveyor may
submit the survey plan to SGB along with a request that AANDC seek approval or
approve the survey on behalf of the First Nation Council. The surveyor must include
evidence of his or her attempts to obtain approval of the plan and any documented
concerns from the First Nation Council. AANDC will review such requests and the
circumstances around the request before considering whether or not to seek or issue
such approval.
9.3 Pursuant to Section 29 of the CLSA, an Official Plan of Survey will not be
confirmed unless it is considered satisfactory to the Minister of AANDC or by the
authorities given in the legislation for Self Governing First Nations. For AANDC
Official Plans shall be approved by the Regional Manager of AANDC prior to recording
by SGB.
a) SGB will notify the appropriate Regional AANDC office when a plan is ready
for review and will provide a scanned copy of the plan if requested.
b) The Regional AANDC office will review the plan to ensure it complies with
registered interests and the extents of the reserve agree with AANDC records.
c) The Regional Manager of AANDC will signify that the plan is satisfactory to the
Minister of AANDC by email approval to SGB or through the online MyCLSS
application once available.
d) AANDC will strive to provide approval within 10 business days of notification.
9.4 Administrative Plans do not require AANDC approval and will not be sent to
AANDC for review and comment prior to being recorded in the CLSR.
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10.0 CHART A - GUIDELINE FOR MINIMUM LAND DESCRIPTION REQUIREMENTS
Land Transaction Purpose
Minimum Description Requirement
note 1, 2
I ADDITIONS TO RESERVE
Provincial Plan recorded in CLSR
II BAND VOTE FOR DESIGNATION
Explanatory Plan (Administrative Plan)
III DISPOSITION OF RESERVE
note 3
a) Surrender of Parcel
Plan of Survey (Official Plan)
b) Highway / Right of Way Transfer note 4
Plan of Survey (Official Plan)
IV EXCLUSIVE USE
a) Allotment of land
note 5
Plan of Survey (Administrative Plan)
b) Lease of land for longer than 10 years
note 6
c) Lease of building unit for longer than 10
years
d) Lease of land for 10 years or less
note 7
e) Lease of building unit for 10 years or less
f)
Interest in Airspace
Plan of Survey (Administrative Plan)
Plan of Building Unit(s) (Administrative Plan)
Textual Description
Plan of Airspace Parcel(s) (Administrative
Plan)
V NON-EXCLUSIVE USE
a) Permit or License
note 7
b) Utility Permit over unencumbered lands
Textual Description
c) Utility Permit over encumbered lands
d) Access Agreement (Access Right of Way)
over Allotted or Leased lands
Textual Description
e) Agricultural Permits
Land Use Area Plan (Administrative Plan)
Notes:
1. A Compiled Plan prepared under Section 2.7 of the National Standards is equivalent to a Plan of Survey
prepared under Sections 2.3, 2.4, or 2.5 of the National Standards.
2. A parcel shown on a Plan of Survey may be used in place of an Explanatory Plan.
3. Surveys under this section, for parcels to be removed from Reserve Lands, will create a jurisdictional
boundary once the lands are removed and therefore require an Official Plan under Section 29 of the CLSA.
4. This Plan is intended for Section 35 Indian Act transfers or equivalent.
5. This includes Section 20 Indian Act allotments, Section 24, 49 and 50 Indian Act transfers, Section
18(2) Welfare of the First Nation interests, and equivalent.
6. “Lease” includes a head-lease or a sub-lease. The terms of the lease include any renewal or extension
provisions contained in the lease.
7. A lease, permit, or license for 10 years or less may be described by textual description if the Registry
feels it is in the best interests of the First Nation, given the circumstances, to do so. Generally an
Explanatory Plan is required. Land Administrators should be aware that textually described parcels do not
appear on the SGB parcel mapping or eRIP.
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11.0 AMENDMENT
11.1 This Interdepartmental Letter of Agreement may be amended at any time by
the mutual written agreement of the Participants.
12.0 EFFECTIVE DATE, REVIEW, AND DURATION OF AGREEMENT
12.1 This Interdepartmental Letter of Agreement becomes effective on January 5th,
2015.
12.2 The Participants agree to review this Agreement every four years from the
implementation date.
12.3 This Agreement ends ten years from the implementation date or upon 90 days
written notice by either Participant to the other Participant.
Accepted on behalf of NRCan by:
Surveyor General and International
Boundary Commissioner
Surveyor General Branch
Earth Sciences Sector
Natural Resources Canada
Accepted on behalf of AANDC by:
Director General
Lands and Environment Management Branch
Lands and Economic Development Sector
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
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First Nation Lands
Registry Workshop
February 24, 2016

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