Table of Contents

• BILL 11 – 2011:
  YALE FIRST NATIONS FINAL AGREEMENT ACT
• SCHEDULE TO:
  YALE FIRST NATIONS FINAL AGREEMENT ACT
• Preamble
• Chapter 1 – Definitions
• Chapter 2 – General Provisions
  
  • 2.1 Nature of this Agreement
  • 2.2 Representation and Warranty
  • 2.3 Constitution of Canada
  • 2.4 Certainty
  • 2.5 Application of Federal and Provincial Law
  • 2.6 Relationship of Federal Law, Provincial Law and Yale First Nation Law
  • 2.7 Relationship of this Agreement and Federal Law, Provincial Law and Yale First Nation Law
  • 2.8 International Legal Obligations
  • 2.9 Other Rights, Benefits and Programs
  • 2.10 Application of the Indian Act
  • 2.11 Judicial Determination in Respect of Validity
  • 2.12 Other Aboriginal People
  • 2.13 Consultation
  • 2.14 Information and Privacy
  • 2.15 Obligation to Negotiate
  • 2.16 Other Agreements
  • 2.17 Entire Agreement
  • 2.18 Interpretation
  • 2.19 Official Languages
  • 2.20 No Implied Waiver
  • 2.21 Assignment
  • 2.22 Enurement
  • 2.23 Deposit of Agreement
  • 2.24 Notice
• Chapter 3 – Governance
  
  • 3.1 Yale First Nation Self-Government
  • 3.2 Legal Status and Capacity
  • 3.3 Yale First Nation Constitution
  • 3.4 Yale First Nation Government Structure
  • 3.5 Appeal and Review of Administrative Decisions
  • 3.6 Registry of Laws
  • 3.7 Participation of Non-Members
  • 3.8 Transitional Provisions
  • 3.9 Amendments to Provincial Legislation
  • 3.10 Delegation
  • 3.11 Yale First Nation Government
  • 3.12 Yale First Nation Membership
  • 3.13 Yale First Nation Assets
  • 3.14 Adoption
  • 3.15 Child Custody
  • 3.16 Child Protection Services
  • 3.17 Aboriginal Healers
  • 3.18 Health
  • 3.19 Family and Social Services
  • 3.20 Liquor Control
  • 3.21 Solemnization of Marriages
  • 3.22 Child Care
  • 3.23 Devolution of Cultural Property
  • 3.24 Language and Culture Education
  • 3.25 Kindergarten to Grade 12 Education
  • 3.26 Emergency Preparedness
  • 3.27 Regulation of Business
  • 3.28 Public Order, Peace and Safety
  • 3.29 Buildings and Structures
  • 3.30 Public Works
  • 3.31 Traffic, Parking, Transportation and Highways
  • 3.32 Penalties
  • 3.33 Enforcement of Yale First Nation Law
  • 3.34 Adjudication of Yale First Nation Law
  • 3.35 Community Corectional Services
  • 3.36 Members of Yale First Nation Government
  • 3.37 Yale First Nation Public Officers
  • 3.38 Yale First Nation and Yale First Nation Government
  • 3.39 Writ of Execution Against Yale First Nation
  • 3.40 Other Matters
• Chapter 4 – Local Government Relations
  
  • 4.1 General
  • 4.2 Regional District Membership
  • 4.3 Intergovernmental Agreements
  • 4.4 Regional Hospital District Membership
• Chapter 5 – Culture
  
  • 5.1 General
  • 5.2 Yale First Nation Laws
• Chapter 6 – Artifacts, Heritage Sites, Human Remains and Place Names
  
  • 6.1 Artifacts
  • 6.2 Canadian Museum of Civilization
  • 6.3 The Parks Canada Agency
  • 6.4 Royal British Columbia Museum
  • 6.5 Access to Other Collections
  • 6.6 Yale First Nation Archaeological Human Remains
  • 6.7 Heritage Sites
  • 6.8 Place Names
• Chapter 7 – Yale First Nation Role Off Yale First Nation Land
  
  • 7.1 General
  • 7.2 Economic Activities
  • 7.3 Governance Activities
  • 7.4 Resource Management
  • 7.5 Cultural Activities
  • 7.6 Water
  • 7.7 Gathering
  • 7.8 Provincial Public Planning Processes
  • 7.9 Provincial Protected Areas
  • 7.10 National Parks
  • 7.11 Guided Adventure Tourism Tenure
  • 7.12 Foreshore Recreation Area
• Chapter 8 – Fisheries
  
  • 8.1 General
  • 8.2 Commercial Opportunities
  • 8.3 Yale First Nation Laws
  • 8.4 Trade and Barter
  • 8.5 Yale First Nation Fisheries Operational Guidelines
  • 8.6 Designation and Documentation
  • 8.7 Yale First Nation Domestic Allocations
  • 8.8 Adjustments For Overages And Underages Of Salmon
  • 8.9 Non-Allocated Species
  • 8.10 Harvest Opportunities for Surplus Salmon
  • 8.11 Management of the Yale First Nation Domestic Fishery
  • 8.12 Regional Management Advisory Process for Aboriginal Fisheries
  • 8.13 Public Fisheries Advisory Processes
  • 8.14 Yale First Nation Fishing Plans
  • 8.15 Harvest Document
  • 8.16 Stewardship and Enhancement
  • Schedule 8-A – Yale First Nation Allocations for Fish and Aquatic Plants
• Chapter 9 – Water
  
  • 9.1 General
  • 9.2 Yale First Nation Laws
  • 9.3 Yale First Nation Water Reservation
  • 9.4 Sale of Water
  • 9.5 Water Management
  • 9.6 Power Reservation
  • 9.7 Groundwater
  • Schedule 9-A – Yale First Nation Water Volumes
• Chapter 10 – Wildlife
  
  • 10.1 General
  • 10.2 Yale First Nation Laws
  • 10.3 Documentation
  • 10.4 Conservation Measures for Wildlife Species
  • 10.5 Yale First Nation Wildlife Allocation
  • 10.6 Wildlife Advisory Management Processes
  • 10.7 Trade, Barter and Sale
  • 10.8 Trapping
  • 10.9 Guiding
• Chapter 11 – Migratory Birds
  
  • 11.1 General
  • 11.2 Yale First Nation Laws
  • 11.3 Trade and Barter
  • 11.4 Sale
  • 11.5 Transportation and Export
  • 11.6 Documentation
  • 11.7 Conservation Measures
  • 11.8 Management
  • 11.9 Designated Migratory Bird Populations
  • 11.10 Agreements
• Chapter 12 – Lands
  
  • 12.1 General
  • 12.2 Ownership of Yale First Nation Land
  • 12.3 Subsurface Resources
  • 12.4 Submerged Lands
  • 12.5 Accretions to Yale First Nation Land
  • 12.6 Interests on Yale First Nation Land
  • 12.7 Agricultural Land Reserve Designation
  • 12.8 Surveys
  • 12.9 Site Remediation
  • 12.10 Additions to Yale First Nation Land
  • 12.11 Removal of Yale First Nation Land
  • 12.12 Yale First Nation Laws
  • 12.13 Flood Protection
  • 12.14 Provincial Expropriation of Yale First Nation Land
  • 12.15 Federal Expropriation of Yale First Nation Land
  • 12.16 Intergovernmental Land Coordination
• Chapter 13 – Land Title
  
  • 13.1 Registration of Yale First Nation Land
  • 13.2 Cancellation of Indefeasible Title
  • 13.3 Subsequent Registration of Cancelled Indefeasible Title
• Chapter 14 – Access
  
  • 14.1 General
  • 14.2 Yale First Nation Laws
  • 14.3 Yale First Nation Access to Crown Lands
  • 14.4 Yale First Nation Access to Yale First Nation Land
  • 14.5 Crown Access to Yale First Nation Land
  • 14.6 Access to Interests and Estates in Fee Simple
  • 14.7 Public Access to Frozen Lakes Land
  • 14.8 Access to Yale First Nation Land
  • 14.9 Emergencies and Natural Disasters
• Chapter 15 – Roads and Corridors
  
  • 15.1 Yale First Nation Roads
  • 15.2 Crown Corridors
  • 15.3 Railways and Railway Corridors
  • 15.4 Public Utilities
  • 15.5 Access and Safety Regulation
  • 15.6 Crown Corridors No Longer Required
  • 15.7 Relocation of Crown Corridors
  • 15.8 Consultation Regarding Traffic Regulations
• Chapter 16 – Forest Resources
  
  • 16.1 General
  • 16.2 Yale First Nation Laws
  • 16.3 Manufacture and Export of Timber
  • 16.4 Timber Marking and Scaling
  • 16.5 Forest and Range Health
  • 16.6 Wildfire Suppression and Control
  • 16.7 Timber Harvesting Rights Existing Before Effective Date
  • 16.8 Obligations Existing Before Effective Date
  • 16.9 Information Sharing
• Chapter 17 – Environmental Assessment
  
  • 17.1 General
  • 17.2 Authority to Make Laws
  • 17.3 Yale First Nation Participation in Federal Environmental Assessments
  • 17.4 Yale First Nation Participation in Provincial Environmental Assessments
• Chapter 18 – Environmental Protection
  
  • 18.1 Yale First Nation Laws
  • 18.2 Agreements
  • 18.3 Environmental Emergencies
  • 18.4 Yale First Nation Community Watershed Land
• Chapter 19 – Capital Transfer and Negotiation Loan Repayment
  
  • 19.1 Capital Transfer
  • 19.2 Economic Development Fund
  • 19.3 Negotiation Loan Repayment
  • Schedule 19-A – Capital Transfer and Economic Development Fund Payment Plans
  • Schedule 19-B – Negotiation Loan Repayment Plan
• Chapter 20 – Fiscal Relations
  
  • 20.1 General
• Chapter 21 – Taxation
  
  • 21.1 Direct Taxation
  • 21.2 Taxation Powers Agreements
  • 21.3 Yale First Nation Land
  • 21.4 Transfer of Yale First Nation Capital
  • 21.5 Indian Act Tax Exemption and Transitional Exemption
  • 21.6 Tax Treatment Agreement
• Chapter 22 – Indian Act Transition
  
  • 22.1 Estates
  • 22.2 Continuation of Indian Act By-Laws
  • 22.3 Status of Bands and Transfer of Band Assets
  • 22.4 Transfer of Capital and Revenue Moneys
• Chapter 23 – Implementation
  
  • 23.1 General
  • 23.2 Implementation Plan
  • 23.3 Implementation Committee
• Chapter 24 – Dispute Resolution
  
  • 24.1 General
  • 24.2 Scope: When this Chapter Applies to a Disagreement
  • 24.3 Disagreements to Go Through Stages
  • 24.4 Stage One: Collaborative Negotiations
  • 24.5 Stage Two: Facilitated Processes
  • 24.6 Negotiating Conditions
  • 24.7 Settlement Agreement
  • 24.8 Stage Three: Adjudication – Arbitration
  • 24.9 Effect of Arbitral Award
  • 24.10 Application of Legislation
  • 24.11 Stage Three: Adjudication – Judicial Proceedings
  • 24.12 Notice to Parties
  • 24.13 Costs
• Chapter 25 – Eligibility and Enrolment
  
  • 25.1 Eligibility Criteria
  • 25.2 Applications for Enrolment
  • 25.3 Other Land Claims Agreements
  • 25.4 Membership in a Band other than the Yale Band
  • 25.5 Enrolment Committee
  • 25.6 Enrolment Appeal Board
  • 25.7 Enrolment After the Initial Enrolment Period
  • 25.8 Judicial Review
  • 25.9 Costs
• Chapter 26 – Ratification
  
  • 26.1 General
  • 26.2 Ratification of Yale First Nation Constitution
  • 26.3 Ratification of This Agreement by Yale First Nation
  • 26.4 Eligible Voters
  • 26.5 Ratification Committee
  • 26.6 Ratification by British Columbia
  • 26.7 Ratification by Canada
  • 26.8 Changes to Agreement Prior to Effective Date
  • 26.9 Costs
• Chapter 27 – Amendment
  
  • 27.1 General
  • 27.2 Periodic Review
• APPENDICES
• Introduction
• Appendix A – Map of Yale First Nation Area
• Appendix B – Yale First Nation Land
  
  • Appendix B-1: Map of Yale First Nation Land
  • Appendix B-2: Yale First Nation Land – Former Indian Reserves
  • Part 1: Land Descriptions of Yale First Nation Land – Former Indian Reserves
  • Part 2: Maps of Yale First Nation Land – Former Indian Reserves
  • Appendix B-3: Maps of Yale First Nation Land – Former Provincial Crown Land
• Appendix C – Maps of Potential Additions to Yale First Nation Lands
• Appendix D – Crown Corridors
  
  • Appendix D-1: Maps of Crown Corridors
  • Appendix D-2: Map of Potential Crown Corridor – Sawmill Creek One Main Line
• Appendix E – Railway Corridors
  
  • Appendix E-1: Canadian Pacific Railway: Railway Corridors
  • Part 1: Maps of Railway Corridor Adjacent to Yale First Nation Land – Former Provincial Crown Land
  • Part 2: Maps of Railway Corridor Adjacent to Yale First Nation Land – Former Indian Reserves
  • Appendix E-2: Canadian National Railway: Railway Corridors
  • Part 1: Maps of Railway Corridor Adjacent to Yale First Nation Land – Former Provincial Crown Land
  • Part 2: Maps of Railway Corridor Adjacent to Yale First Nation Land – Former Indian Reserves
• Appendix F – Yale First Nation Land Designated as an Agricultural Land Reserve
  
  • Part 1: Parcel Descriptions of Yale First Nation Land Designated as an Agricultural Land Reserve
  • Part 2: Map of Yale First Nation Land Designated as an Agricultural Land Reserve
• Appendix G – Maps of Yale First Nation Community Watershed Land
• Appendix H – Interests on Yale First Nation Private Land
  
  • Appendix H-1: Interests to Continue in Accordance with Provincial Law
  • Part 1: Subsurface Tenures
  • Part 2: Map of Portion of Subsurface Tenures on Yale First Nation Land – Albert Flat
  • Part 3: Water Licences and Permits
  • Part 4: Guide Outfitter Certificates
  • Appendix H-2: Locatee Interests on Former Indian Reserves
  • Part 1: Certificates of Possession and No Evidence of Title Issued (NETIs)
  • Appendix H-3: Public Utility Transmission, Distribution Works, Rights of Way and Other Interests
  • Part 1: Former Indian Reserves
  • Part 2: Former Provincial Crown Land
  • Appendix H-4: Other Interests to be Granted on the Effective Date
  • Part 1: Private Road Easement
  • Part 2: Maps of BC Hydro Transmission Line
  • Part 3: Rights of Way to be Granted in Respect of Top Landing – Appendix B-3 Former Provincial Crown Land, Map 9
  • Appendix H-5: Applicable Forms of Documents for Interests to be Granted on the Effective Date
  • Document 1: Form A (Fee Simple for Certificates of Possession and NETIs)
  • Document 2: Transmission Statutory Right of Way (BC Hydro)
  • Document 3: Transmission Statutory Right of Way (BC Hydro) – Qualark
  • Document 4: Distribution Statutory Right of Way (BC Hydro and TELUS)
  • Document 5: Gas Pipeline Transmission Statutory Right of Way (Westcoast Energy Inc.)
  • Document 6: Statutory Right of Way (Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
  • Document 7: Private Road Easement
  • Document 8: Road Access Agreement (BC Hydro) – Top Landing
  • Document 9: Right of Way Agreement (Ministry of Forests and Range) – Top Landing
  • Document 10: Debris Anchor Trap and Road Statutory Right of Way (Ministry of Forests and Range) – Indian Reserve 9
  • Appendix H-6: Applicable Form of Document Evidencing Interests Registered in the Land Title Office
  • Document 1: State of Title Certificate (Certificates of Possession and NETIs)
• Appendix I – Maps of Yale First Nation Harvest Areas
• Appendix J – Expropriation
  
  • Appendix J-1: Limits on Provincial Expropriation
  • Appendix J-2: Limits on Federal Expropriation
• Appendix K – Yale First Nation Key Geographical Features
  
  • Part 1: List of Place Names to be Added to the Provincial Geographic Names Database
  • Part 2: Map of Place Names to be Added to the Provincial Geographic Names Database
• Appendix L – Yale First Nation Artifacts
  
  • Appendix L-1: Yale First Nation Artifacts to be Held by the Canadian Museum of Civilization
  • Appendix L-2: Yale First Nation Artifacts to be Transferred from the Royal British Columbia Museum
• Appendix M – Map of Foreshore Recreation Area
• Appendix N – Dispute Resolution Procedures
  
  • Appendix N-1: Collaborative Negotiations
  • Appendix N-2: Mediation
  • Appendix N-3: Technical Advisory Panel
  • Appendix N-4: Neutral Evaluation
  • Appendix N-5: Community Advisory Council
  • Appendix N-6: Arbitration

CHAPTER 18 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

18.1  YALE FIRST NATION LAWS

18.1.1  Yale First Nation Government may make laws applicable on Yale First Nation Land to manage, protect, preserve and conserve the Environment including laws in respect of:

a. the prevention, mitigation and remediation of pollution and degradation of the Environment;

b. waste management, including solid wastes and wastewater;

c. the protection of local air quality; and

d. Environmental Emergency response.

18.1.2  Federal or Provincial Law prevails to the extent of a Conflict with Yale First Nation Law under 18.1.1.

18.2  AGREEMENTS

18.2.1  The Parties may enter into agreements for cooperation and coordination on matters relating to the Environment that may affect Yale First Nation Land or the Yale First Nation Area.

18.3  ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES

18.3.1  Any Party may respond to an Environmental Emergency on Yale First Nation Land, or Crown land or waters immediately adjacent to Yale First Nation Land, if the person with primary responsibility for responding has not responded or is unable to respond in a timely way.

18.3.2  The Party responding will, if possible, notify the person with primary responsibility in advance of taking action but otherwise will notify that person as soon as practicable after responding.

18.3.3  Yale First Nation may enter into agreements with Canada, British Columbia, Local Governments, Bands, or First Nation Governments in British Columbia for the prevention of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from Environmental Emergencies originating on Yale First Nation Land, or lands or waters immediately adjacent to Yale First Nation Land.

18.4  YALE FIRST NATION COMMUNITY WATERSHED LAND

18.4.1  Yale First Nation acknowledges that, on the Effective Date, Yale First Nation Community Watershed Land is located within an area designated under Provincial Law as a community watershed in order to protect water being diverted for human consumption through a licensed waterwork.

18.4.2  Yale First Nation will manage, use and develop Yale First Nation Community Watershed Land in accordance with those standards and objectives established under Provincial Law for the purpose of protecting water being diverted for human consumption that apply to provincial Crown land adjacent to such lands.

18.4.3  British Columbia will Consult with Yale First Nation before discontinuing a community watershed designation that applies to Yale First Nation Community Watershed Land.

18.4.4  If British Columbia determines that any part of Yale First Nation Community Watershed Land is no longer required for the purpose of protecting water being diverted for human consumption, British Columbia will notify Yale First Nation and the obligation to manage, use and develop those lands in accordance with 18.4.2 will terminate.

18.4.5  For greater certainty, nothing in this Agreement limits the application of the Drinking Water Protection Act to Yale First Nation Community Watershed Land.