First Nations Certainty of Land Title Act
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{{Short description|Canadian federal legislation}}
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{{Infobox legislation
| legislature = Parliament of Canada
| long_title = An Act to amend the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act and another Act in consequence thereof
| citation = S.C. 2010, c. 6
| image = Royal Coat of arms of Canada.svg
| imagesize = 130px
| date_assented = 2010-06-29
| bill_history_url = https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/40-3/c-24
| 1st_reading = 2010-05-12
| 2nd_reading = 2010-06-15
| 3rd_reading = 2010-06-15
| 1st_reading2 = 2010-06-15
| 2nd_reading2 = 2010-06-17
| 3rd_reading2 = 2010-06-28
| status = in force
}}
The First Nations Certainty of Land Title Act ({{Langx|fr|Loi sur la certitude des titres fonciers des premières nations}}) is an act of the Parliament of Canada relating to allowing the transfer of property to "non-aboriginals".{{Cite news |date=2012-01-26 |title=No taxes, land deals and a pipeline of money: There's no incentive for first nations to go it alone |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/no-taxes-land-deals-and-a-pipeline-of-money-theres-no-incentive-for-first-nations-to-go-it-alone/article1359929/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250427075330/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/no-taxes-land-deals-and-a-pipeline-of-money-theres-no-incentive-for-first-nations-to-go-it-alone/article1359929/ |archive-date=2025-04-27 |access-date=2025-04-27 |work=The Globe and Mail}}
History
The act was developed in "partnership" with Squamish Nation, Fort McKay First Nation and Tsuu T'ina Nation, Carry the Kettle First Nation and Fort William First Nation.{{Cite web |last=Faille |first=Gowling |date=2009-12-22 |title=Canada introduces the First Nations Certainty of Land Title Act to help First Nations develop commercial real estate on reserves |url=https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=9b51ba3b-b486-4298-b068-686664f3b93d |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Lexology |language=en}}
Provisions
The act amended the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act.{{Cite book |last=Borrows |first=John |title=Freedom and indigenous constitutionalism |date=2016 |publisher=University of Toronto press |isbn=978-1-4426-3093-2 |location=Toronto}} The act removes "any discount reserve leaseholds bear".{{Cite news |last=Kesselman |first=Jon |date=2009-12-16 |orig-date=2009-12-15 |title=Bill fails to resolve issues related to first nations reserve lands |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/bill-fails-to-resolve-issues-related-to-first-nations-reserve-lands |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250427082420/https://vancouversun.com/news/bill-fails-to-resolve-issues-related-to-first-nations-reserve-lands |archive-date=2025-04-27 |access-date=2025-04-27 |work=Vancouver Sun}}
Application
The act enabled the development of Sen̓áḵw, Canada's largest Indigenous-led housing development.{{Cite news |date=2012-05-02 |title=How the Squamish First Nation is Reshaping Vancouver |url=https://www.vanmag.com/city/politics/how-the-squamish-first-nation-is-reshaping-vancouver/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250118093620/https://www.vanmag.com/city/politics/how-the-squamish-first-nation-is-reshaping-vancouver/ |archive-date=2025-01-18 |access-date=2025-04-27 |work=Vancouver Magazine}}{{Cite news |last=Zeidler |first=Maryse |date=2025-02-07 |title='Welcome to Sen̓áḵw': A sneak peek inside Canada's largest Indigenous-led housing development |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sen-%C3%A1%E1%B8%B5w-sneak-preview-1.7451499 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250209184149/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sen-%C3%A1%E1%B8%B5w-sneak-preview-1.7451499 |archive-date=2025-02-09 |access-date=2025-04-27 |work=CBC News}}