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FMA TOOLKIT: DELEGATION OPTION
The FNTC has established Standards for the Form and Content of Delegation Option Laws. You can find the standards, guides and samples on right sidebar: or below on small screens:
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Delegation Laws
First Nations have the authority to make Delegation Laws under the FMA in order to delegate council’s FMA law-making powers to a person or body.
This means a First Nation could transfer its law-making powers to a third party to, for example, enable taxation on jointly-held reserves, with each community delegating their own law-making powers to one body.
A delegation could enable efficiency for smaller communities who could delegate their law-making powers and administration to a community with more staff resources.
It could also support nation-building, by enabling communities within a nation to delegate to a tribal council so taxation is implemented at the nation level.
If your First Nation is considering a Delegation Law:
- Contact the FNTC to discuss the process Email FNTC Toll Free: 1-855-682-3682
- Request a FNTC presentation to your Chief & Council and senior staff
If your First Nation has decided to proceed with Delegation Law Development:
- Ask FNTC about the Law Development Grant
- Develop a law development work plan in conjunction with the FNTC
- Download Delegation Law standards and sample law
Notification Requirements:
- Download and review Understanding the FMA Notice Requirements
- View Webinar: Notification and Public Input Under the FMA
Submission:
- Download and review Standards for the Submission of Information Required Under s. 8 of the FMA (Submission Standards)
Information required includes:
- Evidence that the law was duly made
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FMA TOOLKIT: ADDITIONAL LOCAL REVENUE LAWS