FMA TOOLKIT: DELEGATION OPTION
The FNTC has established Standards for the Form and Content of Delegation Option Laws.
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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