The Tulo Centre and Thompson Rivers University (TRU) are gearing up to start the second cohort in the accredited certificate program in First Nation Applied Lands Management. This certificate offers…
On June 14, 2019, the Federal Court released its decision Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation v. Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, upholding the First Nation Tax Commission’s approval of…
The First Nations Tax Commission (FNTC) will be at the 2019 Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Annual General Assembly in Fredericton, N.B., from July 23-25. Anyone attending the assembly is…
In the above webinar, FNTC Legal Counsel Marie Potvin breaks down property transfer tax under the FMA into seven essential topics, including defining PTT, provincial regimes, PTT under the FMA,…
In the above webinar, FNTC Legal Counsel Marie Potvin breaks down notification and public input into five essential topics, including taxpayer representation, public notice requirements, framework, taxpayer structure and…
Tracey Simon has worked with the First Nations Tax Commission (FNTC), previously known as the Indian Taxation Advisory Board (ITAB), for 17 years. In her current role as FMA Registrar,…
The First Nations Tax Commission produced a series of four videos that discussed the history of First Nations involvement in taking on a role in tax jurisdiction, how the FMA…
Danielle Gabriel is a member of Seabird Island Band, located in the Upper Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, and has been the band’s Lands Manager since May 2014. Prior…
Savanna McGregor is a member of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, an Algonquin First Nation about 130 kilometres north of Gatineau, Que. Savanna celebrated her graduation from both the First Nation Applied…
The National Indigenous Economic Development Board (NIEDB) has released its 2019 progress report on indigenous economics. The report is meant to provide an analysis of economic realities facing indigenous communities.…