Vol. 145, No. 23 — November 9, 2011
Registration
SI/2011-92 November 9, 2011
TERRITORIAL LANDS ACT
Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Tracts of Territorial Lands in the Northwest Territories (Dehcho Region) Order
P.C. 2011-1273 October 27, 2011
His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, pursuant to paragraph 23(a) of the Territorial Lands Act (see footnote a), hereby makes the annexed Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Tracts of Territorial Lands in the Northwest Territories (Dehcho Region) Order.
WITHDRAWAL FROM DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN TRACTS OF TERRITORIAL LANDS IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (DEHCHO REGION) ORDER
PURPOSE
1. The purpose of this Order is to withdraw from disposal certain tracts of territorial lands to facilitate the settlement of Aboriginal land and resource agreements in the Northwest Territories.
LANDS WITHDRAWN FROM DISPOSAL
2. The tracts of territorial lands set out in Schedule 1, including the surface and subsurface rights to the lands, and the tracts of territorial lands set out in Schedule 2, including the subsurface rights to the lands, are withdrawn from disposal for the period beginning on the day on which this Order is made and ending on November 30, 2013.
EXCEPTIONS
DISPOSITION OF SUBSTANCES OR MATERIALS
3. Section 2 does not apply to the disposition of substances or materials under the Territorial Quarrying Regulations.
EXISTING RIGHTS AND INTERESTS
4. For greater certainty, section 2 does not apply to
- (a) the locating of a mineral claim by the holder of a prospecting permit granted before the day on which this Order is made;
- (b) the recording of a mineral claim that is referred to in paragraph (a) or that was located before the day on which this Order is made;
- (c) the granting of a lease under the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Mining Regulations to a person with a recorded claim, if the lease covers an area in the recorded claim;
(d) the issuance of a significant discovery licence under the Canada Petroleum Resources Act to a holder of an exploration licence that was issued before the day on which this Order is made, if the significant discovery licence covers an area subject to the exploration licence;
- (e) the issuance of a production licence under the Canada Petroleum Resources Act to a holder of a significant discovery licence that is referred to in paragraph (d), if the production licence covers an area subject to the significant discovery licence;
- (f) the issuance of a production licence under the Canada Petroleum Resources Act to a holder of an exploration licence or a significant discovery licence that was issued before the day on which this Order is made, if the production licence covers an area subject to the exploration licence or the significant discovery licence;
- (g) the issuance of a surface lease under the Territorial Lands Act to a holder of a recorded claim under the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Mining Regulations or of an interest under the Canada Petroleum Resources Act, if the surface lease is required to allow the holder to exercise rights under the claim or interest; or
- (h) the renewal of an interest.
REPEAL
5. The Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Tracts of Territorial Lands in the Northwest Territories (Dehcho First Nations) Order (see footnote 1) is repealed.
SCHEDULE 1
(Section 2)
TRACTS OF TERRITORIAL LANDS WITHDRAWN FROM DISPOSAL IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (DEHCHO REGION)
1. In the Northwest Territories, all those parcels of land shown as Surface-Subsurface Lands, on the following 1:250,000 reference maps, produced by the Department of Natural Resources and signed by the Dehcho First Nations Assistant Negotiator Herb Norwegian and the Government of Canada Chief Lands Negotiator Eddie Kolausok, on file at the Federal Claims Office, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, at Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories, copies of which have been deposited with the Regional Manager, Land Administration, at Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories:
TERRITORIAL RESOURCE BASE MAPS
| number | number | number | number | number | number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
85-B |
85-C |
85-D |
85-E |
85-F |
85-G |
|
95-A |
95-F |
95-H |
95-I |
95-J |
95-N |
|
95-O |
95-P |
96-A |
96-B and |
105-H |
2. In the Northwest Territories, all those parcels of land shown as Surface-Subsurface Lands, on the following 1:250,000 reference maps, produced by the Department of Natural Resources and signed by the Dehcho First Nations Assistant Negotiator Ria Letcher and the Government of Canada Lands Negotiator Michael Walsh, on file at the federal Claims Office, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, at Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories, copies of which have been deposited with the Regional Manager, Land Administration, at Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories:
TERRITORIAL RESOURCE BASE MAPS
| number | number | number | number | number | number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
95-J |
95-N |
95-O |
95-P |
96-A and |
96-B |
3. In the Northwest Territories, all those parcels of land shown as Surface-Subsurface Lands, on the following 1:250,000 reference maps, produced by the Department of Natural Resources and signed by the Dehcho First Nations Chief Negotiator Georges Erasmas and the Government of Canada Lands Negotiator Janet Pound, on file at the Land Negotiations Office, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, at Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories, copies of which have been deposited with the Manager, Land Administration, at Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories:
TERRITORIAL RESOURCE BASE MAPS
| number | number | number | number | number | number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
95-B |
95-C |
95-E |
95-F |
95-G |
95-K and |
|
95-L |
SCHEDULE 2
(Section 2)
TRACTS OF TERRITORIAL LANDS WITHDRAWN FROM DISPOSAL IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (DEHCHO REGION)
1. In the Northwest Territories, all those parcels of land shown as Subsurface Only Lands, on the following 1:250,000 reference maps, produced by the Department of Natural Resources and signed by the Dehcho First Nations Assistant Negotiator Herb Norwegian and the Government of Canada Chief Lands Negotiator Eddie Kolausok, on file at the Federal Claims Office, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, at Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories, copies of which have been deposited with the Regional Manager, Land Administration, at Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories:
TERRITORIAL RESOURCE BASE MAPS
| number | number | number | number | number | number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
85-B |
85-C |
85-D |
85-E |
85-F |
95-A |
|
95-B |
95-G |
95-H |
95-I |
95-J |
95-N and |
|
95-O |
2. In the Northwest Territories, all those parcels of land shown as Subsurface Only Lands, on the following 1:250,000 reference maps, produced by the Department of Natural Resources and signed by the Dehcho First Nations Chief Negotiator Ria Letcher and the Government of Canada Lands Negotiator Michael Walsh, on file at the Land Negotiations Office, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, at Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories, copies of which have been deposited with the Manager, Land Administration, at Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories:
TERRITORIAL RESOURCE BASE MAPS
| number | number | number |
|---|---|---|
|
95-J |
95-N and |
95-O |
3. In the Northwest Territories, all those parcels of land shown as Subsurface Only Lands, on the following 1:250,000 reference maps, produced by the Department of Natural Resources and signed by the Dehcho First Nations Chief Negotiator Georges Erasmas and the Government of Canada Lands Negotiator Janet Pound, on file at the Land Negotiations Office, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, at Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories, copies of which have been deposited with the Manager, Land Administration, at Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories:
TERRITORIAL RESOURCE BASE MAPS
| number | number |
|---|---|
|
95-B and |
95-G |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order.)
The Order repeals the Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Tracts of Territorial Lands in the Northwest Territories (Dehcho First Nations) Order made by Order in Council P.C. 2010-1359 of October 28, 2010, and registered as SI/2010-83, and makes a new Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Tracts of Territorial Lands in the Northwest Territories (Dehcho Region) Order to facilitate the settlement of Aboriginal land and resource agreement, for the period beginning on the day on which this Order is made and ending on November 30, 2013.
Footnote a
R.S., c. T-7
Footnote 1
SI/2010-83