Bill C-27
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PROVISIONS FOR PARTICULAR PARKS |
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Banff local
government
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35. The Governor in Council, having
authorized the Minister to enter into the Town
of Banff Incorporation Agreement dated
December 12, 1989, being an agreement for
the establishment of a local government body
for the town of Banff in Banff National Park
of Canada, and to entrust to that body the local
government functions specified in the
Agreement, may authorize the Minister to
further amend the Agreement.
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Lands for ski
facilities
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36. (1) No lease or licence of occupation
may be granted for the purpose of commercial
ski facilities on public lands in a park except
within a commercial ski area described in
Schedule 5.
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Designation
of ski areas
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(2) The Governor in Council may, by order,
add to Schedule 5 the name and a description
of a commercial ski area in the vicinity of
Sunshine Village in Banff National Park of
Canada, but that Schedule is not otherwise
subject to amendment by the Governor in
Council.
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Wildlife
Advisory
Board
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37. (1) The Governor in Council may, by
order, constitute a Wildlife Advisory Board
for the traditional hunting grounds of Wood
Buffalo National Park of Canada.
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Hunting,
trapping and
fishing
permits
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(2) Notwithstanding any regulations made
under section 17, permits for hunting, trapping
and fishing by members of the Cree Band of
Fort Chipewyan in the traditional hunting
grounds of Wood Buffalo National Park of
Canada shall be issued in accordance with
regulations of the Wildlife Advisory Board.
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Regulations
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(3) The Wildlife Advisory Board may,
subject to the approval of the Governor in
Council, make regulations respecting
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Traditional
hunting
grounds
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(4) For the purposes of this section, the
traditional hunting grounds of Wood Buffalo
National Park of Canada consist of the lands
shown on Plan 72702 in the Canada Lands
Surveys Records at Ottawa, a copy of which is
filed in the Land Titles Office at Edmonton
under number 902-0325, which lands contain
8869 square kilometres (886 894 hectares).
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Amendment
of park
descriptions
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38. (1) Notwithstanding subsection 5(2) and
section 13, the Governor in Council may, by
order,
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Lands not
required
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(2) Lands withdrawn from Wood Buffalo
National Park of Canada or Wapusk National
Park of Canada pursuant to subsection (1) are
declared to be no longer required for park
purposes.
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PARK RESERVES |
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Application of
Act to
reserves
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39. Subject to sections 40 and 41, this Act
applies to a park reserve as if it were a park.
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Aboriginal
resource
harvesting
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40. The application of this Act to a park
reserve is subject to the carrying on of
traditional renewable resource harvesting
activities by aboriginal persons.
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Agreement re
Gwaii Haanas
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41. (1) The Governor in Council may
authorize the Minister to enter into an
agreement with the Council of the Haida
Nation respecting the management and
operation of Gwaii Haanas National Park
Reserve of Canada.
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Resource
harvesting
and cultural
activities
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(2) For the purpose of implementing an
agreement referred to in subsection (1), the
Governor in Council may make regulations,
applicable in the Gwaii Haanas National Park
Reserve of Canada, respecting the
continuance of traditional renewable resource
harvesting activities and Haida cultural
activities by people of the Haida Nation to
whom subsection 35(1) of the Constitution
Act, 1982 applies.
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Additions to
reserve
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(3) Pending the resolution of the disputes
outstanding between the Haida Nation and the
Government of Canada respecting their rights,
titles and interests in or to the Gwaii Haanas
Archipelago, the Governor in Council may, by
order, alter the description of Gwaii Haanas
National Park Reserve of Canada in Schedule
2 for the purpose of adding to the Reserve any
portion of the Gwaii Haanas Archipelago as
described in Schedule VI to the National
Parks Act, chapter N-14 of the Revised
Statutes of Canada, 1985, as that Act read
immediately before its repeal.
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Non-applicati
on of section
7
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(4) Section 7 does not apply in relation to
the enlargement of Gwaii Haanas National
Park Reserve of Canada in accordance with
subsection (3).
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NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES OF CANADA |
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Lands set
apart
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42. (1) The Governor in Council may set
apart any land, the title to which is vested in
Her Majesty in right of Canada, as a national
historic site of Canada to which this Act
applies in order to
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Changes to
boundaries
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(2) The Governor in Council may make any
changes that the Governor in Council
considers appropriate in areas set apart under
subsection (1).
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Application of
this Act
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(3) The Governor in Council may, by order,
extend the application of subsection 8(1),
section 11, except as it relates to zoning, and
sections 12 and 16 to 32 to national historic
sites of Canada.
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REPEALS |
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Repeal
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43. An Act to amend the National Parks
Act, chapter 11 of the Statutes of Canada,
1974, is repealed.
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Repeal
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44. An Act to establish a National Park on
the Mingan Archipelago, chapter 34 of the
Statutes of Canada, 1984, is repealed.
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Repeal
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45. An Act to amend the National Parks
Act and to amend An Act to amend the
National Parks Act, chapter 48 of the
Statutes of Canada, 1988, is repealed.
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Repeal of
R.S., c. N-14
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46. The National Parks Act is repealed.
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CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS |
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1992, c. 47
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Contraventions Act |
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47. Section 8 of the schedule to the
Contraventions Act and the heading before
it are repealed.
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1991, c. 24
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An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act and other Acts in consequence thereof |
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48. Section 9 of Schedule III to An Act to
amend the Financial Administration Act and
other Acts in consequence thereof, chapter
24 of the Statutes of Canada, 1991, and the
heading before it are repealed.
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R.S., c. L-6
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Canada Lands Surveys Act |
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1993, c. 28, s.
78 (Sch. III,
item 102)
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49. The portion of paragraph 24(1)(a) of
the Canada Lands Surveys Act before
subparagraph (i) is replaced by the
following:
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1998, c. 25
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Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act |
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50. The definition ``Mackenzie Valley'' in
section 2 of the Mackenzie Valley Resource
Management Act is replaced by the
following:
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``Mackenzie
Valley'' « vallée du Mackenzie »
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``Mackenzie Valley'' means that part of the
Northwest Territories bounded on the south
by the 60th parallel of latitude, on the west
by the Yukon Territory, on the north by the
Inuvialuit Settlement Region, as defined in
the Agreement given effect by the Western
Arctic (Inuvialuit) Claims Settlement Act,
and on the east by the Nunavut Settlement
Area, as defined in the Nunavut Land
Claims Agreement Act, but does not include
Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada.
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51. Section 34 of the Act is replaced by the
following:
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Application of
Part 2
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34. Subject to subsection 46(2), this Part
does not apply in respect of lands in a
settlement area that comprise a park to which
the Canada National Parks Act applies, that
have been acquired pursuant to the Historic
Sites and Monuments Act or that are situated
within the boundaries of a local government.
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52. Subsection 46(2) of the Act is replaced
by the following:
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National parks
and historic
sites
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(2) In particular, measures carried out by a
department or agency of government leading
to the establishment of a park subject to the
Canada National Parks Act, and the
acquisition of lands pursuant to the Historic
Sites and Monuments Act, in a settlement area
shall be carried out in accordance with the
applicable land use plan.
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53. Subsection 52(1) of the Act is replaced
by the following:
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National parks
and historic
sites
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52. (1) This Part, except sections 78 and 79,
does not apply in respect of the use of land or
waters or the deposit of waste within a park to
which the Canada National Parks Act applies
or within lands acquired pursuant to the
Historic Sites and Monuments Act.
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54. Paragraph 78(1)(b) of the Act is
replaced by the following:
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55. The definition ``development'' in
section 111 of the Act is replaced by the
following:
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``development
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``development'' means any undertaking, or
any part of an undertaking, that is carried
out on land or water and, except where the
context otherwise indicates, wholly within
the Mackenzie Valley, and includes
measures carried out by a department or
agency of government leading to the
establishment of a park subject to the
Canada National Parks Act and an
acquisition of lands pursuant to the Historic
Sites and Monuments Act.
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R.S., c. M-13
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Municipal Grants Act |
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56. Paragraph 2(3)(b) of the Municipal
Grants Act is replaced by the following:
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1992, c. 39
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Northwest Territories Waters Act |
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1998, c. 25,
s. 165(1)
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57. Subsection 2.1(1) of the Northwest
Territories Waters Act is replaced by the
following:
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National parks
and historic
sites
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2.1 (1) This Act does not apply in respect of
the use of waters or the deposit of waste in a
park to which the Canada National Parks Act
applies, or on any land acquired for the
purposes of the Historic Sites and Monuments
Act, that is situated within a settlement area for
which a land and water board is established by
Part 3 of the Mackenzie Valley Resource
Management Act.
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1998, c. 31
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Parks Canada Agency Act |
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58. The definitions ``national historic
site'' and ``national park'' in section 2 of the
Parks Canada Agency Act are replaced by
the following:
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``national
historic site'' « lieu historique national »
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``national historic site'' means a place
designated under subsection (2) or a
national historic site of Canada to which the
Canada National Parks Act applies.
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``national
park'' « parc national »
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``national park'' means a park or park reserve
as defined in section 2 of the Canada
National Parks Act.
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59. Subsection 32(1) of the Act is replaced
by the following:
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Management
plans
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32. (1) In addition to the duties in relation
to management plans for national parks under
the Canada National Parks Act, the Chief
Executive Officer shall, within five years after
the establishment of a national historic site or
other protected heritage area, or within five
years after the date that this section comes into
force, whichever is later, provide the Minister
with a management plan for that national
historic site or other protected heritage area in
respect of any matter that the Minister deems
appropriate, including, but not limited to,
commemorative and ecological integrity,
resource protection or visitor use, and that
plan shall be tabled in each House of
Parliament.
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60. Section 45 of the Act is repealed.
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61. Part 1 of the schedule to the Act is
amended by striking out the following :
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Mingan Archipelago National Park Act, S.C.
1984, c. 34
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62. Part 1 of the schedule to the Act is
amended by striking out the following:
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National Parks Act
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63. Part 1 of the schedule to the Act is
amended by adding the following in
alphabetical order:
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Canada National Parks Act
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