First Nations Land Management Act

First Nations Land Management Act
Parliament of Canada
Long title An Act providing for the ratification and the bringing into effect of the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management
Citation	S.C. 1999, c. 24
Assented to	1999-06-17
Repealed	2022-12-15
Repealed by
Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2022 (SC 2022, c 19)
Related legislation
Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management Act
Status: Repealed

The First Nations Land Management Act (French : Loi sur la gestion des terres des premières nations) is an act of the Parliament of Canada enacted to secure control by First Nations over First Nations lands. ^[1]

Provisions

The act allowed First Nations to opt out of 32 sections of the Indian Act , which relate to land management, and develop their own policies and legislation for reserves in a land code. ^[2] To join the FNLM system a First Nation was required to pass a resolution to that effect, and drafts its land code, which must be ratified under its membership. ^[3]

The RCMP did not necessarily uphold the laws passed by First Nations under the Act. ^[4]

Reception

The act has been praised in Policy Options as an "unsung success". ^[5]

References

1. Wright, Laura; White, Jerry P. (2012). "Developing Oil and Gas Resources On or Near Indigenous Lands in Canada: An Overview of Laws, Treaties, Regulations and Agreements". International Indigenous Policy Journal. 3 (2): 1–18. ISSN   1916-5781.
2. "First Nations say land title gives rights to cannabis use and sales". Canadian Lawyer Magazine. October 29, 2018. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
3. Beazley, Doug (December 18, 2017). "Decolonizing the Indian Act". National Magazine. Canadian Bar Association. Archived from the original on August 4, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
4. "K'ómoks First Nation wins precedent-setting case regarding land management". Comox Valley Record. October 10, 2018. Archived from the original on April 26, 2025. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
5. Boutilier, Sasha (August 18, 2016). "An unsung success: The First Nations Land Management Act". Policy Options. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2025.