V-5.1 - The Cree Villages and the Naskapi Village Act

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0001-01-01

1. In this act, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(1)  “Cree Regional Authority” means the public corporation constituted by the Act respecting the Cree Regional Authority (chapter A-6.1);

(2)  “Cree Band” means any of the bands within the meaning of the Indian Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, chapter I-6) of Fort George, Old Factory, Rupert House, Waswanipi, Mistassini, Nemaska, Great Whale River and Eastmain, until its incorporation as the corporation provided for in Section 9 of the Agreement and, thereafter, the said corporation;

(2.1)  “Naskapi Band” means the band, within the meaning of the Indian Act, known as the Naskapis de Schefferville, until its incorporation as the corporation provided for in section 7 of the Northeastern Québec Agreement and, thereafter, the said corporation;

(3)  “Cree community” or “community” means a collectivity composed of all the Crees enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on a community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(4)  “Inuit community of Fort George” means the collectivity composed of all the Inuit enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on the Fort George Inuit community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(4.1)  “Naskapi community” means the collectivity composed of all the Naskapis enrolled or entitled to be enrolled in the Naskapi register in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(5)  “ratepayer” means a person obliged to pay a tax to the municipal corporation;

(6)  “Agreement” means the Agreement described in section 1 of the Act approving the Agreement concerning James Bay and Northern Québec (chapter C-67), as well as Complementary Agreements Nos. 1 and 3 tabled in the National Assembly, 18 April 1978, as Sessional Papers, No. 114;

(6.1)  “Northeastern Québec Agreement” means the Agreement contemplated in section 1 of the Act approving the Northeastern Québec Agreement (chapter C-67.1);

(7)  “Cree” or “James Bay Cree” means a beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(8)  “officer or employee of the corporation”, “officer or employee of the municipal corporation”, “officer or employee of the municipality”, “officer of the council”, “officer of the municipality” or “municipal officer” means any officer or employee of the corporation, excluding the members of the council;

(9)  “Inuk” (“Inuk” in the plural) means an Inuk beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(10)  “tenant” means any person who is bound to pay rent in money or to give part of the fruits or revenues of the immoveable which he occupies, and who is a resident householder, saving the case of a lessee of a shop, store, office or place of business;

(11)  “member of the corporation” means each of the members of a community incorporated as a Cree village corporation by this act or each of the members of the Naskapi community incorporated by this act as the Naskapi Village Corporation of Schefferville;

(12)  “member of the council” means the mayor and any of the councillors of a corporation;

(13)  “Minister” means the Minister of Municipal Affairs;

(14)  “municipality”, “corporation”, “city” and “town” mean, according to the context, a Cree village municipality or corporation, or the Municipality or Corporation of the Naskapi Village of Schefferville, incorporated by this act;

(15)  “James Bay Municipality” means the municipality created by section 34 of the James Bay Region Development Act (chapter D-8);

(15.1)  “Naskapi” means a Naskapi beneficiary within the meaning of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(16)  “occupant” means any person who occupies an immoveable in his own name other than as owner within the meaning of this act, and who enjoys the revenues derived from such immoveable; more particularly, the superficiary is an occupant of the ground underlying his right of superficies;

(17)  “owner” means any person who possesses immoveable property in his own name as owner, as usufructuary or as institute in cases of substitution, or as possessor of Crowm lands with a promise of sale, and more particularly, a superficiary is the owner of the works, structures, buildings and plantations being the subject of his right;

(18)  “resident” means any natural person who generally resides in the municipality, and any corporation, commercial partnership or association which has a place of business therein;

(19)  “sitting”, used alone, means an ordinary or general sitting or a special sitting of the council;

(20)  “oath”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes a solemn affirmation in the case of a person who does not have any religious belief or whose religious beliefs are contrary to the giving of an oath;

(21)  “municipal services” means water, sewer, fire protection, recreation, cultural activities, roads, garbage removal and disposal, lighting, heating, power and snow removal services furnished by a corporation;

(22)  “tax”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes any cost distribution, contribution or compensation imposed by a corporation pursuant to this act;

(23)  “Category I lands”, “Category IA lands”, “Category IB lands”, “Special Category IB lands”, “Category I-N lands”, “Category IA-N lands” and “Category IB-N lands” mean the lands so designated and described by virtue of the Act respecting the land regime in the James Bay and New Québec territories (chapter R-13.1) or, in the meantime, by virtue of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1).

1978, c. 88, s. 1; 1979, c. 25, s. 117.

0001-01-01

1. In this act, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(1)  “Cree Regional Authority” means the public corporation constituted by the Act respecting the Cree Regional Authority (chapter A-6.1);

(2)  “Band” means any of the bands within the meaning of the Indian Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, Chapter I-6) of Fort George, Old Factory, Rupert House, Waswanipi, Mistassini, Nemaska, Great Whale River and Eastmain, until its incorporation as the corporation provide for in Section 9 of the Agreement and, thereafter, the said corporation;

(3)  “Cree community” or “community” means a collectivity composed of all the Crees enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on a community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(4)  “Inuit community of Fort George” means the collectivity composed of all the Inuit enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on the Fort George Inuit community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(4.1)  “Naskapi community” means the collectivity composed of all the Naskapis enrolled or entitled to be enrolled in the Naskapi register in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(5)  “ratepayer” means a person obliged to pay a tax to the municipal corporation;

(6)  “Agreement” means the Agreement described in section 1 of the Act approving the Agreement concerning James Bay and Northern Québec (chapter C-67), as well as Supplementary Agreement No.3 tabled in the National Assembly, 18 April 1978, as Session Papers, No.114;

(7)  “Cree” or “James Bay Cree” means a beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(8)  “officer or employee of the municipal corporation”, “officer or employee of the municipality”, “officer of the council”, “officer of the municipality” or “municipal officer” means any officer or employee of a Cree village corporation incorporated by this act, excluding the members of the council;

(9)  “Inuk” (“Inuit” in the plural) means an Inuk beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(10)  “tenant” means any person who is bound to pay rent in money or to give part of the fruits or revenues of the immoveable which he occupies, and who is a resident householder, saving the case of a lessee of a shop, store, office or place of business;

(11)  “member of the corporation” means each of the members of a community incorporated as a Cree village corporation by this act;

(12)  “member of the council” means the mayor and any of the councillors of a Cree village corporation incorporated by this act;

(13)  “Minister” means the Minister of Municipal Affairs;

(14)  “municipality”, “city” and “town” mean, according to the context, a Cree municipality or corporation incorporated by this act;

(15)  “James Bay Municipality” means the municipality created by section 34 of the James Bay Region Development Act (chapter D-8);

(15.1)  “Naskapi” means a Naskapi beneficiary within the meaning of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(16)  “occupant” means any person who occupies an immoveable in his own name other than as owner within the meaning of this act, and who enjoys the revenues derived from such immoveable; more particularly, the superficiary is an occupant of the ground underlying his right of superficies;

(17)  “owner” means any person who possesses immoveable property in his own name as owner, as usufructuary or as institute in cases of substitution, or as possessor of Crown lands with a promise of sale, and more particularly, a superficiary is the owner of the works, structures, buildings and plantations being the subject of his right;

(18)  “resident” means any natural person who generally resides in the municipality, and any corporation, commercial partnership or association which has a place of business therein;

(19)  “sitting”, used alone, means an ordinary or general sitting or a special sitting of the council;

(20)  “oath”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes a solemn affirmation in the case of a person who does not have any religious belief or whose religious beliefs are contrary to the giving of an oath;

(21)  “municipal services” means water, sewer, fire protection, recreation, cultural activities, roads, garbage removal and disposal, lighting, heating, power and snow removal services furnished by a Cree village corporation incorporated under this act;

(22)  “tax”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes any cost distribution, contribution or compensation imposed by a Cree village corporation pursuant to this act;

(23)  “Category I lands”, “Category IA lands”, “Category IB lands” and “Special Category IB lands” mean the lands so designated and described by virtue of the Act respecting the land regime in the James Bay and New Québec territories (chapter R-13.1) or, in the meantime, by virtue of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1).

1978, c. 88, s. 1; 1979, c. 25, s. 117.