Examples of Specific Claims Policy in a sentence
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement precludes a Maa-nulth First Nation from pursuing claims in accordance with Canada’s Specific Claims Policy.
However, in 1995 when Six Nations commenced a court action against the Crown requesting an accounting of all the real and personal property that Six Nations should have had from the Haldimand Tract, the Government of Canada ceased any attempts to settle the claims submitted under the Specific Claims Policy.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement precludes Yale First Nation from pursuing claims in accordance with Canada’s Specific Claims Policy.
DIAND’S Specific Claims Branch performs its own research and, with the involvement of the Department of Justice, assesses the merits of the claim to determine if the claim establishes an outstanding lawful obligation on the part of the government, as defined in the Specific Claims Policy.
Canada’s Specific Claims Policy and Process Guide sets out strict requirements for filing a specific claim in “Annex A, Minimum Standard” (legislatively enforced through the Specific Claims Tribunal Act).7 The “Minimum Standard for Kind of Information” requires a First Nation to submit an historical report and supporting documents (complete copies of primary documents and relevant excerpts of secondary documents) that substantiate a First Nation’s allegations of Canada’s wrongdoing laid out in the claim.
The jurisdiction of theFederal Court should be expanded and the arbitrary ambit of the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Minister and the Specific Claims Policy contracted to eliminate the inherent conflict of interest of the Federal Crown in the resolution of ‘specific claims’.
It would be more appropriate for a third party such as the Tribunal to determine whether the Crown has an outstanding lawful obli- gation that should be negotiated.95Representatives of the United Chiefs Council of Mnidoo Mnising (“the UCCMM”) participated in a Dialogue Session as part of the AFN-Canada Joint Process on Specific Claims Policy and Reform on March 29, 2017.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Final Agreement, nothing in the Final Agreement will preclude Kitselas from pursuing any claims that fall within the scope of Canada’s Specific Claims Policy, in accordance with that policy, the Specific Claims Tribunal Act, or in court.
In light of Canada’s offer to accept the claim for negotiation under the Specific Claims Policy, the Commission has suspended its inquiry and wishes the parties well in their negotiations towards a settlement.
The mission of the Indian Specific Claims Commission is to assist First Nations and Canada to resolve specific claims in the context of the Specific Claims Policy.