Legislative Summary (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; LS-495E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary C. Hurley
Marlisa Tiedemann
Description
Brief description of background and contents of the Bill, which proposes establishment of an institutional framework to provide First Nations who decide to opt in with tools to address economic development and fiscal issues on-reserve. Includes provision for governments to establish their own financing through property tax and borrowing regimes.
Incorporates amendments to Bill C-23 that were adopted by the House of Commons at Report Stage.
Legislative Summary (Parliamentary Research Branch) ; LS-475E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tonina Simeone
Description
Opt-in legislation proposes Establishment of four financial institutions: First Nations Finance Authority, First Nations Tax Commission, First Nations Financial Management Board, and the First Nations Statistical Institute. Targets mechanisms aimed at enhancing fund-raising capacity through taxation of leasehold interests on reserve land and access to long-term loans for community development.
Looks at an urban Aboriginal reserve, within the city of Sydney, Nova Scotia which uses a business approach to government, management and socio-economic development.
A Guide to the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada "File History Cards", 1872-c1980
Guide pour les Fiches sur l'historique de dossiers des Affaires Indiennes et du Nord Canada, 1872-c1980
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Description
Lists subject file blocks and subsections, and contains guide to various fiches used by Indian Affairs and its predecessors to track files created in headquarters central registry.
English guide follows French version.
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Socio-economic Series ; 04-043
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Author/Creator
[Policy and Research Division]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Evaluated local economic development by looking at connection to cities, economic base, local capacity, housing, and recent growth. Compared 239 communities based on location and population size. Used 1996 and 2001 Census of Canada Community Profiles, 2001 Business Register and First Nations Profile Database.
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bert Waslander
Tyler Minty
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Compared 239 First Nations communities to similar mainstream communities matched by location and population size using five variables: connection to cities, economic base, local capacity, housing and recent growth.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, 2004, pp. 29-56
Description
Examines the National Reclamation Act and how many people in the Gila River and Casa Grande valleys, including government officials, thought that the first reclamation project would be built in Arizona.