C-15 , 41st Parliament, 2nd session October 16, 2013, to August 2, 2015

An Act to replace the Northwest Territories Act to implement certain provisions of the Northwest Territories Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement and to repeal or make amendments to the Territorial Lands Act, the Northwest Territories Waters Act, the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, other Acts and certain orders and regulations
Short title: Northwest Territories Devolution Act
This bill received royal assent on March 25, 2014

Statutes of Canada 2014, c. 2

Progress

End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, December 3, 2013
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
December 3, 2013
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, December 5, 2013
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
December 4, 2013
Sitting 30
Major speeches
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December 5, 2013
Sitting 31
Agreed to (Journals 31)
2nd reading and referral to committee - AANO
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, February 7, 2014
Committee meetings
Meeting date Minutes
December 10, 2013
Meeting 9
January 27, 2014
Meeting 10
January 30, 2014
Meeting 11
February 4, 2014
Meeting 12
February 6, 2014
Meeting 13
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
February 7, 2014
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, February 12, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
February 11, 2014
February 12, 2014
End of stage activity
Third reading, February 14, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
February 14, 2014
Sitting 49
Agreed to (Journals 49)
3rd reading
Committee meetings
Meeting date Details
December 5, 2013
Meeting 5
December 12, 2013
Meeting 6
January 28, 2014
Meeting 7
January 30, 2014
Meeting 8
February 4, 2014
Meeting 9
February 6, 2014
Meeting 10
February 11, 2014
Meeting 11
February 13, 2014
Meeting 12
March 4, 2014
Meeting 15
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
December 4, 2013
Sitting 22
Pre-study of House bill
End of stage activity
First reading, February 25, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
February 25, 2014
End of stage activities
Second reading, February 27, 2014
Referral to committee, February 27, 2014
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
February 27, 2014
Sitting 39
Major speeches
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented without amendment, March 5, 2014
With observations
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
March 5, 2014
End of stage activity
Third reading, March 6, 2014
Bill passed by the Senate without amendment
Chamber sittings
Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
March 6, 2014

Details

Recorded votes

House of Commons

Vote 58 — February 12, 2014
Result:
Negatived
Bill C-15, An Act to replace the Northwest Territories Act to implement certain provisions of the Northwest Territories Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement and to repeal or make amendments to the Territorial Lands Act, the Northwest Territories Waters Act, the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, other Acts and certain orders and regulations (report stage amendment)
Yeas:
130
Nays:
150
Paired:
0
Total:
280
Vote 59 — February 12, 2014
Result:
Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-15, An Act to replace the Northwest Territories Act to implement certain provisions of the Northwest Territories Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement and to repeal or make amendments to the Territorial Lands Act, the Northwest Territories Waters Act, the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, other Acts and certain orders and regulations
Yeas:
279
Nays:
2
Paired:
0
Total:
281

Senate

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Speaker's rulings and statements

House of Commons

Sitting date Debates (Hansard)
February 10, 2014 Sitting 45

Major speeches at second reading

House of Commons

Speech date Speech Member of Parliament
December 4, 2013 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 30) Bernard Valcourt (Conservative)
December 4, 2013 Response speech(Sitting 30) Dennis Bevington (NDP)
December 4, 2013 Response speech(Sitting 30) Yvonne Jones (Liberal)

Senate

Speech date Speech Senator
February 27, 2014 Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 39) Dennis Glen Patterson (Conservative)
February 27, 2014 Response speech(Sitting 39) Grant Mitchell (Liberal)

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Legislative summary

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On 3 December 2013, the Minister of Aboriginal and Northern Affairs introduced Bill C-15, An Act to replace the Northwest Territories Act to implement certain provisions of the Northwest Territories Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement and to repeal or make amendments to the Territorial Lands Act, the Northwest Territories Waters Act, the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, other Acts and certain orders and regulations (Northwest Territories Devolution Act) in the House of Commons and it was given first reading.

Currently, the government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) makes decisions on behalf of its residents similar to a provincial government, with the exception of the administration and management of public lands, water resources, mineral resources, and oil and gas management. The NWT Devolution Agreement transfers these responsibilities from the government of Canada to the GNWT.

Part 1 of Bill C-15 enacts the Northwest Territories Act and implements certain provisions of the Northwest Territories Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement. It also amends and repeals other Acts and certain orders and regulations.

Part 2 amends the Territorial Lands Act to modify the offence and penalty regime and create an administrative monetary penalty scheme. It also adds inspection powers.

Part 3 amends the Northwest Territories Waters Act to make changes to the jurisdiction and structure of the Inuvialuit Water Board, to add a regulation-making authority for cost recovery, to establish time limits with respect to the making of certain decisions, to modify the offence and penalty regime, to create an administrative monetary penalty scheme and to make other changes.

Part 4 amends the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act to consolidate the structure of the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, to establish time limits for environmental assessments and reviews and to expand ministerial policy direction to land use planning boards and the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board. This Part also amends the administration and enforcement provisions of Part 3 of that Act and establishes an administration and enforcement scheme in Part 5 of that Act, including the introduction of enforceable development certificates. Moreover, it adds an administrative monetary penalty scheme to the Act. Lastly, this Part provides for the establishment of regional studies and regulation-making authorities for, among other things, consultation with aboriginal peoples and for cost recovery and incorporates into that Act the water licensing scheme from the Northwest Territories Waters Act as part of the implementation of the Northwest Territories Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement.

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