t he proposed devolution agreement
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T he Proposed Devolution Agreement. What is a “devolution”?. de·vo·lu·tion ˌ de-və -ˈ lü-shən also ˌdē-və - : transference of rights, powers, property, or responsibility to another; especially : the surrender of powers to local authorities by a central government . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Proposed Devolution Agreement
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What is a “devolution”?
de·vo·lu·tionˌde-və-ˈlü-shən alsoˌdē-və-
: transference of rights, powers, property, or responsibility to another; especially: the surrender of powers to local authorities by a central government
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Previous devolutions to the NWT
• Health Care• Social Services• Education• Highways• Forestry• Airports
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is the transfer of responsibility for managing…
…from the Government of Canada to the Government of the Northwest Territories
This devolution
Public Lands Rights in Respect of Water
Resources
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Key Benefits
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1 Decisions Made in the NWTDevolution means decisions will be made by a more local, accountable and responsive government - giving residents more say in how
public lands and resources are used and protected
resource revenues are spent
related public programs are delivered
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Devolution will provide significant direct and indirect economic benefits for the NWT including
• new resource revenues for public and Aboriginal governments
• new jobs and business opportunities for all NWT residents
• greater control over the economy
2 Economic Benefits
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3 Opportunities to Work Together Devolution will create new opportunities for public and Aboriginal governments to work together through
• an Intergovernmental Council to coordinate land and resource management
• an Onshore/Offshore Cooperation Agreement to coordinate transboundary jurisdictions
• a Waste Sites Management Committee to provide recommendations on remediation
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Aboriginal People and Devolution
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Aboriginal and Treaty Rights• Aboriginal and treaty rights will continue to apply
just as they do now
• Public lands will still be available for the settlement of claims
• Devolution will not affectownership of settlement lands
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Highlights of the Agreement
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Chapter 3: Transfer of ResponsibilitiesCh. 3 explains how legislative authority will be transferred to the GNWT
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Chapter 3 At least 26 federal Acts and Regulations will be mirrored including the
• Territorial Lands Act• NWT and Nunavut Mining Regulations• Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act • Canada Petroleum Resources Act
This will provide the GNWT significant new authority related to lands and resources
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Chapter 3 • Environmental assessment in the Mackenzie Valley
will continue as set out in existing land claims
• The Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (MVRMA) will remain federal – but many decisions under the Act will become GNWT responsibilities
• The MVRMA will be reviewed in 5 years
• Existing interests will be grandfathered – ensuring continuity for current rights holders
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Chapter 3 The Government of Canada can take back land where it is in the national interest, including for
• the creation of National Parks
• the settlement of land claims
Existing protected areas will also be continued
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Chapter 4: Post-Devolution Resource ManagementCh. 4 refers to the cooperative agreement made among the GNWT and participating Aboriginal governments to
• establish a new Intergovernmental Council
• work cooperatively and collaboratively on land and resource management
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Chapter 5: Onshore/Offshore CooperationCh. 5 refers to the cooperative agreement made among the Government of Canada, GNWT, and Inuvialuit Regional Corporation to
• coordinate and cooperate on oil and gas development
• work together in the regulation and development of straddling resources
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Chapter 6: Waste SitesCh. 6 describes how responsibility for sites that need to be cleaned up by government will be addressed
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Chapter 6
• Canada will remain responsible for the clean up of waste sites created on public lands before devolution
• GNWT will be responsible for waste sites created on public lands after devolution
• A Waste Sites Management Committee will be established for Northern governments to make recommendations to Canada on waste site clean up
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Chapter 7: Human Resources
Ch. 7 describes how some federal government employees who work on land and resource management will be offered GNWT jobs
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Chapter 9: Financial Matters
Ch. 9 describes the financial resources that Canada will provide to the GNWT and Aboriginal governments(Resource Revenues are described in Chapter 10)
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Chapter 9
The GNWT will receive
• $67.3M each year for program delivery and other responsibilities
• $26.5M in one time payments to support the work needed to prepare for devolution
(Note: Resource Revenues are described in Chapter 10)
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Chapter 9
Aboriginal governments will receive
• Up to $3M (shared) annually
• Up to $4M (shared) in one time payments to prepare for devolution
• $200K (each) annually to participate in a Waste Sites Management Committee
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Resource Revenues
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Resource revenues now• Right now all of the resource revenues from NWT
public lands go to directly Ottawa
• Last year Ottawa collected $136M+ from the NWT
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Chapter 10: Net Fiscal BenefitCh. 10 describes how the GNWT will keep up to 50% of the resource revenues from NWT public lands*
GNWT share by year: 2012/13 = $69M 2020/21 = up to $100M
* Land Claim Royalties are paid first, before this division
Canada 50%
NWT 50%
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Up to a maximumThere is a maximum amount of resource revenue that the GNWT can keep each year
• Why? National fairness and consistency
• As the territory grows so does the amount the NWT can keep each year
• By 2020 it could be as high as $100M per year
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How it will work
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120,000,000 NWT Resource Revenues Canada's Resource Revenues
Note: For illustration purposes only. NFB is not retroactive. Source: Public Accounts of Canada, various years. Excludes Norman Wells revenues. Statistics not disaggregated from Nunavut revenues.
Maximum amount the GNWT can keep each year
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Resource Revenue SharingThe GNWT will share up to 25% of its resource revenue with participating Aboriginal governments
Aboriginal government share by year 2012/13 = $17.25M 2020/21 = up to $25M
GNWT re-source
revenue
Aboriginal government
resource revenue
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Existing land claim revenueThe Tłįchǫ, Gwich’in, and Sahtu are already entitled to a share of resource revenue from Mackenzie Valley public lands from their land claims
Devolution will provide them with additional revenues from all public lands throughout the NWT
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Resource revenues after devolution
Aboriginal government Land Claim Royalties
Aboriginal government Resource Revenues
GNWT Resource Revenues
Government of Canada Resource Revenues
AFTER BEFORE
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Why public revenues are shared• To strengthen the NWT by supporting Aboriginal
governments
• Aboriginal governments can use these resources to meet the priorities of their communities
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Potential uses for resource revenueThe Legislative Assembly will determine priorities for spending resource revenues based on northern needs
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Next Steps
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Where we are now• Negotiations concluded in March of 2013
• The proposed (draft) Agreement is now being shared with the public and Aboriginal governments
• Each government will make its own decision about whether to sign the final Agreement
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Participating governments• Government of the Northwest Territories
• Government of Canada
• Inuvialuit Regional Corporation
• Northwest Territory Métis Nation
• Sahtu Secretariat Incorporated
• Gwich’in Tribal Council
• Tłįchǫ Government
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Approval processFor the GNWT the decision to sign will be voted on by all MLAs in the Legislative Assembly
Other governments will have their own process for approval
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Timing for ImplementationSignificant implementation work is required to make devolution happen, including
• developing legislation• finalizing an organizational design• preparing job offers
The target date to have this all done is April 1, 2014
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Questions