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Indigenous Treaties & Declarations
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Law/Policy |
Dates |
Water Quality or Quantity |
Surface or Groundwater |
(PDF file) National Water Declaration (external link, opens in new window) |
1982 |
Both |
Both |
Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (external link, opens in new window) |
1988 |
Both |
Both |
Protocol for Safe Drinking Water in First Nations Communities (external link, opens in new window) |
2003 |
Both |
Both |
Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act (external link, opens in new window) |
2005 |
Both |
Both |
(PDF file) National First Nations Water Strategy (opens in new window) |
2012 |
Both |
Surface |
(PDF file) Strategy to Protect and Advance Indigineous Water Rights (external link, opens in new window) |
2013 |
Both |
Both |
Safe Drinking water for First Nations Act (external link, opens in new window) |
2013 |
Quality |
Surface |
(PDF file) Right to Safe Drinking Water on Reserve (external link, opens in new window) |
2014 |
Quality |
Surface |
(PDF file) Support for First Nations for the Safe Water Projects (opens in new window) |
2015 |
Quality |
Surface |
(PDF file) Support for Housing, Water and Infrastructure (external link, opens in new window) |
2015 |
Both |
Both |
(PDF file) First Nations Water, Infrastructure and Housing Commission (external link, opens in new window) |
2015 |
Both |
Both |
(PDF file) Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act (opens in new window) |
2017 |
Quality |
Surface |
(PDF file) First Nations led Engagement Process for Safe Drinking Water Legislation (external link, opens in new window) |
2017 |
Quality |
Surface |
(PDF file) First Nations Led Process to Develop New Federal Safe Drinking Water Legislation (external link, opens in new window) |
2018 |
Quality |
Surface |
(PDF file) Support for a First Nations Safe Drinking Water Legislation Preliminary Concepts (external link, opens in new window) |
2018 |
Quality |
Surface |