04 Executive Summary 06 1.0 Introduction 07 2.0 Approach to Regulations Development 08 3.0 Engagement Approach 10 3.1 Round 1 Engagement Activities 13 3.2 Considerations and Limitations YOU Table 14 4.0 What We Heard YOU 19 4.1 Feedback on Discussion Topics of 20 When is tenure needed to use public land? SPOKESPOKE 21 Land pricing Contents 22 Financial assurances and securities 24 How can the Department better support agricultural development on public land? 24 How should we manage quarries? WEWE 25 4.2 Other comments and ideas 25 General land administration 25 Community government ideas 26 NWT regulatory framework HEARDHEARD 26 Recreational land use 26 Tourism 27 Environmental sustainability 27 Unauthorized occupancy 27 Other 28 5.0 Conclusion and Next Steps 30 Appendix 1: Public Land Act Regulations Round 1 Engagement Invitations Sent 4 5 Sommaire Executive Summary Le ministère de l’Administration des terres élabore des règlements pour The Department of Lands (Department) is developing regulations to bring permettre l’entrée en vigueur de nouvelle Loi sur les terres publiques. the new Public Land Act (PLA) into force. The Public Land Act will replace Cette nouvelle loi remplacera l’actuelle Loi sur les terres domaniales et ses the current Commissioner’s Land Act and regulations and the Northwest règlements ainsi que l’actuelle Loi sur les terres des Territoires du Nord- Territories Lands Act and regulations. This initiative is part of a broader Ouest et ses règlements. Ce projet fait partie d’une stratégie plus large pour strategy to develop a modern and comprehensive legislative framework for établir un cadre législatif moderne et complet sur l’administration des terres land and natural resource management in the Northwest Territories (NWT). publiques et des ressources naturelles aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest (TNO). This report summarizes the The Department received administration rules that provide Le présent rapport résume les Le ministère a recueilli un nombre sur l’aliénation des terres feedback the Department substantial input through the greater public clarity, transparency, commentaires que le ministère a substantiel de commentaires et publiques, soient plus claires, plus received during round 1 of public online engagement platform. and consistency for dispositions of recueillis durant le premier échange de questions sur la plateforme en transparentes et plus cohérentes engagement on the development Visitors shared many comments public land. avec le public sur l’élaboration ligne concernant la nouvelle loi et pour le public. of the Public Land Act regulations. and questions about the current des règlements de la Loi sur les les problèmes que les nouveaux The Department obtained legislation and issues they terres publiques. Le ministère a règlements devraient régler. Ce The feedback presented in this Les commentaires présentés dans this input through an online would like the new regulations recueilli les commentaires grâce sont des personnes qui utilisent report represents only one of le présent rapport ne constituent engagement platform hosted on to address. A large majority of à la plateforme d’échange avec le several sources of information that qu’une seule de plusieurs sources the Department’s ‘Have Your Say’ the online contributions came public en ligne qui est hébergée sur qui ont formulé la majorité des will be considered in drafting the d’information examinées pour la webpage and through virtual from recreational land users, sa page Web « Exprimez-vous » et à remarquesles terres à endes ligne, fins récréatives dont des proposed regulations. Importantly, rédaction du projet de règlements. meetings. including lessees, and industry la tenue de réunions virtuelles. preneurs à bail et des représentants the Department will be engaging Fait important, le ministère representatives. This participation de l’industrie. Les participants ont with Indigenous governments consultera les gouvernements et shaped the types of comments From December 10, 2020 to and organizations, community Du 10 décembre 2020 au 19 organisations autochtones, les received. Approximately one- commentaires obtenus. Environ le February 19, 2021, the Department governments, and NWT land and février 2021, le ministère visait administrations communautaires third of the comments were tiersgrandement des observations influencé leportaient genre de sought feedback on issues with the resource management stakeholders à obtenir des commentaires sur et les intervenants en gestion about lease pricing rates. Another sur le prix des baux, et un autre current legislation, suggestions of throughout the regulations les problèmes de la législation des terres et des ressources aux third of comments were about tiers sur l’utilisation récréative what to consider in the new PLA development process. actuelle, des suggestions sur les TNO tout au long du processus either recreational land use and et la disponibilité des terres ou éléments à prendre en compte dans d’élaboration du règlement. availability or better integration of sur une meilleure intégration du questions regarding land pricing, les règlements de la nouvelle loi, the NWT’s regulatory framework The Department will undertake a cadre réglementaire ténois pour tenureregulations, requirements, and answers agriculture, to specific et des réponses à des questions for land management. second round of public engagement l’aménagement du territoire. Le ministère procédera à un quarry management and security précises concernant les prix on the proposed regulations in late deuxième échange avec le public requirements. fonciers, les exigences prévues par 2021/early 2022. Overall, participants expressed les baux, l’agriculture, la gestion des Dans l’ensemble, les participants de 2021, début 2022. an interest in seeing land carrières et les exigences liées à la souhaiteraient que les règles sur le projet de règlements à la fin sécurité. d’administration des terres, plus particulièrement les règles What We Heard Public Land Act Regulations Development Public Engagement Summary Report 6 7 Introduction Approach to 2.0 The mandate of the GNWT Department of Lands (Department) is to Regulations Development manage, administer, and plan for the sustainable use of public land in 1.0 the Northwest Territories (NWT) in a fair and transparent manner The Department is taking a phased approach to the development of regulations under the Public Land Act. committed to ensuring that land administration is clear, effective, and that reflects the interests of the people of the NWT. The Department is Public Land Act (PLA) Phase 1 is about developing the keystone regulatory provisions required into force is part of this ongoing work. efficient. Developing new regulations to bring the to operationalize the Act and bring it into force quickly. The preliminary goals of Phase 1 are as follows: This report summarizes the approach taken and feedback • Harmonize rules for the • Re-register & Refine administration of grants, Land Withdrawal Orders leases and licenses received by the Department during round 1 of public • Implement authorities – • Clarify quarry administration, complete Statutory engagement on the development of the PLA regulations. restoration, security Appointments, Ministerial requirements and general Designations, and written rights to recreate delegations What is the Public Land Act? • Implement new requirements • Continue regulations – for public information, notices, some regulations may be left The received assent NWT residents. It also addresses Public Land Act and reporting as is and deemed continued on August 21, 2019 at the end administrative and technical of the 18th Legislative Assembly barriers to land administration, but is not yet in force. The PLA and it harmonizes the two different Although the scope of engagement in Phase 1 is limited to the regulations will repeal the Commissioner’s land administration regimes necessary to bring the PLA into force, discussions and input are expected Land Act (CLA) and the Northwest under a single Act. The PLA will to inform other Departmental policy and planning initiatives. Territories Lands Act (NWTLA) increase clarity for land users but cannot be brought into force and allow for improvements to Phase 2 will develop new policy approaches and land management tools until supporting regulations are land administration through to meet emergent and changing needs. Phase 2 will start when Phase 1 is developed. The Act consolidates the new regulations, policies, and complete and the Act is operational. Once operational, this new model will current authorities set out in the procedures. be tested and will shape the planning and scope of Phase 2. This phase CLA and the NWTLA to better serve will require extensive research and analysis before these regulations will be created or updated. Phase 2 regulations work planning may further be informed by the priorities of the Legislative Assembly and any potential devolution to the GNWT of further authorities under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (MVRMA). What We Heard Public Land Act Regulations Development Public Engagement Summary Report 8 9 Engagement Approach Oct 2020 Jan 2021 Apr 2021 Jul 2021 Oct 2021 Jan 2022 Apr 2022 1) Preliminary scoping The engagement approach is designed to inform and consult the general and policy analysis Sept. 2020 – Feb. 2021 First round of Round 2: external review and public in the development of regulations under the new Public Land Act. public engagement comment on dra� regula�ons The objectives