AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE INUIT OF THE NUNAVUT SETTLEMENT AREA AND HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE 1: DEFINITIONS PART PAGE PART 1 General ...................................................... 3 ARTICLE 2: GENERAL PROVISIONS PART 1 Principles and Objectives ...................................... 11 PART 2 Status as a Land Claims Agreement ............................... 11 PART 3 Merger ...................................................... 11 PART 4 Ratification .................................................. 11 PART 5 Coming into Force ............................................ 11 PART 6 Undertakings as to Further Legislative Action ....................... 11 PART 7 Certainty .................................................... 11 PART 8 Languages of the Agreement .................................... 12 PART 9 Interpretation ................................................. 12 PART 10 Governmental Powers .......................................... 13 PART 11 Invalidity .................................................... 13 PART 12 Application of Laws ........................................... 14 PART 13 Amending the Agreement ....................................... 14 PART 14 Suits on Behalf of Inuit ......................................... 14 PART 15 Indemnity ................................................... 15 PART 16 Disclosure of Information ....................................... 16 PART 17 Inuit Lands .................................................. 16 ARTICLE 3: NUNAVUT SETTLEMENT AREA PART 1 Description .................................................. 17 PART 2 Area A ...................................................... 17 PART 3 Area B ...................................................... 19 PART 4 Map ........................................................ 20 PART 5 Greater Certainty .............................................. 20 SCHEDULE 3-1 Map of the Nunavut Settlement Area .............................. 21 ARTICLE 4: NUNAVUT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT PART 1 General ..................................................... 23 ))))))))))))))))) 2 ))))))))))))))) )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) ARTICLE 5: WILDLIFE PART 1 General ..................................................... 25 PART 2 Establishment of Nunavut Wildlife Management Board (NWMB) ....... 28 PART 3 Decisions .................................................... 34 PART 4 Nunavut Wildlife Harvest Study .................................. 37 PART 5 Inuit Bowhead Knowledge Study ................................. 38 PART 6 Harvesting ................................................... 39 PART 7 Special Features of Inuit Harvesting ............................... 46 PART 8 Rights of First Refusal and to Use Government Land ................. 53 PART 9 International and Domestic Interjurisdictional Agreements ............. 54 SCHEDULES 5-1 Big Game ................................................... 56 5-2 Furbearers ................................................... 56 5-3 Migratory Birds ............................................... 56 5-4 Oath of Office for Members of the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board ............................................ 58 5-5 Terms of Reference for the Nunavut Wildlife Harvest Study ........... 58 5-6 Right of First Refusal Regarding Sports and Naturalist Lodges .......... 58 ARTICLE 6: WILDLIFE COMPENSATION PART 1 Definitions and Interpretation .................................... 61 PART 2 Application .................................................. 61 PART 3 General Principle of Liability .................................... 62 PART 4 Procedure for Making a Claim ................................... 62 PART 5 Other Matters ................................................ 64 PART 6 Savings ..................................................... 64 ARTICLE 7: OUTPOST CAMPS PART 1 Definitions and Interpretation .................................... 65 PART 2 Crown Lands Available for Outpost Camps ......................... 65 PART 3 Tenure of Outpost Camps ....................................... 66 PART 4 Government to Make Lands Available ............................. 66 PART 5 General Rights ............................................... 66 PART 6 Other Matters ................................................ 66 ARTICLE 8: PARKS PART 1 Definitions ................................................... 69 PART 2 National Parks ................................................ 69 PART 3 Territorial Parks .............................................. 71 PART 4 General Provisions Applicable to Both National Parks and Territorial Parks .............................................. 72 ))))))))))))))))) 2 ))))))))))))))) )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) SCHEDULES 8-1 Auyuittuq National Park ........................................ 76 8-2 National Park - Ellesmere Island .................................. 76 8-3 Matters Appropriate for Inuit Impact and Benefits Agreements in Relation to Parks .............................................. 76 ARTICLE 9: CONSERVATION AREAS PART 1 Definition ................................................... 79 PART 2 General ...................................................... 79 PART 3 Conservation and Management ................................... 80 PART 4 Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreements and Other Matters ............... 80 PART 5 Thelon Game Sanctuary ......................................... 81 PART 6 Application .................................................. 82 SCHEDULES 9-1 Existing Conservation Areas ..................................... 83 9-2 Parcels of Inuit Owned Lands Within Existing Conservation Areas ....... 84 9-3 Parcels of Inuit Owned Lands That May Be Within Conservation Areas in the Future ............................................. 84 ARTICLE 10: LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTIONS PART 1 Timetable ................................................... 87 PART 2 Manner of Implementation ...................................... 87 PART 3 Additional Duties ............................................. 87 PART 4 Co-ordination with Adjacent Institutions ........................... 87 PART 5 Disclosure of Information ....................................... 88 PART 6 Consolidation and Reallocation .................................. 88 PART 7 Varying Certain Administrative Matters ........................... 89 PART 8 Consultation ................................................. 90 PART 9 Intervenor Funding ............................................ 90 PART 10 Delay in Legislation ........................................... 90 ARTICLE 11: LAND USE PLANNING PART 1 Application .................................................. 91 PART 2 Planning Principles, Policies, Priorities and Objectives ................ 91 PART 3 Land Use Plans ............................................... 92 PART 4 Nunavut Planning Commission (NPC) ............................. 93 PART 5 Development and Review of Land Use Plans ........................ 96 PART 6 Amendment and Periodic Review of Land Use Plans ................. 98 PART 7 Municipalities ................................................ 98 PART 8 Interpretation ................................................. 98 PART 9 Waste Clean-up ............................................... 99 ))))))))))))))))) 2 ))))))))))))))) )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) ARTICLE 12: DEVELOPMENT IMPACT PART 1 Definitions .................................................. 101 PART 2 Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) ........................... 101 PART 3 Relationship to the Land Use Planning Provisions ................... 105 PART 4 Screening of Project Proposals .................................. 106 PART 5 Review of Project Proposals by NIRB ............................ 108 PART 6 Review by a Federal Environmental Assessment Panel ............... 111 PART 7 Monitoring ................................................. 114 PART 8 Flexibility in Relation to Certificates ............................. 116 PART 9 Implementation .............................................. 116 PART 10 Enforcement ................................................ 118 PART 11 Transboundary Impacts ........................................ 119 PART 12 Application ................................................. 119 SCHEDULE 12-1 Types of Project Proposals Exempt from Screening ................. 121 ARTICLE 13: WATER MANAGEMENT PART 1 Definition .................................................. 123 PART 2 Nunavut Water Board (NWB) Established ......................... 123 PART 3 Organization and Operation of the NWB .......................... 123 PART 4 Relationship to Land Use Planning ............................... 125 PART 5 Relationship to Development Impact Review ...................... 126 PART 6 Co-ordination of Resource Management Activities .................. 127 PART 7 Water Application Approval .................................... 127 PART 8 Provision of Information ....................................... 127 PART 9 Enforcement ................................................ 128 PART 10 Overlap .................................................... 128 ARTICLE 14: MUNICIPAL LANDS PART 1 Definitions .................................................. 129 PART 2 Municipal Status ............................................. 129 PART 3 Conveyance of Municipal Lands ................................ 129 PART 4 Administration of Municipal Lands .............................