V-5.1 - The Cree Villages and the Naskapi Village Act

Section 1 Disposition versions

2022-02-10

1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(1)  “Cree Nation Government” means the legal person established in the public interest by the Act respecting the Cree Nation Government (chapter G-1.031);

(2)  “Cree Band” means any of the bands within the meaning of the Indian Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. I-5) of Fort George, Old Factory, Rupert House, Waswanipi, Mistassini, Nemaska, Great Whale River and Eastmain, until its constitution as a legal person pursuant to Section 9 of the Agreement and, thereafter, the said legal person;

(2.1)  “Naskapi Band” means the band, within the meaning of the Indian Act, known as the Naskapis de Schefferville, until its constitution as a legal person pursuant to section 7 of the Northeastern Québec Agreement and, thereafter, the said legal person;

(3)  “Cree community” or “community” means a collectivity composed of all the Crees enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on a community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(4)  “Inuit community of Fort George” means the collectivity composed of all the Inuit enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on the Fort George Inuit community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(4.1)  “Naskapi community” means the collectivity composed of all the Naskapis enrolled or entitled to be enrolled in the Naskapi register in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(5)  “ratepayer” means a person obliged to pay a tax to the municipality;

(6)  “Agreement” means the Agreement described in section 1 of the Act approving the Agreement concerning James Bay and Northern Québec (chapter C-67), as well as Complementary Agreements Nos. 1 and 3 tabled in the National Assembly, 18 April 1978, as Sessional Papers, No. 114;

(6.1)  “Northeastern Québec Agreement” means the Agreement contemplated in section 1 of the Act approving the Northeastern Québec Agreement (chapter C-67.1);

(7)  “Cree” or “James Bay Cree” means a beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(8)  “officer or employee of the municipality”, “officer of the council”, “municipal officer” or “officer of the municipality” means any officer or employee of the municipality, excluding the members of the council;

(9)  “Inuk” (“Inuk” in the plural) means an Inuk beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(10)  “tenant” means any person who is bound to pay rent in money or to give part of the fruits or revenues of the immovable which he occupies, and who is a resident householder, saving the case of a lessee of a shop, store, office or business establishment;

(11)  “member of the municipality” means each of the members of a Cree community forming a municipality having the status of Cree village or, as the case may be, each of the members of the Naskapi community forming the municipality having the status of Naskapi village;

(12)  “member of the council” means the mayor and any of the councillors of a municipality;

(13)  “Minister” means the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy;

(14)  “municipality” means a municipality constituted by this Act;

(15)  “Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government” means the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government established by the Act establishing the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government (chapter G-1.04);

(15.1)  “Naskapi” means a Naskapi beneficiary within the meaning of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(16)  “occupant” means any person who occupies an immovable in his own name other than as owner within the meaning of this Act, and who enjoys the revenues derived from such immovable; more particularly, the superficiary is an occupant of the ground underlying his right of superficies;

(17)  “owner” means any person who possesses immovable property in his own name as owner, as usufructuary or as institute in cases of substitution, or as possessor of lands in the domain of the State with a promise of sale, and more particularly, a superficiary is the owner of the works, structures, buildings and plantations being the subject of his right;

(18)  “resident” means any natural person who generally resides in the territory of the municipality, and any legal person, commercial partnership or association which has an establishment therein;

(19)  “sitting”, used alone, means an ordinary or general sitting or a special sitting of the council;

(20)  (paragraph repealed);

(21)  “municipal services” means water, sewer, fire protection, recreation, cultural activities, roads, garbage removal and disposal, lighting, heating, power and snow removal services furnished by a municipality;

(22)  “tax”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes any cost distribution, contribution or compensation imposed by a municipality pursuant to this Act;

(23)  “Category I lands”, “Category IA lands”, “Category IB lands”, “Special Category IB lands”, “Category I-N lands”, “Category IA-N lands” and “Category IB-N lands” mean the lands so designated and described by virtue of the Act respecting the land regime in the James Bay and New Québec territories (chapter R-13.1) or, in the meantime, by virtue of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons.

For the purposes of subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph, “Cree Band” also means the Oujé-Bougoumou Band constituted as a legal person pursuant to subparagraph 9.0.3A of Section 9 of the Agreement.

1978, c. 88, s. 1; 1979, c. 25, s. 117; 1987, c. 23, s. 76; 1996, c. 2, s. 991; 1999, c. 40, s. 330; 1999, c. 43, s. 13; 2001, c. 61, s. 17; 2003, c. 19, s. 250; 2005, c. 28, s. 196; 2009, c. 26, s. 109; 2013, c. 19, s. 85, s. 91; 2022, c. 1, s. 20.

2014-01-01

1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(1)  “Cree Nation Government” means the legal person established in the public interest by the Act respecting the Cree Nation Government (chapter G-1.031);

(2)  “Cree Band” means any of the bands within the meaning of the Indian Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. I-5) of Fort George, Old Factory, Rupert House, Waswanipi, Mistassini, Nemaska, Great Whale River and Eastmain, until its constitution as a legal person pursuant to Section 9 of the Agreement and, thereafter, the said legal person;

(2.1)  “Naskapi Band” means the band, within the meaning of the Indian Act, known as the Naskapis de Schefferville, until its constitution as a legal person pursuant to section 7 of the Northeastern Québec Agreement and, thereafter, the said legal person;

(3)  “Cree community” or “community” means a collectivity composed of all the Crees enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on a community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(4)  “Inuit community of Fort George” means the collectivity composed of all the Inuit enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on the Fort George Inuit community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(4.1)  “Naskapi community” means the collectivity composed of all the Naskapis enrolled or entitled to be enrolled in the Naskapi register in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(5)  “ratepayer” means a person obliged to pay a tax to the municipality;

(6)  “Agreement” means the Agreement described in section 1 of the Act approving the Agreement concerning James Bay and Northern Québec (chapter C-67), as well as Complementary Agreements Nos. 1 and 3 tabled in the National Assembly, 18 April 1978, as Sessional Papers, No. 114;

(6.1)  “Northeastern Québec Agreement” means the Agreement contemplated in section 1 of the Act approving the Northeastern Québec Agreement (chapter C-67.1);

(7)  “Cree” or “James Bay Cree” means a beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(8)  “officer or employee of the municipality”, “officer of the council”, “municipal officer” or “officer of the municipality” means any officer or employee of the municipality, excluding the members of the council;

(9)  “Inuk” (“Inuk” in the plural) means an Inuk beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(10)  “tenant” means any person who is bound to pay rent in money or to give part of the fruits or revenues of the immovable which he occupies, and who is a resident householder, saving the case of a lessee of a shop, store, office or business establishment;

(11)  “member of the municipality” means each of the members of a Cree community forming a municipality having the status of Cree village or, as the case may be, each of the members of the Naskapi community forming the municipality having the status of Naskapi village;

(12)  “member of the council” means the mayor and any of the councillors of a municipality;

(13)  “Minister” means the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy;

(14)  “municipality” means a municipality constituted by this Act;

(15)  “Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government” means the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government established by the Act establishing the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government (chapter G-1.04);

(15.1)  “Naskapi” means a Naskapi beneficiary within the meaning of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(16)  “occupant” means any person who occupies an immovable in his own name other than as owner within the meaning of this Act, and who enjoys the revenues derived from such immovable; more particularly, the superficiary is an occupant of the ground underlying his right of superficies;

(17)  “owner” means any person who possesses immovable property in his own name as owner, as usufructuary or as institute in cases of substitution, or as possessor of lands in the domain of the State with a promise of sale, and more particularly, a superficiary is the owner of the works, structures, buildings and plantations being the subject of his right;

(18)  “resident” means any natural person who generally resides in the territory of the municipality, and any legal person, commercial partnership or association which has an establishment therein;

(19)  “sitting”, used alone, means an ordinary or general sitting or a special sitting of the council;

(20)  (paragraph repealed);

(21)  “municipal services” means water, sewer, fire protection, recreation, cultural activities, roads, garbage removal and disposal, lighting, heating, power and snow removal services furnished by a municipality;

(22)  “tax”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes any cost distribution, contribution or compensation imposed by a municipality pursuant to this Act;

(23)  “Category I lands”, “Category IA lands”, “Category IB lands”, “Special Category IB lands”, “Category I-N lands”, “Category IA-N lands” and “Category IB-N lands” mean the lands so designated and described by virtue of the Act respecting the land regime in the James Bay and New Québec territories (chapter R-13.1) or, in the meantime, by virtue of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons.

1978, c. 88, s. 1; 1979, c. 25, s. 117; 1987, c. 23, s. 76; 1996, c. 2, s. 991; 1999, c. 40, s. 330; 1999, c. 43, s. 13; 2001, c. 61, s. 17; 2003, c. 19, s. 250; 2005, c. 28, s. 196; 2009, c. 26, s. 109; 2013, c. 19, s. 85, s. 91.

2009-06-17

1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(1)  “Cree Regional Authority” means the legal person established in the public interest by the Act respecting the Cree Regional Authority (chapter A‐6.1);

(2)  “Cree Band” means any of the bands within the meaning of the Indian Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter I-5) of Fort George, Old Factory, Rupert House, Waswanipi, Mistassini, Nemaska, Great Whale River and Eastmain, until its constitution as a legal person pursuant to Section 9 of the Agreement and, thereafter, the said legal person;

(2.1)  “Naskapi Band” means the band, within the meaning of the Indian Act, known as the Naskapis de Schefferville, until its constitution as a legal person pursuant to section 7 of the Northeastern Québec Agreement and, thereafter, the said legal person;

(3)  “Cree community” or “community” means a collectivity composed of all the Crees enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on a community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A‐33.1);

(4)  “Inuit community of Fort George” means the collectivity composed of all the Inuit enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on the Fort George Inuit community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(4.1)  “Naskapi community” means the collectivity composed of all the Naskapis enrolled or entitled to be enrolled in the Naskapi register in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(5)  “ratepayer” means a person obliged to pay a tax to the municipality;

(6)  “Agreement” means the Agreement described in section 1 of the Act approving the Agreement concerning James Bay and Northern Québec (chapter C‐67), as well as Complementary Agreements Nos. 1 and 3 tabled in the National Assembly, 18 April 1978, as Sessional Papers, No. 114;

(6.1)  “Northeastern Québec Agreement” means the Agreement contemplated in section 1 of the Act approving the Northeastern Québec Agreement (chapter C‐67.1);

(7)  “Cree” or “James Bay Cree” means a beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(8)  “officer or employee of the municipality”, “officer of the council”, “municipal officer” or “officer of the municipality” means any officer or employee of the municipality, excluding the members of the council;

(9)  “Inuk” (“Inuk” in the plural) means an Inuk beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(10)  “tenant” means any person who is bound to pay rent in money or to give part of the fruits or revenues of the immovable which he occupies, and who is a resident householder, saving the case of a lessee of a shop, store, office or business establishment;

(11)  “member of the municipality” means each of the members of a Cree community forming a municipality having the status of Cree village or, as the case may be, each of the members of the Naskapi community forming the municipality having the status of Naskapi village;

(12)  “member of the council” means the mayor and any of the councillors of a municipality;

(13)  “Minister” means the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy;

(14)  “municipality” means a municipality constituted by this Act;

(15)  “Municipalité de Baie-James” means the municipality created by section 34 of the James Bay Region Development and Municipal Organization Act (chapter D‐8.2);

(15.1)  “Naskapi” means a Naskapi beneficiary within the meaning of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(16)  “occupant” means any person who occupies an immovable in his own name other than as owner within the meaning of this Act, and who enjoys the revenues derived from such immovable; more particularly, the superficiary is an occupant of the ground underlying his right of superficies;

(17)  “owner” means any person who possesses immovable property in his own name as owner, as usufructuary or as institute in cases of substitution, or as possessor of lands in the domain of the State with a promise of sale, and more particularly, a superficiary is the owner of the works, structures, buildings and plantations being the subject of his right;

(18)  “resident” means any natural person who generally resides in the territory of the municipality, and any legal person, commercial partnership or association which has an establishment therein;

(19)  “sitting”, used alone, means an ordinary or general sitting or a special sitting of the council;

(20)  (paragraph repealed);

(21)  “municipal services” means water, sewer, fire protection, recreation, cultural activities, roads, garbage removal and disposal, lighting, heating, power and snow removal services furnished by a municipality;

(22)  “tax”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes any cost distribution, contribution or compensation imposed by a municipality pursuant to this Act;

(23)  “Category I lands”, “Category IA lands”, “Category IB lands”, “Special Category IB lands”, “Category I-N lands”, “Category IA-N lands” and “Category IB-N lands” mean the lands so designated and described by virtue of the Act respecting the land regime in the James Bay and New Québec territories (chapter R‐13.1) or, in the meantime, by virtue of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons.

1978, c. 88, s. 1; 1979, c. 25, s. 117; 1987, c. 23, s. 76; 1996, c. 2, s. 991; 1999, c. 40, s. 330; 1999, c. 43, s. 13; 2001, c. 61, s. 17; 2003, c. 19, s. 250; 2005, c. 28, s. 196; 2009, c. 26, s. 109.

2005-06-17

1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(1)  “Cree Regional Authority” means the legal person established in the public interest by the Act respecting the Cree Regional Authority (chapter A‐6.1);

(2)  “Cree Band” means any of the bands within the meaning of the Indian Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter I-5) of Fort George, Old Factory, Rupert House, Waswanipi, Mistassini, Nemaska, Great Whale River and Eastmain, until its constitution as a legal person pursuant to Section 9 of the Agreement and, thereafter, the said legal person;

(2.1)  “Naskapi Band” means the band, within the meaning of the Indian Act, known as the Naskapis de Schefferville, until its constitution as a legal person pursuant to section 7 of the Northeastern Québec Agreement and, thereafter, the said legal person;

(3)  “Cree community” or “community” means a collectivity composed of all the Crees enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on a community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A‐33.1);

(4)  “Inuit community of Fort George” means the collectivity composed of all the Inuit enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on the Fort George Inuit community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(4.1)  “Naskapi community” means the collectivity composed of all the Naskapis enrolled or entitled to be enrolled in the Naskapi register in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(5)  “ratepayer” means a person obliged to pay a tax to the municipality;

(6)  “Agreement” means the Agreement described in section 1 of the Act approving the Agreement concerning James Bay and Northern Québec (chapter C‐67), as well as Complementary Agreements Nos. 1 and 3 tabled in the National Assembly, 18 April 1978, as Sessional Papers, No. 114;

(6.1)  “Northeastern Québec Agreement” means the Agreement contemplated in section 1 of the Act approving the Northeastern Québec Agreement (chapter C‐67.1);

(7)  “Cree” or “James Bay Cree” means a beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(8)  “officer or employee of the municipality”, “officer of the council”, “municipal officer” or “officer of the municipality” means any officer or employee of the municipality, excluding the members of the council;

(9)  “Inuk” (“Inuk” in the plural) means an Inuk beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(10)  “tenant” means any person who is bound to pay rent in money or to give part of the fruits or revenues of the immovable which he occupies, and who is a resident householder, saving the case of a lessee of a shop, store, office or business establishment;

(11)  “member of the municipality” means each of the members of a Cree community forming a municipality having the status of Cree village or, as the case may be, each of the members of the Naskapi community forming the municipality having the status of Naskapi village;

(12)  “member of the council” means the mayor and any of the councillors of a municipality;

(13)  “Minister” means the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Regions;

(14)  “municipality” means a municipality constituted by this Act;

(15)  “Municipalité de Baie-James” means the municipality created by section 34 of the James Bay Region Development and Municipal Organization Act (chapter D‐8.2);

(15.1)  “Naskapi” means a Naskapi beneficiary within the meaning of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(16)  “occupant” means any person who occupies an immovable in his own name other than as owner within the meaning of this Act, and who enjoys the revenues derived from such immovable; more particularly, the superficiary is an occupant of the ground underlying his right of superficies;

(17)  “owner” means any person who possesses immovable property in his own name as owner, as usufructuary or as institute in cases of substitution, or as possessor of lands in the domain of the State with a promise of sale, and more particularly, a superficiary is the owner of the works, structures, buildings and plantations being the subject of his right;

(18)  “resident” means any natural person who generally resides in the territory of the municipality, and any legal person, commercial partnership or association which has an establishment therein;

(19)  “sitting”, used alone, means an ordinary or general sitting or a special sitting of the council;

(20)  (paragraph repealed);

(21)  “municipal services” means water, sewer, fire protection, recreation, cultural activities, roads, garbage removal and disposal, lighting, heating, power and snow removal services furnished by a municipality;

(22)  “tax”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes any cost distribution, contribution or compensation imposed by a municipality pursuant to this Act;

(23)  “Category I lands”, “Category IA lands”, “Category IB lands”, “Special Category IB lands”, “Category I-N lands”, “Category IA-N lands” and “Category IB-N lands” mean the lands so designated and described by virtue of the Act respecting the land regime in the James Bay and New Québec territories (chapter R‐13.1) or, in the meantime, by virtue of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons.

1978, c. 88, s. 1; 1979, c. 25, s. 117; 1987, c. 23, s. 76; 1996, c. 2, s. 991; 1999, c. 40, s. 330; 1999, c. 43, s. 13; 2001, c. 61, s. 17; 2003, c. 19, s. 250; 2005, c. 28, s. 196.

2003-12-18

1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(1)  “Cree Regional Authority” means the legal person established in the public interest by the Act respecting the Cree Regional Authority (chapter A‐6.1);

(2)  “Cree Band” means any of the bands within the meaning of the Indian Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter I-5) of Fort George, Old Factory, Rupert House, Waswanipi, Mistassini, Nemaska, Great Whale River and Eastmain, until its constitution as a legal person pursuant to Section 9 of the Agreement and, thereafter, the said legal person;

(2.1)  “Naskapi Band” means the band, within the meaning of the Indian Act, known as the Naskapis de Schefferville, until its constitution as a legal person pursuant to section 7 of the Northeastern Québec Agreement and, thereafter, the said legal person;

(3)  “Cree community” or “community” means a collectivity composed of all the Crees enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on a community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A‐33.1);

(4)  “Inuit community of Fort George” means the collectivity composed of all the Inuit enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on the Fort George Inuit community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(4.1)  “Naskapi community” means the collectivity composed of all the Naskapis enrolled or entitled to be enrolled in the Naskapi register in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(5)  “ratepayer” means a person obliged to pay a tax to the municipality;

(6)  “Agreement” means the Agreement described in section 1 of the Act approving the Agreement concerning James Bay and Northern Québec (chapter C‐67), as well as Complementary Agreements Nos. 1 and 3 tabled in the National Assembly, 18 April 1978, as Sessional Papers, No. 114;

(6.1)  “Northeastern Québec Agreement” means the Agreement contemplated in section 1 of the Act approving the Northeastern Québec Agreement (chapter C‐67.1);

(7)  “Cree” or “James Bay Cree” means a beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(8)  “officer or employee of the municipality”, “officer of the council”, “municipal officer” or “officer of the municipality” means any officer or employee of the municipality, excluding the members of the council;

(9)  “Inuk” (“Inuk” in the plural) means an Inuk beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(10)  “tenant” means any person who is bound to pay rent in money or to give part of the fruits or revenues of the immovable which he occupies, and who is a resident householder, saving the case of a lessee of a shop, store, office or business establishment;

(11)  “member of the municipality” means each of the members of a Cree community forming a municipality having the status of Cree village or, as the case may be, each of the members of the Naskapi community forming the municipality having the status of Naskapi village;

(12)  “member of the council” means the mayor and any of the councillors of a municipality;

(13)  “Minister” means the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Sports and Recreation;

(14)  “municipality” means a municipality constituted by this Act;

(15)  “Municipalité de Baie-James” means the municipality created by section 34 of the James Bay Region Development and Municipal Organization Act (chapter D‐8.2);

(15.1)  “Naskapi” means a Naskapi beneficiary within the meaning of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(16)  “occupant” means any person who occupies an immovable in his own name other than as owner within the meaning of this Act, and who enjoys the revenues derived from such immovable; more particularly, the superficiary is an occupant of the ground underlying his right of superficies;

(17)  “owner” means any person who possesses immovable property in his own name as owner, as usufructuary or as institute in cases of substitution, or as possessor of lands in the domain of the State with a promise of sale, and more particularly, a superficiary is the owner of the works, structures, buildings and plantations being the subject of his right;

(18)  “resident” means any natural person who generally resides in the territory of the municipality, and any legal person, commercial partnership or association which has an establishment therein;

(19)  “sitting”, used alone, means an ordinary or general sitting or a special sitting of the council;

(20)  (paragraph repealed);

(21)  “municipal services” means water, sewer, fire protection, recreation, cultural activities, roads, garbage removal and disposal, lighting, heating, power and snow removal services furnished by a municipality;

(22)  “tax”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes any cost distribution, contribution or compensation imposed by a municipality pursuant to this Act;

(23)  “Category I lands”, “Category IA lands”, “Category IB lands”, “Special Category IB lands”, “Category I-N lands”, “Category IA-N lands” and “Category IB-N lands” mean the lands so designated and described by virtue of the Act respecting the land regime in the James Bay and New Québec territories (chapter R-13.1) or, in the meantime, by virtue of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons.

1978, c. 88, s. 1; 1979, c. 25, s. 117; 1987, c. 23, s. 76; 1996, c. 2, s. 991; 1999, c. 40, s. 330; 1999, c. 43, s. 13; 2001, c. 61, s. 17; 2003, c. 19, s. 250.

2001-12-20

1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(1)  “Cree Regional Authority” means the legal person established in the public interest by the Act respecting the Cree Regional Authority (chapter A-6.1);

(2)  “Cree Band” means any of the bands within the meaning of the Indian Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter I-5) of Fort George, Old Factory, Rupert House, Waswanipi, Mistassini, Nemaska, Great Whale River and Eastmain, until its constitution as a legal person pursuant to Section 9 of the Agreement and, thereafter, the said legal person;

(2.1)  “Naskapi Band” means the band, within the meaning of the Indian Act, known as the Naskapis de Schefferville, until its constitution as a legal person pursuant to section 7 of the Northeastern Québec Agreement and, thereafter, the said legal person;

(3)  “Cree community” or “community” means a collectivity composed of all the Crees enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on a community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(4)  “Inuit community of Fort George” means the collectivity composed of all the Inuit enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on the Fort George Inuit community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(4.1)  “Naskapi community” means the collectivity composed of all the Naskapis enrolled or entitled to be enrolled in the Naskapi register in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(5)  “ratepayer” means a person obliged to pay a tax to the municipality;

(6)  “Agreement” means the Agreement described in section 1 of the Act approving the Agreement concerning James Bay and Northern Québec (chapter C-67), as well as Complementary Agreements Nos. 1 and 3 tabled in the National Assembly, 18 April 1978, as Sessional Papers, No. 114;

(6.1)  “Northeastern Québec Agreement” means the Agreement contemplated in section 1 of the Act approving the Northeastern Québec Agreement (chapter C-67.1);

(7)  “Cree” or “James Bay Cree” means a beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(8)  “officer or employee of the municipality”, “officer of the council”, “municipal officer” or “officer of the municipality” means any officer or employee of the municipality, excluding the members of the council;

(9)  “Inuk” (“Inuk” in the plural) means an Inuk beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(10)  “tenant” means any person who is bound to pay rent in money or to give part of the fruits or revenues of the immovable which he occupies, and who is a resident householder, saving the case of a lessee of a shop, store, office or business establishment;

(11)  “member of the municipality” means each of the members of a Cree community forming a municipality having the status of Cree village or, as the case may be, each of the members of the Naskapi community forming the municipality having the status of Naskapi village;

(12)  “member of the council” means the mayor and any of the councillors of a municipality;

(13)  “Minister” means the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Greater Montréal;

(14)  “municipality” means a municipality constituted by this Act;

(15)  “Municipalité de Baie-James” means the municipality created by section 34 of the James Bay Region Development and Municipal Organization Act (chapter D-8.2);

(15.1)  “Naskapi” means a Naskapi beneficiary within the meaning of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(16)  “occupant” means any person who occupies an immovable in his own name other than as owner within the meaning of this Act, and who enjoys the revenues derived from such immovable; more particularly, the superficiary is an occupant of the ground underlying his right of superficies;

(17)  “owner” means any person who possesses immovable property in his own name as owner, as usufructuary or as institute in cases of substitution, or as possessor of lands in the domain of the State with a promise of sale, and more particularly, a superficiary is the owner of the works, structures, buildings and plantations being the subject of his right;

(18)  “resident” means any natural person who generally resides in the territory of the municipality, and any legal person, commercial partnership or association which has an establishment therein;

(19)  “sitting”, used alone, means an ordinary or general sitting or a special sitting of the council;

(20)  (paragraph repealed);

(21)  “municipal services” means water, sewer, fire protection, recreation, cultural activities, roads, garbage removal and disposal, lighting, heating, power and snow removal services furnished by a municipality;

(22)  “tax”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes any cost distribution, contribution or compensation imposed by a municipality pursuant to this Act;

(23)  “Category I lands”, “Category IA lands”, “Category IB lands”, “Special Category IB lands”, “Category I-N lands”, “Category IA-N lands” and “Category IB-N lands” mean the lands so designated and described by virtue of the Act respecting the land regime in the James Bay and New Québec territories (chapter R-13.1) or, in the meantime, by virtue of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons.

1978, c. 88, s. 1; 1979, c. 25, s. 117; 1987, c. 23, s. 76; 1996, c. 2, s. 991; 1999, c. 40, s. 330; 1999, c. 43, s. 13; 2001, c. 61, s. 17.

1999-10-27

1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(1)  “Cree Regional Authority” means the legal person established in the public interest by the Act respecting the Cree Regional Authority (chapter A-6.1);

(2)  “Cree Band” means any of the bands within the meaning of the Indian Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter I-5) of Fort George, Old Factory, Rupert House, Waswanipi, Mistassini, Nemaska, Great Whale River and Eastmain, until its constitution as a legal person pursuant to Section 9 of the Agreement and, thereafter, the said legal person;

(2.1)  “Naskapi Band” means the band, within the meaning of the Indian Act, known as the Naskapis de Schefferville, until its constitution as a legal person pursuant to section 7 of the Northeastern Québec Agreement and, thereafter, the said legal person;

(3)  “Cree community” or “community” means a collectivity composed of all the Crees enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on a community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(4)  “Inuit community of Fort George” means the collectivity composed of all the Inuit enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on the Fort George Inuit community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(4.1)  “Naskapi community” means the collectivity composed of all the Naskapis enrolled or entitled to be enrolled in the Naskapi register in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(5)  “ratepayer” means a person obliged to pay a tax to the municipality;

(6)  “Agreement” means the Agreement described in section 1 of the Act approving the Agreement concerning James Bay and Northern Québec (chapter C-67), as well as Complementary Agreements Nos. 1 and 3 tabled in the National Assembly, 18 April 1978, as Sessional Papers, No. 114;

(6.1)  “Northeastern Québec Agreement” means the Agreement contemplated in section 1 of the Act approving the Northeastern Québec Agreement (chapter C-67.1);

(7)  “Cree” or “James Bay Cree” means a beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(8)  “officer or employee of the municipality”, “officer of the council”, “municipal officer” or “officer of the municipality” means any officer or employee of the municipality, excluding the members of the council;

(9)  “Inuk” (“Inuk” in the plural) means an Inuk beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(10)  “tenant” means any person who is bound to pay rent in money or to give part of the fruits or revenues of the immovable which he occupies, and who is a resident householder, saving the case of a lessee of a shop, store, office or business establishment;

(11)  “member of the municipality” means each of the members of a Cree community forming a municipality having the status of Cree village or, as the case may be, each of the members of the Naskapi community forming the municipality having the status of Naskapi village;

(12)  “member of the council” means the mayor and any of the councillors of a municipality;

(13)  “Minister” means the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Greater Montréal;

(14)  “municipality” means a municipality constituted by this Act;

(15)  “Municipalité de Baie-James” means the municipality created by section 34 of the James Bay Region Development Act (chapter D-8);

(15.1)  “Naskapi” means a Naskapi beneficiary within the meaning of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(16)  “occupant” means any person who occupies an immovable in his own name other than as owner within the meaning of this Act, and who enjoys the revenues derived from such immovable; more particularly, the superficiary is an occupant of the ground underlying his right of superficies;

(17)  “owner” means any person who possesses immovable property in his own name as owner, as usufructuary or as institute in cases of substitution, or as possessor of lands in the domain of the State with a promise of sale, and more particularly, a superficiary is the owner of the works, structures, buildings and plantations being the subject of his right;

(18)  “resident” means any natural person who generally resides in the territory of the municipality, and any legal person, commercial partnership or association which has an establishment therein;

(19)  “sitting”, used alone, means an ordinary or general sitting or a special sitting of the council;

(20)  (paragraph repealed);

(21)  “municipal services” means water, sewer, fire protection, recreation, cultural activities, roads, garbage removal and disposal, lighting, heating, power and snow removal services furnished by a municipality;

(22)  “tax”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes any cost distribution, contribution or compensation imposed by a municipality pursuant to this Act;

(23)  “Category I lands”, “Category IA lands”, “Category IB lands”, “Special Category IB lands”, “Category I-N lands”, “Category IA-N lands” and “Category IB-N lands” mean the lands so designated and described by virtue of the Act respecting the land regime in the James Bay and New Québec territories (chapter R-13.1) or, in the meantime, by virtue of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons.

1978, c. 88, s. 1; 1979, c. 25, s. 117; 1987, c. 23, s. 76; 1996, c. 2, s. 991; 1999, c. 40, s. 330; 1999, c. 43, s. 13.

1999-10-22

1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(1)  “Cree Regional Authority” means the legal person established in the public interest by the Act respecting the Cree Regional Authority (chapter A-6.1);

(2)  “Cree Band” means any of the bands within the meaning of the Indian Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter I-5) of Fort George, Old Factory, Rupert House, Waswanipi, Mistassini, Nemaska, Great Whale River and Eastmain, until its constitution as a legal person pursuant to Section 9 of the Agreement and, thereafter, the said legal person;

(2.1)  “Naskapi Band” means the band, within the meaning of the Indian Act, known as the Naskapis de Schefferville, until its constitution as a legal person pursuant to section 7 of the Northeastern Québec Agreement and, thereafter, the said legal person;

(3)  “Cree community” or “community” means a collectivity composed of all the Crees enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on a community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(4)  “Inuit community of Fort George” means the collectivity composed of all the Inuit enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on the Fort George Inuit community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(4.1)  “Naskapi community” means the collectivity composed of all the Naskapis enrolled or entitled to be enrolled in the Naskapi register in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(5)  “ratepayer” means a person obliged to pay a tax to the municipality;

(6)  “Agreement” means the Agreement described in section 1 of the Act approving the Agreement concerning James Bay and Northern Québec (chapter C-67), as well as Complementary Agreements Nos. 1 and 3 tabled in the National Assembly, 18 April 1978, as Sessional Papers, No. 114;

(6.1)  “Northeastern Québec Agreement” means the Agreement contemplated in section 1 of the Act approving the Northeastern Québec Agreement (chapter C-67.1);

(7)  “Cree” or “James Bay Cree” means a beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(8)  “officer or employee of the municipality”, “officer of the council”, “municipal officer” or “officer of the municipality” means any officer or employee of the municipality, excluding the members of the council;

(9)  “Inuk” (“Inuk” in the plural) means an Inuk beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(10)  “tenant” means any person who is bound to pay rent in money or to give part of the fruits or revenues of the immovable which he occupies, and who is a resident householder, saving the case of a lessee of a shop, store, office or business establishment;

(11)  “member of the municipality” means each of the members of a Cree community forming a municipality having the status of Cree village or, as the case may be, each of the members of the Naskapi community forming the municipality having the status of Naskapi village;

(12)  “member of the council” means the mayor and any of the councillors of a municipality;

(13)  “Minister” means the Minister of Municipal Affairs;

(14)  “municipality” means a municipality constituted by this Act;

(15)  “Municipalité de Baie-James” means the municipality created by section 34 of the James Bay Region Development Act (chapter D-8);

(15.1)  “Naskapi” means a Naskapi beneficiary within the meaning of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(16)  “occupant” means any person who occupies an immovable in his own name other than as owner within the meaning of this Act, and who enjoys the revenues derived from such immovable; more particularly, the superficiary is an occupant of the ground underlying his right of superficies;

(17)  “owner” means any person who possesses immovable property in his own name as owner, as usufructuary or as institute in cases of substitution, or as possessor of lands in the domain of the State with a promise of sale, and more particularly, a superficiary is the owner of the works, structures, buildings and plantations being the subject of his right;

(18)  “resident” means any natural person who generally resides in the territory of the municipality, and any legal person, commercial partnership or association which has an establishment therein;

(19)  “sitting”, used alone, means an ordinary or general sitting or a special sitting of the council;

(20)  (paragraph repealed);

(21)  “municipal services” means water, sewer, fire protection, recreation, cultural activities, roads, garbage removal and disposal, lighting, heating, power and snow removal services furnished by a municipality;

(22)  “tax”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes any cost distribution, contribution or compensation imposed by a municipality pursuant to this Act;

(23)  “Category I lands”, “Category IA lands”, “Category IB lands”, “Special Category IB lands”, “Category I-N lands”, “Category IA-N lands” and “Category IB-N lands” mean the lands so designated and described by virtue of the Act respecting the land regime in the James Bay and New Québec territories (chapter R-13.1) or, in the meantime, by virtue of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons.

1978, c. 88, s. 1; 1979, c. 25, s. 117; 1987, c. 23, s. 76; 1996, c. 2, s. 991; 1999, c. 40, s. 330.

1996-05-08

1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(1)  “Cree Regional Authority” means the public corporation constituted by the Act respecting the Cree Regional Authority (chapter A-6.1);

(2)  “Cree Band” means any of the bands within the meaning of the Indian Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter I-5) of Fort George, Old Factory, Rupert House, Waswanipi, Mistassini, Nemaska, Great Whale River and Eastmain, until its incorporation as the corporation provided for in Section 9 of the Agreement and, thereafter, the said corporation;

(2.1)  “Naskapi Band” means the band, within the meaning of the Indian Act, known as the Naskapis de Schefferville, until its incorporation as the corporation provided for in section 7 of the Northeastern Québec Agreement and, thereafter, the said corporation;

(3)  “Cree community” or “community” means a collectivity composed of all the Crees enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on a community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(4)  “Inuit community of Fort George” means the collectivity composed of all the Inuit enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on the Fort George Inuit community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(4.1)  “Naskapi community” means the collectivity composed of all the Naskapis enrolled or entitled to be enrolled in the Naskapi register in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(5)  “ratepayer” means a person obliged to pay a tax to the municipality;

(6)  “Agreement” means the Agreement described in section 1 of the Act approving the Agreement concerning James Bay and Northern Québec (chapter C-67), as well as Complementary Agreements Nos. 1 and 3 tabled in the National Assembly, 18 April 1978, as Sessional Papers, No. 114;

(6.1)  “Northeastern Québec Agreement” means the Agreement contemplated in section 1 of the Act approving the Northeastern Québec Agreement (chapter C-67.1);

(7)  “Cree” or “James Bay Cree” means a beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(8)  “officer or employee of the municipality”, “officer of the council”, “municipal officer” or “officer of the municipality” means any officer or employee of the municipality, excluding the members of the council;

(9)  “Inuk” (“Inuk” in the plural) means an Inuk beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(10)  “tenant” means any person who is bound to pay rent in money or to give part of the fruits or revenues of the immovable which he occupies, and who is a resident householder, saving the case of a lessee of a shop, store, office or place of business;

(11)  “member of the municipality” means each of the members of a Cree community forming a municipality having the status of Cree village or, as the case may be, each of the members of the Naskapi community forming the municipality having the status of Naskapi village;

(12)  “member of the council” means the mayor and any of the councillors of a municipality;

(13)  “Minister” means the Minister of Municipal Affairs;

(14)  “municipality” means a municipality constituted by this Act;

(15)  “Municipalité de Baie-James” means the municipality created by section 34 of the James Bay Region Development Act (chapter D-8);

(15.1)  “Naskapi” means a Naskapi beneficiary within the meaning of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(16)  “occupant” means any person who occupies an immovable in his own name other than as owner within the meaning of this Act, and who enjoys the revenues derived from such immovable; more particularly, the superficiary is an occupant of the ground underlying his right of superficies;

(17)  “owner” means any person who possesses immovable property in his own name as owner, as usufructuary or as institute in cases of substitution, or as possessor of lands in the public domain with a promise of sale, and more particularly, a superficiary is the owner of the works, structures, buildings and plantations being the subject of his right;

(18)  “resident” means any natural person who generally resides in the territory of the municipality, and any corporation, commercial partnership or association which has a place of business therein;

(19)  “sitting”, used alone, means an ordinary or general sitting or a special sitting of the council;

(20)  “oath”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes a solemn affirmation in the case of a person who does not have any religious belief or whose religious beliefs are contrary to the giving of an oath;

(21)  “municipal services” means water, sewer, fire protection, recreation, cultural activities, roads, garbage removal and disposal, lighting, heating, power and snow removal services furnished by a municipality;

(22)  “tax”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes any cost distribution, contribution or compensation imposed by a municipality pursuant to this Act;

(23)  “Category I lands”, “Category IA lands”, “Category IB lands”, “Special Category IB lands”, “Category I-N lands”, “Category IA-N lands” and “Category IB-N lands” mean the lands so designated and described by virtue of the Act respecting the land regime in the James Bay and New Québec territories (chapter R-13.1) or, in the meantime, by virtue of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons.

1978, c. 88, s. 1; 1979, c. 25, s. 117; 1987, c. 23, s. 76; 1996, c. 2, s. 991.

1988-12-12

1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(1)  “Cree Regional Authority” means the public corporation constituted by the Act respecting the Cree Regional Authority (chapter A-6.1);

(2)  “Cree Band” means any of the bands within the meaning of the Indian Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter I-5) of Fort George, Old Factory, Rupert House, Waswanipi, Mistassini, Nemaska, Great Whale River and Eastmain, until its incorporation as the corporation provided for in Section 9 of the Agreement and, thereafter, the said corporation;

(2.1)  “Naskapi Band” means the band, within the meaning of the Indian Act, known as the Naskapis de Schefferville, until its incorporation as the corporation provided for in section 7 of the Northeastern Québec Agreement and, thereafter, the said corporation;

(3)  “Cree community” or “community” means a collectivity composed of all the Crees enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on a community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(4)  “Inuit community of Fort George” means the collectivity composed of all the Inuit enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on the Fort George Inuit community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(4.1)  “Naskapi community” means the collectivity composed of all the Naskapis enrolled or entitled to be enrolled in the Naskapi register in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(5)  “ratepayer” means a person obliged to pay a tax to the municipal corporation;

(6)  “Agreement” means the Agreement described in section 1 of the Act approving the Agreement concerning James Bay and Northern Québec (chapter C-67), as well as Complementary Agreements Nos. 1 and 3 tabled in the National Assembly, 18 April 1978, as Sessional Papers, No. 114;

(6.1)  “Northeastern Québec Agreement” means the Agreement contemplated in section 1 of the Act approving the Northeastern Québec Agreement (chapter C-67.1);

(7)  “Cree” or “James Bay Cree” means a beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(8)  “officer or employee of the corporation”, “officer or employee of the municipal corporation”, “officer or employee of the municipality”, “officer of the council”, “officer of the municipality” or “municipal officer” means any officer or employee of the corporation, excluding the members of the council;

(9)  “Inuk” (“Inuk” in the plural) means an Inuk beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(10)  “tenant” means any person who is bound to pay rent in money or to give part of the fruits or revenues of the immoveable which he occupies, and who is a resident householder, saving the case of a lessee of a shop, store, office or place of business;

(11)  “member of the corporation” means each of the members of a community incorporated as a Cree village corporation by this Act or each of the members of the Naskapi community incorporated by this Act as the Naskapi Village Corporation of Schefferville;

(12)  “member of the council” means the mayor and any of the councillors of a corporation;

(13)  “Minister” means the Minister of Municipal Affairs;

(14)  “municipality”, “corporation”, “city” and “town” mean, according to the context, a Cree village municipality or corporation, or the Municipality or Corporation of the Naskapi Village of Schefferville, incorporated by this Act;

(15)  “James Bay Municipality” means the municipality created by section 34 of the James Bay Region Development Act (chapter D-8);

(15.1)  “Naskapi” means a Naskapi beneficiary within the meaning of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(16)  “occupant” means any person who occupies an immoveable in his own name other than as owner within the meaning of this Act, and who enjoys the revenues derived from such immoveable; more particularly, the superficiary is an occupant of the ground underlying his right of superficies;

(17)  “owner” means any person who possesses immoveable property in his own name as owner, as usufructuary or as institute in cases of substitution, or as possessor of lands in the public domain with a promise of sale, and more particularly, a superficiary is the owner of the works, structures, buildings and plantations being the subject of his right;

(18)  “resident” means any natural person who generally resides in the municipality, and any corporation, commercial partnership or association which has a place of business therein;

(19)  “sitting”, used alone, means an ordinary or general sitting or a special sitting of the council;

(20)  “oath”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes a solemn affirmation in the case of a person who does not have any religious belief or whose religious beliefs are contrary to the giving of an oath;

(21)  “municipal services” means water, sewer, fire protection, recreation, cultural activities, roads, garbage removal and disposal, lighting, heating, power and snow removal services furnished by a corporation;

(22)  “tax”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes any cost distribution, contribution or compensation imposed by a corporation pursuant to this Act;

(23)  “Category I lands”, “Category IA lands”, “Category IB lands”, “Special Category IB lands”, “Category I-N lands”, “Category IA-N lands” and “Category IB-N lands” mean the lands so designated and described by virtue of the Act respecting the land regime in the James Bay and New Québec territories (chapter R-13.1) or, in the meantime, by virtue of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons.

1978, c. 88, s. 1; 1979, c. 25, s. 117; 1987, c. 23, s. 76.

1987-05-27

1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(1)  “Cree Regional Authority” means the public corporation constituted by the Act respecting the Cree Regional Authority (chapter A-6.1);

(2)  “Cree Band” means any of the bands within the meaning of the Indian Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, chapter I-6) of Fort George, Old Factory, Rupert House, Waswanipi, Mistassini, Nemaska, Great Whale River and Eastmain, until its incorporation as the corporation provided for in Section 9 of the Agreement and, thereafter, the said corporation;

(2.1)  “Naskapi Band” means the band, within the meaning of the Indian Act, known as the Naskapis de Schefferville, until its incorporation as the corporation provided for in section 7 of the Northeastern Québec Agreement and, thereafter, the said corporation;

(3)  “Cree community” or “community” means a collectivity composed of all the Crees enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on a community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(4)  “Inuit community of Fort George” means the collectivity composed of all the Inuit enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on the Fort George Inuit community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(4.1)  “Naskapi community” means the collectivity composed of all the Naskapis enrolled or entitled to be enrolled in the Naskapi register in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(5)  “ratepayer” means a person obliged to pay a tax to the municipal corporation;

(6)  “Agreement” means the Agreement described in section 1 of the Act approving the Agreement concerning James Bay and Northern Québec (chapter C-67), as well as Complementary Agreements Nos. 1 and 3 tabled in the National Assembly, 18 April 1978, as Sessional Papers, No. 114;

(6.1)  “Northeastern Québec Agreement” means the Agreement contemplated in section 1 of the Act approving the Northeastern Québec Agreement (chapter C-67.1);

(7)  “Cree” or “James Bay Cree” means a beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(8)  “officer or employee of the corporation”, “officer or employee of the municipal corporation”, “officer or employee of the municipality”, “officer of the council”, “officer of the municipality” or “municipal officer” means any officer or employee of the corporation, excluding the members of the council;

(9)  “Inuk” (“Inuk” in the plural) means an Inuk beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(10)  “tenant” means any person who is bound to pay rent in money or to give part of the fruits or revenues of the immoveable which he occupies, and who is a resident householder, saving the case of a lessee of a shop, store, office or place of business;

(11)  “member of the corporation” means each of the members of a community incorporated as a Cree village corporation by this Act or each of the members of the Naskapi community incorporated by this Act as the Naskapi Village Corporation of Schefferville;

(12)  “member of the council” means the mayor and any of the councillors of a corporation;

(13)  “Minister” means the Minister of Municipal Affairs;

(14)  “municipality”, “corporation”, “city” and “town” mean, according to the context, a Cree village municipality or corporation, or the Municipality or Corporation of the Naskapi Village of Schefferville, incorporated by this Act;

(15)  “James Bay Municipality” means the municipality created by section 34 of the James Bay Region Development Act (chapter D-8);

(15.1)  “Naskapi” means a Naskapi beneficiary within the meaning of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons;

(16)  “occupant” means any person who occupies an immoveable in his own name other than as owner within the meaning of this Act, and who enjoys the revenues derived from such immoveable; more particularly, the superficiary is an occupant of the ground underlying his right of superficies;

(17)  “owner” means any person who possesses immoveable property in his own name as owner, as usufructuary or as institute in cases of substitution, or as possessor of lands in the public domain with a promise of sale, and more particularly, a superficiary is the owner of the works, structures, buildings and plantations being the subject of his right;

(18)  “resident” means any natural person who generally resides in the municipality, and any corporation, commercial partnership or association which has a place of business therein;

(19)  “sitting”, used alone, means an ordinary or general sitting or a special sitting of the council;

(20)  “oath”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes a solemn affirmation in the case of a person who does not have any religious belief or whose religious beliefs are contrary to the giving of an oath;

(21)  “municipal services” means water, sewer, fire protection, recreation, cultural activities, roads, garbage removal and disposal, lighting, heating, power and snow removal services furnished by a corporation;

(22)  “tax”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes any cost distribution, contribution or compensation imposed by a corporation pursuant to this Act;

(23)  “Category I lands”, “Category IA lands”, “Category IB lands”, “Special Category IB lands”, “Category I-N lands”, “Category IA-N lands” and “Category IB-N lands” mean the lands so designated and described by virtue of the Act respecting the land regime in the James Bay and New Québec territories (chapter R-13.1) or, in the meantime, by virtue of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons.

1978, c. 88, s. 1; 1979, c. 25, s. 117; 1987, c. 23, s. 76.

1978-06-28

1. In this act, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(1)  “Cree Regional Authority” means the public corporation constituted by the Act respecting the Cree Regional Authority (chapter A-6.1);

(2)  “Band” means any of the bands within the meaning of the Indian Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, Chapter I-6) of Fort George, Old Factory, Rupert House, Waswanipi, Mistassini, Nemaska, Great Whale River and Eastmain, until its incorporation as the corporation provide for in Section 9 of the Agreement and, thereafter, the said corporation;

(3)  “Cree community” or “community” means a collectivity composed of all the Crees enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on a community list in accordance with the Act respecting Native Crees and Inuit (chapter 33.1);

(4)  “Inuit community of Fort George” means the collectivity composed of all the Inuit enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on the Fort George Inuit community list in accordance with the Act respecting Native Crees and Inuit (chapter A-33.1);

(5)  “ratepayer” means a person obliged to pay a tax to the municipal corporation;

(6)  “Agreement” means the Agreement described in section 1 of the Act approving the Agreement concerning James Bay and Northern Québec (chapter C-67), as well as Supplementary Agreement No.3 tabled in the Assemblée nationale, 18 April 1978, as Session Papers, No.114;

(7)  “Cree” or “James Bay Cree” means a beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Native Crees and Inuit (chapter A-33.1);

(8)  “officer or employee of the municipal corporation”, “officer or employee of the municipality”, “officer of the council”, “officer of the municipality” or “municipal officer” means any officer or employee of a Cree village corporation incorporated by this act, excluding the members of the council;

(9)  “Inuk” (“Inuit” in the plural) means an Inuk beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Native Crees and Inuit (chapter A-33.1);

(10)  “tenant” means any person who is bound to pay rent in money or to give part of the fruits or revenues of the immoveable which he occupies, and who is a resident householder, saving the case of a lessee of a shop, store, office or place of business;

(11)  “member of the corporation” means each of the members of a community incorporated as a Cree village corporation by this act;

(12)  “member of the council” means the mayor and any of the councillors of a Cree village corporation incorporated by this act;

(13)  “Minister” means the Minister of Municipal Affairs;

(14)  “municipality”, “city” and “town” mean, according to the context, a Cree municipality or corporation incorporated by this act;

(15)  “James Bay Municipality” means the municipality created by section 34 of the James Bay Region Development Act (chapter D-8);

(16)  “occupant” means any person who occupies an immoveable in his own name other than as owner within the meaning of this act, and who enjoys the revenues derived from such immoveable; more particularly, the superficiary is an occupant of the ground underlying his right of superficies;

(17)  “owner” means any person who possesses immoveable property in his own name as owner, as usufructuary or as institute in cases of substitution, or as possessor of Crown lands with a promise of sale, and more particularly, a superficiary is the owner of the works, structures, buildings and plantations being the subject of his right;

(18)  “resident” means any natural person who generally resides in the municipality, and any corporation, commercial partnership or association which has a place of business therein;

(19)  “sitting”, used alone, means an ordinary or general sitting or a special sitting of the council;

(20)  “oath”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes a solemn affirmation in the case of a person who does not have any religious belief or whose religious beliefs are contrary to the giving of an oath;

(21)  “municipal services” means water, sewer, fire protection, recreation, cultural activities, roads, garbage removal and disposal, lighting, heating, power and snow removal services furnished by a Cree village corporation incorporated under this act;

(22)  “tax”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes any cost distribution, contribution or compensation imposed by a Cree village corporation pursuant to this act;

(23)  “Category I lands”, “Category IA lands”, “Category IB lands” and “Special Category IB lands” mean the lands so designated and described by virtue of the Act respecting the land regime in the James Bay and New Québec territories (chapter R-13.1) or, in the meantime, by virtue of the Act respecting Native Crees and Inuit (chapter A-33.1).

1978, c. 88, s. 1.

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1. In this act, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(1)  “Cree Regional Authority” means the public corporation constituted by the Act respecting the Cree Regional Authority (chapter A-6.1);

(2)  “Cree Band” means any of the bands within the meaning of the Indian Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, chapter I-6) of Fort George, Old Factory, Rupert House, Waswanipi, Mistassini, Nemaska, Great Whale River and Eastmain, until its incorporation as the corporation provided for in Section 9 of the Agreement and, thereafter, the said corporation;

(2.1)  “Naskapi Band” means the band, within the meaning of the Indian Act, known as the Naskapis de Schefferville, until its incorporation as the corporation provided for in section 7 of the Northeastern Québec Agreement and, thereafter, the said corporation;

(3)  “Cree community” or “community” means a collectivity composed of all the Crees enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on a community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(4)  “Inuit community of Fort George” means the collectivity composed of all the Inuit enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on the Fort George Inuit community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(4.1)  “Naskapi community” means the collectivity composed of all the Naskapis enrolled or entitled to be enrolled in the Naskapi register in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(5)  “ratepayer” means a person obliged to pay a tax to the municipal corporation;

(6)  “Agreement” means the Agreement described in section 1 of the Act approving the Agreement concerning James Bay and Northern Québec (chapter C-67), as well as Complementary Agreements Nos. 1 and 3 tabled in the National Assembly, 18 April 1978, as Sessional Papers, No. 114;

(6.1)  “Northeastern Québec Agreement” means the Agreement contemplated in section 1 of the Act approving the Northeastern Québec Agreement (chapter C-67.1);

(7)  “Cree” or “James Bay Cree” means a beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(8)  “officer or employee of the corporation”, “officer or employee of the municipal corporation”, “officer or employee of the municipality”, “officer of the council”, “officer of the municipality” or “municipal officer” means any officer or employee of the corporation, excluding the members of the council;

(9)  “Inuk” (“Inuk” in the plural) means an Inuk beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(10)  “tenant” means any person who is bound to pay rent in money or to give part of the fruits or revenues of the immoveable which he occupies, and who is a resident householder, saving the case of a lessee of a shop, store, office or place of business;

(11)  “member of the corporation” means each of the members of a community incorporated as a Cree village corporation by this act or each of the members of the Naskapi community incorporated by this act as the Naskapi Village Corporation of Schefferville;

(12)  “member of the council” means the mayor and any of the councillors of a corporation;

(13)  “Minister” means the Minister of Municipal Affairs;

(14)  “municipality”, “corporation”, “city” and “town” mean, according to the context, a Cree village municipality or corporation, or the Municipality or Corporation of the Naskapi Village of Schefferville, incorporated by this act;

(15)  “James Bay Municipality” means the municipality created by section 34 of the James Bay Region Development Act (chapter D-8);

(15.1)  “Naskapi” means a Naskapi beneficiary within the meaning of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(16)  “occupant” means any person who occupies an immoveable in his own name other than as owner within the meaning of this act, and who enjoys the revenues derived from such immoveable; more particularly, the superficiary is an occupant of the ground underlying his right of superficies;

(17)  “owner” means any person who possesses immoveable property in his own name as owner, as usufructuary or as institute in cases of substitution, or as possessor of Crowm lands with a promise of sale, and more particularly, a superficiary is the owner of the works, structures, buildings and plantations being the subject of his right;

(18)  “resident” means any natural person who generally resides in the municipality, and any corporation, commercial partnership or association which has a place of business therein;

(19)  “sitting”, used alone, means an ordinary or general sitting or a special sitting of the council;

(20)  “oath”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes a solemn affirmation in the case of a person who does not have any religious belief or whose religious beliefs are contrary to the giving of an oath;

(21)  “municipal services” means water, sewer, fire protection, recreation, cultural activities, roads, garbage removal and disposal, lighting, heating, power and snow removal services furnished by a corporation;

(22)  “tax”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes any cost distribution, contribution or compensation imposed by a corporation pursuant to this act;

(23)  “Category I lands”, “Category IA lands”, “Category IB lands”, “Special Category IB lands”, “Category I-N lands”, “Category IA-N lands” and “Category IB-N lands” mean the lands so designated and described by virtue of the Act respecting the land regime in the James Bay and New Québec territories (chapter R-13.1) or, in the meantime, by virtue of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1).

1978, c. 88, s. 1; 1979, c. 25, s. 117.

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1. In this act, unless the context indicates otherwise,

(1)  “Cree Regional Authority” means the public corporation constituted by the Act respecting the Cree Regional Authority (chapter A-6.1);

(2)  “Band” means any of the bands within the meaning of the Indian Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, Chapter I-6) of Fort George, Old Factory, Rupert House, Waswanipi, Mistassini, Nemaska, Great Whale River and Eastmain, until its incorporation as the corporation provide for in Section 9 of the Agreement and, thereafter, the said corporation;

(3)  “Cree community” or “community” means a collectivity composed of all the Crees enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on a community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(4)  “Inuit community of Fort George” means the collectivity composed of all the Inuit enrolled or entitled to be enrolled on the Fort George Inuit community list in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(4.1)  “Naskapi community” means the collectivity composed of all the Naskapis enrolled or entitled to be enrolled in the Naskapi register in accordance with the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(5)  “ratepayer” means a person obliged to pay a tax to the municipal corporation;

(6)  “Agreement” means the Agreement described in section 1 of the Act approving the Agreement concerning James Bay and Northern Québec (chapter C-67), as well as Supplementary Agreement No.3 tabled in the National Assembly, 18 April 1978, as Session Papers, No.114;

(7)  “Cree” or “James Bay Cree” means a beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(8)  “officer or employee of the municipal corporation”, “officer or employee of the municipality”, “officer of the council”, “officer of the municipality” or “municipal officer” means any officer or employee of a Cree village corporation incorporated by this act, excluding the members of the council;

(9)  “Inuk” (“Inuit” in the plural) means an Inuk beneficiary under the terms of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(10)  “tenant” means any person who is bound to pay rent in money or to give part of the fruits or revenues of the immoveable which he occupies, and who is a resident householder, saving the case of a lessee of a shop, store, office or place of business;

(11)  “member of the corporation” means each of the members of a community incorporated as a Cree village corporation by this act;

(12)  “member of the council” means the mayor and any of the councillors of a Cree village corporation incorporated by this act;

(13)  “Minister” means the Minister of Municipal Affairs;

(14)  “municipality”, “city” and “town” mean, according to the context, a Cree municipality or corporation incorporated by this act;

(15)  “James Bay Municipality” means the municipality created by section 34 of the James Bay Region Development Act (chapter D-8);

(15.1)  “Naskapi” means a Naskapi beneficiary within the meaning of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1);

(16)  “occupant” means any person who occupies an immoveable in his own name other than as owner within the meaning of this act, and who enjoys the revenues derived from such immoveable; more particularly, the superficiary is an occupant of the ground underlying his right of superficies;

(17)  “owner” means any person who possesses immoveable property in his own name as owner, as usufructuary or as institute in cases of substitution, or as possessor of Crown lands with a promise of sale, and more particularly, a superficiary is the owner of the works, structures, buildings and plantations being the subject of his right;

(18)  “resident” means any natural person who generally resides in the municipality, and any corporation, commercial partnership or association which has a place of business therein;

(19)  “sitting”, used alone, means an ordinary or general sitting or a special sitting of the council;

(20)  “oath”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes a solemn affirmation in the case of a person who does not have any religious belief or whose religious beliefs are contrary to the giving of an oath;

(21)  “municipal services” means water, sewer, fire protection, recreation, cultural activities, roads, garbage removal and disposal, lighting, heating, power and snow removal services furnished by a Cree village corporation incorporated under this act;

(22)  “tax”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, includes any cost distribution, contribution or compensation imposed by a Cree village corporation pursuant to this act;

(23)  “Category I lands”, “Category IA lands”, “Category IB lands” and “Special Category IB lands” mean the lands so designated and described by virtue of the Act respecting the land regime in the James Bay and New Québec territories (chapter R-13.1) or, in the meantime, by virtue of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1).

1978, c. 88, s. 1; 1979, c. 25, s. 117.