First Nations Fiscal Management Act (S.C. 2005, c. 9)

Marginal note:Review and monitoring

• 50.2 (1) On the request of an entity referred to in subsection 50.1(1) or under the terms of an agreement between such an entity and any level of government, the Board may review or monitor

  • (a) the implementation of laws or by-laws made by the entity respecting financial administration;

  • (b) the compliance of those laws or by-laws with the standards established under paragraph 50.1(3)(b); and

  • (c) the entity’s compliance with the standards established under paragraph 50.1(3)(a).

• Marginal note:Report

  (2) On completion of a review, or from time to time while carrying out monitoring, the Board shall provide to the entity a report setting out its findings and any recommendations.

• Marginal note:Procedures

  (3) The Board may establish procedures respecting

  • (a) the requests for review and monitoring referred to in subsection (1);

  • (b) the review and monitoring referred to in subsection (1); and

  • (c) the reports referred to in subsection (2).

• Marginal note:Statutory Instruments Act

  (4) The Statutory Instruments Act does not apply in respect of procedures established under subsection (3).

Marginal note:Required intervention

51 On receipt of a notice from the First Nations Tax Commission under paragraph 33(3)(b) or from the First Nations Finance Authority under subsection 86(4), the Board shall either require the First Nation to enter into a co-management arrangement in accordance with section 52 or assume third-party management of the First Nation’s local revenues in accordance with section 53, as the Board sees fit.

Marginal note:Imposed co-management

• 52 (1) The Board may, on giving notice to the council of a First Nation, require the First Nation to enter into a co-management arrangement in respect of the First Nation’s local revenues, including its local revenue account,

  • (a) if, in the opinion of the Board, there is a serious risk that the First Nation will default on an obligation to the First Nations Finance Authority; or

  • (b) on receipt of a request or demand to do so under paragraph 33(3)(b) or subsection 86(4).

• Marginal note:Powers

  (2) Under a co-management arrangement, the Board may

  • (a) recommend amendments to a law of the First Nation made under this Act;

  • (b) recommend changes to the First Nation’s expenditures or budgets;

  • (c) recommend improvements to the First Nation’s financial management system;

  • (d) recommend changes to the delivery of programs and services;

  • (e) order that expenditures of local revenues of the First Nation be approved by, or paid with cheques co-signed by, a manager appointed by the Board; and

  • (f) exercise any powers delegated to the Board under a law of the First Nation or under an agreement between the First Nation and the Board or the First Nation and the First Nations Finance Authority.

• Marginal note:Termination by Board

  (3) The Board may terminate a co-management arrangement with a First Nation on giving notice to its council that the Board is of the opinion that

  • (a) there is no longer a serious risk that the First Nation will default on an obligation to the First Nations Finance Authority;

  • (b) where the First Nation was in default of a payment obligation to the First Nations Finance Authority, the First Nation has remedied the default;

  • (c) a co-management arrangement requested or demanded under paragraph 33(3)(b) or subsection 86(4) is no longer required; or

  • (d) third-party management of the First Nation’s local revenues is required.

• Marginal note:Opinion final

  (4) An opinion given by the Board under this section is final and conclusive and is not subject to appeal.

• Marginal note:Notice

  (5) The Board shall advise the First Nations Finance Authority and the First Nations Tax Commission of the commencement or termination of a co-management arrangement.

Marginal note:Third-party management

• 53 (1) The Board may, on giving notice to the council of a First Nation and to the Minister, assume management of the First Nation’s local revenues, including its local revenue account,

  • (a) if, in the opinion of the Board, a co-management arrangement under section 52 has not been effective;

  • (b) if, in the opinion of the Board, there is a serious risk that the First Nation will default on an obligation to the First Nations Finance Authority; or

  • (c) on receipt of a request or demand to do so under paragraph 33(3)(b) or subsection 86(4).

• Marginal note:Powers

  (2) If the Board assumes third-party management of the local revenues of a First Nation, the Board has the exclusive right to

  • (a) subject to subsection (3), act in the place of the council of the First Nation to make laws under paragraphs 5(1)(a) to (f) and subsection 9(1);

  • (b) act in the place of the council of the First Nation to

    • (i) with respect to local revenues, exercise any powers and fulfil any obligations of the council under this Act, including under the regulations made under this Act, or under any laws made under paragraphs 5(1)(a) to (e) and 9(1)(a),

    • (ii) manage the First Nation’s local revenues, including the local revenue account,

    • (iii) undertake any necessary borrowing for the purpose of remedying the situation for which third-party management was required, and

    • (iv) provide for the delivery of programs and services that are paid for out of local revenues, manage assets related to those programs and services and enter into or terminate agreements in respect of those programs, services and assets;

  • (b.1) [Repealed, 2018, c. 27, s. 399]

  • (c) assign interests or rights under subsection 5(7); and

  • (d) exercise any powers or fulfil any obligations delegated to the Board under a law of the First Nation or an agreement between the First Nation and the Board or between the First Nation and the First Nations Finance Authority.

  • (e) [Repealed, 2018, c. 27, s. 399]

• Marginal note:Delegation — consent of council required

  (3) The Board shall not make a law under paragraph 5(1)(f) or 9(1)(b) that delegates a power to a person or body to whom a power was not delegated at the time the Board assumed third-party management of the local revenues of a First Nation, unless the council of the First Nation gives its consent.

• Marginal note:Prohibition

  (4) The council of the First Nation shall not, during the time that the board assumes third-party management of the First Nation’s local revenues, repeal any law made under paragraph 5(1)(g).

• Marginal note:Review every six months

  (5) Where the Board has assumed third-party management of a First Nation’s local revenues, it shall review the need for third-party management at least once every six months and advise the First Nations Finance Authority, the First Nations Tax Commission and the council of the First Nation of the results of its review.

• Marginal note:Termination by Board

  (6) The Board may terminate third-party management of a First Nation’s local revenues, on giving notice to the council of the First Nation, if

  • (a) it is of the opinion that there is no longer a serious risk that the First Nation will default on an obligation to the First Nations Finance Authority and the Authority consents to the termination in writing;

  • (b) where the First Nation was in default of an obligation to the First Nations Finance Authority, it is of the opinion that the First Nation has remedied the default and the Authority consents to the termination in writing; or

  • (c) it is of the opinion that the situation for which third-party management of the First Nation’s local revenues was required under paragraph 33(3)(b) or subsection 86(4) has been remedied.

• Marginal note:Opinion final

  (7) An opinion given by the Board under this section is final and conclusive and is not subject to appeal.

• Marginal note:Notice

  (8) The Board shall advise the First Nations Finance Authority and First Nations Tax Commission of the assumption or termination of third-party management of a First Nation’s local revenues.

Marginal note:Required information

54 At the request of the Board, a First Nation that has made a local revenue law shall provide to the Board any information about the First Nation’s financial management system and financial performance that the Board requires for a decision regarding a co-management arrangement or third-party management of the First Nation’s local revenues.

Standards and Procedures

Marginal note:Standards

• 55 (1) The Board may establish standards, not inconsistent with the regulations, respecting

  • (a) the form and content of laws made under section 9;

  • (b) approvals of the Board under Part 1;

  • (c) certification of First Nations under section 50; and

  • (d) financial reporting under subsection 14(1).

• Marginal note:Procedures

  (2) The Board may establish procedures respecting

  • (a) the submission for approval and approval of laws made under section 9;

  • (b) the issuance of a certificate under subsection 50(3); and

  • (c) the implementation or termination of a co-management arrangement or third-party management of a First Nation’s local revenues.

• Marginal note:Statutory Instruments Act

  (3) The Statutory Instruments Act does not apply to a standard established under subsection (1) or a procedure established under subsection (2).

• Marginal note:First Nations Gazette

  (4) All laws made under section 9 and approved by the Board and all standards established by the Board under subsection (1) shall be published in the First Nations Gazette.

Data Collection, Analysis and Publication

Marginal note:Functions and powers

• 55.1 (1) The Board may, on matters within the scope of its purposes, collect, analyze, abstract and publish data for statistical purposes.

• Marginal note:No identifying information

  (2) The Board shall ensure that no First Nation, entity, including an entity referred to in subsection 50.1(1), or individual can reasonably be identified, whether directly or indirectly, by any means, from any information that the Board makes publicly available under subsection (1).

• Marginal note:Exception

  (3) The Board is not required to comply with subsection (2) if the information is already in the public domain or the First Nation, entity or individual to whom it relates consents to being identified.

Marginal note:Information sharing agreements

55.2 The Board may enter into agreements with a First Nation, entity, including an entity referred to in subsection 50.1(1), or individual or any level of government concerning the sharing of information for research, analysis and publication purposes.

Regulations

Marginal note:Regulations

56 The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister made having regard to any representations by the Board, make regulations

• (a) respecting the implementation of a co-management arrangement or third-party management of a First Nation’s local revenues, including the obligations of affected First Nations to provide access to financial records; and

• (b) fixing fees that the Board may charge for services, including fees to First Nations for co-management and third-party management services, and the manner in which the fees may be recovered.

Marginal note:Regulations

56.1 For the purpose of enabling an entity referred to in any of paragraphs 50.1(1)(a) to (e) to obtain the services of the Board, other than co-management and third-party management services, the Governor in Council may make any regulations that the Governor in Council considers necessary, including regulations

• (a) adapting any provision of this Act or of any regulation made under this Act; and

• (b) restricting the application of any provision of this Act or of any regulation made under this Act.

PART 4First Nations Finance Authority

Interpretation

Marginal note:Definitions

57 The following definitions apply in this Part.

Authority

Authority means the First Nations Finance Authority. (Administration)

investing member

investing member means a First Nation that has invested in a short-term investment pool managed by the Authority. (membre investisseur)

long-term loan

long-term loan[Repealed, 2023, c. 16, s. 34]

member

member means a borrowing member or investing member. (membre)

property tax revenues

property tax revenues means moneys raised under laws made under paragraphs 5(1)(a) and (a.1) and payments made to a First Nation in lieu of a tax imposed by a law made under paragraph 5(1)(a). (recettes fiscales foncières)

representative

representative, in respect of a First Nation that is a member, means the chief or a councillor of the First Nation who is designated as a representative by a resolution of its council. (représentant)

security

security means a security of the Authority issued under paragraph 75(1)(b). (titre)

short-term loan

short-term loan[Repealed, 2023, c. 16, s. 34]