Implementation Plan for the Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive ...

ANNEX AProject 23 - 2:Project Manager:Participant/Liaison:Payment of real property taxes on Sahtu municipal landsDepartment of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND)Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) - Municipal and CommunityAffairs (MACA), Municipal Taxing AuthoritiesObligations Addressed:23.4.4 (a) To assist in the post settlement transition, the Government of Canada agrees to pay tolocal governments any real property taxes levied for 15 years from the date of settlementlegislation in respect of Sahtu municipal lands which,(i) prior to the date of this agreement, were lands noted within the lands records of theDepartment of Indian Affairs and Northern Development as reserved in the name of theIndian Affairs Branch for Indian housing; or(ii) were lands intended to replace such lands in (i) as were unavailable for selection andwhich were identified for this purpose at the time of land selection.(b) During the 15-year period in (a), Canada shall have the same rights in respect of anyassessment of taxes as a property owner.(c) Schedule - of appendix E is a complete list of the lands referred to in (a).ACTIVITIES RESPONSIBILITY TIMING GUIDELINES(in sequence)1. In municipalities without a taxing authority, MACA/Finance for 15 years afterrecord these lands (Schedule - of appendix E)settlement legislationin the name of the Government of theNorthwest Territories/Finance (agent), whosends the tax bills to DIAND2. In municipalities with a taxing authority, municipal taxing for 15 years afterrecord these lands in the name of DIAND authorities settlement legislationand send the assessment notice and the taxbills to DIAND3. Pay real property taxes to GNWT/Finance DIAND for 15 years afteror to the municipal taxing authoritysettlement legislationSAHTU IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 129