Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Tracts of Territorial Lands in Nunavut (Kivalliq area) Order

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Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Northern Affairs, makes the annexed Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Tracts of Territorial Lands in Nunavut (Kivalliq area) Order under paragraph 23(a) of the Territorial Lands Act.^note

1Purpose#

The purpose of this Order is to withdraw certain tracts of territorial lands in Nunavut from disposal in order to facilitate the conclusion of Indigenous land agreements.

2Lands withdrawn from disposal#

The tracts of territorial lands set out in the schedule, including the surface and subsurface rights to the lands, are withdrawn from disposal for a period of 10 years beginning on the day on which this Order is made.

3Exception — disposal of material#

Section 2 does not apply in respect of the disposal of any material as defined in section 2 of the Territorial Quarrying Regulations.

4Exception — existing rights and interests#

For greater certainty, section 2 does not apply in respect of

(a)the recording of a mineral claim for which an application to record was made before the day on which this Order is made;

(b)the issuance of a lease under the Nunavut Mining Regulations to a holder of a recorded claim, if the lease covers an area in the recorded claim;

(c)the issuance of a significant discovery licence under the Canada Petroleum Resources Act to a holder of an exploration licence that was issued before the day on which this Order is made, if the significant discovery licence covers an area that is subject to the exploration licence;

(d)the issuance of a production licence under the Canada Petroleum Resources Act to a holder of a significant discovery licence that is referred to in paragraph (c), if the production licence covers an area that is subject to the significant discovery licence;

(e)the issuance of a surface lease under the Territorial Lands Act to a holder of a recorded claim under the Nunavut Mining Regulations or of an interest under the Canada Petroleum Resources Act, if the surface lease is required to allow the holder to exercise rights under the claim or interest; or

(f)the renewal of an interest.

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The Withdrawal from Disposal of Certain Tracts of Territorial Lands in Nunavut (Kivalliq area) Order is repealed.

Tracts of Territorial Lands Withdrawn from Disposal (Kivalliq Area) (Section 2)

In Nunavut, all those tracts of territorial lands that are shown as “surface and subsurface” or “subsurface only” on the following 1:250 000 Territorial Resource Base Maps, dated 2023, as agreed to among the representatives and negotiators from Ghotelnene K’odtįneh Dene, the Athabasca Denesųłiné, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., the Kivalliq Inuit Association, the Government of Nunavut and the Government of Canada, copies of which have been deposited with the Regional Manager of Land Administration at the Nunavut Regional Office in Iqaluit, Nunavut:(a) 55D;(b) 65A;(c) 65B;(d) 65C;(e) 65F;(f) 65G; and(g) 65H.

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1Purpose#

2Lands withdrawn from disposal#

3Exception — disposal of material#

4Exception — existing rights and interests#

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Tracts of Territorial Lands Withdrawn from Disposal (Kivalliq Area) (Section 2)

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