Squamish Nation Residential Tenancy Regulations

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Whereas, in accordance with paragraph 5(1)(a) of the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act, the Minister of Indigenous Services has received a resolution from the council of the Squamish Nation requesting that the Minister recommend to the Governor in Council the making of the annexed Regulations;^noteWhereas the purpose of the annexed Regulations is to ensure that the laws set out in Schedule 2 to the annexed Regulations apply as federal law to the project lands, within the limits of federal constitutional authority;Whereas, in accordance with paragraph 3(2)(b) of that Act, the annexed Regulations confer on the Minister of Indigenous Services the legislative power that the Governor in Council considers necessary to effectively regulate the commercial or industrial undertakings that are located on the reserve lands described in the annexed Regulations;Whereas the annexed Regulations specify provincial officials by whom, and provincial bodies by which, powers may be exercised or duties are to be performed;And whereas, in accordance with paragraph 5(1)(b) of that Act, an agreement has been concluded between the Minister of Indigenous Services, the Province of British Columbia and the council of the Squamish Nation for the administration and enforcement of the annexed Regulations by those provincial officials and provincial bodies;Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Indigenous Services makes the annexed Squamish Nation Residential Tenancy Regulations under sections 3 and 4 of the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act.^note

Interpretation

1Definitions#

(1)The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

First Nation, in relation to lands described in column 2 of Schedule 1, means the First Nation named in column 1 of that Schedule. (Première Nation)

incorporated laws means the statutes and regulations of British Columbia, or the portions of them, that are set out in Schedule 2, as amended from time to time and as adapted by sections 11 to 31. (texte législatif incorporé)

project lands, in relation to a First Nation named in column 1 of Schedule 1, means the reserve lands described in column 2 of that Schedule. (terres du projet)

provincial body has the same meaning as in section 1 of the FNCIDA Implementation Act, S.B.C. 2012, c. 21. (organisme provincial)

provincial official has the same meaning as in section 1 of the FNCIDA Implementation Act, S.B.C. 2012, c. 21. (fonctionnaire provincial)

(2)For the purposes of the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act, the meaning of the expression “commercial or industrial undertaking” is enlarged to include a manufactured home park and a residential tenancy development.

2British Columbia Interpretation Act#

The incorporated laws are to be interpreted in accordance with the British Columbia Interpretation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 238, as amended from time to time, and, for that purpose, references to “enactment” in that Act are to be read to include the incorporated laws.

3Adaptations#

For greater certainty, the adaptations in sections 11 to 31 are to be interpreted to be part of the incorporated laws to which they apply.

Purpose

4Purpose#

The purpose of these Regulations is to implement with respect to the project lands a legal regime that is harmonized with the legal regime of British Columbia that governs the landlord and tenant relationship in relation to manufactured home parks and residential tenancy developments.

Application of Incorporated Laws

5Power to fix date of application#

Subject to sections 6 and 9, the Minister must, by order, fix and set out in column 3 of Schedule 1, the date on which the incorporated laws begin to apply to project lands listed in column 2 of that Schedule.

6Restriction — incorporated laws in force#

(1)A provision of an incorporated law applies only if the provision of the law of British Columbia that it incorporates is in force.

(2)For greater certainty, an incorporated law applies only to the extent that it is within the limits of federal constitutional authority.

7Offences and penalties#

If contravention of a law of British Columbia that is incorporated in these Regulations is an offence under the laws of British Columbia, contravention of the incorporated law is also an offence and is subject to the same penalties as under the laws of British Columbia.

8Incorporation of procedural matters#

(1)Unless otherwise provided and subject to any adaptations set out in sections 11 to 31, the following are to conform to the laws of British Columbia, whether or not those laws have been set out in Schedule 2:

(a)the enforcement of incorporated laws;

(b)the prosecution of an offence, or any other proceedings, in relation to the contravention of an incorporated law;

(c)the review or appeal of an action or decision taken, or of a failure to take an action that could have been taken, under an incorporated law; and

(d)any requirements for notice or other procedures in relation to an action to be taken under an incorporated law.

(2)For the purposes of subsection (1), a person, provincial official or provincial body that has a power, duty or function under a law of British Columbia is a person, provincial official or provincial body specified to have the same power, duty or function in respect of any actions taken under that subsection.

Notice

9Notice to leaseholders and Indians in lawful possession#

(1)Before the Minister makes an order under section 5 with respect to any project lands, the council of the First Nation must

(a)send notice by mail to the following persons registered as leaseholders or Indians in lawful possession, as applicable, in a register in which the project lands are registered, at the addresses that are indicated in relation to the registrations or that may be otherwise known by the First Nation, advising those leaseholders and Indians of the intention to apply the incorporated laws to the project lands:

(i)any leaseholder in any of the project lands, and

(ii)any Indian considered to be lawfully in possession of any of the lands under section 20 of the Indian Act;

(b)publish a notice one day per week for two consecutive weeks, in the local newspaper with the largest circulation, advising of the intention to apply the incorporated laws to the project lands; and

(c)provide the Minister with written notice of compliance with paragraphs (a) and (b).

(2)An order made by the Minister under section 5 is not invalid by reason only of the failure of a leaseholder or Indian referred to in paragraph (1)(a) to receive notice under subsection (1) and no cause of action exists against His Majesty in right of Canada, the Minister, His Majesty in right of British Columbia, any provincial official, any provincial body, the First Nation or the council of the First Nation from such a failure.

(3)In this section, Indian has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act.

10Notation on the register#

Once the incorporated laws apply to the project lands, the officer in the Department of Indigenous Services responsible for the management of the register in which those project lands are registered must place a notation on the register indicating that the incorporated laws apply to those project lands.

General Adaptations to Incorporated Laws

11Statutes and regulations of British Columbia#

Unless otherwise indicated, the statutes and regulations referred to in sections 16 to 31 are statutes and regulations of British Columbia.

12Reference to “person”#

A reference to a “person” in an incorporated law is to be read to include a First Nation.

13Interpretation of incorporated laws#

(1)Incorporated laws are to be read without reference to any of the following:

(a)spent provisions, commencement provisions and consequential amendments;

(b)provisions appointing a person; and

(c)provisions authorizing the Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations of general application, except to the extent required to make the regulations set out in Schedule 2.

(2)Despite paragraph (1)(b), a person who is appointed to a position under an incorporated law is considered to have been appointed to the same position for the purposes of these Regulations for as long as that person remains in that position under the law of British Columbia.

(3)For greater certainty, a person, provincial official or provincial body that has a power, duty or function under an incorporated law or a law of British Columbia referred to in subsection 8(1) that is not set out in Schedule 2, is a person specified to have the same power, duty or function under these Regulations, subject to the adaptations set out in sections 16 to 31.

(4)For greater certainty, if a law is adapted by these Regulations, a reference to that law in an incorporated law, or in any notice, form, instrument or other document issued under an incorporated law, is to be read as a reference to that law as adapted by these Regulations.

14Exclusion#

A provision of an incorporated law that imposes an obligation, liability or penalty on a landlord, owner, occupier, public authority, public body or unspecified person or entity does not apply to His Majesty in right of Canada or federal ministers or officials.

15Power to seize, remove or compel production of documents#

A power to seize or remove a document or record or to compel the production of a document or record under an incorporated law does not include a power to seize or remove a document or record that is in the possession of the federal government or to compel the production by the federal government of a document or record.

Adaptations to Incorporated Laws

Emergency Program Act

16Adaptation to section 10.1#

Section 10.1 of the Emergency Program Act is adapted by adding the following after subsection (8):

Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act

17Adaptation adding section 12.1#

The Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act is adapted by adding the following after section 12:

18Adaptation to subsection 13(1)#

(1)Subsection 13(1) of the Act is to be read as follows:

(2)Subsection 13(2) of that Act is adapted by adding the following after paragraph (g):

19Adaptation to subsection 37(1)#

Subsection 37(1) of the Act is adapted by adding the following after paragraph (g):

20Adaptation adding section 37.1#

The Act is adapted by adding the following after section 37:

21Adaptation to paragraph 40(1)(j)#

Paragraph 40(1)(j) of the Act is to be read as follows:

Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Regulation

22Adaptation to subsection 32(1) — definition of local government levies#

(1)The definition local government levies in subsection 32(1) of the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Regulation is to be read without reference to “and” at the end of paragraph (a), with reference to “and” at the end of paragraph (b) and with reference to the following after paragraph (b):

(2)The definition utility fees in subsection 32(1) of the Regulation is adapted by adding the following after paragraph (d):

Residential Tenancy Act

23Reference to “January 1, 2004”#

A reference to “January 1, 2004” in the Residential Tenancy Act is to be read as a reference to “the date on which, under the Canadian federal Regulations entitled Squamish Nation Residential Tenancy Regulations, the incorporated laws apply to the project lands where the rental unit is situated”.

24Adaptation adding section 12.1#

The Act is adapted by adding the following after section 12:

25Adaptation to subsection 13(2)#

Subsection 13(2) of the Act is adapted by adding the following after paragraph (f):

26Adaptation to subsection 44(1)#

Subsection 44(1) of the Act is adapted by adding the following after paragraph (g):

27Adaptation adding section 44.1#

The Act is adapted by adding the following after section 44:

28Adaptation to paragraph 47(1)(k)#

Paragraph 47(1)(k) of the Act is to be read as follows:

Residential Tenancy Regulation

29Adaptation to paragraph 1(2)(b)#

Paragraph 1(2)(b) of the Residential Tenancy Regulation is to be read as follows:

30Adaptation to paragraph 2(g)#

(1)The portion of paragraph 2(g) of the Regulation before subparagraph (i) is to be read as follows:

(2)Subparagraph 2(g)(iv) of the Regulation is to be read as follows:

(3)Paragraph 2(h) of the Regulation is to be read as follows:

31Adaptation to paragraph 39(c)#

Paragraph 39(c) of the Regulation is to be read as follows:

Amendments to Schedule 1

32Amendment by Minister#

The Minister may, at the request of the council of the First Nation named in column 1 of Schedule 1, amend by order column 2 of that Schedule to add or delete project lands or to modify the description of project lands.

Coming into Force

33Registration#

These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

Schedule 1 · (Subsection 1(1) and sections 5 and 32)

| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3Item | First Nation | Project Lands | Date on which the incorporated laws apply1 | Squamish | Province of British Columbia, Seaichem Indian Reserve No. 16, Lot 6, as shown on Plan of Survey No. 99312 deposited in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, Ontario | September 1, 20232 | Squamish | Province of British Columbia, Capilano Indian Reserve No. 5, Lot 395, as shown on Plan of Survey No. 109581 deposited in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, Ontario | September 1, 20233 | Squamish | Province of British Columbia, Capilano Indian Reserve No. 5, Lot 357, as shown on Plan of Survey No. 98248 deposited in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, Ontario | September 1, 20234 | Squamish | Province of British Columbia, Kitsilano Indian Reserve No. 6, Lots 1, 2 and 3, as shown on Plan of Survey No. 95942 deposited in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, Ontario | September 1, 2023

Schedule 2 · (Subsections 1(1) and 8(1), paragraph 13(1)(c) and subsection 13(3))

| Column 1Item | Incorporated Law1 | Emergency Program Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 111, except sections 2 to 8, 10, 11 to 25 and 282 | Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 773 | Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Regulation, B.C. Reg. 481/20034 | Residential Tenancy Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 785 | Residential Tenancy Regulation, B.C. Reg. 477/2003

Federal laws of Canada reproduced under the Reproduction of Federal Law Order (SI/97-5); not the official version. Source: Justice Laws Website.