What is Land Management?
Land management is the day-to-day management and administration of Indigenous lands, environment, and resources. It generally includes activities related to the protection and development of land for individuals, collective, and economic purposes. For each community, the land managers tasks can be unique.
Areas that fall under land management may include, but are not limited to:
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Environmental assessment, management, and protection
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Licenses and leases
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Wills and estates
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Membership
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Natural resources
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Interests or rights on First Nation land
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Waste management
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Land registry
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Land Use Planning
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By-Law Development
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Climate Change
Land Regimes
There are three main agreements with First Nation communities in Canada. Read about the difference in each agreement. To learn more about which agreements communities are under in Quebec and Labrador, visit our map.
Reserve Land and Environment Management Program
The Reserve Land and Environment Management Program (RLEMP) provides funding to First Nations to develop the capacity needed to manage and exercise increased administration responsibility over their reserve land, resources and environment under the Indian Act.
Participating in RLEMP can prepare a community for transition to a more comprehensive land management regime, such as the First Nations Land Management Regime, or comprehensive self-government.
Three levels:
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Training and Development
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Operational
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Delegated Authority (closed to new entrants since 2011)
First Nations Land Management Agreement
The First Nation Land Management regime provides First Nations with capacity to manage their reserve land and resources under their own land codes. The sections of the Indian Act pertaining to land, resources and environment no longer apply to First Nations operating under their own land codes. For more information visit First Nations Land Management.
Comprehensive Self-Governance
Self-government agreements set out arrangements for Indigenous groups to govern their internal affairs and assume greater administration responsibility and control over the decision making that affects their communities. Self-government agreements address: the structure and accountability of Indigenous governments, their law-making powers, financial arrangements and their responsibilities for providing programs and services to their members.
Because Indigenous groups have different needs, negotiations will not result in a single model of self-government. Self-government arrangements may take many forms based on the diverse historical, cultural, political and economic circumstances of the Indigenous groups, regions and communities involved.
Comprehensive claims settlements also include self-government arrangements.***
** Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
*** NALMA: What is Land Management
Training & Development
NALMA’s 2024-2025 Specialized Training Schedule includes the following training programs:
ATR/ Reserve Creation
ATR/ Reserve Creation for Chief & Council
By-Law Development
Commercial Leases on Reserve
Duty to Consult
Estate Management
Intro to GIS for Lands Managers
Intro to Land Management for Chief and Council
Intro to Land Survey
Land Registry Surveys
Lands Registry Systems (ILRS, FNLRS, SGLR)
Land-Use Planning
National ATR Tracking Systems (NATS)
Natural Resource Management
Project Management
Reserve Land Designation
Reserve Land Governance
Species At Risk
Waste Management
Additional Programming for Regional Lands Association :
In addition to our offerings and NALMA’s programing, visit the other RLA’s website for their specialized trainings.
Not seeing something you’re looking for? Send us a message. Email info@fnlmaql.ca
Projects & Programs
Each fiscal year, FNLMAQL engages with membership to develop our projects and programs based on the needs and feedback of our members. Our 2024-2025 programs include:
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Tools & Equipment Funding Program
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Wills & Estates Programming
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Additions to Reserve (ATR) Redesign Engagement Sessions
Our annual membership meetings to discuss the next fiscal year activities will take place in the Fall.
Estate Management
FNLMAQL has developed training, resources and support for Estate Management.
Indigenous Services Canada Forms
Application
Information on Opening an Estate File
019 Application for Administration (To Be Used Where There Is No Will)
074 Application for Approval of Will (To Be Used Where There Is a Will Naming an Executor)
075 Request for Consent to a Transfer Jurisdiction
153 Statutory Declaration of Executor of a Will or Administrator of an Estate
Approval
3.037 Approval of Will and Appointment of Executor (Grant of Probate)
Common-law & Spouse
092 Common-Law Partner Statutory Declaration 1
093 Common-Law Partner Statutory Declaration 2
151 Statutory Declaration of Spouse or Common-Law Partner
156 Statutory Declaration of Surviving Spouse or Common-Law Partner
Notice & Renunication
038 Notice to Creditors, Heirs, and Other Claimants
076 Renunication by Executor/Adminstrator
Participants of FNLMAQL Estate Management training session will receive a binder filled with our Personal Estate Planning, Mock Wills template, and hard copies of the ISC forms. For more information or to request a training session, contact training@fnlmaql.ca.
Additions to Reserve Redesign Engagement Session Two
APRIL 2023
Wendake, Quebec
Annual Membership Meeting
OCTOBER 2023
Gesgapegiag, Quebec
12th Annual National Lands Managers Gathering
SEPTEMBER 2023
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Community Visit: Wolinak
AUGUST 2023
Wolinak, Quebec
Community Visit: Odanak
AUGUST 2023
Odanak, Quebec
Additions to Reserve Training
MAY 2023
Gatineau, Quebec
Technical Support
The Association aims to provide technical support in all areas of land management. It does so by relying on the expertise of its members and network, and staying current with applicable laws, procedures, technologies, and other tools. Members have access to many technical documents through NALMA’s Peersite.
Any and all request for support is encouraged, the FNLMAQL team will gladly assist all Indigenous communities across Quebec and Labrador.
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