Bill C-8 · 40th Parliament · Stephen Harper
Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act
An Act respecting family homes situated on First Nation reserves and matrimonial interests or rights in or to structures and lands situated on those reserves
Government bill. Died when Parliament ended.
- IntroducedFeb. 2, 2009
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- Stephen HarperPrime Minister
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What it set out to do
On 2 February 2009, the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians introduced Bill C-8, An Act respecting family homes situated on First Nation reserves and matrimonial interests or rights in or to structures and lands situated on those reserves (the Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. The bill addresses issues relating to family real property on reserves by providing that a First Nation has the power to enact laws relating to “the use, occupation and possession of family homes on its reserves and the division of the value of any interests or rights held by spouses or common-law partners in or to structures and lands on its reserves” (clause 7(1)). Where a First Nation does not have such laws in force, whether established under the bill, under the First Nations Land Management Act, or under a self-government agreement, provisional federal rules established in the bill will apply.
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