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C-27 — An Act to give effect to the Final Self-Government Agreement for the Tlegohli Got’ine and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
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C-27
An Act to give effect to the Final Self-Government Agreement for the Tlegohli Got’ine and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
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BILL C-27
An Act to give effect to the Final Self-Government Agreement for the Tlegohli Got’ine and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Last activity : At consideration in committee in the Senate
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Commons · 1st2026-03-26Commons · 2nd2026-06-12Commons · 3rd2026-06-18Senate · 1st2026-06-18Senate · 2nd2026-09-28Senate · 3rdRoyal assent
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What it does, in plain language
- Brings into force the Final Self-Government Agreement for the Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got'įnę, signed on September 18, 2025 by The Tlegohli Got'ine Government Incorporated, Canada and the Northwest Territories, and ratified by the Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got'įnę on March 31, 2025.
- Declares the Agreement a treaty under sections 25 and 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, and gives it precedence over other federal laws in case of conflict, except against the Sahtu land claim agreement and its settlement Act.
- Establishes the Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got'įnę Government as a legal entity with the powers of a natural person, and gives its laws made under the Agreement the force of law.
- Ends the application of the Indian Act to the Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got'įnę Government and its citizens once section 4 takes effect, subject to one exception set out in the Agreement.
- Gives the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories exclusive jurisdiction to review decisions of the Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got'įnę Government after internal appeals are exhausted, and requires at least 14 days' notice to the Attorneys General of Canada and the N.W.T. before a court rules on questions about the Agreement.
- Approves a separate tax treatment agreement, which is not part of the treaty, and adds the Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got'įnę to the First Nations Goods and Services Tax Act for lands within Tłegǫ́hłı̨ and Settlement Lands.
- Amends the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act so the Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got'įnę Government must be consulted before permits affecting its Settlement Lands are issued, and can give binding written policy directions to the Sahtu Land and Water Board.
- Sets coming into force by order in council, makes certain parts of the Agreement retroactive to November 20, 2024, and adds the Tłegǫ́hłı̨ Got'įnę Government to the schedule of Bill C-10 if that bill becomes law.
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