Order Amending the Schedule to the First Nations Elections Act (Biigtigong Nishnaabeg): SOR/2021-213

Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 155, Number 18

Registration
SOR/2021-213 August 18, 2021

FIRST NATIONS ELECTIONS ACT

Whereas the council of Biigtigong Nishnaabeg has provided to the Minister of Indigenous Services a resolution, adopted on March 30, 2021, requesting that the name of the First Nation be added to the schedule of the First Nations Elections Act footnote a;

Therefore, the Minister of Indigenous Services, pursuant to section 3 of the First Nations Elections Act footnote a, makes the annexed Order Amending the Schedule to the First Nations Elections Act (Biigtigong Nishnaabeg).

Gatineau, August 14, 2021

Marc Miller
Minister of Indigenous Services

Order Amending the Schedule to the First Nations Elections Act (Biigtigong Nishnaabeg)

Amendment

1 The schedule to the First Nations Elections Act footnote a is amended by adding the following in numerical order:

First Election Date

2 In accordance with subsection 3(2) of the First Nations Elections Act, the date of the first election of the council of Biigtigong Nishnaabeg is fixed as November 1, 2021.

Coming into Force

3 This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.

N.B. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for this Order appears following SOR/2021-212, Order Amending the Indian Bands Council Elections Order (Biigtigong Nishnaabeg).