Order Amending the Schedule to the First Nations Elections Act (Garden River First Nation): SOR/2023-140

Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 157, Number 14

Registration
SOR/2023-140 June 19, 2023

FIRST NATIONS ELECTIONS ACT

Whereas the council of the Garden River First Nation has provided to the Minister of Indigenous Services a resolution, adopted on April 13, 2023, requesting that the name of the First Nation be added to the schedule to the First Nations Elections Act footnote a;

Therefore, the Minister of Indigenous Services makes the annexed Order Amending the Schedule to the First Nations Elections Act (Garden River First Nation) under section 3 of the First Nations Elections Act footnote a.

Gatineau, June 15, 2023

Patricia Hajdu
Minister of Indigenous Services

Order Amending the Schedule to the First Nations Elections Act (Garden River First Nation)

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 the Garden River First Nation is fixed as September 20, 2023.

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/2023-139, Order Amending the Indian Bands Council Elections Order (Garden River First Nation).