C-37At consideration in committee in the House of CommonsHouse Government Bill
An Act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related infrastructure on First Nation lands
Short title: First Nations Clean Water Act
Sponsor:
Mandy Gull-Masty, Minister of Indigenous Services (Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou)
Proposed changes
This enactment affirms that the inherent right to self-government, recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 , includes the jurisdiction of First Nations in relation to water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related infrastructure on, in and under First Nation lands. It sets out principles, such as substantive equality, to guide the provision for First Nations of clean and safe drinking water and the effective treatment and disposal of wastewater on First Nation lands. It provides for minimum standards for water quality and quantity and wastewater effluent.
It also provides pathways to facilitate source water protection.
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