What It Means: Ratifying Legislation
When the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management was concluded, Canada committed to ratifying the agreement in Parliament.
The original ratifying legislation was the First Nations Land Management Act (FNLMA), passed in June 1999. However, the FNLMA was repealed and replaced by the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management Act (FAFNLMA) in December 2022. The change was initiated by the signatory First Nations of the Framework Agreement to correct inconsistencies in the FNLMA and provide clear and concise ratifying legislation emphasizing the central importance of the First Nation-driven Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management.
Signatory First Nations also ratify the Framework Agreement by voting to establish their land codes.
The Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management is the guiding document that Canada and First Nations are actively working to implement.