SLIDE 12 Jurisdictional Language example for the Cannabis Act
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69.1 (1) If an Indigenous group, community or people intends to exercise its legislative authority in relation to cannabis control within their reserve lands or recognized territory, an Indigenous government, acting on behalf of that Indigenous group, community or people may give notice of that intention to the Minister and the government of each province in which the Indigenous group, community or people is located. (2) The Indigenous government may also request that the Minister and the government of each of those provinces enter into a coordination agreement with the Indigenous governing body in relation to the exercise of the legislative authority, respecting, among other things, (a) the provision of safeguards such as third-party testing facilities to ensure the safety, security and well-being of Indigenous peoples and recreational cannabis consumers; (b) support measures to enable the Indigenous government to exercise their regulatory capacity effectively; (c) fiscal arrangements, relating to the provision of control and enforcement measures, that are sustainable, community-based and consistent with the principle of self-determination and providing capacity to allow the Indigenous government to exercise the legislative authority effectively; and (d) any other coordination measure related to the effective exercise of control features of the legislative authority.
