Natural Resources Transfer Agreements
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The Natural Resources Transfer Agreements were 1930 constitutional arrangements that transferred control of natural resources from the federal government to the Prairie provinces, significantly shaping Canadian federal–provincial relations and Indigenous rights issues.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional agreement
ⓘ
intergovernmental agreement ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Prairie provinces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceInProvince |
Alberta in 1930
ⓘ
Manitoba in 1930 ⓘ Saskatchewan in 1930 ⓘ |
| containsProvisionOn |
game and fisheries regulation
ⓘ
public lands management ⓘ school lands and education funding ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| date | 1930 ⓘ |
| effect |
affected implementation of numbered treaties with First Nations
ⓘ
altered fiscal arrangements between federal and Prairie provincial governments ⓘ transferred administration and control of Crown lands and natural resources to Prairie provinces ⓘ |
| field |
Indigenous law in Canada
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ natural resources law ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Alberta Natural Resources Transfer Agreement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manitoba Natural Resources Transfer Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ Saskatchewan Natural Resources Transfer Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Canadian westward expansion
ⓘ
post-Confederation provincial development ⓘ |
| implementedBy | British North America Act, 1930 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | constitutional amendment ⓘ |
| longTermImpact |
jurisdictional conflicts over resource management
ⓘ
ongoing disputes over Indigenous harvesting rights ⓘ strengthening of provincial control over resource revenues ⓘ |
| negotiatedBetween |
Government of Canada and Province of Alberta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Canada and Province of Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Government of Canada and Province of Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to place Prairie provinces on equal constitutional footing with older provinces regarding natural resources ⓘ |
| relatedToConcept |
Canadian federal–provincial relations
ⓘ
Crown lands ⓘ Indigenous rights in Canada ⓘ provincial ownership of natural resources ⓘ treaty rights ⓘ |
| relatedToDocument | Constitution Act, 1867 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
control of natural resources
ⓘ
control of public lands ⓘ |
| transferredFrom | Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transferredTo |
Province of Alberta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Saskatchewan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfBritishParliamentAct | 1930 ⓘ |
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