Education funding currently comes from Indigenous Services Canada, and this will not change after Treaty. For additional dollars, KFN needs to develop our own source of revenues, to ensure these education programs continually receive the funds needed to provide education.
The Comprehensive Community Plan (CCP) is a living document that needs to be updated from time to time. It is likely that we will go through a formal update and renewal process based on community consultations, every five years. Ideally, the CCP is both strong and flexible. It sets out a course for the community but can also be adapted to new opportunities and situations. In addition, the Plan: Helps the community decide on a preferred future Provides a foundation for all policies and regulations on land use and development Guides economic, environmental, development, and social decision-making Helps to make good [...]
This is one option that has been discussed. There are several other options that have also been suggested. These options will all have to be priced out before a decision is made.
All businesses will likely have to apply for a license from the K’ómoks administration and pay a fee, but this has not been decided. This is how local governments normally operate. The K’ómoks First Nation may own some businesses and private individuals will likely own their businesses. The details will be worked out when K’ómoks develops its own laws and has a process in place for licensing of businesses.
The opening of businesses will be governed by our laws. It is most likely that anyone will be able to apply to the K’ómoks administration for a business license, however that will have to be determined after community consultation.
Currently, if your home is on an Indian reserve, you can only leave that home to an ‘Indian’. After treaty, the community will have to determine which rules will apply. For example, it is possible that the community will decide that lands of former reserves can only be left to band members. It is also possible that the community may decide that lands can be left to anyone. This is an important issue that will have to be decided on prior to the vote on the Treaty.
Non-member spousal benefits is something that must be decided in close consultation with the K’ómoks Members. We will have more discussion on this between prior to enacting KFN laws and regulations on the matter.
All Status Members will always have a Status Card. The Treaty Member card is an operational question that we have not made any decisions around. It is likely that each K’ómoks Member will have a treaty card. It will be necessary to carry the card when exercising harvesting rights (hunting, fishing etc.).
In most chapters there is language that requires a Party or all Parties to do something. Additionally, there are components of the Treaty which KFN may not decide to ‘draw down’ until things can be rolled out in an orderly way. For example, there are many areas of law-making authority which are not required at Effective Date, but which KFN may wish to have for later. There may be other opportunities which the Treaty brings to KFN, such as future additions of Treaty Settlement Lands, which may not be finalized for years to come. All of this will be part of [...]
The Implementation Plan will be developed while Treaty negotiations are still in progress and completed prior to the Effective Date of Treaty.
