by Brian Hebert | Feb 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
Kudos to Judge Del Atwood of the Nova Scotia Provincial Court. On January 21, 2016, Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation pleaded guilty to pollution charges under the Canadian Fisheries Act. Northern Pulp and the Crown Prosecutor had reached a plea bargain. However,...
by Brian Hebert | Feb 6, 2016 | First Nation's Business
Let’s recap from my previous blog post. Most First Nations are public bodies performing a function of government in Canada and, like municipal governments, are exempt from income tax under section 149(1)(c) of the Income Tax Act. This means that off-reserve...
by Brian Hebert | Feb 20, 2015 | First Nation's Business, Uncategorized
The good news is that First Nations can easily set up community owned businesses so that no income tax is paid on profits earned by those businesses. The bad news is that there are some rules that must be followed to keep the tax man away. Here are 5 simple rules...
by Brian Hebert | Feb 7, 2015 | Elections
The First Nations Elections Act will become law shortly. When that happens, First Nations who currently follow the Indian Act election procedures will have the option of choosing the election procedures under the new First Nations Election Act. The Federal Government...
by Brian Hebert | Feb 6, 2015 | By-Laws
The good news is that First Nation by-laws no longer need approval from the Minister of Indian Affairs in order to become law. The not-so-bad news is that First Nation by-laws now need to be published. These changes took effect on December 16, 2014 when Bill C-428, An...
