First Nations Tax Commission Commission de la fiscalite des premieres nations
The First Nations Tax Commission, pursuant to the First Nations
Fiscal Management Act, hereby approves the following law made by the
Flying Dust First Nation in the Province of Saskatchewan,
Flying Dust First Nation Annual Tax Rates Law, 2021
Dated at Victoria, British Columbia this 14th day of December, 2021 .
On behalf of the First Nations Tax Commission
C.T. (Mann ) J es-Chief Commissioner ·rst Nations Tax Commission
FLYING DUST FIRST NATION ANNUAL TAX RATES LAW, 2021 WHEREAS: A. Pursuant to section 5 of the First Nations Fiscal Management Act, the council of a first nation may make laws respecting taxation for local purposes of reserve lands and interests or rights in reserve lands, including laws to establish tax rates and apply them to the assessed value of those lands and interests or rights;
B. The council of the First Nation has made a property assessment law and a property taxation law; and
C. Subsection 10(1) of the First Nations Fiscal Management Act requires a first nation that has made a property taxation law to, at least once each year, make a law setting the rate of tax to be applied to the assessed value of each class of lands and interests or rights;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Flying Dust First Nation duly enacts as follows: 1. This Law may be cited as the Flying Dust First Nation Annual Tax Rates Law, 2021. 2. In this Law: "Act" means the First Nations Fiscal Management Act, S.C. 2005, c. 9, and the regulations made under that Act;
"Assessment Law" means the Flying Dust First Nation Property Assessment Law, 2016; "First Nation" means the Flying Dust First Nation, being a band named in the schedule to the Act; "property taxation law" means a law enacted by the First Nation under paragraph 5(1)(a) of the Act; "taxable property" has the meaning given to that term in the Taxation Law; and "Taxation Law" means the Flying Dust First Nation Property Taxation Law, 2016. 3. Taxes levied pursuant to the Taxation Law for the taxation year 2021 shall be determined by imposing the rates set out in the Schedule upon the assessed value of all taxable property in each property class.
4. Except where otherwise defined, words and expressions used in this Law have the meanings given to them in the Assessment Law and the Taxation Law.
5. Where a provision in this Law is expressed in the present tense, the provision applies to the circumstances as they arise.
6. This Law must be construed as being remedial and must be given such fair, large and liberal construction and interpretation as best ensures the attainment of its objectives.
7. The Schedule attached to this Law forms part of and is an integral part of this Law.
8. This Law comes into force and effect on the day after it is approved by the First Nations Tax Commission.
THIS LAW IS HEREBY DULY ENACTED by Council on the 24 Dust First Nation, in the Province of Saskatchewan.
th
day of November, 2021, at Flying
cil consists of three (3) members of Council. ~ -.,;;c:a-.....L '2.. -Chief Jeremy Nonnan Councillor Marie Gladue /,/
-~ Councillor Tyson Bear 4k Councillor Rubyn Nonnan
Councillor Connie Derocher
PROPERTY CLASS
SCHEDULE TAX RATES
Meadow Lake I.R. 105C Commercial/Industrial Non-Arable (Range) Land and Improvements Other Agricultural Land and Improvements
Flying Dust I.R 105. 105A. 105D, 105E. 105F Commercial/Industrial Non-Arable (Range) Land and Improvements Other Agricultural Land and Improvements
Flying Dust LR 1051, 1050 Commercial/Industrial Non-Arable (Range) Land and Improvements Other Agricultural Land and Improvements
Flying Dust LR 105H. 105L Commercial/Industrial Non-Arable (Range) Land and Improvements Other Agricultural Land and Improvements
RATE PER $1,000 OF ASSESSED VALUE
17.5359
24.3
21.7188
21.9975