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
Stoney Nation in the Province of Alberta,
Stoney Nation Annual Tax Rates Law, 2022
Dated at Kamloops, British Columbia this 27th day of May, 2022.
On behalf of the First Nations Tax Commission
C.T. (Mann ules - Chief Commissioner First Nations Tax Commission
STONEY NATION ANNUAL TAX RATES LAW, 2022
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;
and
B. The council of the First Nation has made a property assessment law and a property taxation law;
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 Stoney Nation duly enacts as follows: 1. This Law may be cited as the Stoney Nation Annual Tax Rates Law, 2022. 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 Stoney Property Tax By-law; "First Nation" means the Stoney Nation, being a band named in the schedule to the Act; "property taxation law" means a law enacted by the First Nation under paragraph S(l)(a) of the Act; "taxable property" has the meaning given to that term in the Taxation Law; and "Taxation Law" means the Stoney Property Tax By-law. 3. Taxes levied pursuant to the Taxation Law for the taxation year 2022 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 _2_ day of MM 2022, at W flU1t in the Province of --A -= IJ - -------
A quorum of Council consists of minimum of nine (9) members of the Tribal Council, three (3) of whom must be from each of the Bearspaw, Chiniki and Wesley Bands and must include at least two (2) chiefs amongst the nine (9) members of Tribal Council.
Councilor Rex Daniels
Councilor Ro Councllor Anthony Bearspaw
~ Chief Aaron Young ~ Councllo~rl~
~ rista Hunter
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PROPERTY CLASS
Class 2 - Non-Residential Class 4 - Machinery and Equipment
SCHEDULE TAXRATES
RATE PER $1,000 of Assessed Value
15.4000 9.2163
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