Ministre des Relations Couronne-Autochtones
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations
Ottawa, Canada 1<1A 0H4
I, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, HEREBY APPROVE, pursuant to section 83 of the Indian Act, the following by-law made by the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, in the Province of Alberta, at a meeting held on May 13, 2025.
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation Rates By-law 2025
Dated at Ottawa, Ontario, this 3
day of
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2025.
Hon. Rebecca Alty, P.C., M.P.
Canada
STURGEON LAKE CREE NATION
RATES BY-LAW 2025
WHEREAS pursuant to the Indian Act, R.S.C. 1985, and specifically paragraph 83(1 )(a) of the Indian Act, 1985, c.1-5, the Council of a band may make by-laws for the purpose of taxation for local purposes of land, or interests in land, including rights to occupy, possess or use land in a reserve and with respect to any matters arising out of or ancillary to such purpose;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation (also known as the Sturgeon Lake Band) enacted the Sturgeon Lake Band Taxation and Business Licensing By-law on July 23, 1986 and approved by the Minister on February 17, 1987;
NOW BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the following by-law be and is hereby enacted pursuant to the provisions of the Indian Act, and in pai1icular section 83(1) for the purpose of establishing annual rates of taxation.
1.
This by-law may be cited for all purposes as the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation Rates By-law 2025.
2. Pursuant to Section 21 of the Sturgeon Lake Band Taxation and Business Licensing By-law, the tax rates for each class ofpropet1y shall be in accordance with Schedule "A" which is attached, and forms part of the 2025 Rates By-law.
THIS BY-LAW IS HEREBY DULY ENACTED by Council on the 13-th day of May at Stu.~~, in the Province of Albetf l\ A quorum of Council consists of (_±_J members of Council. .~W Coun~ean
Councillor Shannon Chowace
Councillo, ~ dsw;mme, ~~ ~ eth Goodswimmer-Ferguson
, 2025,
SCHEDULE "A"
The Council of the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation hereby adopts the following taxation rates for the 2025 taxation year for the following classes of property.
COLUMN 1 Class of Property as prescribed under Schedule II and Section 21 of the Sturgeon Lake Band Taxation and Business Licensing By-law.
Class I - Residential Class 2 Non-residential and linear prope1ty Class 3 - Farm land Class 4 Machinery and Equipment
COLUMN2 Rate of Tax applied against each $1,000.00 of the assessed value of the land and improvements as determined in accordance with Part IV of the Sturgeon lake Band Taxation and Business Licensing By-law.
20.8420
15.1530