Ministre des Relations Couronne-Autochtones
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations
Ottawa, Canada K1A 0H4
I, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, HEREBY APPROVE, pursuant to section 83 of the Indian Act, the following by-law made by the Ts'il Kaz Koh (Burns Lake), in the Province of British Columbia, at a meeting held on November 5, 2025.
Ts'il Kaz Koh Annual Rates By-law, 2025
Dated at Ottawa, Ontario, this
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TS'IL KAZ KOH ANNUAL RATES BY-LAW, 2025 WHEREAS: A. Pursuant to the Indian Act, R.S.C. 1985, and specifically paragraph 83(1)(a) of the Indian Act, 1985, c.I-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
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The Council of Ts'il Kaz Koh enacted the Burns Lake Band Property Assessment By-law and the Burns Lake Band Property Taxation By-law, on or about May 261\ 1994,
NOW THEREFORE the following by-law be and is hereby enacted pursuant to the provisions of the Indian Act, and in particular section 83(1) for the purpose of establishing annual rates of taxation.
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This by-law may be cited for all purposes as the Ts 'il Kaz Koh Annual Rates By-law, 2025 ("Rates By-law, 2025").
Pursuant to Section 18.1 of the Burns Lake Band Property Taxation By-law, the 'tax rates for each class of property shall be in accordance with Schedule "A" which is attached, and forms pa1i of the Rates By-law, 2025.
THIS BY-LAW IS HEREBY DULY ENACTED by Council on the __5__ day of +'~.J .O.. ~ll. t..w. \........,t)t/~--- ' 2025, at the Ts'il Kaz Koh Office, in the Province of British Columbia.
A quorum of Council consists of two (2) members of Council.
Chief Wesley Sam
Councillor Sarah Green
The Council of Ts'il Kaz Koh hereby adopts the following taxation rates for the 2025 taxation year for the following classes of property.
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Class of Property as prescribed under Schedule II and Section 18.1 of the Burns Lake Band Property Taxation By-law.
Class 1 - Residential Class 2 - Utilities Class 3 - Unmanaged Forest Land Class 4 - Major Industry Class 5 - Light Industry Class 6 - Business and Other Class 7 - Managed Forest Land Class 8 - Recreation/Non-Profit Organization Class 9 - Farm
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Rate of Tax applied against each $1,000.00 of the assessed value of the land and improvements as determined in accordance with Paii 4 of the Burns Lake Band Property Taxation By-law.
72.48591
47.36995
24.23256
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