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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 Shxw'owhamel First Nation in the Province of British Columbia,
SHXW'OWHAMEL FIRST NATION ANNUAL TAX RATES LAW, 2025
Dated at Kam loops, British Columbia this 5th day of June, 2025.
~L Chief Commissio~ules On behalf of the First Nations Tax Commission
SHXW'OWHAMEL FIRST NATION ANNUAL TAX RATES LAW, 2025
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 Shxw'owhamel First Nation duly enacts as follows: 1. This Law may be cited as the Shxw 'owhamel First Nation Annual Tax Rates Law, 2025. 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 Shxw 'owhamel First Nation Property Assessment Law, 2015; "First Nation" means the Shxw' owhamel 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 Shxw 'owhamel First Nation Property Taxation Law, 2015. 3. Taxes levied pursuant to the Taxation Law for the taxation year 2025 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. Notwithstanding section 3, where the amount of the tax levied on taxable property in a taxation year is less than one hundred dollars ($100), the taxable prope11y shall be taxed at one hundred dollars ($100) for the taxation year.
5. 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.
6. Where a provision in this Law is expressed in the present tense, the provision applies to the circumstances as they arise.
7. 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.
8. The Schedule attached to this Law forms pai1 of and is an integral pai1 of this Law.
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9. This Law comes into force and effect on the day after it is approved by the First Nations Tax Commission.
Tl-US LAW IS HEREBY DULY ENACTED by Council on the .!'!.day of, -~ 2025, at Hope, in the Province of British Columbia.
A quorum of Council consists of five (5) members of Council.
J'.tft\illO ~ b Lenora Fraser, Si:yam Councillor
Dennis R. George, Si:yam Councillor
Ken Jones, Si:yam Councillor
Mea§en Wilson, Si:yam Councillor
'-°Jvv(dl~ c~ Lucille Casimir, Si:yam Councillor
Deanna Peters, Si:yam Councillor
Regina Pierre, Si:yam Councillor
Martin Edwards, Si:yam Councillor
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OHAMIL IR NO. 1 PROPERTY CLASS
Class 1 Residential Class 2 - Utilities Class 5 - Light Industry Class 6 - Business and Other Class 9 - Farm
WAHLEACH ISLAND IR NO. 2 PROPERTY CLASS
Class 2 - Utilities Class 5 - Light Industry Class 6 - Business and Other Class 9 - Farm
KUTHLALTH NO. 3 PROPERTY CLASS
Class 2 Utilities Class 5 - Light Industry Class 6 - Business and Other Class 9 - Farm
SCHEDULE TAX RATES
RATE PER $1,000 OF ASSESSED VALUE
5.26160 55.09658 13.06428 10.74266 22.83675
RATE PER $1,000 OF ASSESSED VALUE
58.98373 10.59905 12.27497 33.89043
RATE PER $1,000 OF ASSESSED VALUE
55.09658 13.06428 10.74266 22.83675
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