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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 aqam in the Province of British Columbia,
?AQ'AM ANNUAL T,AX RATES LAW, 2025
Dated at Kam loops, British Columbia this 26th day of June, 2025.
On behalf of the First Nations Tax Commission
?AQ' AM 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;
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B. The council of the First Nation has made a property assessment law and a property taxation law;
C. Subsection I 0( 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 ?aqam duly enacts as follows: 1. This Law may be cited as the '?acjam Annual Tax Rates Lm11, 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 '?aqam Property Assessment Law, 2017; "First Nation" means ?aqam, 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 prope1iy" has the meaning given to that term in the Taxation Law; and "Taxation Law" means the '?aqam Property Taxation Lmv, 2017. 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 prope1iy in each prope1iy class.
4. Notwithstanding section 3, where the amount of the tax levied on taxable prope1iy in a taxation year is less than one hundred dollars ($ I 00), the taxable prope1iy shall be taxed at one hundred dollars ($ I 00) 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 part of and is an integral pai1 of this Law.
9. 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 17 in the Province of British Columbia.
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day of June, 2025, at Cran brook,
A quorum of Council consists of three (3) members of Council. ~mOA ,l\-foiX;iasJ Nasu?kin Cheryl Casimer Councillor Jason Andrew
Councillor Julie Birdstone
Councillor Dallas Cardinal-Clement
Councillor Sancira Steelgun
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PROPERTY CLASS
Class 1 - Residential Class 2 - Utilities Class 6 - Business and Other Class 9 - Farm
SCHEDULE TAX RATES
RATE PER $1,000 OF ASSESSED VALUE
8.6345 48.4953 22.3560 18.7061
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