Kitsumkalum Agreement-in-Principle
171.
172.
d)
readiness;
e)
quality assurance; and
f)
other matters agreed to by the Parties.
At the written request of any Party made within three months of receiving notice under
paragraph 168, the relevant Parties will discuss:
a)
any transfer of cases and related documentation from Federal or Provincial institutions
to Kitsumkalum Institutions, including any confidentiality and privacy considerations;
b)
any transfer of assets from Federal or Provincial institutions to Kitsumkalum
Institutions;
c)
any appropriate amendments to Federal Law or Provincial Law; and
d)
other matters agreed to by the Parties.
The Parties may enter into agreements regarding any of the matters set out in paragraph 170 or
171, but an agreement under this paragraph is not a condition precedent to the exercise of lawmaking authority by the Kitsumkalum Government, and such authority may be exercised
immediately following the six-month notice period, or the notice period agreed upon in
accordance with paragraph 168.
Local Government & School District Relationships
173.
Before the Final Agreement, the Parties will attempt to address the relationship that the
Kitsumkalum Government will have with the Kitimat Stikine, Central Coast and Skeena Queen
Charlotte Regional Districts, including member municipalities of these Regional Districts and
school districts within the Kitsumkalum Area, on matters such as the delivery of and payment
for services, coordination between the governments for common areas of responsibility, and
representation of the Kitsumkalum Government and residents of Kitsumkalum Lands on the
Kitimat Stikine, Central Coast and Skeena Queen Charlotte Regional Districts.
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