An Analysis of Land and Resource Management Devolution in the Northwest Territories ... : Is evolution needed prior to effective devolution? ...
On April 1st 2014 in the most recent round of Devolution, the Federal Crown transferred jurisdictional responsibility, management and decision-making power to the government of the Northwest Territories (NWT). Under this Devolution, the NWT now controls its onshore public lands, water and natural re...
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ftdatacite:10.11575/prism/30150 2023-08-27T04:11:13+02:00 An Analysis of Land and Resource Management Devolution in the Northwest Territories ... : Is evolution needed prior to effective devolution? ... McLauchlan, Sydney 2015 https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/prism/30150 https://prism.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/51643 unknown Faculty of Graduate Studies CreativeWork article 2015 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.11575/prism/30150 2023-08-07T14:24:23Z On April 1st 2014 in the most recent round of Devolution, the Federal Crown transferred jurisdictional responsibility, management and decision-making power to the government of the Northwest Territories (NWT). Under this Devolution, the NWT now controls its onshore public lands, water and natural resources. This is a significant moment in the Territory’s history, analogous in some respects to the grant of provincehood to Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1905. This transfer gives the NWT greater financial and political autonomy and new access to revenues through royalty payments. Ultimately, the Territory is given the potential to become a “have jurisdiction” in Canada, instead of a “handout”. In anticipation of future resource development, this paper identifies and analyzes challenges that create barriers to oil and gas development, and provides recommendations to inform future policymakers. Although there has been a major initiative by the Federal Government in recent years to promote prosperity and autonomy in ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Northwest Territories DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Canada Northwest Territories |
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On April 1st 2014 in the most recent round of Devolution, the Federal Crown transferred jurisdictional responsibility, management and decision-making power to the government of the Northwest Territories (NWT). Under this Devolution, the NWT now controls its onshore public lands, water and natural resources. This is a significant moment in the Territory’s history, analogous in some respects to the grant of provincehood to Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1905. This transfer gives the NWT greater financial and political autonomy and new access to revenues through royalty payments. Ultimately, the Territory is given the potential to become a “have jurisdiction” in Canada, instead of a “handout”. In anticipation of future resource development, this paper identifies and analyzes challenges that create barriers to oil and gas development, and provides recommendations to inform future policymakers. Although there has been a major initiative by the Federal Government in recent years to promote prosperity and autonomy in ... |
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An Analysis of Land and Resource Management Devolution in the Northwest Territories ... : Is evolution needed prior to effective devolution? ... |
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An Analysis of Land and Resource Management Devolution in the Northwest Territories ... : Is evolution needed prior to effective devolution? ... |
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An Analysis of Land and Resource Management Devolution in the Northwest Territories ... : Is evolution needed prior to effective devolution? ... |
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An Analysis of Land and Resource Management Devolution in the Northwest Territories ... : Is evolution needed prior to effective devolution? ... |
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