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Mandate
Section 29 of the FSMA establishes the purposes of the First Nations Tax Commission:
- ensure the integrity of the system of first nations real property taxation and promote a common approach to first nations real property taxation nationwide, having regard to variations in provincial real property taxation systems;
- ensure that the real property taxation systems of first nations reconcile the interests of taxpayers with the responsibilities of chiefs and councils to govern the affairs of first nations;
- prevent, or provide for the timely resolution of, disputes in relation to the application of local revenue laws;
- assist first nations in the exercise of their jurisdiction over real property taxation on reserve lands and build capacity in first nations to administer their taxation systems;
- develop training programs for first nation real property tax administrators;
- assist first nations to achieve sustainable economic development through the generation of stable local revenues;
- promote a transparent first nations real property taxation regime that provides certainty to taxpayers;
- promote understanding of the real property taxation systems of first nations; and
- provide advice to the Minister regarding future development of the framework within which local revenue laws are made.