Comprehensive Claims

Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements are negotiated in areas of the country where Aboriginal rights and title have not been addressed by treaty or through other legal means. These agreements are modern-day treaties between Aboriginal claimant groups, Canada and the relevant province or territory. While each one is unique, these agreements usually include such things as land ownership, money, wildlife harvesting rights, participation in land, resource, water, wildlife and environmental management as well as measures to promote economic development and protect Aboriginal culture. Many agreements also include provisions relating to Aboriginal self-government.

• Achieving Faster Results at Negotiating Tables
• Engagement Sessions on the New Approach to Fiscal Arrangements with Aboriginal Self-Government
• General Briefing Note on Canada's Self-government and Comprehensive Land Claims Policies and the Status of Negotiations
• Self Government
• Negotiating Comprehensive Claims / Self Government Agreements
• The British Columbia Treaty Negotiations Process
• Fact Sheet - Mediation Services for Claim Negotiations
  • Frequently Asked Questions - About Mediation Services for Claim Negotiations
• Treaties with Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

Maps

• Negotiations Tables Interactive Map
• Historical Indian Treaties   

Additional Information

• Social Programs