The members of the Board of Directors are appointed by the Faculty of Law at the University of Calgary and the President of the University of Calgary. [...] This aims at defined use, development, and conservation of natural resources in cohesion with the needs of Albertans.43 Such a stewardship position vests in public lands managers the responsibility of ensuring that the quality and quantity of public lands are maximally enhanced for the wellbeing and benefit of Albertans.44 The management and administration of public lands in Alberta involves engag. [...] A Guide to Alberta Public Lands Law / 9 CIRL Occasional Paper #83 for and defines the powers of the Minister and the Lieutenant Governor in Council in making regulations to guide the use and allocation of public land.54 Under the PLA a “person responsible” in relation to the use of public land means: • the holder of a disposition issued for public land; • the holder of an authorization issued unde. [...] The Minister may by order designate any person as a director for purposes of all or part of the Act and the regulations.73 The Minister may personally designate any person as an acting director to act in the director’s capacity in the absence of the director or inability of the director to act. [...] In order to secure to the Indians of the Province the continuance of the supply of game and fish for their support and subsistence, Canada agrees that the laws respecting game in force in the Province from time to time shall apply to the Indians within the boundaries thereof, provided, however, that the said Indians shall have the right, which the Province hereby assures to them, 160 Constitutiona.
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- Alastair R. Lucas and Daniel Ebegbodi 1
- CIRL Occasional Paper 84 1
- May 6 2024 1
- MFH 3353 Faculty of Law University of Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada T2N 1N4 Tel 403 220-3200 Fax 403 282-6182 E-mail cirlucalgary.ca Web www.cirl.ca 1
- You must acknowledge the source of this work 3
- You may not modify this work and 3
- You must not make commercial use of this work without the prior written permission of the Institute. 3
- Copyright 2024 3
- Canadian Institute of Resources Law 4
- All enquiries should be addressed to 4
- Institut canadien du droit des ressources 5
- Toute demande de renseignement doit être adressée au 5
- Table of Contents 6
- Acknowledgements 6
- ..................................................................................................................... v 6
- 1.0 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1 6
- ................................................................................ 1 6
- 2.0 A Brief History of Alberta Public Lands .......................................................................... 2 6
- 3.0 A Public Land Use Under the PLA ................................................... 7 6
- Public Lands Act 6
- 4.0 Public Lands Policy Overall Management Approach ................................................ 15 6
- 5.0 Project Specific Regulation of Natural Resource Activities on Public Land ............... 18 6
- 6.0 Notable Public Land Use Conflicts Under the PLA ....................................................... 23 6
- 7.0 Conclusions ........................................................................................................................ 27 6
- Further Readings ..................................................................................................................... 28 6
- 1.0 Introduction 9
- 1.1 What are Public or Crown Lands 9
- 2.0 A Brief History of Alberta Public Lands 10
- 2.1 What the European Explorers Found 11
- 2.2 European Conquest Colonization and Settlement 11
- 2.3 After Confederation 12
- 2.3.1. Federal Powers 12
- Conceptual powers 12
- 2.3.2 Provincial Powers 12
- 2.4 Federal-Provincial Conflicts 13
- 2.5 Expanding Public Lands 13
- 2.6 The Special Case of Western Public Land Ownership The Natural Resources Transfer Agreements 14
- 3.0 A Public Land Use Under the PLA 15
- 3.1 Public Land Management 16
- 3.2 Structure and Composition of Public Lands Under the Public Lands Act PLA 17
- 3.3 Administration and Management 18
- 3.4 Administration and Regulations 20
- 3.5 Administration and Regulation under the PLA and the PLAR. 21
- Public Lands Act Public Lands Administration Regulation 21
- 4.0 Public Lands Policy Overall Management Approach 23
- 4.1 What is Ecosystem Management 23
- 4.2 The Role of Planning 24
- 4.2.1 Planning Processes 24
- 4.2.2 The 26
- Alberta Land Stewardship Act 26
- 5.0 Project Specific Regulation of Natural Resource Activities on Public Land 26
- 5.1 Dispositions Permits and Approvals 26
- 5.1.1 Directors Powers 27
- 5.2 Impact Assessment of PLA Dispositions 27
- 5.2.1 Impact Assessment 27
- 5.2.2 Environmental Assessment EA of PLA Dispositions and other Approvals 28
- 5.3 Public Participation and Involvement 29
- 5.4 Enforcement 29
- 5.5 Appeals 29
- 5.6 Judicial Review 31
- 6.0 Notable Public Land Use Conflicts Under the PLA 31
- 6.1 First Nations Traditional Use 31
- 6.2 Recreational Access 33
- 6.3 Recreational Hunting 34
- 6.4 Grazing Versus Forestry Dispositions 34
- 6.5 Migratory Birds and Species at Risk 35
- 7.0 Conclusions 35
- Further Readings 36
- GEORGE COGGINS and Charles Wilkinson 8 ed United 36
- States Foundation Press 2021. 36
- Alastair Lucas KC is Professor Emeritus and Senior Research Fellow Canadian Institute of Resources 37
- Law Faculty of Law University of Calgary. 37
- Daniel Ebegbodi is an LLM candidate and law researcher Canadian Institute of Resources Law Faculty of 37
- Law University of Calgary. 37
