When an individual applies for Metis title land, can the settlement council check with their finance department for debts owing?
• No. This information would not be relevant to the processing of an application for Metis title land unless the individual was requesting an upgrade from a provisional Metis title to the land. • In that case, if the settlement council had a bylaw in place regarding the payment of user fees, the council could check with their finance department to see if the payment of user fees was up to date.