WHO PAYS FOR TREATY MAKING – THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT?
Funding for administering the treaty process and the cash settlement costs are borne jointly by the provincial and federal governments. The federal government is responsible for 72 per cent of the total cost of treaties and the provincial government is responsible for 28 per cent. Canada funds 60 per cent of the Treaty Commission’s operating budget, and BC funds 40 per cent. Eighty per cent of negotiation support funding to First Nations is provided as loans from the federal government, and 20 per cent as contributions from the federal and provincial governments. The federal government provides 60 per cent of the contribution funding and the provincial government provides 40 per cent. The BC government’s share of the overall cost is estimated at $2 billion, or $50 million annually over 40 years, plus rural Crown land with a estimated value of $2.8 billion to $3.5 billion.
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