Fiscal Relations

Once a comprehensive treaty or self-government agreement is concluded, self-governing or modern treaty First Nations require sufficient fiscal resources to fulfill their responsibilities under their agreements and to provide public services that are reasonably comparable to public services available to other Canadians.

Canada and modern treaty or self-governing First Nations have co-developed a policy, known as the Collaborative Fiscal Policy, that will guide federal officials in negotiating fiscal agreements with modern treaty First Nations once a comprehensive treaty or self-government agreement is concluded.

The Collaborative Fiscal Policy contains a List of Annexes, many of which remain under development. Work between Canada and self-governing or modern treaty First Nations to co-develop these remaining annexes is ongoing.