Order Amending the Schedule to the First Nations Elections Act (Washagamis Bay): SOR/2025-54

Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 159, Number 6

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SOR/2025-54 February 26, 2025

FIRST NATIONS ELECTIONS ACT

Whereas the council of the Washagamis Bay has provided to the Minister of Indigenous Services a resolution, adopted on January 13, 2025, requesting that the name of the First Nation be added to the schedule to the First Nations Elections Act footnote a;

Therefore, the Minister of Indigenous Services makes the annexed Order Amending the Schedule to the First Nations Elections Act (Washagamis Bay) under section 3 of the First Nations Elections Act footnote a.

Gatineau, February 25, 2025

Patricia Hajdu
Minister of Indigenous Services

Order Amending the Schedule to the First Nations Elections Act (Washagamis Bay)

Amendment

1 The schedule to the First Nations Elections Act footnote a is amended by adding the following in numerical order:

First Election Date

2 In accordance with subsection 3(2) of the First Nations Elections Act, the date of the first election of the council of the Washagamis Bay is fixed as August 18, 2025.

Coming into Force

3 This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.

N.B. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for this Order appears following SOR/2025-53, Order Amending the Indian Bands Council Elections Order (Washagamis Bay).