Whitecap Dakota Nation added to fiscal management regulations, bringing the rules into force

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An amendment to Schedule 2 of these adaptation regulations adds Whitecap Dakota Nation (La Nation dakota de Whitecap) as an eligible Indigenous group under the First Nations Fiscal Management Act framework. This addition is what triggered the regulations to come into force, since the coming-into-force clause was tied to a group being added to one of the schedules. As a result, Whitecap Dakota Nation can now access the fiscal management, financing, and related services available under that Act, including those offered by bodies established under it. Organizations or advisors working with Whitecap Dakota Nation on financial or governance matters should note that the full regulatory framework now applies to them.

Who this affects
Whitecap Dakota Nation members and leadership · Indigenous governance and fiscal management bodies · advisors and service providers working with Whitecap Dakota Nation · federal government officials administering the First Nations Fiscal Management Act