Tsartlip Added to First Nations Elections Act

Summary#

This order, titled Order Amending the Schedule to the First Nations Elections Act (Tsartlip), adds the Tsartlip First Nation to the list of First Nations covered by the First Nations Elections Act and fixes the date for its first council election as December 5, 2021. The order came into force on the day it was registered (August 18, 2021).

What it does#

• Adds entry number 79 — Tsartlip First Nation — to the schedule of the First Nations Elections Act.
• Sets the first election date for the Tsartlip council as December 5, 2021.
• The order was made by Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous Services, and takes effect on the registration date (August 18, 2021).

Who's affected#

• Members of the Tsartlip First Nation will be directly affected because their band council election will be held under the rules of the First Nations Elections Act on December 5, 2021.
• People planning to run for council, community election workers, and anyone involved in organizing the election will need to follow the Act’s rules.
• Indigenous Services Canada is the federal department named in the order as responsible for registering the change.

Why it matters#

• Being added to the Act’s schedule means the Tsartlip First Nation will use the federal First Nations Elections Act framework for how its council election is run. That affects voting dates, candidate eligibility, and election procedures.
• Fixing the election date gives the community certainty about when voting and candidate planning must happen.
• For the general public this is mostly a local, administrative change — important to residents and candidates of Tsartlip, but not a broad national policy shift.