1. Nipissing Nation Economic Development and Land Management
Lands and Economic Development Advisory Committee (LEDAC)
Ontario First Nation Economic Developers Association (OFNEDA)
September 2013

2. LEDAC Federal Framework was set in place to direct and align government policies and programs to respond to the current and evolving needs and opportunities of FN’s. Vision and Mandate: To empower and strengthen sustainable community economic development opportunities through lands and resource management for all Ontario First Nations.
Objectives:
to provide strategic advice, input and recommendations to AANDC Ontario Region regarding all aspects of lands and economic development; intent to maintain a partnership between AANDC Region and First Nations;
Forum to bring forth lands and economic development issues affecting the management of lands and economic development programs.

3. OFNEDA Mission Statement and Mandate Support environment and research centre that will enhance and promote economies that are viable and culturally sensitive, as defined by each First Nation community;
Created in 2008 to stimulate economic growth;
Generate and support economic development & business activities;
Formulate policies and initiatives tackling economic challenges;
Represent group of professionals with common goal of enabling and fostering economic development;
Building partnerships and showcasing the positive ‘national’ economic development success stories.

4. Nipissing Nation has delegates on both LEDAC & OFNEDA.
Nipissing was requested to provide a presentation of their integration of administration of economic development and land management activities and strategies.

6. Nipissing Land Management Nipissing people have a land base if 60,623 acres (24,532 ha) and is managed under different land tenures
Nipissing Indian Reserve No. 10 is 15,979 acres (6,466 ha)
Unsold Surrendered lands 567 acres (230 ha)
Unsold lands returned as Fee Simple (corporate trusts) 2,734 acres (1,106 ha)
Unsold Land additions to Nipissing Reserve 33,798 acres (13,678 ha)
1978 Mandated corporate purchases ATR 7,545 acres (3,052 ha)

8. Nipissing Land Leasing
Leasing of land is the major revenue generating venture at Nipissing.
Commercial properties since 1955 (58 years);
Residential properties since 1962 (51 years);
Railways and utility companies’ easements right of ways that transect reserve lands.

9. Towards self government
Land Management Delegation under Indian Act since 1982 (1989); First Nation Land Management Act (1999);
Nipissing Land Code ratified May 2003, came into effect July 1, 2003.

10. Nipissing Land Code
Nipissing Land Code Section 6.1 provides that our Nation may “make laws respecting…interests and licenses in relation” to land;
Nipissing has enacted other laws; Matrimonial Law, Grants of Entitlement, ATV Law, Business Licensing.
Environmental Enforcement Law under Province legal review.
Zoning Law in draft stages.
All bylaws of our Nation utilize the same enactment process. Nipissing Administration utilizes the enactment process for Financial Law, Trust and other areas of governance where Membership consultation is required.

11. Documents developed to date
Residential lease, commercial land use permit and lease, aggregate extraction permit, easement/right of way permit, employment incentives agreement (i.e.; mining and meaningful employment), mediation process, appraisal regulations, quarry blasting regulations, rent review regulations and process, environmental screening report.

12. Nipissing has designated lands for commercial industrial use
Phase 1 – Couchie Industrial Park since 1955
Phase 2 – Bineshii Commercial Industrial Park since 1990
Phase 3 & 4 – Bineshii future expansion
Phase 5 – Other commercial lands

14. Nipissing Zoning Commercial Industrial Use Prohibitions (borrowed from surrounding municipalities)
The following ‘commercialized’ activities are prohibited within the Nipissing Nation:
the boiling of blood, bones, soap or tripe;
refining coal oil or petroleum products;
extracting oil from fish or animal matter;
tallow melting;
slaughtering animals, except where permitted under this land law;
tanning hides or skins;
manufacturing gas;
manufacturing or storing of fertilizers from dead animals or from human or animal waste, except where permitted under this land law;
other uses declared by any Nipissing Nation, federal or provincial law to be a noxious trade, business or manufacture.

15. Nipissing Nation Business Licensing Process for new businesses

16. Nipissing Business Licensing Law
Nipissing Business Licensing Law draft commenced September of 2004 by Land Manager; Nipissing First Nation Application for Commercial Land/Business License and draft Law finalized in September 2005; Review by Land Law Committee, Legal Review and Nipissing Public Consultation October 2006;
Recommended to C & C July 2007 by Land Law Committee.

17. Nipissing Economic Development
Nipissing Business Licensing Law has been amended by Economic Development, Chief & Council in October and November of 2007; enacted July This law has been amended in 2010 and still under review for amendments.
All business proponents must adhere to the business licensing review before any land grants for commercial or industrial use.

18. Nipissing Business Licensing Committee
Nipissing Economic Development
Nipissing Administration
Nipissing Land Office

19. Nipissing Economic Development Nipissing Business Licensing Committee
Meets with proponent and assists in application
Convene NBL Committee reviews Business Plan
Makes recommendations and suggested conditions
Nipissing Business Licensing Committee
Review application, business plan
Review ED recommendations
Propose any new recommendations or suggested conditions
Chief and Council
Review recommendations
Set in place ‘conditions’
Approve/deny application
Nipissing Land Office
Location of site
Archaeological & Environmental Assessments
Lease/permit drafting
Registration of lease/permit
Enforcement of lease permit provisions

20. Proponent Businesses must provide the following upon application for business licensing:
A business plan;
A site plan;
Provides all information for review process;
Provide financial information of capability to be responsible for all property improvements and service requirements.

21. Nipissing Business Licensing Process
proponent
Provides business plan
Make application
Provides all information for review process
Nipissing Membership
Respond to consultation process and make valid comments
Economic Development
Meets with proponent and assists in application
Convene NBL Committee reviews Business Plan
Bring forth any valid concerns of Nation Members or third party lessees
Business Licensing Committee
Reviews proponents business plan and application
Reviews valid comments of Nipissing Membership
Makes recommendations and suggested conditions
Chief & Council
Review recommendations
Set in place ‘conditions’
Approve or deny application
Nipissing Lands Office
Location of site
Lease/permit for property
Enforcement of lease permit arrangement

22. Nipissing Consultation
Advertisement to Membership consists of a 30 day timeframe to receive comments from Membership;
Informs Membership/Lessees of activity proposed to be placed on the land;
Provides the opportunity for Membership/Lessees to state valid concerns;
Committee and Council process timeframe depends upon on proponents ability to provide resources (i.e.; business plan, building plans, financials etc) for informed decisions;
Proponents are informed at onset that process may take up to 6 months for completion.

23. Decisions are based on recommendation and suggestions of Nation Members, NBLC, Administration Management Offices and C & C. Committee’s written recommendation to Chief and Council may contain approval with conditions;
Use of temporary buildings;
Specified time frames for construction;
Limits on times of operation;
Water & septic or waste treatment approvals;
Environmental impacts;
Archaeological studies;
Remediation and mitigation.

24. All proposed businesses must be approved through by the following documentation:
Council Motion approving of type of business with recommended conditions;
Nipissing Nation Resolution on lease permit granting approval;
Lease/Permit signed by Proponent and Land Office and registered with Nipissing Land Registry.

25. Nipissing 2010 Questionnaire

26. Nipissing Entrepreneur Lessee Employment Opportunities
Of the 35 businesses requested to take part in the questionnaire, 15 or 43% of the businesses responded.
The fifteen businesses reported 162 employees, employing 50 Nipissing Nation members, 63 employees from Other Nations and 49 non-native employees.

27. Nipissing Employment Statistics
Nipissing Nation employs 165,
Nipissing businesses employ an estimated 117,
Lessees employ 24,
Total of three hundred and six (306) employment positions.

28. Entrepreneurs, Businesses and Lessees
Nipissing Nation
Entrepreneurs, Businesses and Lessees

29. Necessities – Nipissing Entrepreneur; Louis McLeod

30. Lessee; Miller Paving Ltd, McAsphalt.

31. Lessee: Northern Brick & Tile

32. Nipissing Quarry; Lessee McAsphalt Miller

33. Eagle’s Nest; Owner - Douglas Chevrier

34. Yellek Storage & Blue Sky Travel - Entrepreneur; Garnet Avery

35. How Convenient; Entrepreneur – Bill McLeod

36. Young Landscaping & Forestry Ltd; Entrepreneur – Brian Young

37. Lessee; Union of Ontario Indians/Anishnabek Management

38. Short Radar Range Base-NavCan; Lessee

39. Tim’s Convenience; Entrepreneur – Tim McLeod

40. Hydro One Transmission Line (28-2 Permit)

41. Miigwetch, Thank You & Merci

42. Contact us: Thomas Lambert, Nipissing Economic Development Officer
Joan McLeod, Nipissing Land Manager
Nipissing Nation
36 Semo Road
Garden Village, Ontario P2B 3K2