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Home /About the ICC /Order In Council Order In CouncilThe ICC was established in 1991. Its mandate is: to inquire, at the request of a First Nation, into specific claims that have been rejected by the federal government, or accepted claims where the First Nation disputes the compensation criteria being considered; and to provide mediation services on consent of the parties at any stage of the claims process. In November 2007, the Indian Claims Commission’s mandate was amended by Order in Council to conclude the Commission’s work. The changes are as follows: --------- P.C. 2007-1789 CANADA P R I V Y C O U N C IL Certified to be a true copy of a Minute of a Meeting of the Committee of the Privy Council, approved by Her Excellency the Governor General on the 22nd day of November, 2007 The Committee of the Privy Council, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, advises that a Commission do issue under Part I of the (iii) to not accept or undertake new inquiries into specific claims as of the day on which the Bill entitled the Specific Claims Tribunal Act is tabled in the House of Commons, (iv) as of the day on which the Bill entitled the Specific Claims Tribunal Act is tabled in the House of Commons, to cease all activities on inquiries that are currently before the Commission, except for those inquiries for which dates for the community sessions have already been scheduled or the community sessions have been completed or final legal submissions, either written or oral, have been completed, to notify in writing the affected First Nations of the cessation of their inquiries and to return alt documents filed for the inquiries by the affected First Nations, (v) subject to paragraph (vi), to complete, by December 31,2008, ail inquiries, including the reports related to such inquiries, that are currently before the Commission, and in respect of which dates for the community sessions have already been scheduled or community sessions have been completed or final legal submissions, either written or oral, have been completed, (vi) to immediately cease an inquiry and not issue a report, on written request to the Commission by the claimant First Nation, (vii) to cease, by March 31, 2009, ail their activities and all activities of the Commission, including those related to mediation, and (viii) to submit a final annual report to the Governor in Council by March 31, 2009. " CERTIFIED TO BE A TRUE COPY-COPIE CERTIFIÉE CONFORME CLERK OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL-LE GREFFIER DU CONSEIL |