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ÐÔ_ Ô‡à œ àò òIndians€ð" ð€Reserves€ð" ð€Creation€of€reserves€in€non„treaty€context€ð" ð€IndianÐ h ÐBand€occupying€lands€in€Yukon€Territory€since€1950s€ð" ð€Lands€set€aside€by€officialsÐ ˜ Ðð" ð€Legal€requirements€for€establishment€of€a€reserve€ð" ð€Whether€lands€set€aside€haveÐ ˜ 0 Ðreserve€status€ð" ð€Indian€Act,€R.S.C.€1985,€c.€I„5,€s.€2(1)€ð ðreserveð ð€ð" ð€Territorial€LandsÐ 0 È ÐAct,€R.S.C.€1952,€c.€263,€s.18(d).ó óÐ È ` ÐÌà œ àFollowing€a€claim€for€the€refund€of€taxes€paid€on€tobacco€sold€in€an€IndianÐ ø Ðvillage€in€the€Yukon,€a€dispute€arose€concerning€the€status€of€the€village.€€If€it€was€aÐ ( Ðreserve,€an€exemption€from€the€tax€could€rightfully€be€claimed.€€The€respondentsÐ ( À Ðmaintained€that€a€reserve€had€never€been€created€there.€€In€the€1950s,€members€of€theÐ À X Ðappellant€Band,€which€is€recognized€as€a€band€under€the€ò òIndian€Actó ó,€were€allowed€toÐ X ð Ðsettle€on€the€site€of€what€is€now€their€village,€there€being€no€treaty€governing€the€lands.€Ð ð ˆ ÐVarious€administrative€discussions€and€actions€with€respect€to€the€status€of€theÐ ˆ Ðcommunity€took€place€between€1953€and€1965.€€In€1965,€the€Chief€of€the€ResourcesÐ ¸ ÐDivision€in€the€Department€of€Northern€Affairs€and€National€Resources€advised€theÐ ¸ P ÐIndian€Affairs€Branch€of€the€then€Department€of€Citizenship€and€Immigration€that€theÐ P è Ðvillage€site€had€been€reserved€for€the€Branch.€€The€letter€was€entered€in€the€ReserveÐ è € ÐLand€Register€under€the€ò òIndian€Actó ó.€€On€a€motion€by€the€appellants,€the€chambersÐ €! " Ðjudge€declared€the€lands€occupied€by€the€Band€to€be€a€reserveò òó ó.€The€Court€of€Appeal,Ð #° $ Ðin€a€majority€decision,€allowed€the€respondentsð ð€appeal.Ð °$H & ÐÌà œ àò òHeldó ó:€€The€appeal€should€be€dismissed.Ð à'x!* ÐÌà œ àò òPeró ó€Gonthier,€Iacobucci,€Major,€Binnie,€Arbour€and€LeBel€JJ.:€€Given€theÐ +¨$. Ðabsence€of€intention€to€create€a€reserve€on€the€part€of€persons€having€the€authority€toÐ ¨,@&0 Ðbind€the€Crown,€no€reserve€was€legally€created.€€In€the€Yukon€Territory,€as€well€asÐ @.Ø'2 Ðelsewhere€in€Canada,€there€appears€to€be€no€single€procedure€for€creating€reserves,Ð Ø/p)4 Ðalthough€an€Order„in„Council€has€been€the€most€common€and€undoubtedly€best€andÐ h Ðclearest€procedure€used€to€create€reserves.€€Whatever€method€is€employed,€the€CrownÐ ˜ Ðmust€have€had€an€intention€to€create€a€reserve.€€This€intention€must€be€possessed€byÐ ˜ 0 ÐCrown€agents€holding€sufficient€authority€to€bind€the€Crown.€€For€example,€thisÐ 0 È Ðintention€may€be€evidenced€eit
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L ÐÔ_ Ôann es€1950€ð" ð€Terres€mises€de€cð= ðt €par€des€fonctionnaires€ð" ð€Conditions€l galesÐ h Ðdð ð tablissement€des€r serves€ð" ð€Les€terres€mises€de€cð= ðt €ont„elles€la€qualit €deÐ ˜ Ðr serve?€ð" ð€Loi€sur€les€Indiens,€L.R.C.€1985,€ch.€I„5,€art.2(1)€ð ðr serveð ð€ð" ð€Loi€surÐ ˜ 0 Ðles€terres€territoriales,€S.R.C.€1952,€ch.263,€art.18d).ó óÐ 0 È ÐÌà œ àð ð€la€suite€dð ðune€demande€de€remboursement€de€taxes€sur€le€tabac€venduÐ ` ø Ðdans€un€village€indien€au€Yukon,€un€diff rend€a€pris€naissance€relativement€au€statutÐ ø Ðde€ce€village.€€Si€celui„ci€constituait€une€r serve,€une€exemption€de€la€taxe€pouvait€ Ð ( Ðbon€droit€ tre€demand e.€€Les€intim s€ont€plaid €quð ðaucune€r serve€nð ðavait€ t €cr eÐ ( À Ð €cet€endroit.€€Dans€les€ann es1950,€les€membres€de€la€bande€appelante,€qui€est€uneÐ À X Ðbande€reconnue€en€vertu€de€la€ò òLoi€sur€les€Indiensó ó,€ont€ t €autoris s€ €sð ð tablir€ Ð X ð Ðlð ðendroit€qui€est€maintenant€leur€village,€les€terres€en€question€nð ð tant€vis es€par€aucunÐ ð ˆ Ðtrait .€€De€1953€ €1965,€des€discussions€et€des€mesures€administratives€ont,€selon€leÐ ˆ Ðcas,€ t €tenues€ou€prises€relativement€au€statut€de€la€collectivit .€€En€1965,€le€chef€deÐ ¸ Ðla€division€des€ressources€du€minist re€du€Nord€canadien€et€des€Ressources€nationalesÐ ¸ P Ða€inform €la€division€des€Affaires€indiennes€du€minist re€de€la€Citoyennet €et€deÐ P è Ðlð ðImmigration€de€lð ð poque€que€le€site€du€village€avait€ t €r serv €pour€la€division€desÐ è € ÐAffaires€indiennes.€€Cette€lettre€a€ t €inscrite€au€registre€des€terres€de€r serve€pr vu€parÐ €! " Ðla€ò òLoi€sur€les€Indiensó ó.€€Par€suite€dð ðune€requ te€pr sent e€par€les€appelants,€le€juge€quiÐ #° $ Ðen€ tait€saisie€a€d clar €que€les€terres€occup es€par€la€bande€constituaient€une€r serve.€Ð °$H & ÐDans€une€d cision€rendue€ €la€majorit ,€la€Cour€dð ðappel€a€accueilli€lð ðappel€form €parÐ H&à ( Ðles€intim s€contre€cette€d claration.Ð à'x!* ÐÌà œ àò òArr tó ó:€Le€pourvoi€est€rejet .Ð +¨$. ÐÌà œ àò òLesó ó€juges€Gonthier,€Iacobucci,€Major,€Binnie,€Arbour€et€LeBel:€VuÐ @.Ø'2 Ðlð ðabsence€dð ðintention,€par€des€personnes€habilit es€ €lier€la€Couronne,€de€cr er€uneÐ Ø/p)4 Ðr serve,€aucune€r serve€nð ða€ t €cr e€sur€le€plan€juridique.€€Tant€au€Yukon€quð ðailleursÐ h Ðau€Canada,€il€ne€semble€pas€exister€une€seule€et€unique€proc dure€de€cr ation€deÐ ˜ Ðr serves,€quoique€la€prise€dð ðun€d cret€ait€ t €la€mesure€la€plus€courante€et,Ð ˜ 0 Ðindubitablement,€la€meilleure€et€la€plus€claire€des€proc dures€utilis es€
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