On Sept. 16, First Nations in B.C. and the provincial government completed and signed a 23-year agreement that will see the Province share approximately $3 billion in gaming revenue.
The agreement will support Indigenous self-government and self-determination, as well as help build strong and healthy communities. More than 97 per cent of eligible First Nations in B.C. have joined the First Nations Gaming Revenue Sharing Limited Partnership and started receiving their share of new revenue in Sept. 2019 under an interim two-year agreement. The completion of the long-term agreement guarantees First Nations get a share of gaming revenue for the next 23 years.
The agreement is the first major multilateral agreement with First Nations that incorporates the UN Declaration, following the passage of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act in November 2019.
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