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Hunting, fishing and vacationing
The agreement-in-principle stipulates that at the signing of the treaty the Innu government as well as the governments of Québec and Canada will agree on the terms concerning the right to hunt, fish, trap, gather and build camps of the Innu on Nitassinan (excluding Anticosti).
Regulations and wildlife conservation
The Innu government created would regulate the wildlife harvesting activities of the Innu. Innu, Québec and Canadian regulations would be harmonized in a complementary agreement dealing with species, periods, harvesting areas, quotas, gear as well as monitoring and control methods. The Innu would have harvesting priority for food purposes. However, there would be a framework for these rights to ensure a sharing of the wildlife resource with the other users. Québec and Canada would retain responsibility for the conservation of the resource, protecting wildlife habitats, ensuring the safety of the public and preserving public health.
Management and protection of the trade in wildlife species
As for the trade in wildlife species by the Innu, the proposal for an agreement-in-principle exempts all species that are the subject of a structured resource management regime (salmon, moose, black bear, etc.). Moreover, the potential sale of other species could only take place for subsistence purposes and would be governed by the Canadian and Québec laws in force.
Harmonization of rules
Québec intends to make sure that the rules are harmonized by taking into account the existence of private, municipalized and structured territories, such as parks, ZECs or outfitting establishments with exclusive rights.
Québec also wishes to take advantage of the negotiations under way to agree with the Innu on a modernization of the management of beaver reserves where all trapping is currently reserved for the Aboriginal peoples.
Protection of the rights of vacationers
Moreover, thousands of Quebecers hold vacation leases on the public lands of the Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean and Côte-Nord regions. They take advantage of these leases for recreational purposes and to practice outdoor activities, including hunting and fishing. Several Quebecers have voiced fears concerning the impact of the agreement-in-principle on their recreational pastimes.
Nothing in the agreement-in-principle indicates that vacationers with leases on public lands would cease to enjoy their facilities, even if the latter are located on planned heritage sites. Vacationers will be able to take part in their activities. The Government of Québec intends to continue protecting the rights of vacationers as the negotiations progress.
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Main rulings and events that should be taken into account in the negotiations
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