CHAPTER 27 – IMPLEMENTATION

27.1.0  GENERAL

27.1.1  The Implementation Plan takes effect on the Effective Date and has a term of 10 years, which may be renewed or extended upon agreement of the Parties.

27.2.0  IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

27.2.1  The Implementation Plan:

a. identifies the obligations arising from this Agreement, the activities to be undertaken to fulfill those obligations, the responsible Party and the timeframe for completion of those activities;

b. specifies how the Implementation Plan may be amended;

c. specifies how the Implementation Plan may be renewed or extended; and

d. addresses other matters agreed to by the Parties.

27.2.2  The Implementation Plan:

a. does not create legal obligations;

b. does not alter any rights or obligations described in this Agreement;

c. does not preclude any Party from asserting that rights or obligations exist under this Agreement even though they are not referred to in the Implementation Plan; and

d. is not to be used to interpret this Agreement.

27.3.0  IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE

27.3.1  On the Effective Date, the Maa‑nulth First Nations, Canada and British Columbia will each appoint an individual to a three-member implementation committee for a term of 10 years, which term may be renewed or extended by agreement of the Parties.

27.3.2  The implementation committee will:

a. establish its own procedures and operating guidelines;

b. develop a communications strategy in respect of the implementation and content of this Agreement;

c. be a forum for the Parties to discuss the implementation of this Agreement;

d. provide for the preparation of annual reports on the implementation of this Agreement;

e. before the expiry of the Implementation Plan, review the Implementation Plan and advise the Parties on the further implementation of this Agreement and, if a consensus is reached by the implementation committee in respect of a recommendation, recommend whether the Implementation Plan should be renewed or extended; and

f. address other matters agreed to by the Parties.

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