Court Confirms New Brunswick Must Share Tax Revenue with Maliseet First Nations – OKT

Shared tax revenues are an increasingly important source of revenue for many First Nations to fund key services like education and social services. A New Brunswick Court of Queen’s Bench decision has strengthened the ability of the Maliseet First Nations to rely on this income by confirming that the tax-revenue sharing agreements require New Brunswick to share carbon tax revenues with the Maliseet. OKT acted for the six Maliseet First Nations in the case.

This important ruling is a rebuke to the Government of New Brunswick’s efforts to shield tax revenues from its tax revenue sharing obligations. It ensures that tax revenues that the Maliseet First Nations use to finance education and social services on their reserves will continue to flow to those communities. It is also an important reminder that governments cannot escape their contractual obligations through legislative changes.

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