Ledger record YTD26-026
May 28, 2026 · effective May 28, 2026
British Columbia's K’ómoks First Nation Treaty Act received Royal Assent.
Provincial ratification moved a modern treaty materially closer to effect, with approximately 3,442 hectares of treaty land, an option for additional land, self-government funding, and capital transfers. Federal ratification and an effective date were still required.
Disclosed
$90.5 million
approximately $90.5 million of identified one-time capital, fisheries, implementation, forestry, sewer, economic-priority, and park-management commitments from Canada and B.C.; recurring transfers additional
Where it stands
B.C. legislation had Royal Assent. Federal ratification and implementation steps remained before the treaty could take effect.
What would move it next
Federal implementing legislation, final ratification, and the agreed effective date.
The other view
Provincial ratification is not the treaty effective date. Overlap and implementation concerns raised by neighbouring Nations must be treated as distinct rights-holder positions, not as generic opposition to treaties.
Unresolved
- When will federal ratification occur?
- How will land, taxation, fisheries, and overlapping-interest implementation work in practice?
Primary sources
No independent verification is recorded for this entry. That is part of why it carries the confidence rating it does.