Indigenous
Buctouche MicMac Chief and Council
Governs Buctouche MicMac
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Who sits on it
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Chief
Elected
- Brenton (Vince) Leblanc Chief · since September 2026
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2 councillors
Elected
- Chris (Loven) Barnes Councillor · since September 2026
- Shelley Simon-Leblanc Councillor · since September 2026
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Brenton (Vince) Leblanc as Chief fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Chris (Loven) Barnes as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
- Shelley Simon-Leblanc as Councillor fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked
Contact
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Band office
9 Reserve Road
Buctouche Reserve, NB E4S 4G2- Phone (506) 743-2520
- Web nsmtc.ca
What it can do
- By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81)
Makes by-laws for its reserves: health of residents, traffic, law and order, nuisances, animals, roads, water supplies and other local works, zoning and buildings, allotment of reserve land, residence on the reserve, wildlife and fish on the reserve, and trespass. Fines of up to $1,000.
- Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83)
With the Minister's approval, taxes land and interests in land on the reserve for local purposes, licenses businesses, and spends band money. Many First Nations tax property under the First Nations Fiscal Management Act instead.
- Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1)
With the consent of a majority of electors voting at a special band meeting, may prohibit the sale, supply, manufacture or possession of intoxicants on the reserve.
- Membership code (Indian Act s. 10)
Decides who belongs to the First Nation under its own membership rules, adopted by a majority of its electors.
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Sources for what it can do
- By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81) laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
- Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83) laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
- Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1) laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
- Membership code (Indian Act s. 10) laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
Sources
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles: band office, website, election system "Custom Electoral System". For: Buctouche MicMac Chief and Council
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked Band office address, phone and fax from ISC First Nation Profiles. For: Band office
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81). For: By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81)
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83). For: Money by-laws and local taxation (Indian Act s. 83)
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1). For: Intoxicant by-laws (Indian Act s. 85.1)
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Membership code (Indian Act s. 10). For: Membership code (Indian Act s. 10)
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked Office title and number of holders listed by ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance), election system "Custom Electoral System". For: Councillor, Chief
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance): appointment date 2026-09-01, expiry date 2031-08-31. For: Chris (Loven) Barnes as Councillor, Shelley Simon-Leblanc as Councillor, Brenton (Vince) Leblanc as Chief
- fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca · checked Date estimated from the term expiry date in ISC First Nation Profiles (Governance); not an announced election date. For: General election, August 31, 2031