Topic

Housing

Which governments hold powers over housing, and the laws that give them those powers.

Governments covering French River 13 · About French River 13

Each power below comes from a law, agreement or official page, linked under it. This page lists the powers each government holds. It does not say how they are used.

Indigenous

Henvey Inlet First Nation Chief and Council

Governs Henvey Inlet First Nation

By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81) Report
Related: Building permits, zoning and land use
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.
Source: laws-lois.justice.gc.ca, checked Oct 11, 2026

Provincial

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Governs Ontario

Property and civil rights Report

Contracts, property and most private law in Ontario, including landlord and tenant, consumer protection, insurance, employment standards and labour relations for provincially regulated work (Constitution Act, 1867, s. 92(13)).
Source: laws-lois.justice.gc.ca, checked Oct 11, 2026
Municipal institutions Report
Related: Building permits, zoning and land use
Creates municipalities and sets what they may do (Constitution Act, 1867, s. 92(8)); in Ontario through the Municipal Act, 2001, the City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the Planning Act.
Source: laws-lois.justice.gc.ca, checked Oct 11, 2026

Federal

Parliament of Canada

Governs Canada

Currency and banking Report
Related: Money and banking
Exclusive: "Currency and Coinage" (s. 91(14)) and "Banking, Incorporation of Banks, and the Issue of Paper Money" (s. 91(15)), Constitution Act, 1867.

Currency, coinage and banking are federal (s. 91(14), (15)).
Source: laws-lois.justice.gc.ca, checked Oct 11, 2026

No power over housing recorded

Other governments covering French River 13. We have no power over housing on record for them. If one holds such a power, tell us.

School board: Conseil scolaire public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario, Near North District School Board
Provincial: Executive Council of Ontario

Sources

laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81). For: By-laws for the reserve (Indian Act s. 81) (Henvey Inlet First Nation Chief and Council)
laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 Constitution Act, 1867, ss. 92, 92A, 93, 94A, 95 (Justice Laws website consolidation). For: Property and civil rights (Legislative Assembly of Ontario), Municipal institutions (Legislative Assembly of Ontario)
laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 Text quoted from the Constitution Acts (Justice Laws Website, current to 2026-09-21). For: Currency and banking (Parliament of Canada)

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