Topic

Housing

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

Governments covering Child Lake 164A · About Child Lake 164A

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

Beaver First Nation Chief and Council

Governs Beaver 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 Alberta

Governs Alberta

Property and civil rights Report

Property, contracts, labour relations, landlord and tenant law and most private law (s. 92(13)).

Landlord and tenant law (Residential Tenancies Act) and provincial housing programs.
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 Child Lake 164A. We have no power over housing on record for them. If one holds such a power, tell us.

School board: Board of Trustees of Fort Vermilion School Division, Conseil scolaire du Nord-Ouest

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) (Beaver First Nation Chief and Council)
laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Oct 11, 2026 structure: Constitution Act, 1867, ss. 92, 92A, 93, 95 (Justice Laws Website). For: Property and civil rights (Legislative Assembly of Alberta)
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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