1. [Repealed, SOR/2005-108, s. 2]

• 2. (1) In these Regulations,

  “Act”

  “Act” means the Fisheries Act; (Loi)

  “Agreement”

  “Agreement” has the same meaning as in the Western Arctic (Inuvialuit) Claims Settlement Act; (Convention)

  “angling”

  “angling” means fishing with a line to which one or more hooks are attached and that is held in the hand or attached to a rod that is held in the hand or closely attended; (pêche à la ligne)

  “Area”

  “Area” means any portion of the waters described in Schedule II; (secteur)

  “barbless hook”

  “barbless hook” includes a hook that has all of its barbs compressed to be in complete contact with the shaft of the hook, except those barbs on the shank that are designed solely to retain bait; (hameçon sans ardillon)

  “beneficiary”

  “beneficiary” means a person who is enrolled as a beneficiary under the Agreement; (bénéficiaire)

  “certificate”

  “certificate” means a registration certificate issued pursuant to section 14.1; (certificat)

  “commercial fishing”

  “commercial fishing” means fishing for sale or barter; (pêche commerciale)

  “commercial licence”

  “commercial licence” means a licence authorizing a person to engage in commercial fishing; (permis de pêche commerciale)

  “commercial licensee”

  “commercial licensee” means a person to whom a commercial licence has been issued under the Act or these Regulations; (titulaire d’un permis de pêche commerciale)

  “Department”

  “Department” means the Department of the Environment; (ministère)

  “domestic fishing”

  “domestic fishing” means fishing for personal use but not for sale or barter; (pêche domestique)

  “domestic fishing licence”

  “domestic fishing licence” means a licence authorizing a person to engage in domestic fishing; (permis de pêche domestique)

  “explosive”

  “explosive” means a substance or device that, when detonated or fired, creates a violent shock wave in water; (explosif)

  “fork length”

  “fork length” means the length of a fish measured from the tip of the nose to the centre of the fork of the tail; (longueur à la fourche)

  “game fish”

  “game fish” means any fish named in Schedule I; (poisson gibier)

  “gill net”

  “gill net” means a net that catches fish by enmeshing them but that does not enclose an area of water; (filet maillant)

  “hook”

  “hook” means a single pointed or multiple-pointed hook on a common shaft and includes an artificial lure that has one or more hooks attached to it; (hameçon)

  “Indian”

  “Indian” means an Indian as defined in the Indian Act; (Indien)

  “Inuk”

  “Inuk” means a person who is a direct descendant of a person of the race of aborigines commonly known as Inuit; (Inuk)

  “Inuvialuit Settlement Region”

  “Inuvialuit Settlement Region” has the same meaning as in the Agreement; (région désignée)

  “Minister”

  “Minister” means the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans; (ministre)

  “non-resident”

  “non-resident” means a person other than a resident Canadian; (non-résident)

  “Northwest Territories resident”

  “Northwest Territories resident” means a resident Canadian who has resided continuously in the Northwest Territories for a period of,

  • (a) in respect of sport fishing, three months immediately preceding the day on which the person begins to fish; and

  • (b) in respect of commercial fishing, six months immediately preceding the day on which the person applies for a commercial fishing licence. (résident des Territoires du Nord-Ouest)

  “officer”

  “officer” means a fishery officer, fishery guardian or a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; (fonctionnaire)

  “permanent resident”

  “permanent resident” [Revoked, SOR/93-59, s. 1]

  “person of mixed blood”

  “person of mixed blood” means a person of

  • (a) mixed Indian and non-Indian blood who is at least one-quarter Indian, or

  • (b) mixed Inuk and non-Inuk blood who is at least one-quarter Inuk; (personne de sang mêlé)

  “Regional Director-General”

  “Regional Director-General” means the Director-General of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for the Central and Arctic Region; (directeur général régional)

  “resident”

  “resident” [Revoked, SOR/91-481, s. 1]

  “resident Canadian”

  “resident Canadian” means a person who is a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident; (résident canadien)

  “snagging”

  “snagging” means fishing by impaling a fish on a hook through some part of its body instead of luring the fish to take the hook into its mouth; (casaquer)

  “special management area”

  “special management area” means the waters described in an item in Schedule VIII; (secteur de gestion spécial)

  “sport fish”

  “sport fish” means fish that is taken for pleasure and not for sale or barter; (poisson de sport)

  “sport fishing”

  “sport fishing” means fishing for pleasure and not for sale or barter and includes angling, spear fishing and dip netting; (pêche sportive)

  “sport fishing licence”

  “sport fishing licence” means a sport fishing licence set out in Schedule IV that authorizes a person to engage in sport fishing; (permis de pêche sportive)

  “subsistence usage”

  “subsistence usage” has the same meaning as in paragraph (a) of the definition of that expression in the Agreement; (utilisation à des fins de subsistance)

  “Tree River”

  “Tree River” means

  • (a) the waters of Coronation Gulf within 3 km of a point at 67°45′N., 111°56′W.;

  • (b) all the waters of Port Epworth lying between lines of latitude at 67°45′N. and at 67°41′N.;

  • (c) the waters of the Tree River and its tributaries lying between lines of latitude at 67°41′N. and 67°37′N.; and

  • (d) all other waters that flow directly into any waters described in paragraphs (a), (b) or (c). (Rivière Tree)

• (2) No Area shall be regarded as including any waters described in Schedule III.