That the Secretariat of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River hereby enters in the Register the directive establishing the Grand River Nationalized Driver Insurance Program (GRNDIP), issued by the Secretary-General on 28 October 2024, as the first of the coordinated suite of transportation and identification instruments constituting…
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Gazette No. 43 — Nationalized Driver Insurance Program (GRNDIP)
3 April 2026 (Date of Registration)
Gazette No.: GZT001-261905-000043
Register Entry No.: REG001-261905-000043
Tracking Code: SG1903-050000-000042 Status: Perfected — Registered and Published
Category / Class: Category 19 — Transport & Travel · Class 05 — Directive
NOTICE OF RETROSPECTIVE REGISTRATION
Nationalized Driver Insurance Program (GRNDIP)
Retrospective entry under Rule 11 of the Rules of the Register. Original directive code: SG0300-241028-010001. Date of registration: 3 April 2026.
That the Secretariat of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River hereby enters in the Register the directive establishing the Grand River Nationalized Driver Insurance Program (GRNDIP), issued by the Secretary-General on 28 October 2024, as the first of the coordinated suite of transportation and identification instruments constituting the National Identification Framework.
PURPOSE AND CONSTITUTIONAL BASIS
The GRNDIP directive established an independent insurance program under the governing authority of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River, operating within the six-mile corridor of the Grand River Territory as set apart by the Haldimand Proclamation of 1784. The program provides insurance certification for drivers operating within the Territory under the Nation’s transportation authority, independently of provincial insurance requirements.
The directive established: the constitutional basis for an independent insurance regime within the Territory; the scope of coverage for vehicles registered in the Mohawk National Vehicle Registry; the enforcement principles within the Territory; and the notice requirements to external authorities including the Ontario Ministry of Finance.
NOTICE TO EXTERNAL AUTHORITIES
Notice of the GRNDIP was provided to the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and to the Hon. Leslyn Lewis, MP (Haldimand-Norfolk), through correspondence and meeting in October 2023 and formally through ministerial correspondence in 2024. The Ontario Ministry of Transportation acknowledged receipt through the Indigenous Relations and Environmental Policy Branch on 11 January 2024.
EXECUTION
Executed under the authority of the Secretariat of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River.
Secretary-General
Date
NOTE ON DIRECTIVE DATE
The directive body text carries a typographic error in the date field (“2018”). The correct year is 2024, confirmed by the directive code (SG0300-241028 = October 28, 2024) and contemporaneous cover letter.
GRNDIP CERTIFICATE CONTENTS
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION ACKNOWLEDGMENT
REQUEST TO ONTARIO OFFICIALS
that the Minister of Finance: 1. Acknowledge the GRNDIP Initiativeas a distinct, sovereign insurance framework exclusive to Mohawk lands. 2. Collaborate with GRNDIP Directorsto facilitate clarity on jurisdictional matters and help address any potenti
CERTIFICATION OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL
I certify that this instrument has been duly received, examined, and entered in the Register of the Nation of the Mohawk Nation of Grand River Secretariat as a retrospective entry under Rule 11 of the Rules of the Register.
Gazette No.: GZT001-261205-000043 [now GZT001-261905-000043]
Register Entry No.: REG001-261205-000043
Original Directive Code: SG0300-241028-010001
Original Date of Issue: 28 October 2024
Nature of Entry: Retrospective — Rule 11
Registrar General
Date of Registration
This instrument forms part of the permanent record of the Secretariat.
Mohawk Nation of Grand River · Grand River Territory
