Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act

An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are consistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

This bill is from the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in December 2009.

Sponsor

Denise Savoie  NDP

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of Feb. 26, 2009
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-15 (43rd Parliament, 2nd Session) Law United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
C-262 (42nd Parliament, 1st Session) United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
C-469 (41st Parliament, 2nd Session) Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
C-469 (41st Parliament, 1st Session) Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
C-328 (40th Parliament, 3rd Session) Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
C-569 (39th Parliament, 2nd Session) Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.