United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act

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

This bill was last introduced in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2019.

Sponsor

Romeo Saganash  NDP

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

Status

Third reading (Senate), as of June 11, 2019
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment requires the Government of Canada to take all measures necessary to ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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.

Votes

May 30, 2018 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-262, An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Feb. 7, 2018 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-262, An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on Feb. 13, 2018

    Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on March 1, 2018

    • Ana Stuhec, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Aboriginal Affairs Portfolio, Department of Justice
    • Clerk
    • Hubert Lussier, Assistant Deputy Minister, Citizenship, Heritage and Regions, Department of Canadian Heritage
    • Stefan Matiation, Acting Director General and Senior General Counsel, Aboriginal Affairs Portfolio, Department of Justice
    • Dominique Blanchard, Assistant Deputy Minister, Public and Indigenous Affairs and Ministerial Services Branch, Department of the Environment
    • Brent Parker, Director, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Division, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
    • Robert Lamirande, Director General, Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
    • Genevieve Carr, Acting Director General, Indigenous Policy and Coordination, Department of Natural Resources
    • Terence Hubbard, Director General, Petroleum Resources Branch, Energy Sector, Department of Natural Resources

    Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on March 22, 2018

    • Brenda Gunn, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba, As an Individual
    • Celeste McKay, Consultant, Celeste McKay Consulting Inc., As an Individual
    • Natan Obed, President, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
    • William David, Senior Political Advisor, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

    Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on March 27, 2018

    Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on April 17, 2018

    • Paul Chartrand, As an Individual
    • Dwight Newman, Professor of Law and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Rights, University of Saskatchewan, As an Individual
    • Miles Richardson, Director, National Consortium for Indigenous Economic Development
    • Ryan Lake, Partner, Maurice Law
    • Val Napoleon, Associate Professor and Law Foundation Professor of Aboriginal Justice and Governance, University of Victoria, As an Individual
    • Ken S. Coates, Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan, As an Individual

    Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on April 23, 2018

    • Merrell-Ann Phare, Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources and the Phare Law Corporation, As an Individual
    • Thomas Isaac, Partner, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, As an Individual
    • Sheryl Lightfoot, Canada Research Chair in Global Indigenous Rights and Politics, University of British Columbia, As an Individual
    • Sharon Stinson Henry, Member, National Indigenous Economic Development Board
    • Jessica Bolduc, Executive Director, 4Rs Youth Movement

    Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on April 24, 2018

    • Michael Fox, President of Indigenous Community Engagement Inc., Co-Chair, Aboriginal Affairs Committee, Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada
    • Francyne Joe, President, Native Women's Association of Canada
    • Paul-Matthieu Grondin, President of the Quebec Bar, Barreau du Québec
    • Francis Walsh, Member, Comité sur le droit en regard des peuples autochtones, Barreau du Québec
    • Jennifer Preston, Program Coordinator, Canadian Friends Service Committee
    • Pat Van Horne, Legislative Representative, National Office, United Steelworkers
    • Paul Joffe, Lawyer, As an Individual

    Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on April 26, 2018

    Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on May 1, 2018

    Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on May 3, 2018

    • Justice Harry Slade, Chairperson, Specific Claims Tribunal Canada
    • Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Director of Indian Residential School Centre for History and Dialogue, Professor, Allard Law School, University of British Columbia, As an Individual
    • John Borrows, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law, University of Victoria, As an Individual

    Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on May 8, 2018