Bill C-262 (Historical)

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 is from 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.

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.

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C-328 (40th Parliament, 3rd session) Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act

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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.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-262s:

C-262 (2022) Corporate Responsibility to Protect Human Rights Act

C-262 (2020) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (capture and utilization or storage of greenhouse gases)

C-262 (2013) An Act to amend the Holidays Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (St. John the Baptist Day)

C-262 (2011) An Act to amend the Holidays Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (St. John the Baptist Day)

C-262 (2010) An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (monthly guaranteed income supplement)

C-262 (2009) An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (monthly guaranteed income supplement)

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