Bill C-15 (Historical)

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act

An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

This bill is from the 43rd Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2021.

Sponsor

David Lametti  Liberal

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.

This enactment provides that the Government of Canada must take all measures necessary to ensure that the laws of Canada are consistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and must prepare and implement an action plan to achieve the objectives of the Declaration.

Similar bills

C-262 (42nd Parliament, 1st session) United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
C-641 (41st Parliament, 2nd 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-328 (40th Parliament, 2nd 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 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-15s:

C-15 (2022) Law Appropriation Act No. 5, 2021-22
C-15 (2020) Law Canada Emergency Student Benefit Act
C-15 (2016) Law Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1.
C-15 (2013) Law Northwest Territories Devolution Act

Votes

May 25, 2021 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-15, An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
May 14, 2021 Passed Time allocation for Bill C-15, An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
April 19, 2021 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-15, An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
April 15, 2021 Passed Time allocation for Bill C-15, An Act respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on April 20, 2021

  • Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations
  • Daniel Quan-Watson, Deputy Minister, Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
  • Laurie Sargent, Assistant Deputy Minister, Aboriginal Affairs Portfolio, Department of Justice
  • Koren Marriott, Senior Counsel, Aboriginal Law Centre, Aboriginal Affairs Portfolio, Department of Justice
  • Ross Pattee, Assistant Deputy Minister, Implementation Sector, Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
  • Sandra Leduc, Director and General Counsel, Aboriginal Law Centre, Aboriginal Affairs Portfolio, Department of Justice
  • Marla Israel, Director General, Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on April 22, 2021