An Act to amend the Interpretation Act and to make related amendments to other Acts

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is, or will soon become, law.

Summary

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

This enactment amends the Interpretation Act to provide that Acts of Parliament and regulations are to be construed as upholding the Aboriginal and treaty rights of Indigenous peoples recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 , and not as abrogating or derogating from them. It also amends or repeals similar provisions in other Acts known as non-derogation clauses.

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 S-13s:

S-13 (2012) Port State Measures Agreement Implementation Act
S-13 (2010) Keeping Canadians Safe (Protecting Borders) Act
S-13 (2004) An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 and the Parliament of Canada Act (Speakership of the Senate)
S-13 (2004) Federal Nominations Act

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on Nov. 25, 2024

  • Arif Virani, Minister of Justice
  • Laurie Sargent, Assistant Deputy Minister, Indigenous Rights and Relations Portfolio, Department of Justice