Bill S-2

An Act to amend the Indian Act (new registration entitlements)

Status

In committee (House), as of Feb. 27, 2026

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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 Indian Act to provide, among other things, new entitlements to registration in the Indian Register in response to the challenge of certain provisions of the Act under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in Nicholas v. Canada (Attorney General) and that the persons who have become so entitled also have the right to have their names entered in a Band List maintained in the Department of Indigenous Services.

Similar bills

C-38 (44th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Indian Act (new registration entitlements)

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-2s:

S-2 (2021) An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts
S-2 (2020) An Act to amend the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act
S-2 (2016) Law Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act
S-2 (2013) Law Incorporation by Reference in Regulations Act

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on April 16, 2026

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on April 30, 2026

  • Fournier, As an Individual
  • Beaton, Lawyer, As an Individual
  • Corbiere Lavell, As an Individual
  • Hannaburg, As an Individual
  • Lavell Harvard, Director, First Peoples House of Learning, As an Individual
  • Bentley, Elder and Band Politics Committee Member, Edmonton Stragglers
  • Nixdorf, Elder and Band Politics Committee Member, Edmonton Stragglers
  • Chief Math’ieya Alatini, Council of Yukon First Nations
  • Day, Chair, Human Rights Committee, Feminist Alliance for International Action
  • Eberts, Lawyer, Law Office of Mary Eberts
  • Littlechild, International Lawyer, Littlechild Law
  • Green, Director of Research and Evaluation, Ontario Native Women's Association

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on May 5, 2026

  • Mary Jane McCallum, Senator, Manitoba, C
  • Fraser, As an Individual
  • Wesley Havill, Operations Supervisor, As an Individual
  • Slett, Secretary-Treasurer, Elected Chief of the Heiltsuk Tribal Council, Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
  • Johnson, Representative, Mohawk Council of Kahnawake
  • Green, Private Investigator, As an Individual
  • Price, Independent Consultant, Ulkatcho First Nation Member, As an Individual
  • Stedel, Member, Tsilhqot’in Nation (Esdilagh), As an Individual
  • Lamouche, President, Metis Settlements General Council

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on May 7, 2026

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee, on May 28, 2026