Mr. Douglas Fairbairn (Senior Counsel, Legal Services, Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs and Department of Indigenous Services, Department of Justice) at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

There's no actual definition in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act on FPIC. Canada has an obligation to ensure its laws are in conformity with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. There's also an obligation to develop an action plan, which was developed by the Department of Justice. It leaves the issue of FPIC to be decided at a future date.