Actions and Commitments: Call to Action # 50

Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Canada"

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March 17, 2022


Mistissini Governance Project

The Government of Canada’s support to the Cree Nation of Mistissini for their Mistissini Governance Project, which will revitalize Cree legal principles and traditions within their community. Support for this initiative aligns with the Government of Canada’s response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Call to Action 50. The Mistissini Governance Project will create...

July 8, 2021


Revitalizing Indigenous Laws

Revitalizing Indigenous Laws is an outcome of the “Accessing Justice and Reconciliation” project, a partnership between the University of Victoria’s Indigenous Law Research Unit, Indigenous Bar Association and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2012. Legal Tradition Indigenous Partner Justice / Wellness Program Coast Salish Snuneymuxm First NationTsleil-Waututh Nation Social Development and Family Preservation ProgramNorth...

May 18, 2021


Revitalization of Indigenous laws across Canada

Department of Justice Backgrounder May 18, 2021 – Budget 2019 announced $10 million over five years to support renewed legal relationships with Indigenous peoples through the funding of Indigenous law initiatives across Canada. This announcement responds to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action (CTA) 50, which calls upon the federal government, in collaboration with...

March 20, 2020


Funding to UVic

The federal government announced in Budget 2019 $9.1 million over 3 years for a national centre of excellence for the study and understanding of Indigenous laws that will house the world’s first joint degree in Indigenous legal orders and Canadian common law JD/JID). Starting in 2019/20, the funds will support the construction of “an Indigenous Legal Lodge...

September 5, 2019


Indigenous Law Initiatives

Budget 2019 also invests $10M over 5 years for Indigenous law initiatives through The Justice Partnership and Innovation Program to improve equality for Indigenous peoples in Canada’s legal system...

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