Exploring Theme: "Bill C-15 Action Plan"

For many Indigenous people, national parks are synonymous with colonization:’ Kate Gunn Canadian Lawyer: Parks Canada – Parks Canada is working with Indigenous partners on five measures within the federal action plan to apply the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). The federal UN Declaration Act came into force in June...

The Action Plan The Declaration explained About the Act Department of Justice: The 2023-2028 Action Plan is the result of two years of working in consultation and cooperation with First Nations, Inuit and Métis from across Canada. In keeping with the UN Declaration Act and the spirit of the UN Declaration, the Government of Canada worked in consultation...

Department of Justice: The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today issued the following statement: “The coming into force of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act marked a historic milestone in Canada’s collective journey to move forward on reconciliation—one rooted in the recognition of rights,...

The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada today launched a consultation, cooperation and engagement process with Indigenous peoples…to develop an action plan to achieve the objectives of the Declaration, including measures for ensuring that federal laws are consistent with the Declaration. As a first step, funding is now available to...

6 (1) The Minister must, in consultation and cooperation with Indigenous peoples and with other federal ministers, prepare and implement an action plan to achieve the objectives of the Declaration. Content (2) The action plan must include (a) measures to (i) address injustices, combat prejudice and eliminate all forms of violence and discrimination, including systemic discrimination, against Indigenous peoples and...