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Call to Action # 43: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (43-44)

Canadian Bar Association

March 1, 2016

At the Annual Meeting held on February 19 2020 in Ottawa, the CBA carried Resolution 20-02-A The United Nations Declaration of Indigenous Peoples urging governments to:

  • implement the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples via domestic legislation; and
  • consult and cooperate with Indigenous Peoples to:
    • ensure that Canada’s laws and policies comply with the Declaration; and
    • implement national, provincial and territorial action plans to achieve the objectives of the Declaration.

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