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Through the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, the Province has adopted a distinctions-based approach to relationships with Indigenous Peoples (First Nation, Métis and Inuit) to advance reconciliation.
The Federal Government has introduced legislation to bring laws of Canada into alignment with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Bill C-15, introduced on December 3, affirms UNDRIP as an international human rights instrument “with application in Canadian Law”, and specifies that the Government of Canada must, in consultation and cooperation with Indigenous Peoples, take all measures necessary to ensure that the laws of Canada are consistent with the Declaration.