Legislation and Legal Issues
- 1985 – Act – Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Act (R.S., c. I-6)
- Provides the full text of the 1985 Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Act.
Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of- 1985 – Act – Indian Act (R.S., c. I-5)
- This page presents the Indian Act of 1985, and includes several documents describing its purpose and consequences.
- Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of
- 1985 – Act – Northern Pipeline Act (R.S., c. N-26)
- This page presents the Northern Pipeline Act of 1985, and includes several documents describing its purpose and consequences.
- Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of
- 1991 – Act – Canadian Polar Commission Act (c. 6)
- This page presents the Canadian Polar Commission Act of 1991, with several documents describing its purpose and consequences.
- Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of
- 2003 – Act – First Nations Goods and Services Tax Act (c. 15, s. 67)
- This page presents the 2003 First Nations Goods and Services Tax Act, including several documents describing its purpose and consequences.
- Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of
- 2003 – Act – Specific Claims Resolution Act (c. 23)
- This site provides the complete text of the Specific Claims Resolution Act (c. 23).
- Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of
- 2005 – Act – First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act (c. 53)
- Provides the complete text of the 2005 First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act.
- Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of
- 2005 – Act – First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act (c. 9)
- This enactment strengthens first nations' real property tax regimes and creates a first nation bond financing regime, and creates four institutions to support these regimes, to promote first nations' economic development and to strengthen first nations' statistical capacity.
- Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of
- 2005 – Act – First Nations Oil and Gas and Moneys Management Act (c. 48)
- This page presents the First Nations Oil and Gas and Moneys Management Act, introduced in 2005, and includes several documents describing its purpose and consequences.
- Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of
- Aboriginal Employment Preferences Policy – Legislation and Policies
- It is not a discriminatory practice for an employer to give preferential treatment to Aboriginal persons in hiring, promotion or other aspects of employment, when the primary purpose of the employer is to serve the needs of Aboriginal people.
- Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
- Aboriginal Fishing Rights: Supreme Court Decisions
- The following is a summary of the cases mentioned above, as well as the rulings of the Supreme Court of Canada in Lewis(5) and Nikal,(6) which examined "on reserve" fishing issues
- Source: Government of Canada; Parliament of Canada
- Aboriginal Self–Government
- Discusses how the Aboriginal self-government has become a prominent issue in Canada over the past several decades, and what development has emerged over the years in terms of arrangements, agreements and approaches.
- Source: Government of Canada; Parliament of Canada
- Acts Administered by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
- Series of statutes which the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development administers, in whole or in part.
- Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
- Bill C–7: The First Nations Governance Act
- Electronic version of an Act respecting leadership selection, administration and accountability of Indian bands, and to make related amendment to other Acts, which was introduced in the House of Commons and deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources (House Committee) following first reading on 9 October 2002.
- Source: Government of Canada; Parliament of Canada
- Bills
- This page describes the two main types of bills, lists the stages before a bill becomes law and summarizes C-6 and C-8.
- Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
- Exercise Your Right to Vote
- Exercise Your Right to Vote is a joint initiative between the Assembly of First Nations and Elections Canada aiming to raise awareness to the importance of participation in federal elections.
- Source: Assembly of First Nations
- Indian Act/Bill C–31
- This link presents the contents of a series of three booklets issued by the Native Council of Canada to assist unregistered Indians to apply for status.
- Source: Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP)
- Indian Residential Schools Settlement – Official Court Website
- This Official Court website contains various documents related to the residential schools settlement, including Court-ordered notices, the Settlement Agreement and Claim Forms.
- Law Reports – Native Law Centre of Canada
- This page offers different fee based ways (books, CD-ROM) to access law judgments, court cases, court decisions, etc.
- Source: University of Saskatchewan
- Legislative Materials – Native Law Centre of Canada
- This page offers different fee based Legislative Materials.
- Source: University of Saskatchewan
- Métis Rights – Powley – Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians
- This page presents some frequently asked questions on the Supreme Court of Canada's Powley Decision, which affirmed the Aboriginal rights of Métis people to hunt for food.
- Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
- National Aboriginal Document Database
- The information found here can be used for research projects such as documenting land claims, or for studying independent Statutes and Acts, Treaties and Court Decisions, etc.
- Source: Canada's Digital Collections (CDC)
- Onsite Links to Legal and Case Law Information
- The legal and case law information on the site is organized via the following links.
- Source: Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP)
- Powley Case, The
- This page offers an brief introduction to the Powley Case which ended on September 19, 2003.
- Source: Métis Nation of Ontario
- Report of the CAP Corbière Commission
- Electronic version of the Congress Of Aboriginal Peoples Report Of The Corbière Commission.
- Source: Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP)
- Selected Concerns of Aboriginal People – Report 21
- This paper discusses a variety of Aboriginal concerns with the current regime pertaining to the disclosure of records within the control of government.
- Source: Government of Canada; Access to Information Review Task Force
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