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help Aboriginal people to access Ontario government programs, services and information; reform the land claims process to help address historical grievances; and; encourage diversity, especially representation of Aboriginal people, in the Ontario Public Service. The ministry has four key priorities: Stronger Indigenous Relationships;
The legislation establishes a legal framework and timeline to bring Canadian law into alignment with the United Nations' Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). [2] [3] The law requires the federal government to ensure Canadian law is consistent with the declaration's 46 articles, working with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit ...
Consult with the Aboriginal rights holders regarding what studies need to be done to assess adverse impacts. [14] Engage in meaningful consultation, which requires taking into account the Aboriginal rights holders’ perspectives, [15] creating a clear and transparent process, [16] and being responsive. [17] Not act unilaterally. [18]
Hearing: 8 October 2015 Judgment: 14 April 2016; Full case name: Harry Daniels, Gabriel Daniels, Leah Gardner, Terry Joudrey and Congress of Aboriginal Peoples v Her Majesty the Queen as represented by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Attorney General of Canada
The Ontario Court of Appeal overturned this ruling saying that "s. 109 of the Constitution Act, 1867 provides Ontario with ownership of crown lands in Ontario." The court found that Ontario also has provincial jurisdiction in natural resources and was therefore "entitled to sell the land". [1] The SCC upheld this ruling. [1]
The study of the historical relations between the government and Aboriginal people, in order to determine the possibility of Aboriginal self-government, and the legal status of previous agreements that included, the Royal Proclamation of 1763, the Indian Act, the Numbered treaties and Aboriginal case law. [3]
Treaty No. 9 (also known as The James Bay Treaty) is a numbered treaty first signed in 1905–1906 between Anishinaabe (Algonquin and Ojibwe) and Omushkegowuk Cree communities and the Canadian Crown, which includes both the government of Canada and the government of the province of Ontario.
An international conference of The United Nations Human Rights Commission, held in Montreal, stated in March, 1999 that Canada "is in violation of international law in its treatment of its aboriginal people" and that the condition of natives in Canada is "the most pressing human rights issue facing Canadians." (The Vancouver Sun, April 10, 1999).