Consultation with Indigenous Peoples in the Provincial Legislative Process – Clark Wilson LLP

November 15, 2022

Background

The Government of the Province of British Columbia (Province) has taken a further step towards the implementation of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA). The Province recently released its interim approach (Interim Approach) which sets out a process for how new policy and legislation are to be aligned with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

Section 3 of DRIPA requires that the Province must ensure that the laws of British Columbia are consistent with UNDRIP. To date, there has been a patchwork of legislative amendments aimed at alignment with UNDRIP but no comprehensive process. The Interim Approach provides clarity to the Province as well as Indigenous Nations as to the high-level process for the co-development of laws and policies going forward.

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