Bill 76 explained in plain English
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, 2019
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, 2019, mandates that Ontario laws be brought into harmony with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
This bill, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, 2019, aims to ensure that the laws of Ontario are consistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. It requires the Ontario government to take necessary steps to align its laws with the Declaration and to develop and implement a provincial action plan. The Minister of Indigenous Affairs must also prepare an annual report on these efforts.
- Enacts the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, 2019.
- Requires the Government of Ontario to take all necessary measures to ensure its laws are consistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
- Requires the Government of Ontario to develop and implement a provincial plan, in consultation and cooperation with Indigenous peoples, to achieve the objectives of the UN Declaration.
- Requires the Minister of Indigenous Affairs to prepare an annual report describing the implementation of measures and the provincial plan.
- States that the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has the force of law in Ontario.
- Specifies that nothing in the Act abrogates or detracts from existing Aboriginal and treaty rights recognized in section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
- Specifies that nothing in the Act delays the application of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Ontario law.
- The Government of Ontario
- Indigenous peoples in Ontario
- The Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- The Minister of Indigenous Affairs
- The Government of Ontario has an obligation to take measures to ensure its laws are consistent with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
- The Government of Ontario has an obligation to develop and implement a provincial plan to achieve the objectives of the UN Declaration.
- The Minister of Indigenous Affairs has an obligation to prepare and table an annual report on implementation.
- Indigenous peoples in Ontario have the right to be consulted and cooperated with in developing and implementing measures and the plan.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The Minister of Indigenous Affairs must table the annual report in the Assembly within 60 days after April 1st each year, from 2020 to 2037.
- The bill does not specify what 'all measures necessary' entails for the government to ensure laws are consistent with the UN Declaration.
- The bill does not detail the specific content or timeline for the development and implementation of the provincial action plan, beyond requiring it to be developed and implemented.
- The bill does not specify consequences if the government fails to meet the requirements of ensuring consistency with the UN Declaration or developing the plan.
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will have the force of law in Ontario.
Source: Section 2
The Government of Ontario must take all measures necessary to ensure that existing and future laws are consistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Source: Section 3
The Act clarifies that nothing within it will be interpreted as reducing or taking away from the protection of existing Aboriginal and treaty rights recognized in section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
Source: Section 1 (1)
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