Bill C-15 and the Implementation of Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights in Canada

A resource on Bill C-15

• We only have Bill C-15 because of years of Indigenous activism
• International rights standards require domestic implementation
• Essential Elements of Bill C-15
• Bill C-15 will also enshrine key federal commitments into domestic law
• Bill C-15 does not automatically turn the entire UN Declaration into domestic law
• Bill C-15 does not contain any provision subjugating the UN Declaration to Canadian law
• The powerful preamble to Bill C-15 matters
• The Declaration itself provides the best defense against any efforts to undermine Indigenous rights