Supreme Court will hear Indigenous rights declaration case from B.C.
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear a case regarding the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as it applies to British Columbia's laws. This follows a B.C. Court of Appeal decision that emphasized the government's duty to consult Indigenous peoples regarding mineral rights. The case has significant implications for Indigenous rights and provincial legislation in Canada.
- ▪The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case from British Columbia concerning the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
- ▪B.C. had codified the declaration in law in 2019, and the federal government followed in 2021.
- ▪The B.C. Court of Appeal ruled that the government must consult Indigenous peoples about mineral rights, challenging the previous regime that allowed claims without consultation.
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Open this photo in gallery:B.C.’s old mineral claims regime allowed miners to claim mineral rights on Crown land without first consulting First Nations.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThe Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday said it will hear a case from British Columbia on the legal breadth of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in domestic laws.B.C. had codified the declaration in law, called the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, or DRIPA, in 2019. The federal government did the same in 2021.Last December, the B.C. government lost a case against two First Nations at the province’s Court of Appeal.
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