An Act to amend the Indian Act in response to the Superior Court of Quebec decision in Descheneaux c. Canada (Procureur général) = Loi modifiant la Loi sur les Indiens pour donner suite à la décision...: YX4-2017/25-PDF
"This enactment amends the Indian Act to provide new entitlements to registration in the Indian Register in response to the decision in Descheneaux c. Canada (Procureur général) that was rendered by the Superior Court of Quebec on August 3, 2015, and to provide that the persons who become so entitled also have the right to have their name entered in a Band List maintained by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. This enactment requires the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs to initiate consultations on issues related to registration and band membership and to conduct reviews on sex-based inequities under the Indian Act, and to report to Parliament on those activities"--Summary, p. ii.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Parliament. Senate. |
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| Title | An Act to amend the Indian Act in response to the Superior Court of Quebec decision in Descheneaux c. Canada (Procureur général) = Loi modifiant la Loi sur les Indiens pour donner suite à la décision de la Cour supérieure du Québec dans l’affaire Descheneaux c. Canada (Procureur général). |
| Variant title | Loi modifiant la Loi sur les Indiens pour donner suite à la décision de la Cour supérieure du Québec dans l’affaire Descheneaux c. Canada (Procureur général) |
| Series title | Statutes of Canada ..., chapter ... ; Statutes of Canada 2017, chapter 25, 1st session, 42nd Parliament |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | Bilingual-[English | French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Cover title. "Assented to December 12, 2017, Bill S-3." Senate government bill: sponsor, Sen. Peter Harder. Text in English and French. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa : Senate of Canada = Sénat du Canada], 2017. |
| Author / Contributor | Harder, Vernon Peter, 1952- |
| Description | ii, 14 p. |
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| Subject terms | Status Indians Registration Gender discrimination Legislation |