<P> In 2016 , Canada officially adopted and promised to implement the declaration fully . Speaking at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues , Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada minister Carolyn Bennett announced , `` We are now a full supporter of the declaration , without qualification . We intend nothing less than to adopt and implement the declaration in accordance with the Canadian Constitution . '' Bennett described the Declaration as `` breathing life into Section 35 ( of the Canadian Constitution ) and recognizing it as a full box of rights for Indigenous Peoples in Canada . '' In July 2016 , Kwakwaka'wakw Justice Minister Jody Wilson - Raybould gave a speech that stated that `` adopting the UNDRIP as being Canadian law are unworkable '' , due to its incompatibility with the Indian Act , the current governing statute . </P>
<P> In 2016 , Canada officially adopted and promised to implement the declaration fully . Speaking at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues , Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada minister Carolyn Bennett announced , `` We are now a full supporter of the declaration , without qualification . We intend nothing less than to adopt and implement the declaration in accordance with the Canadian Constitution . '' Bennett described the Declaration as `` breathing life into Section 35 ( of the Canadian Constitution ) and recognizing it as a full box of rights for Indigenous Peoples in Canada . '' In July 2016 , Kwakwaka'wakw Justice Minister Jody Wilson - Raybould gave a speech that stated that `` adopting the UNDRIP as being Canadian law are unworkable '' , due to its incompatibility with the Indian Act , the current governing statute . </P>
when did canada sign the un declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples
when did canada sign the un declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples
2016
2016