Bill C-3 (2011)
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Bill C-3 (2011) is a Canadian federal law that reformed the Indian Act to address gender-based discrimination in the transmission of Indian status.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bill C-3 (2011) canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of Canada
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Canadian federal law ⓘ |
| addresses |
gender-based discrimination in Indian status
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inequality between male and female lines of descent in Indian status transmission ⓘ |
| aimsTo | ensure more equal treatment of descendants of Indigenous men and women under the Indian Act ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
Indian status registration
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rights of Indigenous women ⓘ rights of descendants of Indigenous women ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| governs | criteria for registration as an Indian under the Indian Act ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ |
| introducedInChamber | House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Canadian Indigenous policy framework ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
discrimination based on sex
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gender equality in Canadian law ⓘ status Indians in Canada ⓘ |
| legalArea |
Indigenous law
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equality rights ⓘ human rights law ⓘ |
| legalForm | statute ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modifies | Indian Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to reform the Indian Act to address gender-based discrimination in the transmission of Indian status ⓘ |
| subject | Indian Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetsProblem |
historical discrimination against Indigenous women in status transmission
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unequal treatment of children of Indigenous women compared to children of Indigenous men ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | amendment to existing legislation ⓘ |
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