Bill S-3 (2017)
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Bill S-3 (2017) is Canadian federal legislation that reformed the Indian Act to address and reduce sex-based discrimination in the transmission of Indian status.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bill S-3 (2017) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian federal bill
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amendment to the Indian Act ⓘ |
| addresses |
discriminatory treatment of descendants of Indigenous women compared to descendants of Indigenous men
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sex-based inequities in Indian registration ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
eliminate remaining sex-based inequities in Indian registration
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ensure equal treatment of matrilineal and patrilineal descendants for status ⓘ |
| amends | Indian Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | First Nations persons eligible for registration under the Indian Act ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 2017 ⓘ |
| chamberOfOrigin | Senate of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Indian status registration
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transmission of Indian status to descendants ⓘ |
| governmentLevel | federal ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
changes to registration categories under the Indian Act
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expanded eligibility for Indian status for some descendants of Indigenous women ⓘ |
| hasNumber | S-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument |
English
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French ⓘ |
| legalBasis | response to court decisions on sex discrimination in the Indian Act ⓘ |
| legalForm | statute ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
House of Commons of Canada
NERFINISHED
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Senate of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentNumber | 42nd Canadian Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian Indigenous policy reform ⓘ |
| policyArea |
Indigenous rights
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anti-discrimination law ⓘ equality rights ⓘ human rights ⓘ |
| purpose |
to address sex-based discrimination in the Indian Act registration provisions
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to bring the Indian Act into greater compliance with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ⓘ to reduce sex-based inequities in the transmission of Indian status ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
First Nations registration
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Indian status ⓘ sex-based discrimination ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation | Bill C-3 (Gender Equity in Indian Registration Act) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms section 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortTitle | An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based inequities in registration) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
Indians—Registration and status
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Indigenous women’s rights ⓘ Sex discrimination in law ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | legislative reform ⓘ |
| yearIntroduced | 2016 ⓘ |
| yearPassed | 2017 ⓘ |
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