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'''Bill C-92:''' An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Metis children, youth and families<br>This is a Federal (Canadian) law | '''Bill C-92:''' An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Metis children, youth and families<br>This is a Federal (Canadian) law | ||
*See: [[Children and Families (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Child Protection Law|Child Protection Law]] | *See: [[Children and Families (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Child Protection Law|Child Protection Law]] | ||
'''Bill S-3: ''' An amendment to the Indian Act re Status that allows many more people to be eligible for Status | '''Bill S-3: ''' An amendment to the Indian Act re Status that allows many more people to be eligible for Status | ||
*See: [[Indian Act (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)|Indian Act]]''' | *See: [[Indian Act (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)|Indian Act]]''' | ||
''CCRA:''' Corrections and Conditional Release Act <br>The Law that contains prison rules | |||
'''CCRA:''' Corrections and Conditional Release Act <br>The Law that contains prison rules | |||
*See: [[Prisons (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Indigenous-Specific Options|Indigenous-Specific Options]] | *See: [[Prisons (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Indigenous-Specific Options|Indigenous-Specific Options]] | ||
'''CIRNAC:''' Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | '''CIRNAC:''' Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | ||
*See: [[Indian Act (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Estates|Estates]] | *See: [[Indian Act (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Estates|Estates]] | ||
'''COS:''' Conservation Officers Service <br>The People who enforce wildlife laws | '''COS:''' Conservation Officers Service <br>The People who enforce wildlife laws | ||
*See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#DFO and COS|DFO & COS]] | *See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#DFO and COS|DFO & COS]] | ||
'''CP:''' Certificate of Possession <br>A legal description of a type of home/lot on Reserve | '''CP:''' Certificate of Possession <br>A legal description of a type of home/lot on Reserve | ||
*See: [[Indian Act (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Wills|Wills]] | *See: [[Indian Act (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Wills|Wills]] | ||
'''CPP:''' Canada Pension Plan | '''CPP:''' Canada Pension Plan | ||
*See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Canada Pension Plan|Canada Pension Plan]] | *See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Canada Pension Plan|Canada Pension Plan]] | ||
'''CPP-D:''' Canada Pension Plan - Disability | '''CPP-D:''' Canada Pension Plan - Disability | ||
*See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Disability benefit|Disability benefit]] | *See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Disability benefit|Disability benefit]] | ||
'''CRA:''' Canada Revenue Agency <br>The Agency that controls taxes and can help with Tax-exempt income classification | '''CRA:''' Canada Revenue Agency <br>The Agency that controls taxes and can help with Tax-exempt income classification | ||
*See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Resources|Resources]] | *See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Resources|Resources]] | ||
'''CSC:''' Corrections Services Canada <br>The Agency that runs prisons | '''CSC:''' Corrections Services Canada <br>The Agency that runs prisons | ||
*See: [[Prisons (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#CSC and your Rights|CSC and your Rights]] | *See: [[Prisons (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#CSC and your Rights|CSC and your Rights]] | ||
'''CVITP:''' Community Volunteer Income Tax Program | '''CVITP:''' Community Volunteer Income Tax Program | ||
*See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Resources|Resources]] | *See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Resources|Resources]] | ||
'''DFO:''' Department of Fisheries and Oceans <br>The Agency that enforces fishing rules | '''DFO:''' Department of Fisheries and Oceans <br>The Agency that enforces fishing rules | ||
*See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#DFO and COS|DFO & COS]] | *See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#DFO and COS|DFO & COS]] | ||
'''EI:''' Employment Insurance | '''EI:''' Employment Insurance | ||
*See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Employment Insurance|Employment Insurance]] | *See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Employment Insurance|Employment Insurance]] | ||
'''FHRMIRA:''' Family Homes On Reserve or Matrimonial Rights and Interest Act <br>The Law that effects who can stay in the family home on Reserve after separation or death | '''FHRMIRA:''' Family Homes On Reserve or Matrimonial Rights and Interest Act <br>The Law that effects who can stay in the family home on Reserve after separation or death | ||
*See: [[Children and Families (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Family Homes on Reserve|Family Homes on Reserve]] | *See: [[Children and Families (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Family Homes on Reserve|Family Homes on Reserve]] | ||
'''FOI(A):''' Freedom of Information (Act) <br>The Law that can allow access to some government records | '''FOI(A):''' Freedom of Information (Act) <br>The Law that can allow access to some government records | ||
*See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Freedom of Information|Freedom of Information]] | *See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Freedom of Information|Freedom of Information]] | ||
'''GIS:''' Guaranteed Income Supplement | '''GIS:''' Guaranteed Income Supplement | ||
*See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Guaranteed Income Supplement|Guaranteed Income Supplement]] | *See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Guaranteed Income Supplement|Guaranteed Income Supplement]] | ||
'''IGB:''' Indigenous Governing Bodies | '''IGB:''' Indigenous Governing Bodies | ||
*See: [[Children and Families (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Child Protection Law|Child Protection Law]] | *See: [[Children and Families (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Child Protection Law|Child Protection Law]] | ||
'''ISC:''' Indigenous Services Canada (formerly INAC) | '''ISC:''' Indigenous Services Canada (formerly INAC) | ||
*See: [[Indian Act (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Status|Status]] | *See: [[Indian Act (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Status|Status]] | ||
'''Jay Treaty:''' Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation <br>Indigenous peoples' rights at the Border | '''Jay Treaty:''' Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation <br>Indigenous peoples' rights at the Border | ||
*See: [[The Border (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Jay Treaty|Jay Treaty]] | *See: [[The Border (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Jay Treaty|Jay Treaty]] | ||
'''OAS:''' Old Age Security/Old Age Pension | '''OAS:''' Old Age Security/Old Age Pension | ||
*See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Old Age Security (pension)|Old Age Security (pension)]] | *See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Old Age Security (pension)|Old Age Security (pension)]] | ||
'''PAL:''' Possession and Acquisition License <br>A Gun license | '''PAL:''' Possession and Acquisition License <br>A Gun license | ||
*See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Harvesting Rights|Harvesting Rights]] | *See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Harvesting Rights|Harvesting Rights]] | ||
'''PLEA''' or '''PLEI:''' Public Legal Education Activities or Information | '''PLEA''' or '''PLEI:''' Public Legal Education Activities or Information | ||
*See: [[Plain Language Legal Education (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)|Plain Language Legal Education]]''' | *See: [[Plain Language Legal Education (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)|Plain Language Legal Education]]''' | ||
'''RCMP:''' Royal Canadian Mounted Police | '''RCMP:''' Royal Canadian Mounted Police | ||
*See: [[Know Your Civil Rights (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#RCMP Complaints|RCMP Complaints]] | *See: [[Know Your Civil Rights (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#RCMP Complaints|RCMP Complaints]] | ||
'''Section 35 rights:''' Canadian Constitutional protection for Aboriginal and Treaty Rights | '''Section 35 rights:''' Canadian Constitutional protection for Aboriginal and Treaty Rights | ||
*See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Constitutional Rights|Constitutional Rights]] | *See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Constitutional Rights|Constitutional Rights]] | ||
'''SIU:''' Structured Intervention Units | '''SIU:''' Structured Intervention Units | ||
*See: [[Prisons (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Structured Intervention Units|Structured Intervention Units/]] | *See: [[Prisons (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Structured Intervention Units|Structured Intervention Units/]] | ||
'''UNDRIP:''' Universal Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People | '''UNDRIP:''' Universal Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People | ||
*See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Human Rights|Human Rights]] | *See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Human Rights|Human Rights]] | ||
'''YCJA:''' Youth Criminal Justice Act <br>The Law for youth charged with a crime | '''YCJA:''' Youth Criminal Justice Act <br>The Law for youth charged with a crime | ||
Latest revision as of 20:45, 10 October 2024
Bill C-92: An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Metis children, youth and families
This is a Federal (Canadian) law
- See: Child Protection Law
Bill S-3: An amendment to the Indian Act re Status that allows many more people to be eligible for Status
- See: Indian Act
CCRA: Corrections and Conditional Release Act
The Law that contains prison rules
CIRNAC: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
- See: Estates
COS: Conservation Officers Service
The People who enforce wildlife laws
- See: DFO & COS
CP: Certificate of Possession
A legal description of a type of home/lot on Reserve
- See: Wills
CPP: Canada Pension Plan
- See: Canada Pension Plan
CPP-D: Canada Pension Plan - Disability
- See: Disability benefit
CRA: Canada Revenue Agency
The Agency that controls taxes and can help with Tax-exempt income classification
- See: Resources
CSC: Corrections Services Canada
The Agency that runs prisons
- See: CSC and your Rights
CVITP: Community Volunteer Income Tax Program
- See: Resources
DFO: Department of Fisheries and Oceans
The Agency that enforces fishing rules
- See: DFO & COS
EI: Employment Insurance
- See: Employment Insurance
FHRMIRA: Family Homes On Reserve or Matrimonial Rights and Interest Act
The Law that effects who can stay in the family home on Reserve after separation or death
FOI(A): Freedom of Information (Act)
The Law that can allow access to some government records
GIS: Guaranteed Income Supplement
IGB: Indigenous Governing Bodies
- See: Child Protection Law
ISC: Indigenous Services Canada (formerly INAC)
- See: Status
Jay Treaty: Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation
Indigenous peoples' rights at the Border
- See: Jay Treaty
OAS: Old Age Security/Old Age Pension
PAL: Possession and Acquisition License
A Gun license
- See: Harvesting Rights
PLEA or PLEI: Public Legal Education Activities or Information
RCMP: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- See: RCMP Complaints
Section 35 rights: Canadian Constitutional protection for Aboriginal and Treaty Rights
SIU: Structured Intervention Units
UNDRIP: Universal Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
- See: Human Rights
YCJA: Youth Criminal Justice Act
The Law for youth charged with a crime
- See: Youth Rights
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