What do these mean? Acronymns & Initialisms (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)

Bill C-92: An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Metis children, youth and families This is a Federal (Canadian) law

Bill S-3: An amendment to the Indian Act re Status that allows many more people to be eligible for Status

CCRA: Corrections and Conditional Release Act The Law that contains prison rules

CIRNAC: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

COS: Conservation Officers Service The People who enforce wildlife laws

CP: Certificate of Possession A legal description of a type of home/lot on Reserve

CPP: Canada Pension Plan

CPP-D: Canada Pension Plan- Disability

CRA: Canada Revenue Agency The Agency that controls taxes and can help with Tax-exempt income classification

CSC: Corrections Services Canada The Agency that runs prisons

CVITP: Community Volunteer Income Tax Program

DFO: Department of Fisheries and Oceans The Agency that enforces fishing rules

EI: 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

ISC: Indigenous Services Canada (formerly INAC)

Jay Treaty: Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation Indigenous peoples' rights at the Border

OAS: Old Age Security/Old Age Pension

PAL: Possession and Acquisition License A Gun license

PLEA or PLEI: Public Legal Education Activities or Information

RCMP: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Section 35 rights: Canadian Constitutional protection for Aboriginal and Treaty Rights

SIU: Structured Intervention Units

UNDRIP: Universal Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People

YCJA: Youth Criminal Justice Act The Law for youth charged with a crime

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