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'''Bill C-92:''' An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Metis children, youth and families This is a Federal (Canadian) law<br>See: [[Children and Families (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Child Protection Law|Child Protection Law]]
'''Bill C-92:''' An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Metis children, youth and families This is a Federal (Canadian) law<br>
: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<br>See: [[Indian Act (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)|Indian Act]]'''
'''Bill S-3: ''' An amendment to the Indian Act re Status that allows many more people to be eligible for Status<br>
:See: [[Indian Act (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)|Indian Act]]'''


''CCRA:''' Corrections and Conditional Release Act The Law that contains prison rules<br>See: [[Prisons (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Indigenous-Specific Options|Indigenous-Specific Options]]
''CCRA:''' Corrections and Conditional Release Act The Law that contains prison rules<br>
:See: [[Prisons (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Indigenous-Specific Options|Indigenous-Specific Options]]


'''CIRNAC:''' Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada<br>See: [[Indian Act (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Estates|Estates]]
'''CIRNAC:''' Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada<br>
:See: [[Indian Act (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Estates|Estates]]


'''COS:''' Conservation Officers Service The People who enforce wildlife laws<br>See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#DFO and COS|DFO & COS]]
'''COS:''' Conservation Officers Service The People who enforce wildlife laws<br>
:See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#DFO and COS|DFO & COS]]


'''CP:''' Certificate of Possession A legal description of a type of home/lot on Reserve<br>See: [[Indian Act (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Wills|Wills]]
'''CP:''' Certificate of Possession A legal description of a type of home/lot on Reserve<br>
:See: [[Indian Act (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Wills|Wills]]


'''CPP:''' Canada Pension Plan<br>See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Canada Pension Plan|Canada Pension Plan]]
'''CPP:''' Canada Pension Plan<br>
:See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Canada Pension Plan|Canada Pension Plan]]


'''CPP-D:''' Canada Pension Plan- Disability<br>See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Disability benefit|Disability benefit]]
'''CPP-D:''' Canada Pension Plan- Disability<br>
:See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Disability benefit|Disability benefit]]


'''CRA:''' Canada Revenue Agency The Agency that controls taxes and can help with Tax-exempt income classification<br>See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Resources|Resources]]
'''CRA:''' Canada Revenue Agency The Agency that controls taxes and can help with Tax-exempt income classification<br>
:See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Resources|Resources]]


'''CSC:''' Corrections Services Canada The Agency that runs prisons<br>See: [[Prisons (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#CSC and your Rights|CSC and your Rights]]
'''CSC:''' Corrections Services Canada The Agency that runs prisons<br>
:See: [[Prisons (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#CSC and your Rights|CSC and your Rights]]


'''CVITP:''' Community Volunteer Income Tax Program<br>See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Resources|Resources]]
'''CVITP:''' Community Volunteer Income Tax Program<br>
:See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Resources|Resources]]


'''DFO:''' Department of Fisheries and Oceans The Agency that enforces fishing rules<br>See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#DFO and COS|DFO & COS]]
'''DFO:''' Department of Fisheries and Oceans The Agency that enforces fishing rules<br>
:See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#DFO and COS|DFO & COS]]


'''EI:''' Employment Insurance<br>See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Employment Insurance|Employment Insurance]]
'''EI:''' Employment Insurance<br>
: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 The Law that effects who can stay in the family home on Reserve after separation or death<br>See: [[Children and Families (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Family Homes on Reserve|Family Homes on Reserve]]
'''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<br>
: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) The Law that can allow access to some government records<br>See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Freedom of Information|Freedom of Information]]
'''FOI(A):''' Freedom of Information (Act) The Law that can allow access to some government records<br>
:See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Freedom of Information|Freedom of Information]]


'''GIS:''' Guaranteed Income Supplement<br>See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Guaranteed Income Supplement|Guaranteed Income Supplement]]
'''GIS:''' Guaranteed Income Supplement<br>
:See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Guaranteed Income Supplement|Guaranteed Income Supplement]]


'''IGB:''' Indigenous Governing Bodies<br>See: [[Children and Families (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Child Protection Law|Child Protection Law]]
'''IGB:''' Indigenous Governing Bodies<br>
:See: [[Children and Families (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Child Protection Law|Child Protection Law]]


'''ISC:''' Indigenous Services Canada (formerly INAC)<br>See: [[Indian Act (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Status|Status]]
'''ISC:''' Indigenous Services Canada (formerly INAC)<br>
:See: [[Indian Act (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Status|Status]]


'''Jay Treaty:''' Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation Indigenous peoples' rights at the Border<br>See: [[The Border (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Jay Treaty|Jay Treaty]]
'''Jay Treaty:''' Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation Indigenous peoples' rights at the Border<br>
:See: [[The Border (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Jay Treaty|Jay Treaty]]


'''OAS:''' Old Age Security/Old Age Pension<br>See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Old Age Security (pension)|Old Age Security (pension)]]
'''OAS:''' Old Age Security/Old Age Pension<br>
:See: [[Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Old Age Security (pension)|Old Age Security (pension)]]


'''PAL:''' Possession and Acquisition License A Gun license<br>See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Harvesting Rights|Harvesting Rights]]
'''PAL:''' Possession and Acquisition License A Gun license<br>
:See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Harvesting Rights|Harvesting Rights]]


'''PLEA''' or '''PLEI:''' Public Legal Education Activities or Information<br>See: [[Plain Language Legal Education (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)|Plain Language Legal Education]]'''
'''PLEA''' or '''PLEI:''' Public Legal Education Activities or Information<br>
:See: [[Plain Language Legal Education (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)|Plain Language Legal Education]]'''


'''RCMP:''' Royal Canadian Mounted Police<br>See: [[Know Your Civil Rights (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#RCMP Complaints|RCMP Complaints]]
'''RCMP:''' Royal Canadian Mounted Police<br>
: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<br>See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Constitutional Rights|Constitutional Rights]]
'''Section 35 rights:''' Canadian Constitutional protection for Aboriginal and Treaty Rights<br>
:See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Constitutional Rights|Constitutional Rights]]


'''SIU:''' Structured Intervention Units<br>See: [[Prisons (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Structured Intervention Units|Structured Intervention Units/]]
'''SIU:''' Structured Intervention Units<br>
:See: [[Prisons (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Structured Intervention Units|Structured Intervention Units/]]


'''UNDRIP:''' Universal Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People<br>See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Human Rights|Human Rights]]
'''UNDRIP:''' Universal Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People<br>
:See: [[Rights and Protections (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Human Rights|Human Rights]]
 
''YCJA:''' Youth Criminal Justice Act The Law for youth charged with a crime<br>
:See: [[Know Your Civil Rights (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Youth Rights|Youth Rights]]


''YCJA:''' Youth Criminal Justice Act The Law for youth charged with a crime<br>See: [[Know Your Civil Rights (Legal Information for Indigenous People: National Edition)#Youth Rights|Youth Rights]]




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Revision as of 18:42, 10 October 2024

Legal Information for Indigenous
People: National Edition
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Contents
Acknowledgements and Foreword
Introduction
Rights and Protections
Know Your Civil Rights
Indigenous Justice Resources
Children and Families
Prisons
The Border
Indian Act
Income Security
Class Actions
Legal Descriptions
Plain Language Legal Education
Acronymns & Initialisms
Afterword
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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

See: Indigenous-Specific Options

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

See: Family Homes on Reserve

FOI(A): Freedom of Information (Act) The Law that can allow access to some government records

See: Freedom of Information

GIS: Guaranteed Income Supplement

See: 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

See: Old Age Security (pension)

PAL: Possession and Acquisition License A Gun license

See: Harvesting Rights

PLEA or PLEI: Public Legal Education Activities or Information

See: Plain Language Legal Education

RCMP: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

See: RCMP Complaints

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

See: Constitutional Rights

SIU: Structured Intervention Units

See: 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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Acknowledgements and Introduction
Rights and Protections
Know Your Civil Rights
Indigenous Justice Resources
Children and Families
Prisons
The Border
Indian Act
Income Security
Class Actions
Resources & Closing Remarks
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