Federal aquaculture act development
Since the 2020 announcement of a proposed new federal Aquaculture Act, FNFC has worked with DFO to inform an engagement process with First Nations in BC to develop the new …
Legislation
Policy for the management of aboriginal fishing (1993)
FNFC is supporting a co-designed process with First Nations and DFO to review and update the federal Policy for the Management of Aboriginal Fishing (1993 Policy). Following the Sparrow decision …
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Fisheries act modernization
The federal Fisheries Act governs the management of fisheries and protection of fish and fish habitat in Canada. In 2015, Canada launched a process to modernize the Fisheries Act to …
BC declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples act
The Province of BC passed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA, or the Declaration Act) into law in November 2019, establishing the United Nations Declaration on …
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