Annex C: Existing federal legislation and regulations identified for possible reform
The following is a list of existing federal legislation and regulations (in alphabetical order) that Indigenous partners have identified through written submissions.2
- Access to Information Act
- Accessible Canada Act
- Agricultural and Rural Development Act
- Alberta Natural Resources Act
- An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families
- Assisted Human Reproduction Act
- Broadcasting Act
- Canada Border Services Agency Act
- Canadian Energy Regulator Act
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act
- Canada Evidence Act
- Canada Health Act
- Canada Health Care, Early Childhood Development and Other Social Services Funding Act
- Canada Labour Code
- Canada Lands Surveys Act
- Canada National Parks Act
- Canada Shipping Act
- Canada Water Act
- Canada Wildlife Act
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research Act
- Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act
- Canadian Navigable Waters Act
- Canadian Victims Bill of Rights
- Cannabis Act
- Civil Marriage Act
- Coastal Fisheries Protection Act
- Contraventions Act
- Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
- Copyright Act
- Corrections and Conditional Release Act
- Criminal Code
- Customs Act
- Customs Tariff
- Department for Women and Gender Equality Act
- Department of the Environment Act
- Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Act
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans Act
- Department of Health Act
- Department of Indigenous Services Act
- Department of Industry Act
- Department of Justice Act
- Department of Natural Resources Act
- Director of Public Prosecutions Act
- Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Act
- Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act
- Emergency Management Act
- Emergencies Act
- Excise Act
- Export and Import Permits Act
- Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act
- Federal Courts Act
- Federal Framework on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act
- Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
- Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act
- Financial Administration Act
- First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act
- First Nations Elections Act
- First Nations Financial Transparency Act
- First Nations Fiscal Management Act
- First Nations Land Management Act
- Fisheries Act
- Fisheries Development Act
- Forestry Act
- Health of Animals Act
- Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- Impact Assessment Act
- Income Tax Act
- Indian Act
- Indian Act Amendment and Replacement Act
- Indian Oil and Gas Act
- Indigenous Languages Act
- Industrial and Regional Development Act
- International River Improvements Act
- Interpretation Act
- Law Commission of Canada Act
- Manitoba Natural Resources Act
- Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994
- Museums Act
- National Defence Act
- National Framework for Diabetes Act
- National Housing Act
- National Housing Strategy Act
- Nuclear Energy Act
- Nuclear Fuel Waste Act
- Nuclear Safety and Control Act
- Official Languages Act
- Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act
- Plant Breeders’ Rights Act
- Plant Protection Act
- Poverty Reduction Act
- Prisons and Reformatories Act
- Privacy Act
- Public Health Agency of Canada Act
- Public Service Employment Act
- Public Service Rearrangement and Transfer of Duties Act
- Regional Development Incentives Act
- Resources and Technical Surveys Act
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act
- Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act (repealed in June 2022)
- Saskatchewan Natural Resources Act
- Seals Act
- Seeds Act
- Species at Risk Act
- Specific Claims Tribunal Act
- Statutory Instruments Act
- Trademarks Act
- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
- Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act
- Youth Criminal Justice Act
- Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act
- Yukon Surface Rights Board Act
The following is a list of existing federal regulations (in alphabetical order) that Indigenous partners have identified through written submissions.
- Alberta Fishery Regulations
- Atlantic Fishery Regulations
- British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations
- Coastal Fisheries Protection Regulations
- Cross-Border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations
- First Nations Local Revenue Law Review Regulations
- Fishery (General) Regulations
- Fish Toxicant Regulations
- Foreign Vessel Fishing Regulations
- Health of Animals Regulations
- Indian Oil and Gas Regulations
- Interest and Administrative Charges Regulations
- Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations
- Manitoba Fishery Regulations
- Marine Mammal Regulations
- Maritime Provinces Fishery Regulations
- Military Police Professional Code of Conduct
- National Historic Parks Wildlife and Domestic Animals Regulations
- National Parks Wildlife Regulations
- National Parks of Canada Fishing Regulations
- Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery Regulations
- Northwest Territories Fishery Regulations
- Ontario Fishery Regulations
- Pacific Fishery Regulations
- Quebec Fishery Regulations
- Saskatchewan Fishery Regulations
- Yukon Territory Fishery Regulations
Footnotes
2 This list includes legislation and regulations identified by Indigenous partners that are within federal authority but which has not been assessed by the Government of Canada. Proposed constitutional reforms, or amendments to provincial or territorial legislation are included in the body of the report.
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