Call #87 is best understood as a two-part governance and implementation Call: governments must uphold their fiduciary obligations to Indigenous Peoples, and they must fully implement the federal United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. The strongest evidence of activity comes from Canadian legislation and formal implementation systems. These include the federal UN Declaration Act, the federal Action Plan, annual reports to Parliament, British Columbia’s Declaration Act implementation framework, and the Northwest Territories’ UNDRIP Implementation Act framework. Indigenous-led sources are also important, particularly as evidence of advocacy, co-development, oversight, and monitoring, but the government implementation activity itself is mainly found in legislation, action plans, reporting systems, and implementation offices.
The status is Active. Canada and some jurisdictions have established responsive activity through legislation, action plans, implementation frameworks, reporting requirements, staffing, and ongoing monitoring. However, implementation remains incomplete. The evidence does not show that Canada, provinces, territories, or municipalities have fully implemented the UN Declaration across all laws, policies, and practices, nor does it show that adherence to fiduciary duty is being measured consistently across governments.
