Comprehensive Claims
  • After several influential court decisions including the James Bay Superior Court of Quebec case, the Calder Case, and the Caveat decision, the Department of Indian Affirms and Northern Development (which is now Aboriginal and Northern Development Canada) began the process of settling and negotiating land claims through a new policy called the Comprehensive Claims Policy (which sparked the creation of agreements, which are now known as Modern Treaties.
  • The first agreement made under this policy was the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (1975).
  • The main reason for the Comprehensive Claims policy was to address land rights that have either not been dealt with or that have not been recognized, requiring negotiations between Indigenous groups, the Canadian government, and the provinces/territories.
  • This document identifies the evolution of the Comprehensive Claims, how this work is ongoing, and notable progress of these negotiations.
Citation

Canada. Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. Comprehensive Claims. 2015. https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100030577/1551196153650

Policy Sub-Topic
Legislation, Land Claims and Self-Government (Indigenous Peoples)
Policy Type
Agreement

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