Bill C-3
- Bill C-3 was developed in 2010 to address some inequities that remained in the Indian Act, including but not limited to, giving eligibility back to grandchildren of women who lost their status due to their marriage with a non-Indian man.
- Again, like Bill C-31, gender-based discrimination remained with the implementations of Bill C-3 as Indian status was denied to grandchildren born before September 4, 1951, who's Indigenous lineage comes from their grandmother, but if it was obtained by their grandfather, they were awarded status.
- This problem was later addressed with implementation of Bill S-3 and in particular, the provision to remove the 1951 cut-off.
Citation
Bill C-3, Gender Equity in Indian Registration Act. 3rd sess., 40th Parliament, 2010. https://lop.parl.ca/sites/PublicWebsite/default/en_CA/ResearchPublications/LegislativeSummaries/403C3E
Further Readings
Government of Canada Archived News Release on Bill C-3: https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2011/01/gender-equity-indian-registration-act-bill-c-3-comes-into-force-january-31-2011.html
For more information on what Bill C-31 and C-3 are: https://www.afn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/16-19-02-06-AFN-Fact-Sheet-Bill-C-31-Bill-C-3-final-revised.pdf
Policy Sub-Topic
Policy Type
Federal Statute