Changes to the Indian Act Due to the McIvor v. Canada Case
According to The Lawyers Weekly* "Paragraphs 6(1)(a) and (c) of the Indian Act were declared of no force and effect. The declaration was suspended for one year to allow Parliament time to amend the legislation".
This is a result of the judgment in the case of McIvor v. Canada (Registrar, Indian and Northern Affairs) [2009] B.C.J. No. 669. Judgement states that s. 6 of the Indian Act which established the entitlement of a person to be registered as an Indian, violated the Charter of Rights on the basis of sex and marital status.
* May 8, 2009 (Vol. 29 No. 1) at page 16
Subscribe to this blog's feed