B.C. court gives Parliament 10-month deadline to make Indian Act comply with Charter

Posted on by Wayne Hughes
Ryan Beaton is a B.C.-based lawyer at Juristes Power Law. He is a man who is speaking in front of a series of steps.

The B.C. Supreme Court has given the Canadian government until April 2026 to change the Indian Act to bring it into compliance with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms after a successful legal challenge by descendants of people who renounced their status under the law.