On December 3, 2020, the federal government introduced Bill C-15, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. 1 If passed by Parliament, Bill C-15 will provide a roadmap for the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ("UNDRIP") in Canada. THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES UNDRIP is a statement of principles adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007. 2 UNDRIP is considered "the most comprehensive international instrument on the rights of Indigenous peoples.and it elaborates on existing human rights standards and fundamental freedoms as they apply to the specific