United Nations Declaration National Action Plan
The Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly on the DRAFT United Nations Declaration National Action Plan (SCA) will take place April 3-6, 2023, in Ottawa, Ontario. The SCA will be held at the SHAW Centre located at 55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 9J2.
Resolution 17/2021 directs the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) to advocate for full and sufficiently resourced First Nations participation in the co-development of a National Action Plan (NAP) to implement the UN Declaration in Canada and align Canada’s laws, policies, and regulations with the UN Declaration (UNDA Section 5 and 6). It also directs the AFN to report back to the Chiefs in Assembly at every national gathering on the status of the NAP until it is made public, and explicitly calls for a dedicated SCA to be held before the tabling of the NAP by Canada on June 21, 2023.
Accordingly, the objective of this meeting is to provide Chiefs and technicians the opportunity to:
- Hear from the Government of Canada on Canada’s current draft National Action Plan, with opportunity for questions and debate; and,
- Review, debate, and recommend content and recommendations for inclusion in Canada’s final National Action Plan.