We call upon law schools in Canada to require all law students to take a course in Aboriginal people and the law, which includes the history and legacy of residential schools, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Treaties and Aboriginal rights, Indigenous law, and Aboriginal–Crown relations. This will require skills-based training in intercultural competency, conflict resolution, human rights, and antiracism.
Why “In Progress?”
On June 6, 2020 the Federation unanimously approved all nine recommendations including mandatory Indigenous cultural competency training and ensuring access and availability to educational opportunities and collaborating with Indigenous organizations in the development and delivery of cultural competency training.
Most of the Provincial Law Societies have initiated a response to this Call to Action. The Canadian Bar Association endorses this C2A as do multiple Faculties of Law.
Current Status
In Progress
Call to Action
last updated
March 19, 2024
Latest Updates
Commitment to C2A # 28
Université du Québec à Montréal Faculté de Science Politique & Droit
Le programme offre une formation fondamentale en droit qui donne accès à la profession d’avocat ou de notaire, en tenant compte des conditions fixées par les……
March 19, 2024
Commitment to C2A # 28
Ottawa University Faculty of Law – Civil Law
Located in the heart of downtown Ottawa on the ancestral territory of the Algonquin Nation, within walking distance of Parliament Hill and the Supreme Court……
March 19, 2024
Commitment to C2A # 28
Université de Sherbrooke Faculty of Law
Faculté de droit Faculty of Law Commitment to Truth and Reconciliation Faculty of Law: Strategic Planning 2020-2024 (…) Axis 3: Promote participative and communicative management, and……
March 19, 2024
Commitment to C2A # 28
Université de Montréal Faculty of Law
Since its founding in 1878, the Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Law has enjoyed a reputation for excellence. It distinguishes itself from other major law schools around……
March 19, 2024
Commitment to C2A # 28
Université du Québec à Montréal Faculty of Political Science and Law
The program offers fundamental training in law that gives access to the profession of lawyer or notary, taking into account the conditions set by professional orders.……
March 19, 2024
Commitment to C2A # 28
Université de Moncton Faculty of Law
The Faculty of Law was founded in 1978 in response to a pressing need: to provide French-speaking Canadians with an education in common law entirely in the……
March 19, 2024
Commitment to C2A # 28
Université Laval Faculty of Law
Founded in 1852, Université Laval’s Faculty of Law is proud to contribute to the advancement and transmission of knowledge through its innovative teaching and research activities. Committed……
March 19, 2024
Commitment to C2A # 28
Université de Moncton Faculté de droit
La Faculté de droit a été fondée en 1978 pour répondre à un besoin pressant, celui d’assurer aux francophones du Canada une formation en common law entièrement……
March 19, 2024
Commitment to C2A # 28
Université Laval Faculté de droit
Fondée en 1852, la Faculté de droit de l’Université Laval est fière de contribuer à l’avancement et à la transmission des savoirs par ses activités innovantes d’enseignement……
March 19, 2024
Commitment to C2A # 28
Université d’Ottawa Faculté de droit
Située au cœur même d’Ottawa et des territoires ancestraux de la nation algonquine, à quelques pas de la Colline parlementaire et de la Cour suprême……
March 19, 2024