Declaration Act Annual Report

Last updated on July 24, 2025

Section 5 of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (Declaration Actrequires the Province report annually on the progress of work to align laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UN Declaration) and the implementation of the Declaration Act Action Plan.

These reports are developed in consultation and co-operation with Indigenous Peoples in B.C. and publicly released by June 30 each year.

The 2024/25 Declaration Act Annual Report details progress made on 78 of 89 specific Declaration Act Action Plan actions, as well as to align provincial laws with the UN Declaration, between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025. It also reflects the tremendous efforts being made to put collective words into action in communities throughout the province. View the sixth Declaration Act Annual Report and learn more about reconciliation work underway throughout B.C. at the Province’s Declaration Act website.

View past annual reports below:

2023-24 Declaration Act Annual Report

2022-2023 Declaration Act Annual Report (PDF, 860KB)

2021-2022 Declaration Act Annual Report (PDF, 11MB)

2020-2021 Declaration Act Annual Report (PDF, 923KB)

2019-2020 Declaration Act Annual Report (PDF, 464KB)

Declaration Act Action Plan
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The Declaration Act Action Plan is a five-year, cross-government action plan that will guide the Province’s work to implement the UN Declaration in B.C.

Download the plan (PDF, 3.7MB) or learn more by visiting the Declaration Act website.

 

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