UNDRIP is the law in British Columbia today and, we expect, tomorrow as well

On December 5, 2025, the British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) made its decision in Gitxaała v. British Columbia, 2025 BCCA 430 (Gitxaała), ruling that the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) incorporates the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) into the positive law of British Columbia with immediate legal effect, creating legally enforceable obligations on the Province of British Columbia.