More than three years later, Canada has changed positions and offered conditional "support" for UNDRIP. "The Declaration is an aspirational document which ...is a non-legally binding document that does not reflect customary international law nor change Canadian laws," declares the Canadian Government's letter of support.

"Now is our time to work together towards a new era of fairness and justice for First Nations and a stronger Canada for all Canadians, guided by the Declaration's core principles of respect, partnership and reconciliation," stated National Chief Shawn Atleo.

"Canadians need to understand that the purpose of instruments like the declaration is to encourage governments to change policies and laws that are discriminatory or that fail to uphold and fulfill the human rights protections guaranteed to Aboriginal Peoples," said National Inuit Leader Mary Simon.