Indigenous peoples in Canada demand to have their land rights and their Aboriginal titles respected by the Canadian government.
Comprehensive claims deal with Indigenous rights of Métis, First Nations and Inuit communities that did not sign treaties with the Government of Canada.
It is through this process that claims are now negotiated, with the goal of signing a modern treaty which asserts Canadian sovereignty over unceded indigenous lands.
[5][6][7] As of 2017, a total of 25 modern treaties have been signed,[8] and 140 Indigenous groups are in the process of negotiating a comprehensive claim with the federal government.
They can also involve mismanagement or abuse of power of Indigenous lands or assets by the Crown under the Indian Act.