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UNDRIP’s FPIC standard is central. Total compliance would mean:

Major projects (mining, forestry, energy, land development) require consent, not just consultation.

Regulatory systems (like mineral tenure) would be redesigned to ensure FPIC is possible.

Courts have already begun interpreting laws this way, as seen in Gitxaala and Cowichan Tribes decisions.

DRIPA Sections 6–7 allow joint or consent‑based decision‑making agreements between the Province and Indigenous governing bodies.

Total compliance would mean these agreements become commonplace, not exceptional.

In practice:

Indigenous governments would have statutory authority in decisions affecting their rights and territories.

Provincial ministries would no longer act unilaterally in many areas.

DRIPA’s Section 3 requires the province to “take all measures necessary” to ensure every provincial law is consistent with UNDRIP.

Full compliance would mean systematically reviewing and revising the entire provincial statute book, from land use to child welfare to natural resources.

This is already underway through the Declaration Act Secretariat, but full alignment would be far more extensive.