Even though sex-discrimination issues related to loss of status issues were addressed in Bill C-31 in 1985 and again in Bill C-3 in 2010, government still retained some loopholes and slipped a self destruct mechanism into the definition of status. Look up '6.2 status' and the 'second generation cutoff rule'. With the 2 generation cutoff rule 'status Indians' will disappear before long. 

Fortunately, with the Descheneaux decision in August, 2015, government was ordered to close the sex-discrimination loopholes and rectify other unrelated status registration issues by February 2017. That process began in February 2016 with the new government to address the issues that were before the court. A second phase to address other status issues has begun and is expected to be completed in 2018. 

Of the topics being discussed are the 2 generation cutoff rule, First Nations administration of status and band registration and whether government should retain a role in status determination at all.