To: First Nation Governments In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 18, 2020, the Government of Canada announced the COVID-19 Economic Response Plan. This plan includes $305 million Read More

Dear colleagues, clients, and friends of JFK, Adjusting to a time of pandemic challenges us all in so many ways. Here at JFK, we have been particularly concerned about Read More

The safety and well-being of our employees, clients and communities are our priority as we actively respond and adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic. JFK Law remains open for business. Read More

JFK Law’s Robert Janes and Karey Brooks are co-chairing and presenting at PBLI’s conference Developments in Aboriginal and Indigenous Law 2020 in Vancouver, BC. Bob Freedman will also be Read More

Erin Thomson-Leach is speaking at the Land Claims Agreements Coalition’s National Conference: Making Modern Treaties Work. This conference runs February 11-12, 2020 in Gatineau, Quebec. Erin will be speaking Read More

Naomi Moses will be speaking as part of a panel during this year’s Social Justice Law Conference 2020 happening at SFU’s Segal building in Vancouver on Saturday, February 1, Read More

Justice Thompson of the BC Supreme Court has released reasons in a freedom of religion case brought by a Port Alberni mother who objected to Indigenous cultural programming in Read More

The Canadian legal system has in large part operated to the detriment of Indigenous peoples. From banning potlatches (1885-1951), denying basic citizenship rights (the right to vote, the right Read More