On December 16, 2014, the federal government passed Bill C-428 An Act to Amend the Indian Act, SC 2014 c 38. It says the Act is part of its Read More
Legislative Changes to Federal Environmental Laws – Duty to Consult Triggered
In December 2014, the Federal Court determined that Canada owed a duty to consult to Mikisew Cree First Nation when it introduced two omnibus bills (Bills C38 and C45) Read More
Yukon court overturns government land use plan for the Peel Watershed
On December 2, 2014 the Yukon Supreme Court released its decision quashing a land use plan adopted by the Yukon government for the Peel Watershed. First Nations Read More
Canada Launches New Aboriginal and Treaty Rights Information System
This fall, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, or AANDC, launched a new online information system that maps public information about aboriginal communities and “potential or established” aboriginal and Read More
Supreme Court of Canada Releases Landmark Aboriginal Title Decision Tsilhqot’in v. British Columbia
On June 26, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada granted the first ever declaration of Aboriginal title, a significant victory for Aboriginal peoples across Canada. The decision recognized that Read More
Summary of Squamish Nation v British Columbia (Community, Sport and Cultural Development), 2014 BCSC 991
The Squamish and Lil’wat Nations (the “Nations”) successfully claimed that the Province breached the duty to consult in its approval of the 2011 Official Community Plan (the “OCP”) for Read More
Case Comment: Sechelt Indian Band v. British Columbia, , 2013 BCCA 262
By: Meg Gaily On June 5, 2013, the British Columbia Court of Appeal released its judgment in Sechelt Indian Band v. British Columbia (Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, Read More
Final Hearings Under Way for Northern Gateway Pipeline Project
Final hearings continue this month for the federal review of a major pipeline project being proposed for northern Alberta and British Columbia. Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipelines Limited Partnership (“NGP”) Read More