Over the past year and a half, the federal government has been conducting a process to review and revise Canada’s environmental laws, including the laws that govern Canada’s environmental Read More
Important Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal Process Ruling in Kinder Morgan Litigation
The Federal Court of Appeal has made an important ruling concerning the processes for obtaining and presenting evidence in consultation cases in the Federal Court and Federal Court of Read More
Government Misses another Court Deadline to Remove Gender Discrimination from Indian Act
With Parliament and the Senate adjourned until the fall, the federal government will miss its second court mandated deadline to reform the registration provisions of the Indian Act (often Read More
National Energy Board Modernization Expert Panel Releases its Report
One of the Trudeau government’s election promises was to “modernize” the National Energy Board (“NEB”). Canada convened an Expert Panel to make recommendations that would inform the process. The Read More
Lynn Gehl Wins Fight for Indian Status at Ontario Court of Appeal
The Ontario Court of Appeal has released its decision in Gehl v Canada, 2017 ONCA 319, finding that the Indian Registrar’s Proof of Paternity Policy was applied unreasonably. This Read More
Expert Panel Recommends Changes to Federal Environmental Assessment Processes
This morning, the Expert Panel appointed by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change released its recommendations for reforming federal environmental assessment processes. The Expert Panel had been formed Read More
Alberta amends land use regulation to exempt treaty rights
On March 21, 2017, Alberta enacted the Public Lands Administration (Exercise of Rights) Amendment Regulation, O.C. 106/2017, which creates explicit exemptions for the exercise of Treaty rights from various Read More
JFK Law’s Clayton Leonard published in Water Canada Magazine March/April edition on First Nation Water Rights on Reserve Lands
Clayton has an article published in the Water Canada’s special edition titled: Water Protectors – Roles and Rights of Indigenous Canadians. You can view the article here. Read More