We are pleased to advise that JFK Law has adopted a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) to reflect our deep commitment to the important and pressing goal of reconciliation. The Read More
JFK Law in the News – Northern Gateway Approvals Overturned
Robert Janes, Elin Sigurdson and Chris Evans, along with the JFK Law team, represented Gitxaala Nation at the Federal Court of Appeal. In the days following the decision, Robert Read More
Court Requires Meaningful Consultation in Response to Legal Challenges to Northern Gateway Pipeline
This morning, the Federal Court of Appeal ruled in favour of Gitxaała Nation and all of the other parties who brought legal challenges to the Northern Gateway Pipeline Project. Read More
Using First Nation Self-Government Powers on Reserve: Preventing Further Soowahlie Land Grabs
Protests at Soowahlie First Nation are expected as a non-aboriginal developer in cooperation with the holder of certificate of possession and the Department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs moves Read More
Lawyers are Called to Action
In this month’s CBA Bar Talk, JFK’s Elin Sigurdson calls on the legal community to embrace the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. These demand that everyone in Read More
Kwikwetlem First Nation Title and Charter Claim
Yesterday, JFK Law filed an Aboriginal title and Charter claim on behalf of Kwikwetlem First Nation. The Kwikwetlem people have lived and plied the lands and waters surrounding what Read More
New Steps Imposed on Pipeline Reviews
The federal government explained how it intends to address gaps in the federal environmental assessment regime on Wednesday. The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Read More
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Finds Federal Government Discriminates Against First Nations Children
Today the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal released a decision about on-reserve child and family services that is simultaneously devastating in its conclusions about our collective failure of indigenous children, Read More